The Buick LaCrosse is a very comfortable car that easily seats five people. It has a large trunk with plenty of space which makes it great for travel. The LaCrosse is durable and reliable. It averages about 23 mpg on the highway. Regular maintenance is a must to maintain the life of the vehicle. When it is time to upgrade, I plan on purchasing another Buick but will most likely be used.
Canajoharie, New York
4.0
Great handling and relaxing ride.
I really like the car's handling the steering feels very responsive and acceleration and breaking are very smooth. You always feel in control. Gas mileage is great compared to prior vehicles I owned. The horsepower is well calibrated to the size of the car and the all-wheel drive option really makes it a good purchase for rural areas. The car interior is fairly spacious I can comfortable fit four, two in the front and two in the back. The middle seat in the back isn't the most comfortable I have heard passengers say but that is what you get with a middle seat.
Ken
Karlstad, Minnesota
3.0
A good basic car
For a car that is now 15 years old, this car still feels like a car that is fairly modern and solid. With 187,000 miles, it still feels like it has a lot of miles to go before I have to worry about getting something else. On the other hand, this car has a lot of little minor problems that might make a lot of other drivers less than comfortable. For example, it has a lot of electronic quirks. By that I mean that it constantly flashes warning signals for nonexistent problems. I constantly get a dashboard message that my coolant is not at the proper level, the tire pressure is off, the gas cap is loose -- and this is never the case. This car's sensors are obviously malfunctioning and giving me false readings. But as long as I know that this is not a problem, it does not bother me.
Repairs have been very few, especially costly repairs. Nothing "major" has gone wrong with it, such as transmission or drive train problems. Last winter I did have a sensor burn out, which cost more than $400 to replace.
Another problem with the car is a rather dicey shocks/suspension situation -- that is, the car is a bit more "bouncy" than one would like when passing over bumps or dips in the road. This is a problem I may have to address in the future if it gets worse.
All in all, though, I feel this is a nice car that feels comfortable to drive. The construction feels generally compact and solid. Good radio, heaters, air conditioner -- all works good. In other words, its a basic car that is comfortable and pleasant to drive. It also does not look like a "junker" even though it is a 15-year-old car.