2005 Buick LaCrosse CXL from North America - Comments

The law requires that any vehicle manufacturer has to make provisions for honoring the warranty of any discontinued vehicle. GM still honors the warranties on Oldsmobiles (which, incidentally were, along with Buick, one of the most reliable makes on the road). I'd never worry about buying a discontinued car. When I was in school I drove an old Studebaker and I never had trouble getting parts or service for it. One of my good friends drove an old International Scout for many years after it was discontinued and he also had no problems with parts or service. I doubt seriously, however, that Buick will be discontinued, especially with the great sales of the luxurious new Lucerne and the much more appealing LaCrosse.

If the rumored takeover of Toyota by GM takes place, I'm sure much of the appealing styling, advanced technology and safety features, and greater reliability of GM will greatly enhance the ugly and boring Toyota lines. At the moment the mid-size car segemnts of all manufacturers other than Buick and Ford (with the awesome Fusion) could use a little excitement.

Sorry, but most mass market buyers do not think like you do and will not buy a product that may or may not be supported. The "law" only goes so far, and if there is no GM dealer in your area after your Buick dealer closes down then what do you do.

As to your comment that you doubt Buick will go away, why did GM announce it was cutting back funding on the line? And this was a month ago they said this.

Personally I think Buick is the only quality GM product, but like all GM products that "got good" (Fiero, Oldsmobile, etc.) GM will axe it.

I'm not wild about the idea of having to go back to Ford to get a reliable vehicle, but now that their reliability far exceeds that of Toyota and Honda (not to mention the horribly problem plagued Nissan or Mitsubishi) I guess that would be OK. I prefer GM's styling, but Ford is making a few more exciting vehicles these days. The new Mustang is the only sporty car any manufacturer is now making, and the Fusion is not bad at all.

The remedy is simple here... my dealer 5 minutes away carries new Buicks and Chrysler. I would sell or trade in the Buick and just buy a brand new Chrysler. I agree having good service is important and a dealer that cares.

And you're remedy applies to everyone owning a Buick in the US? Doubtful.

And I wouldn't' own a Chrysler product if you paid me.

It's kind of hard to see how any one GM brand (such as Buick) could be "better" than any other, considering they all use precisely the same drive trains. The luxurious Lucerne is basically an Impala with $10,000 and a larger ego tacked on. The LaCrosse is basically a much nicer looking Malibu. We've owned Buicks, Pontiacs, GMC's and Chevys. They are ALL very well built and solid vehicles. In recent decades GM has made tremendous strides in building world class cars, and long ago surpassed the imports in achieving that goal.

Ill agree that the 3.8L motor from gm is good... very good, but ill take a toyota/honda 4cyl anyday even if its gonna cost me $2500 more. why? beacause even chrysler make better 4 cyl's than GM.. btw I have a '96 toyota avalon and haven't washed it a day in my life... it has yet to show ANY signs of rust> Imports have improved the quality of their sheet metal (I'm convinced). As for styling>> the new '07 camry blows away all competition in terms of styling; so import companies are improving. The only car I could like more than a camry in the midsize class is the new '07 sebring's with the 3.5 V6 (yes I know these cars compete with the allure)

8:35...guess you will never have a Viper! By far the best car I have ever had an opp'y to drive.

Car and Driver described the Sebring as being the car for AARP members and I suggest you drive it before you make the decision to buy one.

The second most reliable car we ever owned was a Dodge (240,000 totally trouble-free miles), so I can't imagine why anyone would put down Chrysler. The first was a Ford that made 325,000 virtually trouble-free miles, and our Buick LaSabre had not a single problem in the first 230,000 miles (we still have it). ALL U.S. car makers build EXTREMELY reliable vehicles. NONE of the 3 imports my family has owned made it to 200,000 miles, and had far more problems than any domestic we've ever owned.

<< ALL U.S. car makers build EXTREMELY reliable vehicles. NONE of the 3 imports my family has owned made it to 200,000 miles, and had far more problems than any domestic we've ever owned.>>

I've never owned a single import that had any problems. Everyone I know who has owned a domestic has had endless problems, and I can't count the number of people who are fed up with the American crap.

Your situation is clearly unique, as sales records clearly demonstrate.

I'd never dream of driving a 4-cylinder Camry or Accord. These cars are so slow that they are dangerous to merge onto a freeway with. We've driven the almost equally underpowered Highlander V-6 and even it was so slow it was scary merging into traffic. The 4-cylinder is simply too small for such a large vehicle. The GM 4-cylinder engines in the compacts are OK, and the V-6's are all amply powerful.

I have owned a 1977 Buick Electra Limited for almost 30 years. It has 155,000 miles on it and it runs as good today as it did when it was new. This Big Baby is a sleeper and it surprises many as to how quick it is for such a huge vehicle. Like they say, When Better Cars are Built, Buick will Build Them. Well, its still true,. Just ask a La Crosse owner.

I'm the proud owner of two Buick Regals; one has the standard, sturdy V6 3.8L and the other is the supercharged 3.8L. Try to find a sleeper like the Supercharged with 280 torque and 240 HP. The car thrusts. I've replaced only a wheel well after a blizzard and the AC pulley wheel (towing) in 135,000 miles.

Great cars. The 3.8L (non-S) reads - zero hydrocarbon leadkage during emmissions. Just doesn't get any better.

Buicks are quality.