1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL Special Edition from North America - Comments

Two water pumps

Fuel Pump

Rear struts

Battery

Catalytic converter

Ball joints

Digital cluster

Turn signal switch.

I loved this car. I had it for 6 yeas and put 100000km on it. The above repairs are expected due to the age and the mileage of the car. Runs smooth and quiet, very comfortable and reliable. This car never let me down, never left me stalled some where, even when the fuel pump gone it happened where I could safely pull over to the shoulders. I had the special edition that includes the climate control and driver information system, features that are not available in the new cars.

Unfortunately I lost it in an accident and I am eating my heart away. The best car I ever had and probably ever have.

Great review. I know how you feel, sort of. Anyone reading this comment who ahs not driven a Cutlass and does not have the proper perspective will ridicule this comment, but whatever. I have a 92 Cutlass Supreme SL sedan, 3.1L automatic. I'm sure you've seen reviews of some of the new sedans, such as Accord and Camry. I have ridden in a 2000 Accord, and the latest Camry I rode in was a '95 with a V6. They were both fine autos. I told my friend, the Camry owner, that I was impressed by the car's suspension around town. It gets a little stiffer on the highway, but nothing to complain about. The Accord had a less compliant suspension, but that's a matter of taste and what you're used to. I was raised taking roadtrips in the back of various Oldsmobiles, so I prefer that sort of setup. Anyway, to get back to the point, riding in those newer cars merely reinforced my view that the Cutlass is superior to them in nearly every respect. If you listen to the "experts" in the automotive press, then I have just spouted foolishness. Well, they can eat it. The Cutlass is larger, more comfortable, and quieter than even a Camry, much less an Accord. As Oldsmobiles are no longer produced, I anticipate having to get one of those other cars when this one dies, and I'm not relishing the thought.

I have been a passenger in a 1998 Buick Regal, and that car seemed to me to have improved upon the Cutlass in every way. It had more low-end torque, and was running at an incredible 1500-1600 RPM's at 60 mph. I thought mine was doing good at 2000 RPM and 60 mph. The Regal was the only car I've had experience with that I would not regret having to replace the Cutlass. If you can get one, therefore, I highly recommend the Regal as a replacement. By the way, if you ever start thinking your Cutlass was a big, ungainly thing, just test drive a Buick Century, the drive a Regal. They're both fine cars, but the Regal will remind you of the way the Cutlass drove, and after the Century, you'll feel like the Cutlass was a corner-carving sportscar. It wasn't really, but it wasn't the "big American boat" that idiot 16-year-olds driving Civics love to hate.

On a side note relating to that last bit, I find few things more fun than cutting off that moron in his wheezing Civic with the lawn-mower exhaust. I'm not saying I punch it or anything aggressive like that, but you know, when I'm just trying to get somewhere, relaxed, and some kid just saw The Fast and the Furious and has it in his head that his car is fast, he becomes dangerous, thinking that his little car can make it to that little hole in traffic before it closes; I just nudge the accelerator enough to close that hole in time for his brain to register that it's not there anymore. Problem solved, he doesn't feel like I've "dissed" him, and I get a good chuckle. Everybody wins.