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4.75 out of 5 stars

An awesome, upscale joy to own!

Dan, 06/14/2007
2008 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Lots of research went into our choice of the Enclave. We have not been disappointed! It is a joy to drive, offering super quiet interior and ride, plush CXL leather seating, Bose speaker system, handles fantastic on the road. We towed our boat this weekend, and it handled it better than my previous SUV, hands down. A lot of thought went into this vehicle. We're getting better than stated gas mileage, which is a nice surprise!

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4 out of 5 stars

Great start - now refine

conflicted, 09/18/2009
2008 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great car on the highway. Very quiet. The driving around town in moderate traffic can cause frustration with the lack of response when the gas peddle is depressed while traveling at speeds in the 25-35 mph range. Sometimes depending on the gear you are in you may not get much of a response initially unless you really press hard. Sometimes it will downshift and the rpms can shoot to over 5000 when all you wanted to do was go around a slightly slower car. Can be difficult at times.

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4 out of 5 stars

My Enclave

Dave, 06/05/2017
2008 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful

Nice ride

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4 out of 5 stars
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4.88 out of 5 stars

Good GM--but don't nickel and dime us.

briansal, 05/12/2008
2008 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

We are happy with this vehicle. 8-passenger seating (counsel unavailabe despite being pictured in all the ads this year). Plenty of pick-up and lots of room inside; OK fuel mileage for an SUV of this size Two words of advice: Consider adding an aftermarket GPS system instead of OEM GPS, because the DVD GPS data is two years old when you buy the vehicle.

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3.38 out of 5 stars

Steering noise

txhawgfan50, 09/20/2013
2008 Buick Enclave CXL 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

I am losing confidence in my 08 Enclave after 2 fairly expensive and out of warranty repairs. Aug 2013- I notice an intermittent whining noise while driving. Take care in and tell mechanic I think brake pad wear indicators are responsible and viola-I need front and rear brake replacement at a cost of $900. Well, I think, at least the whine ill be gone. But no! The whine returns and is more frequent. Then I notice a clear, oily leak towards left rear of car. Take car in and viola- I need rack and pinion replacement on a car with 83,000 miles. This repair comes in at $1100 and not under warranty. This steering issue seems to be a theme with the 08 Enclave. Will never buy GM again!

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