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Great car with extraordinary comfort
Ken, 03/28/2009
2008 Buick Lucerne CX 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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I love this car. It is just a few weeks old, but has everything I wanted in a new car. The ride is unmatched. I tested a Ford Fusion because they said it drove as nice as a Buick. They were wrong. The Lucerne glides across rough road. It has plenty of pickup. The controls are well positioned for easy access. Plenty of leg room for stretching out. The 2008 version does not have bluetooth phone, and that I miss. I understand that 2009 does have that. The fan has plenty of power to cool or heat. I do wish that it had more power connections for things like iPods. The dash is a little hard to see in the daylight. Auto headlights is great. On Star is just amazing. Just a great car.
Buick Lucerne
Albert Strickland, 05/21/2009
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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This is without a doubt the best car I have ever owned. I have owned Cadillac's Olds, and Pontaic's over the years and some of them were bad. It is a shame that it took GM this long to wake up and build a car of the caliber
2008 Lucerne
Glenn T., 01/03/2008
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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Bought the Buick because of the "quiet interior" advertising and ratings. Interior has an annoying rattle under the dash (started at 1400 miles). Dealer did not get it fixed when brought in for repair. "I think we fixed it, but if it still rattles, bring it back". I expected more from Buick. Every day I hear the rattle and I am dissipointed. If not for that, I would be very satisfied. The vehicle rides nice and handles well, and the price is reasonable for what you get.
2008 Buick CXL
joe168, 02/12/2008
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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I have owned many Buicks over the years. They have all been great cars, but this one may be the best. I love the looks, the smooth, quiet ride, and the quality finish. I have had the car for more than three months now and have driven almost 6,000 miles. I am still enjoying it.
Missing Park Avenues
Olson, 03/01/2008
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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The Lucerne is quiet, and comfortable. It's as good as any import in its class, probably better. I do miss the 30 MPG highway and 20 plus city I got with our Park Avenues with the 3.8 engine. The best so far is 27MPG freeway driving and 17 city with this CXL.
Crystal Red Tintcoat
Ron B, 10/29/2007
2008 Buick Lucerne CX 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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As a Buick owner for years now and wanting something "different" I went to Nissan,Toyota and Honda . They were nice but I didn't like the idea of them saying "the cars sell good so we don't have to drop our prices " and another one said "Hay , try it if you want ,or don't , I don't care " made me realize I would try out a Buick again . I just drove it on small local trip, maybe 200 mile round trip and sure enjoy the comfort . The driving of this Cx model is a joy and I feel very safe with the options included. The V6 has enough power ,the gas mileage is great(27 mpg) and yes I have standard options on this that I would've had to pay thousands for on the "other" cars. this is an aswome car.
Elegant Auto
Lynne, 03/27/2008
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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I love this car. It has everything I need and is beautiful to drive and to look at. All the options are very useful and interior room and comfort are great too.
Luxury Cruiser
luxo, 03/27/2008
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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What a quiet ride. When you start the engine, the growl is so calm, you have to check if it's started. Love the pearly white. Also the bench seat where I stretch out and know I'm not going to hit the shifter. The 3.8 liter engine is enough for me. The engine is so quiet, I caught myself on the freeway going 95 mph. Very comfortable
Underpowered
david, 04/24/2008
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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The car has a great ride. It really is underpowered for its size. Tried to merge onto a highway and get out of the way of a truck almost got ran over. The standard radio is not very good either. Replaced the air filter with a k&n got 27 mpg on the highway. I liked the rain sensing wipers. They went faster or slower depending on how hard it was raining.
Buick is Great!
Paul, 05/14/2008
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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I purchased a Buick Lucerne in April of 2008. This is an outstanding car. If you need a full size sedan that comfortably seats 4-5 people...some of them 6 ft 6 inches tall, and rides so smooth and quiet you wonder if the car is running.. you should get this car. I have several kids in college and I have to drive them 5-7 hours one way to get them to school and visit them during the year. A comfortable roomy car was essential. None of the foreign cars could comfortably seat my son who is 6'6". He either hit his head on the ceiling or had no place for his legs. The Buick was perfect. Quality is outstanding. Performance is excellent even with the 6 cyl engine. Mileage is averaging 21 mpg.
Very reliable
govshak, 10/09/2019
2008 Buick Lucerne CX 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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This Buick is an amazing car the only reason it didn’t get all five is the fact that it lags when accelerating which sucks
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Great car!
Beachgrl59 , 03/22/2024
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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We've had our 2008 Buick Lucerne CXL for 3 years. It had 86,000 miles on it. It still runs beautifully. I have no problem with steering or brakes. It takes off quick! It's now 2024 and we recently rolled over 100,000 miles. Whoever owned it before us didn't drive much more than we do. Expecting to still be on the road at 200,000
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Nice car but annoying rattle in front
Gary R., 05/02/2009
2008 Buick Lucerne CX 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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Bought as a replacement as I wrecked my 07' saturn vue. 08' Lucerne CX was a dealer demo with approx. 2,400 miles on it. Started to hear a rattle/buzzing noise within the first month coming from the front end area. Brake lights stayed on until I went to the dealer for the repair. Dealer replaced a fuel line problem as there was a GM bulletin on that. To date, I have had the car in 5 times for the rattle and still rattles/buzzes. I'm "disenchanted" with this Buick. I'm going to try the rattle repair one more time.....then I'll contact GM personally. (They probably won't care/ or respond) Dealer has been sympathetic to my issue anyway. I'm going to buy Honda next time.
Overly sensetive accelerator
paul, 01/29/2008
2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
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Since purchasing this vehicle and driving it 1500 miles the gas pedal drives me crazy. with the slighest touch the tack will jump 500 rpm and drop the same just from driving on a rough road. Cruise control on takes the problem away. dealer says buick has no fix and says it is caused by drive by wire system. I have two other cars with this system and they are OK. Rides rough on bumpy roads compared to Lexus ES330