Rear brakes replaced at 136,000 miles.
One front tie rod end replaced at about 115,000 miles.
Front brakes replaced at about 115,000 miles.
This is a very comfortable car to drive. Great ride for long distance trips and it handles well. Lots of front seat space, but the rear seat is a little tight for taller people when the front seats are adjusted all the way back. There's a little more road noise than there should be, but it's not too bad.
It accelerates very quickly, faster than you might expect from an ordinary family sedan. Lots of torque.
The gas mileage is pretty good (20-25 miles per gallon), considering that I don't always drive it gently.
There are only a few minor things I'd change about the car, like the placement of the seat belts (they're mounted on the doors). Some of the instrument panel warning lights are hidden by the steering wheel rim. Other than that, it's designed very well.
I really love this car overall. It's extremely reliable. I used to have a 1990 LeSabre just like this '91, and that was a great reliable car as well. My positive experience with that car is what influenced me to buy this one. I wish I had a lifetime supply of Buick LeSabres. It wouldn't bother me a bit to drive one of these on an everyday basis even when it becomes an antique! I'll definitely buy another one.
Is this a 90, or a 91? your review is under a 90 LeSabre.
Are you really sure your belts are on the door? Is this a t-type 2 door Lesabre? If it's a 4 door, the belts are 2 point, and are not mounted on the door. If it's a 2 door, then yeah.
How do I know? I've got a 91 4 door LeSabre Limited. Last year they made em in this style, and I love em!
Original reviewer here...
The car is a 1991 LeSabre Custom four door sedan. The front seat belts themselves are indeed mounted directly in the front doors and NOT on the center posts. The reels for the shoulder and lap belts are mounted directly in the front doors. It's GM's "passive restraint" seat belt design. It was intended to be left buckled all the time so that when you opened the front door, the seat belt would stretch out with the door and you would "crawl" in underneath it. I never use it that way, I just buckle and unbuckle the usual way. All LeSabres, whether coupe or sedan, got this seat belt design for the 1987 model year, although it didn't appear on the 1987 sedans until December of ‘86-this is according to the 1987 Buick full line catalog I have. The 1988, ‘89, ‘90, and ‘91 catalogs all show LeSabre coupes and sedans with this seat belt design (and yes, being the Buick enthusiast that I am, I have all of the full line catalogs from 1966-1997). The only model year in the 1986-1991 generation of LeSabres to not have this belt design were the ‘86's. It seems odd that your ‘91 wouldn't have this design.
My review appears in the 1990 section because the survey asks you what year your vehicle was manufactured, and asks for the model year in a separate question. In this case, mine was manufactured in October 1990, making it an early ‘91. The model year code in the VIN is an "M", which is 1991.
Incidentally, my previous car mentioned in the review was a 1990 Buick LeSabre Custom four door sedan. That one was manufactured in October 1989, making it exactly one year older than my current LeSabre. That one also had the front seat belts in the doors. And, back when I was in high school driver's education, the driver's ed car was a then new 1990 LeSabre Custom four door sedan and it, too, had the front seat belts in the doors.
And finally, a word about the two door coupes...they're rare, and the T-Type version was only made for the 1987-1989 model years. And I want one... a regular coupe, that is... not a T-Type. The T-Type is "unBuick-like", in my opinion.
Original reviewer here again...
To the individual questioning the location of my seat belts:
Was your '91 LeSabre sold new in Canada by any chance? If so, it would explain why yours doesn't have the door mounted seat belts like mine does. Look on your driver's side front door near the latch. If it was sold new in Canada, it should have a label stating that it meets Canadian motor vehicle standards, or something to that effect. I have to admit it's silly, but the comment about seat belt placement has been bugging me. I dug out my owner's manual and read the section regarding the seat belts. It notes that LeSabres sold new in Canada have a special seat belt supplement to the owner's manual and that the seat belt section of the owner's manual does not apply to Canadian sold vehicles. Researching more on the internet, I found out that Canadian market LeSabres supposedly were not equipped with the passive restraint system (door mounted belts). In fact, if I read correctly, 1990-91 U.S. market LeSabres apparently can't be exported to or registered in Canada due to the door mounted seat belts. Canadian motor vehicle safety standards are apparently different than those of the U.S. I would suppose that a Canadian market LeSabre could be registered in the U.S...but that's just a guess on my part. I know that both my current LeSabre and my previous one were sold new in the U.S., and have remained here in the U.S. all along. An interesting little bit of information about these cars that I didn't know until just now. It's really true... you learn something new every day!
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