1994 Buick Roadmaster review from North America
"A car whose day has come - and gone"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Routine maintenance only for a used car.
General comments?
These cars are made like they were in the 60's and 70's, huge, floaty, fast (in a straight line only), and horrible on gas. The Roadmaster is terribly ugly - or unique - depending on your point of view. If I close my eyes I am in my dad's 1970 Chrysler Newport. The guy who said they blow away any import on the road - true, as long as you don't have to take a corner.
Back seat room is terrible and hard to understand for a car this size. A little less trunk and more leg-room please.
They look better without the vinyl roof - I will never understand that half-vinyl roof thing? Why is that so popular in North America? Never seen a Mercedes or a Jag or a BMW with a half a pool liner on the roof. ruins the lines of the car.
Time will tell, but I don't see these being hugely collectible in the future - I imagine most of them will get cannibalized for the Chevy 350 LT1 engines.
In this day and age, vehicles like this don't make any sense from a performance or gas consumption point of view. These dinosaurs had to die.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1994 |
| Year of manufacture | 1993 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 5.7 LT1 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 3 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Previous car | GMC Caprice |
| Date of Entry | 13th September, 2007 |