At the moment’s Good Value or No Cube Buick wagon nearly has all of it: a two-way tailgate, eight-passenger seating, and a V8 underneath the hood for serene motoring. Let’s see what such an all-encompassing throwback would possibly fairly be value.
The vendor of yesterday’s pretty uncommon 2002 VW GTI 337 defined within the advert that it suffered from a flywheel judder, one thing they claimed to be a typical concern on the GTI. In fact, that was utilizing frequent in a derogatory trend—in the identical method as is described the “frequent chilly” or a “generally held false impression.” That wasn’t the one strike the GTI confronted, and at $4,900, these added as much as a reasonably frequent end result: an 82 % No Cube loss.
In line with the present depend, there are round 7,220 totally different automotive and truck fashions offered globally, unfold throughout 130 totally different manufacturers. That’s quite a bit, and it could possibly be forgiven if a few of these makers double-dipped or discovered themselves with some mannequin overlap.
That occurred to Buick again within the mid Eighties whereas transitioning its large automobiles from an earlier RWD platform to the brand new hotness FWD design. All the sedans and coupes made the swap, however with no property deliberate for the brand new H-platform that took middle stage in 1986, the longroof version of the older RWD B-body needed to soldier on for an additional half-decade. Not solely that, however on the time, the Property was offered underneath each the Electra and LeSabre mannequin names. Except for grilles, badging, and a few trim, it’s difficult to inform one from the opposite.
We all know this 1989 Buick Property is a LeSabre as a result of the advert tells us so. It additionally informs that the massive freeway cruiser has simply 83,000 miles on the clock, energy home windows and locks, and an amplifier for the stereo that has but to be put in.
I’m fairly positive any critical potential purchaser would demur the provide of the put in amp, however every thing else about this large Buick appears pretty fascinating. It’s a dimension and type issue that’s unusual nowadays, and options styling that reveals that off nicely. Sadly missing is the virtually de rigueur vinyl wooden cladding, however the automotive’s acres of paint is nonetheless in respectable form and completely serviceable.
Of notice, there’s a sizable dent on the motive force’s facet rear flank, however that doesn’t look to have damaged via the paint or contain any complicated traces or corners so it ought to be simple to restore. There may be additionally some minor rust underneath the two-way tailgate, and the entrance bumper fillers appear to have gone lacking. Apart from that, nonetheless, the automotive comes throughout as full and useable.
Issues seem like even higher within the cabin. This can be a true eight-seater with three-across benches for the entrance two rows and a pop-up rear-facing two-fer within the again. One of many humorous features of that third row is that whereas its dimension means it was clearly meant for youngsters, it oddly sufficient comes geared up with an ashtray. That, and the remainder of the cabin seem like in glorious form, with no apparent put on and no signal of any goofball amp.
In line with the advert, the engine is a “350 large block,” however that’s doubtlessly incorrect as there aren’t any large block 350s of which I’m conscious (clue me in within the feedback, if there are) and the one engine obtainable on this automotive was the 140-horsepower 307 V8. No matter displacement discrepancies, there’s a brand-new carb atop this automotive’s mill, and it sends its ponies via a three-speed automated with space-saving column shift.
A clear title closes the e book on the Buick, which leads us to its $9,500 asking worth. What do you concentrate on demanding that large a stack of money for this large a Buick? Does that really feel within the ballpark for a traditional don’t-build-‘em-like-that-anymore wagon in such good situation? Or, does this LeSabre’s worth want some slicing and dicing?
You resolve!
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