1989 Buick LeSabre T-Type review from North America
"Big, fast, comfortable, good-looking without being flashy"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
When I bought it last year, the driver side window (power) wouldn't go up. After repeated trips to the dealer's mechanic, no repair lasting longer than 3 days before the window would fall off track, I enlisted a friend to help me fix it once and for all. It took us less than 2 hours, one pop rivet and some duct tape (to reseal the plastic liner) and it's lasted 2 months.
Dash light behind speedometer out, as well as console shifter backlight. Dash too much of a pain to take out, so I'll wait 'til the other bulb goes before replacing.
Someone had done some shoddy tranny work, leading to a leak in the upper transmission cooler line that drained the tranny nearly dry. Have had shifting problems since, growing steadily worse, and will be replacing the tranny fluid (ALL of it) and filter this weekend... and keeping my fingers crossed.
A/C hasn't worked since I bought it.
General comments?
Car is amazingly quick and responsive, especially at higher speeds. 100 MPH easy while pointed uphill!
Stock stereo came with a 5-band EQ, auto-reverse cassette with AMS, power antenna and four decent speakers. Still sounds great!
Power leather seats are to die for! So comfortable and easy to adjust.
HUGE trunk, but it doesn't like a lot of weight in the rear so it's wasted space, usually.
Love the jack! It has it's own case on the wall of the trunk, making it easily accessed and out of the way.
It's two doors are huge and heavy, and unopenable from the back seat (a pain for passengers), but the forward opening hood is an attention getter and makes working in such a large engine compartment safer and pretty easy.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8L , 231cu.in, MPI V-6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 125000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 132000 miles |
| Previous car | Jeep Cherokee |
| Date of Entry | 7th February, 2002 |