1992 Buick Regal Custom review from North America
"Nice ride for the money"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
For the first 11 years of it's life the car used to be my great grandfathers. It only had 52,000 on it and I only paid 2,000 for it. He never drove it over 45 MPH. So when I got the car, mechanically it was a mess. The fix was simple though. New Spark plugs, spark plug wires, air, oil and fuel filters. I also had the engine professionally decarbonized for $150. After that it ran like new until recently when at 102,000 I blew my rear head gasket. I fixed it myself for $600 in parts (Gaskets and valve train parts).
General comments?
With a 3.1, the car is underpowered if the motor is stock. If you have a choice get the 3800.
I put engineered a homemade cold air induction system and put in a performance chip.
Stock 140HP,170 torque. Now 220HP, 252 Torque on Dyno.
Awesome car though with all that new power it needs traction control.
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| 1991 - Regal Limited 3.8 liter This was a very good car, not perfect, but pretty good |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1992 |
| Year of manufacture | 1992 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.1L Vin T Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 52000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 102704 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Escort |
| Date of Entry | 16th February, 2005 |