Used 1999 Buick Century Consumer Reviews
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Decent
combatdoc, 02/06/2013
1999 Buick Century Custom 4dr Sedan
15 of 19 people found this review helpful
Inside is boring as others have stated, nothing outstanding. Bought with 42K miles on it. Does start every time. Have had issues with intake manifold gasket 2 times. $600.00 each time to repair. Some bands in tranny broke at 142,000 miles, around $750.00 to repair. Went thru tires like water thru a siv. Had to have EVERYTHING replaced including struts and mounts. Have replaced every window motor, now 2 more are out. Replaced egr valve. Seems everything carbons up quickly, just have to make sure to use a good quality cleaner every thousand miles or so. At around 60,000 miles, anti-freeze jelled up and have to have radiator replaced, heater core removed and cleaned. cruise control broken.
So Far so Good
GO EAGLES, 01/21/2009
1999 Buick Century Limited 4dr Sedan
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought this car with only 58,000 original miles (obviously from an older couple who never drove) and paid a reasonable $4000. I have already driven it 8,000 miles in about 5 months and have had no issues to speak of. The intake manifold gasket was replaced before I bought it (apparetnly this is a common problem with this V6) and I'm hoping I will only have to do oil changes for a while. The car is not fast or good looking or anything to brag about, but it is comfortable, reliable, and gets decent gas mileage. Right now I am getting about 32 highway and 25 city. I have driven this car as far north as Boston and as far south as Washington DC and many places in between with nothing bad to say.
FOUR +YEARS OF USE
betty lou becker, 01/10/2003
1999 Buick Century Limited 4dr Sedan
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
VERY COMFORTABLE AND SMOOTH RIDE VERY GOOD GAS MILAGE AS HIGH AS 33MPG ON THE HIGHWAY AND AS LOW AS 24MPG MIXED DRIVING CONDITIONS.CHOOSEN FOR ABILITY TO ACCOMDATE 6 PASSENGERS IN WHEN NEEDED THE CAR IS QUITE AND RESPONSIVE WHEN NEEDING EXTRA POWER
My First Car!
ryan, 10/15/2008
1999 Buick Century Custom 4dr Sedan
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have enjoyed my Century very much. I love the power seats in it. They are so comfortable and easy to adjust. The ride is excellent, as any Buick would be, and it is mostly quiet. The engine is very refined and responds with plenty of power when I need it. The transmission is a little unrefined, but I can't complain. I drive super slow so I can get the best fuel economy possible, and I am getting 22mpg consistently with about 80% hwy/20% city driving. The back seat is plenty big to carry passengers in comfort. The trunk is also ginormous! The interior is functional, but a little cheap. There's a lot of hard plastics that don't really fit together well. Overall, for my first car, I love it!
Wonderful value
Todd, 02/15/2006
1999 Buick Century Custom 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This car was bought new by my mother in law who no longer drives, with only 30k miles since new. The car is comfortable up front with average performance and fuel economy. It is good for long trips as the overdrive is a good cruising gear for 60-70 mph. It could have scored higher marks but I am 6'1" and when I am in the back seats there is not sufficent head room. It seems that most cars just do not take into account that there are people in the world who are larger than 5'8" and 150 lbs. Other than that it is a great car with no major weaknesses. Like most Buicks it does the job it is supposed to do, well but with little fanfare.
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