1995 Oldsmobile Ciera SL review from North America

For the first two months that I've owned it all I did was put gas in it. Then one of the cylinders died (and yes I check my fluids regularly). Since I only paid $900 for the car, I didn't bother paying the money and just sold it.

To comment on what I typed above, I think I bought a car that was used and abused. Normally these cars are very reliable and I do recommend them to anybody looking for a no-nonsense midsize. My advice to anyone buying any car from a private party (i.e a non-dealer) is to have it looked at by your mechanic. I wish I did.

This car has a reputation for being a "granny car" but this is the way I like them. I'm 20 years old so that might sound strange. The interior is quite roomy and I like the bench seat and column shift. The exterior is bland but I wouldn't call it ugly. The only thing that I changed was the cassette player for a CD player.

Like I said the 3.1 liter engines are usually a good, reliable design. It only has 160HP, but for its size, it has quite a decent amount of power. I never found it truly lacking. Fuel mileage is also not bad. I usually got around 25 MPG.

If I was ever in the market, I would buy another, but like I said above, I would have a mechanic look it over.