1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass review from North America
"Decent car, great engine"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Harmonic balancer pulley, digital dash replaced, outside door handles hard to open, car leans to one side, lower panel rust.
General comments?
Bought this car from a mechanic, it was in nearly perfect condition except for some rust. 70k miles later, it's pretty tired. Engine is still fine, but everything else is on the way out.
The ride has been exceptional, very smooth, no shimmy or vibration. For some reason it is really hard on front tires, I know all FWD cars are like this to some extent, but I've never seen one quite like this one. Not a big deal, regular rotation takes care of that, and I still get reasonable mileage out of a set of tires.
My major complaint about this car are the door handles. They are lightweight and flimsy. My doors froze shut in an ice storm, and just a bit of tugging on each door handle rendered them useless. I've had a lot of frozen doors, but never had the handles break from tugging.
The transmission seems like it is going out, it shifts really hard sometimes.
All in all a great car, wish I hadn't traded it in.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1991 |
| Year of manufacture | 1991 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.1 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 96000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 167000 miles |
| Previous car | Buick Regal |
| Date of Entry | 9th March, 2007 |