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2008 Buick LaCrosse
Leonard Hatteberg, 03/14/2008
2008 Buick LaCrosse CX 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Much will be a comparison of our 2008 Buick LaCrosse vs. our 2001 Century. Buick advertises a smoother, quieter ride. This has proven true. Our car come with the convenience package which gives us heated seats, lumbar support and much electronic instrumentation which is good, but hard to learn & understand. The LaCrosse I believe has a little less headroom over the door when getting in and out which has made it a little more difficult for my slightly stiff 80 year old 5'10" frame. The Century had directional lights which lit up the road in the direction you were turning, which we miss. The LaCrosse does not. The gas mileage has gone down considerably. 19.5 MPG vs. 23 mpg. Good car overall.
Do Not Buy
NC, 05/27/2019
2008 Buick LaCrosse CX 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
My wife purchased a 2008 CX new from the dealer right around the time we first met. Driven daily it now has 120K miles. Alternator (failure, 2014), water pump (2019), power steering pump (2), steering rack (failure), front inner and outer tie rod ends (failure), front lower control arms (failure), ignition coils, ignition control module (failure, 2015), spark plug wires, spark plugs, headlight and taillight bulbs, rear section of fuel line (rusted and burst failure, 5/2019), tensioner pulley, warranty work at dealership for electrical work (required re-soldering of certain connections), fuel evap code resulting from vapor leak (wouldn't pass emissions in IL until fixed by dealer, 2017), engine oil weeping, low operating temp code, frozen rear brake calipers (2018), have all been problems with this vehicle: I'm sure there's more to add that I can't think of at the moment too. The quality of the fabric in the cloth interior is horrendous, holding lint and hair like tape. The ergonomics are atrocious too, entry and exit are difficult and interior space is small compared to the car's exterior dimensions. Seating comfort is abysmal. To provide context, I take good care of my vehicles and performed many of the parts replacements listed above. Based upon my experience with this particular car, and on my 30 years of consumer experience with other GM models (1990 Grand Prix, 1988 Bonneville, 1996 Bonneville, 2000 Jimmy, 2000 Envoy, all of which were purchased new and had myriad problems as well) I will avoid GM products at all costs. The GM loyalty instilled in me by my father has been obliterated by GM's continued failure to produce quality products.
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Love this car
Corrine, 08/21/2017
2008 Buick LaCrosse CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
Service the transmission this car will go forever. One person I ran into drove this car to 600 thousand service trans every 75 k
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Using Oil
Senior Driver, 12/11/2008
2008 Buick LaCrosse CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Love the car, except it uses oil. First 3000 miles, used two extra quarts, dealer says drive it and it will get better. Second 3500 miles, used one and a half extra quarts of oil. I quess this is better, but I don't think good. Dealer says keep watching it and one quart in 3000 miles is acceptable. Maybe to him but not to me. I ask that it be recorded on my record. Hope they did it. If it doesn't improve, I going to try going to Buick.
I'm buying GM cars again!
Volvo Lover, 07/11/2008
2008 Buick LaCrosse CX 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I am willing to bet that at 31, I am the youngest person to write a review on this car! LoL! My last vehicle was a Volvo S70, so don't think I am someone who blindly loves GM. When I heard Buick was #1 in reliability from JD Powers, I decided to check them out. It had everytihng I wanted; pleanty of options, under 25k, excellent record of reliability, V6 power, comfortable ride, etc. I was acutally looking at Volvo S40s and Audi A3s, but stopped by the Buick dealer on whim. Overall, the Buick had more HP and standard options than the others, but most importantly, it has a much better warranty! I liked the fact that Buick stands by their product for 100k miles! I am pleasently surprised!