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I've known it all along.
My wife has a 1998 LeSabre. By todays standards, it is almost a boat. She drives about 3.5 miles each way to work, and the thing manages an amazing 20 mpg. Set the cruise for 72mph and it gets 30. The thing has over 100,000 miles on it and the only major repair was the plastic intake melted. (This happened the week it turned 100,000 miles) I tore it apart thinking it was head gaskets and would you know, there were no ridges at the tops of the cylinders and you could still see the cross hatch on the cylinder walls. Car still runs great, even after I worked on it. When it dies we want to pick up a Caddy, but it keeps going strong, so that isn't happening anytime soon.
Most people think that if you want quality, you buy that foreign crap. GM has some great cars that get great mileage. They have great trucks with great power and great mileage. They just haven't seemed to want to tell anyone up until now. What the hell were they waiting for???
My wife has a 1998 LeSabre. By todays standards, it is almost a boat. She drives about 3.5 miles each way to work, and the thing manages an amazing 20 mpg. Set the cruise for 72mph and it gets 30. The thing has over 100,000 miles on it and the only major repair was the plastic intake melted. (This happened the week it turned 100,000 miles) I tore it apart thinking it was head gaskets and would you know, there were no ridges at the tops of the cylinders and you could still see the cross hatch on the cylinder walls. Car still runs great, even after I worked on it. When it dies we want to pick up a Caddy, but it keeps going strong, so that isn't happening anytime soon.
Most people think that if you want quality, you buy that foreign crap. GM has some great cars that get great mileage. They have great trucks with great power and great mileage. They just haven't seemed to want to tell anyone up until now. What the hell were they waiting for???
I'm driving this quality right now and I couldn't be happier. Check my sig.
The Oshawa Canada plant has been building high quality vehicles for the last 8or 9 years. That goes for the other w-bodies as well.
Will this accomplishment result in more sales, probably not. The new Buicks portray an old, stodgy image. And besides, that LaCrosse body style was just discontinued to make way for the redesigned 2010 version.
The Oshawa Canada plant has been building high quality vehicles for the last 8or 9 years. That goes for the other w-bodies as well.
Will this accomplishment result in more sales, probably not. The new Buicks portray an old, stodgy image. And besides, that LaCrosse body style was just discontinued to make way for the redesigned 2010 version.
turbojay
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It's interesting that Buick placed first and other GM brand did not rank higher. Aren't most of the GM cars built at same plants just branded differently? I mean like the GMC pickup and Chevy pickup are probably built at the same plant so how can one rank higher than the other?
turbofish38
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How could you miss it? It's one of those F'n banners scrolling across this page every hour!
Yes I just happen to click on them every once in awhile.
Good man!!!
Got any pics of that 77 Regal? I miss mine dearly, it was a great ride (not too great on the gas mileage tho, LOL!)
I became an all Buick family years ago, and hope to never change that. They have treated me well.
The '77 was my first car. I bought it in my junior year in H.S. and that's what started it all for me on this wonderful Buick journey. It had a "corporate" 350 2bbl and I later installed true dual exhaust that snaked around the one-hump trans mount. I pirated a junkyard rear sway bar from a '75 Grand Prix and I was set. The plush bench seat was very comfy. It wasn't the fastest thing around, but it handled good and looked good too. It was a great car for a young driver and that's what made my parents happy.
The GN I bought brand new in '86 and took it to Bowling Green for the first time in 1988 (I flew in for '87). It caught a lot of bugs on the way there!
The GN was my daily driver until '91 and by then I had amassed 220K miles on it.
The GN I bought brand new in '86 and took it to Bowling Green for the first time in 1988 (I flew in for '87). It caught a lot of bugs on the way there!
The GN was my daily driver until '91 and by then I had amassed 220K miles on it.
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Yep, that's it! I had the same body color, and likely the same velour patterned interior seats to match. Just put a white Landau half top on it and that's my old girl. Loved that car! My best friend at the time had a 77Monte, and we made a good lookin' pair when we rolled into the local hangout, LOL! Couple of lead sleds. Mine was a 350-4, with a peg leg of course. I've never had a car that was more fun taking corners sideways with. Powerslide!!! 
