my 5th grade teacher got a new one as a gift from husband that year, she was so excited she took the whole class out to see it. i remember it well, definitely left an impression
@Private Account It is good to see people who really know about cars in the comments, if I can share something I had an experience that I will never forget, it was 2007 in my neighborhood I had a neighbor who always boasted about his BMW 335 turbo, he was the typical young man who wants to get attention and believed that he had the best and everything else for him was trash and not even Americans, instead I had a crown vic of 2004 one of the best cars I've had but the detail is that the boy always told me how could I have a piece of garbage like that I only answered him your car is to brag attention and mine is for comfort there were days where he made fun of him saying that it was just a boat nothing reliable I thought this boy does not know that my car is a marvel, but the day arrived where the turbo and transmission broke down but it was so expensive to repair it had to sell for less money and buy something cheaper and reliable after that day and day he saw me pass in my crown and I just dropped the glass and greeted him saying how good it feels to be in this car which I sold it until 2014 haha memories.
RayJ-HT Everything that comes out today has its nuances too a degree, but all look very similar. Older cars varied alot and adleast some distinctive traits that separated them from the competition, this car would stand out on the roads today Nissan versa or a chevy Malibu. And although you might dislike the digital gauges and the cockpit layout unlike the newer cars the reatta adleast tries to stand out, I personally miss the character older vehicles had that the newer ones simply don't, character is what is missing from most modern day cars unless you are spending upwards of a 100G's and even then is still left wanting.
@@rueben44 the "German designed" cars buick have been receiving don't have the high quality german DNA most people revere. If anything, they look like saturn auras and pontiac G6s, which aren't ugly or undrivable per-sae but they just kind of exist and aren't really stunning at anything, and if memory serves me right both of those were based off opels and vaxhaulls as well. Not to say the reatta is a stunning car either because it's cool but only from a certain way of looking at it.
Greige, sharp-edged, blobmobiles, with silly lights. Sadly, with the look of concept cars, and since AI is taking over design, we'll be getting more of the same for quite a while to come. Though, despite the rare burst of genius, car designers and executives are not the most creative of people. As evidenced by the names they give their products.(626, M3, A6, 900, V8, and that's before you get to S, SS, LS, LX, GLS, GLX, GT, RS....)
+AimlessMoto I agree! If saw the Buick Cascada Super Bowl ad with New York Giants football player Odell Beckham, Jr. you know Buick didn't revive the Reatta name.
Ardhana Hariwidagdo, the 1.6L turbo that is in the Cascada only has 200hp and the car does 0-60 in 10 seconds. You need more than 50 extra horsepower to make that car feel remotely peppy. The car weighs over 4,000lbs, a little more weight from the V6 is going to be fine
Man! I must have been the only 16 year old back in 89' that actually loved this car. A grandpa BUICK! And as I'm approaching grandpa age I still love the style of it! The Cadillac Allanté is another beautiful one too from the same era. Even today As I have always felt. I personally hate digital gauges. Analog all the way to see the actual needles moving left and right.
The Reatta has withstood the test of time, still looks nice today! Sure, wasn't blazing with horsepower compared to today's cars, but it does have the wonderful 3.8 engine. I had loved the Allante when new, but after hearing the horror stories with the Northstar engine, longterm, the Reatta turns out to be a better choice!
Wow, they're really knockin' the old CRT control center here - lol, that was the most innovative thing Buick did in the '80s. Wasn't the same anymore when they removed the touchscreen after '89 :(
25+ years later and we're still dealing with touchscreen based systems and customers are still saying just give us buttons instead. Yes that CRT was touchscreen, in the 80s.
@@anthonybha4510 going to EPCOT and seeing the future cars by GM was one of my favorite things as a kid in the 80s. They really were the worlds leader in tech, then they lost their way by making 7 versions of a Cutlass every year and calling it a day.
I like the Allante's styling better, but there's no question which car had the better engine. I'd take the Buick on that basis alone. For as unusual as these were, I still see a lot of them around and always in good condition.
It was so exciting when they came out . I was a car salesman at Buick back then . The price was high at 36000 the top sedans at the time where 28 so it was considered pricey . I think we sold 5or 6 all together including the one the boss and his son got. The hardtop sold better maybe 8-10 but that was a four year run to the convertibles two years. I think the word was that the 91 was all left over 90s that had sitting at the factory that none where actually build in 91 there was only one production run of them.
I just told my wife that..... I saw one for sale and it's just sitting there and it caught my eye so I looked in to it and I am convinced that I should buy it, but everyone else thinks that is dumb. So I'm going to buy it
This is another car to add to my list of "Best represents the management of Roger Smith at GM" 1. Fiero 2. Allante 3. Reatta 4. GN(X) One car had finally come into its own and was doing great in sales - canceled. Two were half assed GM cars of their time. And one was lusted after by the public and the platform sold well, but didn't fit into the GM company mantra of the time.
The cars you just named had one other problem: the Corvette. The Corvette people are simply not going to let any other GM vehicle outshine their flagship sports car. That's been the problem since day one.
Great stylish car all in a basic practical GM FWD V6 package. I see 2 of these red ones on eBay right now asking $5k and $10k with just 50k miles coupe and convertible respectively. Would be a great summer / beach mobile!
Last night I dreamed that I came upon a red Reatta convertible resting unused in some guy's driveway. I got behind the wheel, and wondered if he wanted to sell. Then I wake up and find this 4 year old video in my feed. Eerie! Could it be my destiny? Or has Google/ TH-cam become far more powerful than we realize?
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hes trying to say that Biker Jims story is uninteresting. Hey Jim, my owners manual has 4 signatures of people who assembled my Reatta, I wonder if one is your dad.🙂
@@spectra_3005 the word is out on the 3800 V6 for likely being GMs best/most reliable engine ever built, period and well among the best, most reliable engines of all time among ALL automakers. Everything else should be at least OK. IF it breaks, it probably won't be expensive to repair... at least that's the standard for many of GM's larger cars from that era...
Probably more between the Corvette & Miata lol... V6 instead of a BIG V8 or tiny 4 banger. Middle ground instead of pure performance or successful mainstream (inexpensive) sportiness...
I picked up a red 91 a few months ago. 63K. Very good condition. No hurry to use it, so I am getting everything in order first. All new fluids, AC to work better, new sound system, LED lighting.
I usually like convertibles more than coupes . Having said that the reatta coupe shape is dare I say sexy where the convertible looks squareish to point of a Volvo .
Maybe reliable by GM standards (that's not saying much though) but it's a harsh pig of an engine that has a short stroke but still can't rev hence its rubbish torque figures. They sound like a bunch of pots and pans being thrown around a room at any RPM over idle. Yuck.
If these cars were so unpopular then why did Buick cascada try to replace the reatta in 2016, the cascada was even more unpopular than the reatta, just as the Cadillac XLR was even more unpopular than the allante❤❤❤❤.
I never cared about the convertible,I lost interest in convertibles in the 70,s I just want bucket seats and console, and I don't even want a stick in my Buick, the Riviera was the donor car but the reattta, was the Riviera alter ego.❤❤❤😂😂😂
Bugs me less than "botty roll." Every time he says it, I wish the car in question would have had stiffer roll bars...except then he'd say how there's "no botty roll," so you can't win.
They got rid oƒ the touchscreen after customer complaints! Now a THIRD OF A CENTURY LATER, I have to navigate a whole ass iPod to change the radio station or adjust the temp. We ARE devolving!
I had the Allanté (the Cadillac version) with the original Northstar V8 and it was damn fast once I put an Eaton Supercharger on it. I also had a Miata. The Miata was the biggest chunk of shit I ever drove, even though I kept hearing how reliable it was supposed to be. The problem with the Allanté was lack of parts. There's like one mechanic in Florida that can work on these competently, and Florida's too damn far for me to take it in for work.
That really is a good looking car. Especially for a 1990 GM considering it would have been designed in the even more awful 80's GM era. Buuuuuut one of the best looking convertibles ever made? Even if you only look at cars that had only been seen before 1990 that's a bold statement John.
When the reatta debuted in the spring of 88 I hated it, for one thing I had no prior knowledge of it and 2nd i was anticipating the arrival of the buick wildcat concept car, but it never saw production, but in the end I grew to like the reatta I liked the styling and the interior, and of course it,s perfect drive train, after all, it was just a 2 seater riviera in the first place, just like the allante was just an glorified cadillac eldorado, but in retrospect the reatta is every thing the 2018 cascada isn,t.
$35,000! Wow talk about overpriced especially 28 years ago. Would be like paying around $70,000 today Though I do love these older reviews no matter the vehicle!
Early 90s GM their cars were like legos basically anything Chevy,Buick, or Pontiac back then could mix and match about anything and shared Chassis styles (F-body, J-Body, etc) people bought from dealers more then and never really noticed as much it's convenient now when working on them though. Consider if this thing only took reatta parts, it'd be pointless to try maintaining it
Christian Johnson eh, I’m a mechanic and Honda has a fair few issues as well. They also have a strong reputation and loyal customers, I once said to a lady after her civic returned to the shop for the sixth time in a month that it was about time to replace it. She without a shred of irony said “nah, I’m never selling this car....it’s just so reliable” I buy vehicles that are a decent blend of reliable and cheap to fix, in my experience that equals GM and some Japanese models. Never had an issue from my Silverado other than a few batteries🤷♂️
my 5th grade teacher got a new one as a gift from husband that year, she was so excited she took the whole class out to see it. i remember it well, definitely left an impression
I still remember seeing the first one for sale at a dealership in St. Augustine, Florida. Not many cars I can say that about.
She must have done things other wives wouldn't
It's a piece of garbage, like the whole GM line-up. Buy a BMW.
@Private Account It is good to see people who really know about cars in the comments, if I can share something I had an experience that I will never forget, it was 2007 in my neighborhood I had a neighbor who always boasted about his BMW 335 turbo, he was the typical young man who wants to get attention and believed that he had the best and everything else for him was trash and not even Americans, instead I had a crown vic of 2004 one of the best cars I've had but the detail is that the boy always told me how could I have a piece of garbage like that I only answered him your car is to brag attention and mine is for comfort there were days where he made fun of him saying that it was just a boat nothing reliable I thought this boy does not know that my car is a marvel, but the day arrived where the turbo and transmission broke down but it was so expensive to repair it had to sell for less money and buy something cheaper and reliable after that day and day he saw me pass in my crown and I just dropped the glass and greeted him saying how good it feels to be in this car which I sold it until 2014 haha memories.
@Private Account Of course yes man can not deny that any vehicle in the world can fail, so it is appropriate to give it the correct maintenance.
This is what Buick should look like!!
I don't like digital gauges at all in any car but Buick actually did a good job with these gauges. I wouldn't mind having them
gorgeous car...28 years later a bit boring when new but compared to the bloated plastic bubbles they make now...it is stunning.
Zach eat shit twatwaffle
What are you talking about almost all of their current lineup are German designed cars and not bubbles. Some people can be so basic.
RayJ-HT Everything that comes out today has its nuances too a degree, but all look very similar. Older cars varied alot and adleast some distinctive traits that separated them from the competition, this car would stand out on the roads today Nissan versa or a chevy Malibu. And although you might dislike the digital gauges and the cockpit layout unlike the newer cars the reatta adleast tries to stand out, I personally miss the character older vehicles had that the newer ones simply don't, character is what is missing from most modern day cars unless you are spending upwards of a 100G's and even then is still left wanting.
@@rueben44 the "German designed" cars buick have been receiving don't have the high quality german DNA most people revere. If anything, they look like saturn auras and pontiac G6s, which aren't ugly or undrivable per-sae but they just kind of exist and aren't really stunning at anything, and if memory serves me right both of those were based off opels and vaxhaulls as well. Not to say the reatta is a stunning car either because it's cool but only from a certain way of looking at it.
Greige, sharp-edged, blobmobiles, with silly lights.
Sadly, with the look of concept cars, and since AI is taking over design, we'll be getting more of the same for quite a while to come.
Though, despite the rare burst of genius, car designers and executives are not the most creative of people. As evidenced by the names they give their products.(626, M3, A6, 900, V8, and that's before you get to S, SS, LS, LX, GLS, GLX, GT, RS....)
They should've called the Cascada the Reatta... Just for Buick continuity.
+AimlessMoto I agree! If saw the Buick Cascada Super Bowl ad with New York Giants football player Odell Beckham, Jr. you know Buick didn't revive the Reatta name.
Cascada's essentially a USDM astra convertible...reatta's more buick original
They should've just put the 3.6 V6 in the cascada and then maybe they would actually sell one. I work at a Buick/GMC dealership...we have sold 2...
Porter McSorley nah i think a 2 liter turbo with at least 230hp is enough for daily use. 3.6 V6 will be too heavy.
Ardhana Hariwidagdo, the 1.6L turbo that is in the Cascada only has 200hp and the car does 0-60 in 10 seconds. You need more than 50 extra horsepower to make that car feel remotely peppy. The car weighs over 4,000lbs, a little more weight from the V6 is going to be fine
Good looking car even for today.
Antwon Jenkins I will probably get one to go with my pristine 1990 Century
Leon Springs Boys TV I hope you’re joking
Sleek lines and pop up headlights. Yep, still looking pretty sweet today
Reattas looks like a sliced apple or tomato.
Why do people always say that... " even for today" . everything today is shit.
Man! I must have been the only 16 year old back in 89' that actually loved this car. A grandpa BUICK! And as I'm approaching grandpa age I still love the style of it! The Cadillac Allanté is another beautiful one too from the same era. Even today As I have always felt. I personally hate digital gauges. Analog all the way to see the actual needles moving left and right.
I like digital gauges for mph. Best way to keep a steady foot. Tachs are nice too. Very Knight Rider
The Reatta has withstood the test of time, still looks nice today! Sure, wasn't blazing with horsepower compared to today's cars, but it does have the wonderful 3.8 engine. I had loved the Allante when new, but after hearing the horror stories with the Northstar engine, longterm, the Reatta turns out to be a better choice!
Wow, they're really knockin' the old CRT control center here - lol, that was the most innovative thing Buick did in the '80s. Wasn't the same anymore when they removed the touchscreen after '89 :(
Lol Buick did the GNX in 87. A teenie bit more impressive than a crt in the dash
Love how the reviewer / actor guy slams the luggage against the back of the car then drags it across the paint and lights and into the truck lol
25+ years later and we're still dealing with touchscreen based systems and customers are still saying just give us buttons instead. Yes that CRT was touchscreen, in the 80s.
So Buick was ahead of its time. I love my Reatta's CRT , I can even do some programming thru it.
Cadillac has a touchscreen version back then, too. I just watched one of these Motorweek videos on it. It was very cool.
You could pop out that head unit and put in a double din touchscreen with CarPlay/Android auto.
I bet your Saturn sky doesn't have a touchscreen Rod
@@anthonybha4510 going to EPCOT and seeing the future cars by GM was one of my favorite things as a kid in the 80s. They really were the worlds leader in tech, then they lost their way by making 7 versions of a Cutlass every year and calling it a day.
The Buick rivieatta convertible, only one thing was missing, the S/C 3800V6 engine.
With only 21,751 total Reattas built, they're all rare gems.
I like the Allante's styling better, but there's no question which car had the better engine. I'd take the Buick on that basis alone.
For as unusual as these were, I still see a lot of them around and always in good condition.
Thought this was supposed to be an extremely rare find this day & age...
@@schwenda3727 I know of at least 2 within a half mile of me!
2:44 "Let My Love Open the Door" by Pete Townshend
Chris Prisciandaro Yes what a Zeitgeist lol.
It was so exciting when they came out . I was a car salesman at Buick back then . The price was high at 36000 the top sedans at the time where 28 so it was considered pricey . I think we sold 5or 6 all together including the one the boss and his son got. The hardtop sold better maybe 8-10 but that was a four year run to the convertibles two years. I think the word was that the 91 was all left over 90s that had sitting at the factory that none where actually build in 91 there was only one production run of them.
I so wish these convertibles had “the screen” in them. They’re everywhere now, but it must’ve been so cool to see those in a car back then.
Did anyone else cringe at 3:22 when he slid his suitcase over the weatherstripping? I'd expect that from a 7-year old. Pick that shit up!
Tyes!! God! Over and over again!! I thought the exact same thing
They always do this in motorweek videos to all cars - makes me cringe always.
I nearly bought one of these in Wisconsin to ship to Australia. Coming from a car sales family I recognise a future collectible when I see it.
Buy a Lexus LC500 Convertible.
That's a future collectible.
I just told my wife that..... I saw one for sale and it's just sitting there and it caught my eye so I looked in to it and I am convinced that I should buy it, but everyone else thinks that is dumb. So I'm going to buy it
2:31 John: EVEN THE ELEPHANT MAN CAN FIND A GOOD DRIVING POSITION IN THESE SEATS! LOL
Yea, he was a bit over the top with that one!
I came looking for this haha
That type of comment would not be tolerated today lol
Miss the old days when people weren't easily offended. Lol
Before the PC stuff.
This should have been RWD with the 3800. Buick would have a cult classic if they did. Thanks big brother GM
This is another car to add to my list of "Best represents the management of Roger Smith at GM" 1. Fiero 2. Allante 3. Reatta 4. GN(X) One car had finally come into its own and was doing great in sales - canceled. Two were half assed GM cars of their time. And one was lusted after by the public and the platform sold well, but didn't fit into the GM company mantra of the time.
@@seththomas9105 Everything GM made at this time was half-arsed. All junk, interesting, sometimes pretty, but just utter junk.
The cars you just named had one other problem: the Corvette. The Corvette people are simply not going to let any other GM vehicle outshine their flagship sports car. That's been the problem since day one.
Acid wash jeans and a Reatta... You get ALL the ladies.
Great stylish car all in a basic practical GM FWD V6 package. I see 2 of these red ones on eBay right now asking $5k and $10k with just 50k miles coupe and convertible respectively. Would be a great summer / beach mobile!
Love the 3800 v6, have one in my 1988 Olds 98 Regency, still love the car with 220k plus miles.
Last night I dreamed that I came upon a red Reatta convertible resting unused in some guy's driveway. I got behind the wheel, and wondered if he wanted to sell.
Then I wake up and find this 4 year old video in my feed. Eerie! Could it be my destiny?
Or has Google/ TH-cam become far more powerful than we realize?
Thanks John, Merry Christmas.
1990 commercial showing off a super cool convertible from it’s time, jamming to some Who on the radio. I wish I lived back then!!
My sister had the coupe years ago. Spectacularly cool car. Handbuilt too!
Interior looks great.
My dad used to work at the Reatta Craft Center in Lansing, Mi. I remember seeing these often.
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W T actual F ? This is the most random comment I've EVER seen on TH-cam...
@@Teraforce88 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have NO CLUE!!! WHAT!?!?!
hes trying to say that Biker Jims story is uninteresting.
Hey Jim, my owners manual has 4 signatures of people who assembled my Reatta, I wonder if one is your dad.🙂
My favorite model of Buick ever. That there is a beautiful one
$67,450.27 in 2017 dollars
gmlcountry 😮
It was buick's halo car.
Get a Grand National...one bad machine.
"Even the Elephant Man can find a good driving position in these seats." 2:31
biggestsign nah he made a comment about 'orientals' in a video
that is not pc...
*LOL*
I choked on my microwaved burrito when he said that. I'm still recovering.
Somehow i still see these on the road every now and then.
Boomers like convertibles and take care of them... Plus the 38 is bulletproof.
I love my 90 reatta great car rockin 203,000 and it's my daily driver
Bkcamaro Is the Reatta expensive to maintain? I've been looking for a weekend car.
@@spectra_3005 the word is out on the 3800 V6 for likely being GMs best/most reliable engine ever built, period and well among the best, most reliable engines of all time among ALL automakers. Everything else should be at least OK. IF it breaks, it probably won't be expensive to repair... at least that's the standard for many of GM's larger cars from that era...
Hardtop or convertible?
@@spectra_3005 no dirt cheap
@@chrislusk6808 Hardtop as it sits now rocking 239,000
That tech in that car is amazing for 1990
Looks like a cross breed Riviera and Miata. Lol I'd drive it though.
Probably more between the Corvette & Miata lol... V6 instead of a BIG V8 or tiny 4 banger. Middle ground instead of pure performance or successful mainstream (inexpensive) sportiness...
"A cross between the Riviera and Miata"
So, a... Reatta, if you will.
Good looking , like the flip up headlights
I had a 96 Lesabre with that 3800 and it was a great motor. I imagine this car goes well.
I last time I saw this two seater Buick, I was still in high school and I haven't seen another one since then. LoL 😁
Great video motor week. Gorgeous buick!!
Use to see older women drive the Reatta mostly. Nice looking car back then, stood out too.
I am sure the elephant man would be terribly offended
Everybody's always offended now, so who cares?
@@231mac The elephant man cares
@@231mac JajajajaJAh 👽😱 🤬🤣 😜 kuhBaam ⚠️👀 LMFAoff 😏 💲
No he wouldn't. He lived in an era when there were no pussies
Best looking car from GM in the last 30 years. Could be a future collectable?
This car with the 4.3 liter turbo from the Sycline/Typhoon, and a better suspension would have been AWESOME.
And a stick
@@N1120A And RWD, while we're at the wishing well.
I saw one today at the junkyard , still runs, they wanted $3200.
I’m buying one today, I’m so happy
I hope it's everything you dreamed and more
I picked up a red 91 a few months ago. 63K. Very good condition. No hurry to use it, so I am getting everything in order first. All new fluids, AC to work better, new sound system, LED lighting.
We have a silver hardtop and a black convertible. They are so cool.
I also always bring my empty luggage
And one magazine which doesn't belong in the empty luggage.
MAYBE HE'S PLANNING A DAY OF SHOPLIFTING.
I usually like convertibles more than coupes . Having said that the reatta coupe shape is dare I say sexy where the convertible looks squareish to point of a Volvo .
Some wider tires and the 3.8 Turbo would've made this a very potent car.
They put a Grand National engine into it. Too much torque steer.
Acid washed jeans, oh how I miss thee.
2:59 and now 30 years later, automakers widely use modern LCD screens that simulate analog needles and dials.
Not a single mention even here in the comments of the Lebaron convertible? THAT'S what it should have been compared to.
I'd love to buy one of these!
I had one of these for 3 years before the Dashboard caught on fire.
Storage is fine when you want to carry a single magazine like in this demonstration.
The price for this car in 2018 money, adjusted for inflation, $67k!
Why is it that you never see cars like this on Mecum auto auctions?! Though it's not a world beater, it has classic good looks!
No stick
Dragging those bags into the trunk haha
I had an 88 Reatta. These cars were way ahead of their time! Didn’t like how they changed the dash area though.
Jesus, GM used this V6 is sooo many of their models.
Think about how much money they made on such a raspy motor. Think about how much money they made on looks and asthmatic performance xD
It was an insanely reliable engine, next to the 4.3 V6.
The 3800 V6 was one of the best motors GM ever made. For whatever that fact means to you...
If the 3800 had metal intake manifold gaskets or an intake manifold without coolant passages, this engine would have no major weakness.
Maybe reliable by GM standards (that's not saying much though) but it's a harsh pig of an engine that has a short stroke but still can't rev hence its rubbish torque figures. They sound like a bunch of pots and pans being thrown around a room at any RPM over idle. Yuck.
This is one of my fav cars gm ever produced old ones and new ones
Please do road test on 88 to 90 regal. I have an 89 and love old Buick's better than any car from that year.
We have two of these in my work wreaking yard I never herd of it till I saw it
that's the exact question i'm pondering at this moment: allante or reatta.
what did you decide?
If these cars were so unpopular then why did Buick cascada try to replace the reatta in 2016, the cascada was even more unpopular than the reatta, just as the Cadillac XLR was even more unpopular than the allante❤❤❤❤.
Funny thing how he complained about the touchscreen controls that are now in almost every modern vehicle. But these are my favorite cars by far!
They were always so optimistic about American brands' future prospects
I never cared about the convertible,I lost interest in convertibles in the 70,s I just want bucket seats and console, and I don't even want a stick in my Buick, the Riviera was the donor car but the reattta, was the Riviera alter ego.❤❤❤😂😂😂
I saw one of these a few months ago and genuinely did not know it was a Buick at first.
You are lucky you saw one, I haven't seen one since I was in high school.
A bit amazed at how many GM cars are introduced and then a few years later are gone... can't begin the list...at least they try!
2:37 WHY WOULD GET RID OF THE COOL 80'S TOUCH SCREEN CENTER CONSOLE, IT LOOKED SOO COOOOOL!!!
This was a nice car. It's not even extremely slow compared to modern cars.
1990 Buick Reatta - Good enough for the Elephant Man?
This is the only Buick I actually like the look of. Probably this over the Allante.
theres a reatta parked in a back alley near my house. sadly though it looks like it doesnt get driven very often :/
I am from Germany and I had a black Reatta AND also later a Allante in red!!! I had much fun with both and today I´m angry that I sold them!!!
Man. This riatta can get me laid back then. Say f it on the freeway and go over 100 mph in this car.👍✌😁.
1:08 he always says 'excape', drives me nuts
J.A. M.F The good news is: Since he was reviewing a Buick, We didn't have to hear him say "Ohzmobile"!
Bugs me less than "botty roll." Every time he says it, I wish the car in question would have had stiffer roll bars...except then he'd say how there's "no botty roll," so you can't win.
Buick had a winner with this one; however, think of what it would've been capable of with the GN drivetrain and FR layout.
Those were some skinny suitcases...
Every time I see a Cascada, I say "Somebody bought one!"
i have a '89. best car i have owned
C L I have a '97 LeSabre with the 3800 Series II V-6. It has 274,000 miles on it, without any trouble whatsoever.
1988 Olds 98 Regency Brougham, same engine with 220k miles on it... strong car, drives about 300 miles a week, good MPGs (around 30)
Stonewashed jeans
Michael Johns ICYu2 That was the '80's! Gotta love it.
They got rid oƒ the touchscreen after customer complaints! Now a THIRD OF A CENTURY LATER, I have to navigate a whole ass iPod to change the radio station or adjust the temp. We ARE devolving!
Hold on, let me just put my magazine in the 'trunk'.
Why Reatta when you can Miata for less moolah???
+Keaton Belliston The Miata's a pure sports car, the Reatta was more of a luxury car.
Two tooooOootally different buyers there, Buddy.
Some people are too big for a miata.
I had the Allanté (the Cadillac version) with the original Northstar V8 and it was damn fast once I put an Eaton Supercharger on it. I also had a Miata. The Miata was the biggest chunk of shit I ever drove, even though I kept hearing how reliable it was supposed to be. The problem with the Allanté was lack of parts. There's like one mechanic in Florida that can work on these competently, and Florida's too damn far for me to take it in for work.
@Private Account I'll take the barely legal cheerleader over the supermodel any day. Super models have already been shored out.
I want to see the CRT displays they keep talking about. Is that in a previous review?
LockTest Yeah, the CRT was only available on the 1988-1989 Reatta.
This should have had the supercharged 3800 instead!
Was in the works for 1992.
When was the last time you saw an Allante driving around
Last week
That really is a good looking car. Especially for a 1990 GM considering it would have been designed in the even more awful 80's GM era. Buuuuuut one of the best looking convertibles ever made? Even if you only look at cars that had only been seen before 1990 that's a bold statement John.
Awesome thanks
When the reatta debuted in the spring of 88 I hated it, for one thing I had no prior knowledge of it and 2nd i was anticipating the arrival of the buick wildcat concept car, but it never saw production, but in the end I grew to like the reatta I liked the styling and the interior, and of course it,s perfect drive train, after all, it was just a 2 seater riviera in the first place, just like the allante was just an glorified cadillac eldorado, but in retrospect the reatta is every thing the 2018 cascada isn,t.
I rather have the Cadillac Allante, until the Buick Reatta still retains its coupé body shell.
I'd pick the Miata every time.
Buick has a Convertible today in 2020..still doing Buick things
Is the cadillac allante much of a rival if they're both owned by the same company?
Was this car related to the FWD Lotus Elan of the early 1990s? I know GM and Lotus worked together back then.
$35,000! Wow talk about overpriced especially 28 years ago. Would be like paying around $70,000 today
Though I do love these older reviews no matter the vehicle!
It has the same shift lever as a Cavalier lol.
Early 90s GM their cars were like legos basically anything Chevy,Buick, or Pontiac back then could mix and match about anything and shared Chassis styles (F-body, J-Body, etc) people bought from dealers more then and never really noticed as much it's convenient now when working on them though. Consider if this thing only took reatta parts, it'd be pointless to try maintaining it
And Acuras use Civic and Accord parts....
@@DrewLSsix but it's all Honda... much more dependable than GM
Christian Johnson eh, I’m a mechanic and Honda has a fair few issues as well.
They also have a strong reputation and loyal customers, I once said to a lady after her civic returned to the shop for the sixth time in a month that it was about time to replace it. She without a shred of irony said “nah, I’m never selling this car....it’s just so reliable”
I buy vehicles that are a decent blend of reliable and cheap to fix, in my experience that equals GM and some Japanese models.
Never had an issue from my Silverado other than a few batteries🤷♂️