2000 Buick Regal LS review from North America
"The Corvette of Buick's"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Had to replace both inner tie rod ends.
The steering made annoying sounds, cracks & bangs, even though 2 different mechanics told me my front end was perfectly fine!??...???
The bottom of the muffler rusted out due to our salted roads in the winter.
When the Air Conditioning pump kicked in, everyone knew it! It made very loud metal-to-metal sounds, I took it to my mechanic and in was the bearing in the pump. The car worked fine as long as that was turned OFF!! Over $1000 to fix!
ABS wiring harness on the front broke, causing the ABS & Traction control to malfunction, turning the warning lights on in the dash.
The dash lights began to blink off and on in the night, causing me to be distracted, and toward the end of my ownership, I couldn't read any gages on my dash, the dash lights just stop working altogether!
General comments?
Other that the few wear & tear things that had to be done with this car, I can't complain! It never let me down. This car is very comfortable to drive, very well laid out and smooth to drive.
I liked this car because of its reputable 3800 series II engine, which has lots of power to haul this car around. It truly is "The Corvette of Buick"!!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2000 |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8 Series II Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 9 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 118000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 185000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Oldsmobile Ciera |
| Date of Entry | 28th September, 2008 |