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Used 1997 Buick Riviera Consumer Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars
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4.88 out of 5 stars

What a car!

96RIV, 02/19/2007
1996 Buick Riviera Supercharged 2dr Coupe
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Bought it with 63000 miles on it. I put on another 75000 and it's still going strong. I don't know how they put this thing together, but it should be a model for all US brands. This is the lowest maintenance car I ever owned. The car actually stays new! No rattles or squeaks after 138000 miles. I just gave it to my parents to use in Florida in the winter. I'll probably give it to my son in 4 years when he gets his license.

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4.25 out of 5 stars

GREAT CAR

BuickDude, 02/22/2003
1997 Buick Riviera 2dr Coupe
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Be sure and get an extended warranty $1800 - intake $320 - alt $180 - antenna $150 - auto trunk release

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5 out of 5 stars

over 210000 mile running strong

RCH, 07/29/2009
1996 Buick Riviera Supercharged 2dr Coupe
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This car has been as good a car as one could ask for. Things have went wrong but car kept going down the road until I could get it fixed. I always traded cars every two yrs buying 2 yr old cars or less. Feel this car was killed off by buick dealers as no local dealers within 60 miles carried this model new. I had to drive 120 miles to purchase this one. And within two yrs car lost 50% of value. This car has turned more heads than the other 22 cars I previously owned. Gas mileage is very impressive with size of car and supercharger. the car is supposed to use high test gas but this car has never been run on it for over 150000 miles with no change in performance.

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5 out of 5 stars

My Riv

duedetroyer, 03/21/2003
1997 Buick Riviera Supercharged 2dr Coupe
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this car used and have really loved it. Fun to drive, comfortable, handles well except when the tires are flat and you try to get out of the median after being run off the road. But it still went.

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4 out of 5 stars

1997 BUICK STD-RIVIERA

Tompro, 12/15/2003
1997 Buick Riviera 2dr Coupe
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Traditonal smooth Buick ride. Reasonable gas mileage & accelateration but definately no speedster.

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