Faults:

Goes through brakes fast, if cheap parts are used.

Started leaking a bit of oil at 150k.

Shreds cheap tires up fast.

All new ball joints/tie rods at 150k (original were on it), new struts at 95k (needs new struts very badly again).

At 160k miles the engine frame (K member) has completely separated from rust on the passenger side where it mounts to the body/firewall, right behind the lower control arm. Amazingly, the car still drives OK, but you can feel the flex on that side of the front end a lot.

This car goes through spark plug wires fast (hard to route cleanly), original trans, original motor, A/C still work.

In order to keep the rear brakes adjusted, you have to constantly use the emergency brake when parking, very annoying. Also, the rear brakes "drag" way too much due to the poor design of the caliper on that specific vehicle.

For someone who does not work on cars, this could be a costly vehicle to own. A lot of small tinkering is required to keep it running perfect. Lots of tiny problems. For someone who doesn't mind doing the small stuff on their own car, this is the perfect car. Especially for a wrench-happy teenager.

12.13.08 420.

General Comments:

1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 3.1L, 4speed automatic, loaded (no leather). This car has always been driven very hard by the previous owner and myself, ever since it was new.

The Olds is unfortunately limited to 107mph. No fun there. Because of the poorly geared transmission and the converter lockup constantly disengaging and reengaging, to maintain top speed you have to stay heavy on the throttle. It will sail along at 90-100mph all day though!

This has overall been a reliable car. Never once in its 160,000 mile life has ever broken down suddenly. It has traveled around the United States two separate times.

Faults:

Serviced engine for random misfire, (at a loss of power right now).

Knobs on radio, and passenger door climate control fell off.

General Comments:

This car is very quick for a Cutlass Supreme;

A very rare 4 door 3.4 litre DOHC with sunroof, leather, and package.

I bought it from a guy; he said it showed a 'O2 sensor' for Check Engine (maybe he had an up to date scanner).

I am getting it tuned up now.

Faults:

Nothing major really..

Brakes are always an issue with this car; they always have vibration and need to be replaced more frequent than usual.

Turn signal assembly switch needed to be replaced.

General Comments:

This thing handles like a shopping cart... otherwise I love it.

Faults:

Car eats up anti-freeze.

Car won't start, told its the nuetral switch and the computer for the security system.

Slow take off.

Burn to much gas.

General Comments:

Car looks nice black on black, overall my previous car was a 94 Grand Prix coupe. It was more sportier and faster.

Faults:

98,000 miles: I replaced the alternator.

108,000 miles: I had the fuel pump replaced, due to intermittent stalling/no start, it was found to be the fuel pump (fuel pump went bad because of running the car for extended periods of time with low fuel level... my fault)

General Comments:

First off, I want to say that the car I am speaking of is the Cutlass Supreme, not to be confused with the Chevrolet Malibu's twin Cutlass. I didn't see Cutlass Supreme as an option on the drop down list.

With that being said, this car has been extremely reliable, and according to most of the other reviews of it, it looks like this is just an overall great car. I love my Cutlass Supreme, and I have no doubt that it'll easily surpass 200,000 miles. It has already surpassed my previous 1994 Toyota Camry, which only had 86,000 miles when the engine self destructed. Needless to say, I will never again buy that Toyota junk!

My Cutlass Supreme has leather interior, floor shifter, CD and tape deck, steering wheel mounted controls for the stereo, as well as controls for the temperature and fan speed for the climate control, which is digital I might add. It also has dual zone climate for the driver and front passenger. It has keyless entry, power seat, pretty much the whole 9 yards. I am 6'5 and 250 lbs. and am very comfortable driving this car. My wife loves it, and our daughter who is 18 months fits very well with her car seat and all of her gear.

This car has a very smooth ride, still with the original suspension, yet it handles extremely well. We have never encountered the problem with the intake manifold gasket, and check our fluid levels regularly, and it shows no signs of leaking. Get up and go is not what it used to be, but it still gets the job done well, and still has enough "oomph" to chirp the tires a little bit from a stand still. The engine in this car is a God send, it still sounds like it did when it was brand new (to us), it runs very quietly and smooth. It is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down.

Both the interior (tan leather) and exterior (black) have held up very well. We live in the Buffalo, NY region right in the snow belt area, and the car is showing no signs of rusting, and the interior is still very sturdy too.

This is just an all around beautiful, dependable, reliable, safe and sturdy car that has never done us any wrong. And the best part of all, it's paid for, and IT'S AMERICAN!!