2008 Buick Lucerne Super Review - The Forgotten V8 Performance Sedan!
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0:00 - Intro
1:06 - What Comes In The "Super" Trim Level
2:10 - Engine / Transmission
3:45 - Interior
6:02 - BFB Test
6:21 - Interior
6:42 - Back Seats
7:30 - Trunk / Cargo Space
7:53 - Exterior
8:40 - Final Thoughts
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I was the owner of this very car before it was sold to Stephen! It was my biggest mistake trading it, I miss it every day, she was such a beautiful beast.
why did you sell it
I believe it, these Buicks are fantastic looking cars, and what made this particular one more special is having the Northstar V8 with the high output. Driving fast luxury cars is pretty nice.
@@hassanjamal4212 I traded it for a 2021 MB CLA 250 :(
@@hassanjamal4212 I also have a 2022 MB C300 now and I’m loving it, it’s just as fast maybe even faster
Did you get the head gasket and, head bolt problem?
My dad owns a 2006 Lucerne CSX. Black interior and exterior. It was the first year of the Lucerne. There was no Super at the time. The CSX was the top of the line with the 4.6 L Northstar. I drive it more than he does. It only has 26,000 miles. Sleeps mostly in his garage. The typical "Sunday" car for him and my mom. But boy, it's a sports car in a tuxedo. Great car! Sad that Buick stopped making sedans.
Buick is unusual. They have real exciting heritage and a beautiful design history. Somehow, though, they became the "final car before they take your license" company. I'm happy that they survived the GM badge purge that took Pontiac and Saturn, but sad to see the car company that everyone (even GM) has forgotten about. I recently watched an interview with Buick's head of design (or maybe it was engineering) and they spoke softly and vaguely about some big things coming. I hope they can bring back some credibility and excitement.
China is the only reason Buick is still alive
Buick has sort of become a victim of their own long lived success. Affordable, classy, luxurious, and generally the most reliable American brand for decades. Be it our 1950, 61, 73, or 97 Buick they all have that Buick quality. The sensible working man’s Cadillac. That combined with the often pillow soft ride, I Can’t blame older people for sticking with them. Modern Buicks still hold #2 or 3 in reliability in Consumer Reports I believe.
@@Forge17 Yes, Buick might be the ONLY GM line that had and STILL has a reputation for quality/reliability. In the 1980's many Cadillac owners jumped back "down" to Buick after the Cadillac "V 8-6-4" and "HT-4100" engines gained REAL bad reliability reputations. Cadillac in the '80s was Buick's best advertising to the hard-core GM loyalist!
Buick is the founding brand of General Motors! Cadillac and Oldsmobile WERE older names, but were independent companies, GM bought them. as they would later buy Chevrolet. William Durant used Buick as the nucleus to form GM. For GM to kill off Buick would be the same as Chrysler killing off the "Chrysler" brand and Ford killing off the "Ford" brand. IF General Motors wasn't called by its "new" (in 1908) name, instead naming it for its founding brand like EVERY OTHER car company did, the whole damn company would have been "Buick Motor Company" Durant was likely inspired for the impressive new name by "General Electric"
Buick has gone by the wayside. It sucks because they were great affordable cars. They killed their sedans because the competition was too good with so many brands going upscale and offering the same amount of "luxury" as Buick did at the price point. Older buyers weren't in the market anymore and the younger crowd gravitated towards the Germans and Cadillac which weren't THAT much more money.
So these were basically a Cadillac DTS... I see major part sharing between the two 😄
yes. I have an '08 lucerne CXL Special edition and my brother had an 06 DTS and i felt right at home in his Car's interior
The Lucerne SHOULD have been named "Park Avenue" so people knew what it was about. This is a classic, comfortable car that still had some "grunt". The only import equivalent was the Toyota Avalon.
I think they should of called it a Regal
@@GNF54 Regal is a fine name, But it's for a mid size Buick. Lacrosse should have been called Regal.
the Lucienne is a mid size automobile, the front seat seems cramped with the floor consul....The last full size buick was the 1996 Buick Roadmaster>>>>>>>>>>>Willie
@@bonniejohnson1518 The EPA classified the Lucerne as a *large car". The size classes changed over the years. The 96 Roadmaster is "mid size " compared to the 1976 Electra 225. I remember when the 1977 GM B and C body cars came out and people complained that they were too SMALL. That's the platform under the 92-96 Roadmaster. And in truth there's not much size difference between a 77 LeSabre and a 76 Century.
Whoever detailed the car did a fantastic job.
Great review of a car known to only a few. I owned a 2008 Buick Lucerne Super in the same color with the cocoa brown/shale interior. That was one of my favorite cars. I had zero issues with my Northstar V8 NHP engine. The only reason I traded it was to get some updated tech and was not liking having to buy premium gasoline after the prices started to skyrocket. This was one of GM's best cars!
Had a 2010 V8. Loved it. As long as I let the Northstar warm up before driving it ran quiet and strong. Ride was Buick smooth. Got 305k miles before my son totaled it.
A point I was going to make is that once they fixed the Northstar issues they are actually reliable
DeathStar, Oh, how I love thee! My “Pops” was a GM guy since the mid-1980 he had 2 Oldsmobile 98’s with the 3800 V6, and he would complain that he couldn’t get the cruise control to hold while coming up the mountain. He bought a Cadillac with the Northstar, which he would extol to anyone who would listen how amazing it was that he could set the cruise control to 60 mph, and he would “come up the mountain without even dropping a 1 mph or have to go into passing gear.”
I had to drive him to an appointment off the mountain, and on the return trip, I was used to my Ford Ranger dropping into passing gear and ringing its guts out at 5,000 RPM to try to maintain 60 MPH. As soon as we hit the base of the mountain, my “Pops” said, “Kid set the cruise to 70 and keep your foot off the gas” The Northstar never missed a beat it didn’t drop into passing gear it could pull that 4000 lb car at 2000 rpm up a 12% grade for 10 miles. We passed every single car, and I was truly floored, and it still got 28 mpg. At that moment, I secretly became a Northstar guy.
My “Pop's'' passed away 2 years ago, and I drove the Cadillac up the mountain one last time, I was taking a video of it rolling 150k at the foot of the mountain and watched the Temperature go up alarmingly fast. I knew instantly the Deathstar finally arrived, and the head bolts were stretching, allowing the head to expand from the block and allowing exhaust gas into the coolant. I knew I’d be lucky to get it 200 miles back home. We went to his funeral, and everyone was glad to see his Cadillac in good shape and still alive. I didn’t have the heart to tell anyone this would be its last trip. I made it home, though, and I took it to a mechanic to specialize in Cadillacs, and he said. “It failed the block test 3 times, and there is no reason this should be alive right now, this has to have a higher power involved here. Just drive it knowing one day it won’t make it home.”
I babied it for another 3 years and 18,000 miles, but it got to the point where there was so much wrong with it that I couldn’t keep ignoring all the issues.
I replaced it with a 2005 Buick Le Sabre with the 3800 V6, not that I was all that scared by the Northstar, but they were easier to find than the 2004 updated engine in my budget. The first time I went up the mountain with it, I asked myself, “Why does the Cruise Control keep dropping out?” Right then, the hair stood on the back of my neck as I could swear I heard my “Pop’s” say, “Kid you should have bought a Northstar!”
Northstars are great engines, but with flaws and I feel like I can say that as I kept one alive from 96k to 170k granted I did all my own work to it and I would gladly take anything from the 2004 and later line with the strengthened head bolts, every time I’m running 70 mph in my Buick and get on it to merge into traffic, I miss the effortless torque of that Northstar.
I had a Deathstar that I drove into the ground. Twords the end of it's life I wouldn't even put coolant in it. I'd just let it run dry and go into limp mode and fire off of only four of the eight cylinders. It oddly never left me stranded for the two years I drove it that way. I'd deliver pizzas in that car with no coolant on a 100+ day and it kept going.
GM pisses me off to no end for what they did with the Northstar. It was such a great engine when it ran right, but they hardly ever run right.
The NorthStar is designed to go for many miles without coolant since the oil is also used to cool the engine thats why it takes so many quarts lol ....love the story though the NorthStar is the best in my opinion waaay ahead of its time with its technology
@@Cooldad87yeah so advanced rhat it blows up by 100k
I have The 2009 Buick Lucerne CXL and the previous owner (I'm the 2nd owner) got it made with bench seats and the shifter was moved to the steering column! Very interesting car. Super comfortable.
When I was in middle school, this was my dream car 😅 while all my other classmates wanted Benz, Lamborghinis, and Porsches for their dream cars lol
That is a truly classy beautiful car, especially in that white color and ALL the chrome.
Buick Trivia: The 4 Ventiports for a V8 and 3 for a V6 is a modern take on this well-known styling cue. From the 1930s until the 1960s, ALL Buicks had Eight-cylinder engines (Originally a "straight" 8, Later a V-8). In the era when ALL Buicks were 8s, The 3/4 bit denoted the price level of the car. "Normal" Buicks had 3 per side, Top line models had 4 - there was NO RELATION to the number of cylinders and the number of vents until the Lucerne! Even though the modern interpretation makes a lot of sense!
I’ve been using this to easily eliminate v6s while I look for a Lucerne
@@dunno7237 It DOES help for that!
My coworker from a couple of years ago had a Lucerne super. I was turned off when I found out it had a Northstar v8. I've heard so many bad things about them. Now that I know that they fixed some issues on the car after 05 I may take a second look but I've already been checking out the 2011-2014 Buick lacrosse mostly the higher trim the CXS. I also didn't know that the Lucerne super came with heated and ventilated seats. Very cool 😎.
I know I'm a year late, but I bought mine 9 months ago and I recommend it highly, I have coil overs and not the air suspension and it still rides smooth
Damn, I can tell I was high as hell typing that, but I got sturtmasters suspension in it and it rides a little smoother. Having no problems with the Northstar, 22.7 mpg average. Been putting 93 in it instead of 91 and it gets going.
The Park Avenue was still sold in other markets until around 2015. This probably would’ve sold more if it still had the name.
Buick built some great sleepers. Very comfortable and with surprising power but it flies under the radar because of Buick's senior citizen image. It's a shame they're not good quality.
Sedans are just classier than crossovers. The market wants crossovers but sedans and wagons drive better. Buick was practically giving away the Regal its last few years. I can see sedans coming back with Buick's shift to electrification because of the aerodynamic advantage.
Nah, people would still rather have the higher ride height and cargo space. Shame though so many iconic sedans are being cancelled.
I don't understand what you mean about "not good quality". I bought a 2010 CXL a little over 5 years ago and it's been the most trouble free used car I've ever owned. It now has about 157,000 miles on it and it's quiet as a tomb and everything still works with no wind noise and no rattles. Mine has the 3.9 V6 and the only repair I have had other than normal maintenance was to replace the windshield washer pump about a year ago. The fit and finish on the car is excellent and it still drives like a new car.
You can say that about the '93-96 buick roadmaster, big time Sunday golf course car but has the corvette motor 😅
They also made the the Lacrosse Super with the 5.3 and this car is a beast. It would be nice too have them both.
The 5.3L was considerably more reliable than the Northstar. I wou gladly pick that over the 4.6L
I have a 2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 3.8 V6. I’ve had it for almost a year now got it at 114k now reading 119k miles. Honestly I didn’t even know this car existed until I just needed a car because my old civic was getting worse I seen this Buick took it for test drive I thought it was best looking out of the rest on the lot. But I enjoyed and definitely love it now it’s been reliable, hot heat very comfortable seats, super soft headrest. Ngl after I pay this one off seeing there history it should last me some time. I wanna get a Super edition, would love to have Air cooled seats and the extra power. But yet still have the other Lucerne as more of a daily get to work car but we’ll see.
I've always loved these...I had an 08 Impala LTZ and this Lucerne always reminded me of being the Impala's big brother.
I've done so many headgaskets and waterpumps on the earlier Northstar engines
I love buick sedans. The 3800 engine is bulletproof.
I remember liking this car in high school. i liked how it was comfortable and plus inside
Great video!!!! I own a 2007 Lucerne CXS and it is my absolute favorite car of all time. The performance is unbelievable and the luxury/ride is unmatched from anything from Japan. I have committed to keeping this vehicle all stock with the magnetic ride control as it is so amazing! This is one of those cars I will keep forever!
My grandpa had a 2008 cadillac deville with the Northstar v8 and at 150000 miles it blew a head gasket and my uncle who is a mechanic said he wouldn't touch it because of how stuffed the engine Is in the bay. I have a 99 buick park avenue with 260000 miles on it and it still runs only big thing that needed replaced was the water pump. I would get the lucerne in the 3.8 v6 it just last forever and they are the true nature of bulletproof
When I use to do alot of those headgaskets I would always lower the engine and tranny down and lift the body off the engine cradle
Doubt the head blew, he must didn’t take care of it if anything it probably had oil leaks he didn’t take care of.
Good ol' GM. My good friend's dad bought a Super brand new. It spent 3 months in the shop with various mechanical and electrical issues during the first year he had it. He traded it in for a Lexus GS that he still has.
Great review as always!
These Buicks are definitely something you don't see everyday, especially the Super trim level.^^
Great review as always 👍
You always find the good stuff that only I care about 🔥
A Caddy incognito.
You should do exhaust clips in your videos! Love this car, 2000’s Buicks (GM’s in general) hold a special place in my heart.
I loved the car when I first laid my eyes on it back in 2017. I had it for at least 5 years but I had the head gasket problem and decided not put anymore money into it. It’s still beautiful to look at.
We owned a 2008 Super. Same exterior color, but the lighter interior. A great road car, but once the all-too-common Northstar oil leak occurred only 6 years later, it made no economic sense to hang on to it. Replacing the gasket involves pulling the engine...a $5000 minimum job.
What oil leak?
@@mikhailvershinin3466, the Northstars were notorious for leaking. And replacing gaskets usually meant pulling the engine. Too spendy for us.
I knew GM was putting the LS4 V8s during this timeframe in their Pontiac and Chevy lineups but had no idea Buick was doing this also. It’s strange to hear how many features this had Nstar NHP, mag ride, lane keep, vent seats, etc. Kind of makes me want to go look for one, but the FWD and only 290hp will keep me from purchasing one.
yea the allure had the ls4 but the Lucerne had the Northstar 4.6l
Having been in a near-fatal car accident in 2009. My next car was this Two thousand six buick Lucerne. After I became partially disabled and now have lifetime muscle spasmsi can say that this muic has been a lifesaver with its lumbar support heated seats. 6 way up down till back forward seats. And a lot of steel wrapped around me makes me feel much safer since I almost died in a cork accident in a Ford escort X2. I am so thankful for this car
At the Buick dealer we called the lucerns Buick concerns because every repair was over 2 grand it seemed like 😂
I'm always amazed that the Lucerne managed to make a 3.8 Series III car unreliable as hell. I regularly see every other 3.8 equipped car running well past 250K with VERY few problems, but I see Lucernes falling apart left and right. The 06 Lucerne sitting in my driveway is rotting into the ground.
@@OhPhuckYou exactly that's what I tell people it may have a good engine but they don't last like the park avenues and lesabres.
So I've actually known they existed for a few years but I never knew about this trim package until this video. Ive always known them having the Chevy Impala engine (3.6) I learned about them when I had a customer pull up in one at the parts store I work for and they needed me to instal a brake light bulb which in these is very easy. Its kinda like the Impalas. 3 plastic screws spin off and you pull out the brake light assembly and it twist off the bulb socket counter clockwise and the bulb is a 3157 so it pulls straight out. But I agree with you. It one of those cars that blend in with traffic and you don't bother noticing it other then thinking hmmm there goes one of those nice luxurious mid 2000s Buicks before they ruined them with all the crossovers and the new Buick LaCrosses.
The problem here with this pretty car is simply the front-wheel-drive. And the Northstar of this vintage can be a pain in the ass to work on. Especially when it comes to replacing the starter. Damn thing is right in the valley you have to take half the engine apart just to get to it to replace.
literally the engine cover, 12 bolts, 1 intake manifold wiring harness, and the starter solenoid wire and you're done. You can spend more time trying to disconnect the fuel line connectors compared to the rest of the repair, which technically you don't have to, because the intake manifold doesn't need to be removed from the car.
There are other things to complain about while working on a Northstar (water pumps on '06-'11 Northstars are torture, plain and simple), but starters on these are cake.
awesome car, didn't know it's existence either
I currently have a 2010 Super and a 2008 CXL. Overall, both have been excellent cars. I've had them 3 & 4 yrs respectively. I love the comfort, handling, power, and extras on my Super. It's a way more comfortable ride than my Honda and Ford cars. My daughter uses the 08 to drive to work and college. I like it because it puts more substance/metal around her in case of an accident. It gets good crash ratings overall, except rear collisions are not great. Overall, have been very happy with both.
That’s my best friend Stephen’s car 🥹🥹🥹🥹
Love this guy always brings cars we love and we wanna see
Huh never new these came with a v8 option I always knew about the Bonnoville GXP with the V8 and the LaCrosse super as well. Kinda interesting to see how this compares with my Grand Prix GXP you reviewed a few months back
I'm really thinking about finding a Lucerne 3800. It wouldn't be a "forever" car, but it would be nice to put in some roadtrip mileage in it. Buicks are really awesome in their own way.
I own a 4.6 cxl 07 got it with 40k, did a few minor things to it lovely ride! looking to buy more
I have a 2009 it's exactly this same car and it's pretty lit I also own a 2019 Dodge charger the Buick has almost every option as the Charger but 10 years newer! Love it❤
I have a 2010 3.9L V6 and its pretty reliable, though I am the 3rd owner it still runs nice. I was at a junk yard one day and I came across a 2007 maroon or crimson colored Lucerne. I checked under the hood and came to see it was a NORTHSTAR under there. I wanted to take it so bad but we didnt have the tools for it, so I just took all 4 of its chromed rimmed tires.
I know that there was a problem with the Lucerne and the lacrosse not only did the heated wipers catch fire 🔥 but some of them had wiring issues in the dashboard and just short out and burn the whole car down. I was wanting one these cars about two years ago and the dealership had 3 of them they wouldn't sell because of Dash fires 🔥. Such beautiful car's
All I know is I drive a 2007 Buick Lucerne CX and now I’m literally going out of my way to get another one I love it so much
I have owned a 2005 Cadillac STS and a 2008 STS and both engine's were very reliable and ran like a beast. My 1998 STS started running hot with about 75,000 miles about a month after i ran it up to 138mph. In 2005 they changed the body style of the STS and went with from a 11mm x1.5 mm bolt to a 11mm x 2 mm bolt in 2004. Just picked up a 2010 Buick Lucerne Super with 59,114 miles, same color and runs like a top. The 2006 through 2011 Buick Lucerne had the L37 Northstar. In 2005 they started making the Lh2 northstar (320hp)and put them in the STS.
I just bought a 08 Lucerne CXS, 4.6 V8 NS, 173,000. Should I keep this or is it a POS? I should have done more research before buying it but here we are, I’ve researched after the purchase and now seeing issues with the fuse box relay, airbags, brakes, and cruise control. Also the oil leaks known in that motor
Any input would be appreciated
@@bradysteele2302 The problem with fuse box is the steel latch that you use to pull up the rear seat the the steel frame underneath the seat in the foam pushes against the front and top of the fuse box. The movement on the outside of the fuse box pushes the large relay inside of the fuse box that controls the fuel pump. The constant movement from occupants sitting on the rear seat causes the fuel pump relay to short out which causes the fuel pump from operating properly. Also my northstar doest burn any oil. But a lot of them do. The 2008 northstar had the bigger headbolts so you shouldnt have an issue with the overheating. Don't know about any brake issues. I changed my pads and rotors after I purchased my Lucerne because my pads were low. I also don't know about any airbag issues.
@@newyork77 ok so I should remove the steel latch right? And I definitely notice a burning/hot smell after driving for about 20 minutes is that just cuz north stars run hot? I heard they are sat up against the firewall and it’s hard to get enough airflow behind it. I did get it 2.5 hours home from where I bought it no problems, the next day the cruise control wouldn’t work and the brakes aren’t nearly as sensitive, added brake fluid and pumped them but nothing. Thinking maybe the brake booster but idk anything about that.
No you don't remove the latch. Use a pliers and bend it away from the front of the fuse box. If you examine the fuse box you will see the rub marks on the fuse box where the latch is rubbing against it. There will also be rub marks on top of the fuse box where the steel frame inside the seat is rubbing. You should also examine the fuel pump relay which is probably being moved by the latch which is rubbing against front of the fuse box. The smell is probably the fuse relay burning. Pull the fuel pump relay and examine it. The northstar engine overheating has nothing to do with airflow, it's from the headbolts separating from the heads and you don't seem to have that problem. Open the fuse box uner the rear seat and examine the fuel pump relay.....
What an awesome car! I'd love to have one. Buick is makes some great cars.
You pronounced the word well young man, it is indeed called lusern in one dialect, others call it lutzern with a "c". It is a picturesque upscale town in central Switzerland on the banks of a gorgeous clear lake, surrounded by equally beautiful Alpes mountaintops. With this name GM wanted to suggest the utter luxury of the car, which was indeed a truly fine car.
I used to own a 2005 Ford 500 & this reminds me of it;' big boat' looks, but REALLY nice inside, I used to call my Ford a retired gangster's car!
Another great review
The early Northstars were unreliable because of the head gasket issue. That had nothing to do with the engine and everything to do with the fact that they were transverse mounted and slid back right against the firewall. They couldn't shed heat quick enough and problems insued. Several Oldsmobiles had the same Northstar, but didn't have the head gasket issues. Oldsmobile also had a 3.5(edit from 3.6) liter 6 cylinder based on the Northstar platform that some people called the "Shortstar".
The "Shortstar" was popular to swap into a Fiero.
The "Shortstar" V6 in the Intrigue is a 3.5
@jeffshadow2407 Oops, fat fingered it. I should proof read more. Thanks for the correction!
@@BradleyBellwether-oy2qi Our family has owned four Intrigues. I sold them for their entire run from 1998 to 2002. Final 500 Intrigue #499 was ordered by a SoCal Oldsmobile Club member and delivered by me.
@jeffshadow2407 Nice! The Intrigue and Aurora were *_highly_* underrated cars!
My grandpa and dad both retired from a GM factory that produced the dies for Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Cadillac. It was first known as "Fisher Body", Then B.O.C. and eventually, it was just Cadillac. Then toward the end, just became a metal fabrication training center. Now it's just storage for most of the burned up cars from the big $4.9 billion lawsuit.
Although, there are still some dies in underground storage on the property from the M4 Sherman tanks they used to produce.
I just got this car! Love this car. Best car from ever
Love these!
Dude I love my 2009 V6 Lucerne. Thing is so heavy that it hauls throw the snow.
Wow that car was spotless.
Very nice review.
9:08 I have a Cadillac DTS and after getting it I did a lot of research and some of them got the performance engine too making the 292hp, granted idk if they got a plaque or not
i remember them fondly, and wanted one I would make it a collector it if I could
These NorthStar V8 equipped Buick Lucernes are very rare today not only due issues with the engine but also due to the large upcharge Buick put on them for the V8 back then (think it was close to $5,000 over the cost of a V6 model). Most people buying these new tended to be senior citizens on fixed incomes. You can tell a V8 from a V6 model by the number of fake "portholes" are on the front fenders. V8's got 4 each, V6's got 3.
I did enjoyed your video take care 🙂
I've got an 06 Lucerne cxs with the Northstar. Love it, just got to save some cash for replacement magnaride suspension...
It is a little pricey.
This sedan would've benefitted from having the Impala SS or Grandprix 5.3L instead of that Northstar.
Great job reviewing it before Doug DeMuro!! I've never seen heard of this before, but I don't think it's the best V8 sports car...
I thought it was a bit goofy that my 2005 Alfa Romeo 166 v6 has a 4 speed auto (from zf), but I guess it's okay if this thing has one too, lol. 166 is transversely mounted too.
Best friend owns a 2007 Lucerne with the 3.8. The car is one of the quietest and smoothest rides I’ve been in, but GM quality makes the ownership experience frustrating.
For example, changing taillight bulbs requires disassembling the trunk lining. The proper method to change the headlight bulbs requires removing the front bumper cover!
GM obviously did not optimize for long term ownership of this car. His Lucerne is in a constant decay with door handles breaking, windows failing, ECM glitches, etc.
This car can definitely serve as a worthy signpost where Buick lost its way in the North American market.
GM can build a good car when they try, they just choose not to. Even today they use the cheapest materials for their cars. Removing user-serviceability is an income stream for the dealer.
My Acura tl is the same. Have to remove bumpers and trunk liners for lights. I think it's just because they wanted to build a solid quiet car.
Just totaled this car. Had a bunch of other mods too. I will miss that engine so much.
At the auto auction the dealers run away from the lucerne when it;s got the 4.6 v8 it's got a lot of problems . You cant hardly give them away ! Better to have one with the 3.8 v6 damn good engine which GM quit making . GO FIGURE !
I was very aware of this cars existence when they were out new, but that could also partly be due to the fact that I had 2008 Lacrosse Super. I feel like these cars were the beginning of the end of Buick making distinctive traditional luxury cars.
The Lacrosse Super with the 5.3L was more reliable. Would pick that over the Northstar any day!
@@dereky.6737 I know the Nothstar has a bad reputation and I dont have any personal first hand experience with it, but I will say I only had my LaCrosse Super for about two years because I had non stop issues with it. Things were breaking on it faster than I could fix them.
That trunk looks like a freakin' basement! I miss big ol' boats like this.
Unfortunately, all the American auto manufacturers (GM, Ford, Chrysler) have discontinued making sedans as they are focusing on crossover/SUvs. Small cars and sedans make less profit for these auto manufactures whereas crossover/SUVs make more profit which is why they focus on those
The Japanese and Koreans are more than happy to fill that gap. Sedans weren't a big segment but they were a reliable segment. It's a short-sighted decision by the Big Three.
I have the 07 Buick Lucerne cxl with 3.8 if you look close it is a Cadillac through and through if you go to replace one of those air shocks excluding install it is $400 a piece if you go to replace a brake caliper it is $400 a piece and the only differences mine has the leather wrap wheel mine also has pretty much everything else the same except mine also has the steering column shifter and it absolutely guzzles the fuel I only get 15 Mi to the gallon and if you have a tall torso you have to ride in the backseat
those vents was a big fade in the 00s , Buying fake vents and glue it on the side of their cars was huge 😂
Reportedly they fixed all of the Northstar issues around this time
Awesome 😊
Are you going to do a 2009-2016 Lincoln MKS ecoboost and 1999 Oldsmobile 88
I have a 07 CXL Lucern fwd 3.8. I love it coming from a 5.3 ls awg Tahoe. I do want the v8 North Star lucern motor swap but I do love the gas mileage wayyyy Better 😂😂
I just bought my 3.9l v6 had it 2 months someone hit it Monday wish I woulda got that super though.
Now you have to find Lacrosse super with a 5.3l LS4 V8 with 10 more HP and and 30 more lb/ft TQ in a smaller lighter car.
Lucernes, in any trim, are an average at best car whereas the Lesabres that they replaced were at least on a general scale way way more dependable and reliable. It's just the trajectory for GM as we're seeing...they're now just plummeting in quality for the past arguably 15 years or so. There was hope for Buick around 2009 after the restructuring but the concepts they boasted never happened, the Turbo Regal (Opel) was *ok*, the Enclave looked nice but has a turd for a motor, and whoever was in charge of marketing at Buick could not possibly have done a worse job in the past decade when the brand could easily have been refocused and reinvigorated (hello, Electra?) They don't call them General Morons for nothing. I give Buick 5 years tops as a brand. I'll keep my Reatta.
Hey I know this car and the owner!!! Epic car and great review
got, one. same color white.🙏
The seats in these cars is fat as hell and very comfortable. This is probably my favorite modern buick, very comfortable and powerful even with the 3800 engine which is the engine to go to on these.
The 09 Lacrosse had an LS4.😲
Super 🔥🔥🔥
I did know know it existed before this video.
I have this car now, same model almost same everything except for the optional navigation and the color is tan.
Try a 2013 Buick Regal GS Sedan that is the car to drive and review.
He did do a review of one, one of the earlier reviews, was a well done review.
I always wanted a car with ventilated seats
Never new this car existed until now
the Lucerne super and lacrosse super were Buicks last attempt to show the market that they made a steath wealth car. A Buick was the type of wealthy person that didn't want to flash that wealth. a Cadillac is too much flash for Buick guy. My grandma told me a doctor drove a Buick and a Banker drove a Cadillac and it was true back in the day. a luxury car told the world you had worked hard for what you have achieved. I think this car looks better then the last gen park ave. it has presents without being flashy and that has always been Buick. today's Buick I don't even know what they are in the market boring people movers
I wish they would have made these Rwd or Awd 💯💯💯🤔🤗
Zach do you make enough money to live off TH-cam I really hope so because I never want these videos to end I literally watch every one
I am fortunate enough to at the moment! Thank you!
I own a?08 lurcerene with 70 k miles?on it but always having trouble?with AC ???
This car… is almost exactly like my Cadillac DTS
Nice 😀
A feature missing from this 2008 Buick that some other luxury cars had back then is push to start. Interesting it has voice control which I didn't know existed back then and that many modern cars have now.
The Buick Lucifer 👹
Mine, is the V-6👍