I am surprised at all the problems folks have had with the 1995 Riviera. This is my third Riviera and unquestionable the best of the three. I just replaced all four tires, two rear shocks, belts and brake maintenance; I think this is probably predictable with any car. I think the problem that people are having is they really don't know how their car was maintained when they bought it as used. Understandably, the cost of maintenance on the Riviera may run you a bit more money than other cars, but this is not just another car. It truly is a luxury sport car. When buying used, please ask for previous maintenance records so you have an idea of what was an was not done to the car. I got top dollar when I sold my first to Rivieras', but this one I'm going to hold on to for two reasons: 1. I truly enjoy this car and, 2. they don't make them any longer.
A true luxury sport car with room to spare.
Should have a look at the mileage for the other reviews where owners report reliability problems. The car reviewed here has 30-40 fewer miles than the others. I have an 85 Riviera with about 80,000 miles and was trouble free (except for brake work and timing belts replaced at 60k) up until about 10,000 miles ago. Now it is one thing after the other that goes wrong. It just blew a head gasket the other day and doubt seriously if I will fork out the money to get it fixed yet again.
I just bought my 1995 Riviera back from my daughter who needed a more mom friendly SUV for her 2nd child (on the way}. I gave it to her for college with 40,000 miles on it four years ago. She replaced some hoses, a very expensive battery and had the usual maintenance costs. She sold it back to me with 120,000 miles on it. We just drove it back from Virginia Beach to Milwaukee and it hummed along beautifully. I have always loved this car and still do.
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