I have a 92 model (first year for the Ultra package). Fair warning: even if you find a spotless one-owner car expect to have to do some electrical work! I only am willing to spend the money because I love it. At the end of a long day at work it's almost as nice to drive as a Rolls.
@@antoniojmonetti Absolutely the GM Supercharged 240 HP 3800 V6 requires premium fuel. I have a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix with the 240 horsepower Supercharged 3800 V6 with over 280 thousand miles that requires premium fuel. This engine without a doubt is the longest lasting, most dependable, low maintenance, high performing engine GM ever built. Unfortunately GM stopped building this engine and replaced it with 3600 Direct Injection Variable Valve Timing V6 which isn't as good because of carbon build up issues on the valves.
@@antoniojmonetti I definitely would avoid the Northstar engine because they have a tendency to blow head gaskets. Luckily GM doesn't build Northstar engines anymore and their best engine the 3800 has been discontinued and replaced with the 3600. I have a 2017 Chevy Impala Premier with the 3600 V6 with 306 horsepower that really performs lots of power, torque, smooth, quiet but will probably have carbon issues around 70-80 thousand miles. At 34 thousand miles still runs great.
The best part of this video for me was seeing him ride with his grandmother. It made me think back to when my Mother and grandmother were still living, and I would drive them to the store's they wanted to go to, priceless memories.
My dad had that Buick. It's the car I learned to drive in. I mixed up the gas and brake while parking it and jumped the parking thing and came 3 inches from crashing into Publix before realizing my mistake and slamming the brake. My dad didn't even mention it and still let me drive home after we went shopping. I miss that man every single day.
I'm not saying "too complicated" but it was before can-bus. Remember the times where the car wouldn't start because of an error in the door-handle? Well it wasn't the nineties.
Crooklyn's Finest you gotta be kidding me right? Honda Odyssey’s, crvs, accords, and civics from the 90’s are still seen often today. Toyota’s as well.
Crooklyn's Finest The 3800 series v6's GM used in the 90s routinely pass 300,000 MILES with just maintaince. Lexus and Toyota were famous for reliablity in the 90s as well as Hondas. Chrysler also had an uber reliable power train in the 90s, the AMC designed 4.0L straight 6 found in the Zj, Xj, and Wj.
i love THIS! these kinda videos bring back memories and cars of today that many of us can afford!!! i have a 1990 Trofeo i just bought as a daily and its just like the Buick! i LOVE IT! the Pillow Top Adjustable Seats are amazing!!!! and teh 3800 still has some Pep to it! Best highway/city daily driving car i have ever owned
My first 5 cars were General Motors. My first was a 1993 Buick Park Ave. Loved it after it hit 200,000 i needed a new trans. My second was a 1997 Buick LeSabre Limited, that one was a pain in my butt. Ended up getting a rebuilt engine for it and then selling the car. My third was a 2000 Buick LeSabre Limited, loved that one too but it got totaled. My fourth was a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 with a cadillac north star engine, which i still own. My fifth was a 2001 Buick LeSabre Custom and i gave that to my sister. Now i have a 2007 Toyota Corolla LE. Very reliable and fuel efficient and an amazing car. Love Toyota. Although i do miss some of those Buicks and that v6 power.
Here in the Netherlands they rust like crazy(suspension failure because of it, or inside out rust on doors.) I love the w202 . I had a w201 that body was indestructible only the pierburg carb was very bad.
ErecMr This guy is hailing them, the Buick, the AMG custom Mercedes build. Lexus hahaha.... To me, that AMG still has that taxi desgin, good? just a taxi....Timeless? always boring you call timeless? Mercedes can do good cards too, that Wankel 1970 thing, some SL coupe models, but most of them are the family Taxi cars... Who needs high quality, they lease them for 2 years, ONLY the used old car people love that! Today? They do well better now, selling sports coupe models. Who needs family quality?
I don't get your point. What do you want to say? The old C Class is - in its regular form - an old ordinary car. With the AMG - trim it gets a different car for me. There are just some little changes to the car that makes it interesting to me. What is family quality? Quality is, when the customer comes back, not the product. By the way...my C coupé is bought.
To those who put the C36 down, you have obviously never driven an AMG of any erra... My C43 would roast a BMW M3 of that era... they would have me 0 to 30 by almost a car length... after that they rapidly disappeared in my rear view mirror. The C43 was unreal in it's 60-120mph time... neither of the others could even come close. The buick would probably explode.
Ah, the battleship Buick. So big and heavy that it doesn't so much ride the bumps, it just bludgeons them into submission. It's always inappropriately fun to see an old dowager like this pick up her skirts and light the tyres up...
They say the newer cars will go a minimum of 200,000 miles (time will tell) but the older cars are easier to work on, cheaper to fix and repair, cheaper to buy, and they’re not computers on wheels. They have main computers but their only job most of the time is to run the car. I have a 2001 Corolla and a 2003 Highlander, both of them base models, no computerized crap, no hybrid problems, its great
I own the 2nd gen es300 sadly no manual was given but it has a similar body style, longer by a few inches and has a 1mz fe which outputs around 210 hp I still love it to heck only con of owning one though is it eats gas like crazy
Surprisingly I dig the Buick. My mom had a 97 LeSabre when I was in middle/high school and that thing was so cushy and comfortable, and actually solid. Aah nostalgia.
Really love this channel man! I like seeing the cars that were hot when I was younger. I think they need to make throwback cars with a few modern touches. I mean they make throwback Jordan’s, throwback soda, movies. You would think throwback cars are coming soon.😊
Ferrari Dave Car Reviews Buick is going the sell SUVs to soccer moms route. I wouldn’t be surprised if they stop selling sedans entirely in a few years.
To be fair the ES is nothing like the C series - the GS would be a decent comparison, but the ES was nothing more than a tarted up Camry - great car, but not in any way comparable to the GS or C Class. Of course the US never got the 2JZ-GTE version of the GS300/Aristo that would compare with/exceed the C36 performance wise.
Love this era of luxury cars and cars in general. Love that you have these cars. Honestly, Tyler has great taste. Please keep these three running forever and love them like your favourite dogs!
Top tip; If you are looking to buy a W202 chassis Mercedes like in the video, shoot for 1997 to 2000 model years. They have more gears in the auto which is also more stout than the older one and better shiting, also no degrading wiring looms.
milosilic23 I'm a single dad with a daughter and I needed a new vehicle. I could choose between luxury and Power on the Buick or solid reliability from a 10 year old Corolla that I found with only 80,000 miles on the meter. it's also a top-of-the-line Corolla with all the bells and whistles. I took solid reliability.
I own the same model, albeit with an automatic gearbox, and I've owned it since new too. In 2019 my daughter started university and she expressed an interest in driving the car, so I replaced everything that could be unbolted with brand new parts because it was still cheaper to do that than buy her a new car, and she's very proud to drive it. She came home from hospital in it the day she was born. It's a car which has aged remarkably well with not a rattle or a creak.
BASITH PH >>> Funny to hear somebody call the 90’s the good ol’ days. I was born in 1967, so for me the good ol’ days for cars was the 60’s. I guess it’s all relative! 😎
As a Buick guy I gotta make a correction. 1995 was the first year the Park Ave got the Series II. 1996 was the first year the LeSabre got the Series II. Also, you don't seem to say it, but you have the Park Ave Ultra. Thats an important distinction because the standard Park Ave didnt have the super charger.
You have a nice collection of really nice, well maintained cars. Congrats! Honestly a few months ago it seemed as if you were just buying for the sake of buying but you really have pulled it together man.
If you considered 90's luxury cars unreliable you are obviously can't maintain an old car. 90's luxury cars can go half a million miles,if properly maintained.
Nope but 90s Japanese and American cars let alone luxury were at a pinnacle. Right before OBD2 500k+ Lexus Toyotas, 300k infiniti, 300k easy GMs. Toyota(lexus)/GMC also has cheap ass parts at the counter as opposed to BMW/Mercedes/Infiniti, etc. Lexus would win the 90s luxury title. Non luxury is debatable but I'm really liking my 91 Jeep as far as low cost of ownership but it depends who you ask, people who say they're a money pit are often taking the expensive routes 90% of the time
Excellent choice of the Buick Park Avenue! I couldn't agree more with you.. I would also suggest the Buick Reatta coupe and Convertible.. the last handmade vehicles in America produced in limited numbers.. with the 3800 GM Engine too...I hope you get to locate one of these rare vehicles and produce another great adventure and review.
I have a 2005 LeSabre that has all the gadgets his 96 ultra has (except and the turning volume knob) and the notification lights are in the regular place. Rides great.
I watch a lot of the new car reviews on the Tubes but my heart has always been with older models. Hoovie is so right about older generations of cars having more unique characteristics as well as being easier to work on (watch The Wizard’s vid on the 3800 V6, same engine minus the SC, that’s found in the Park Ave). Buick, if you’re listening, bring back a boulevard (shout out to Jay Leno’s Garage) ride and a reliable engine!!!
+Kevin Michaud: Hoover seems to appreciate the cars for what they are and gives a balanced approach to their presentation. I find much of what he says to be spot on (facts and opinions, but obviously the opinions would depend on the person) and really never find him making any mistakes. He seems to capture the essence of the cars he presents on. Demuro makes many mistakes, particularly on older cars. His rating system is odd and he doesn't seem to appreciate different types of cars from different eras in the same way Hoover does. His video titles lean toward click bait and his reviews are more gimmicky, relying on odd quirks to entertain at the expense of the bigger picture. Not to bash on Demuro as he's decent and I watch his stuff, but Hoovie strikes me as more of a car connoisseur who takes all kinds of cars and tries to come at them from all angles where Demuro is more about nitpicking cars on the extremes, both good and bad. I like both, but appreciate Hoover more as a reviewer and what he reviews.
I had a 1994 Buick Roadmaster Limited. The amount of rubber you could burn off the line was hilarious. Great way to learn momentum drifting during the winter. Also, it was much more comfortable than the Park Avenue in my opinion. My other grandparents had one of those.
I just love your channel. Looks like I go back in time and also I appreciate that you have interest in 90s cars which most people don’t. And I also share the same thinking that the latest cars are like giant iPhones on the road.
Styling is subjective. And I'll grant you the Merc's RWD proportions are more timeless than the ES's FWD proportions. But most reliable and manual transmish still stand!
I'm surprised by the outpouring of love for the Buick. I was never fond of it and resented GM for it's (poor) interpretation of a Jaguar XJ6's styling. I love the Mercedes and the Lexus. Current Lexus designs make me weep, and Mercedes seems to be building a fleet of throwaway cars that are best if leased rather than purchased and passed onto junior when he or she attains his or her driver's licence. Bring back the good ol' forever-cars!!
I'd go for the Buick. I love the 1990s Buicks and Lincolns, those unambiguous and unostentatious luxury cars that offered cushy rides for highway cruising and didn't pretend to be flashy, high-performance supercars.
Definitely. Lincolns could use Ford parts, too, presumably. As for myself, I have only ever owned American cars; I like that all my replacement parts are cheap and easy to find. But the new Buicks and new Lincolns have moved away from the stealth wealth and adopted these silly aggressive styling -- it just doesn't work! All I want is a comfortabe highway-cruiser.
@@jamesbowden4871 most Buicks are rebadged Opels now, and those that aren"t are still styled to fit into that lineup Lincoln at least still has their own style
Watching you fumble around all those keys to these older luxury cars takes me back to the time I worked as a porter at a Lincoln dealership until 2012. When it came time to move a large number of cars, I loved when I had to move all the cars with keyless entry/push-button start cause all I had to do was list off the numbers, get the keys, keep them all in my pocket or hanging from my belt or whatever, pull the door and start em up without even thinking about which key was which, the car knows it's key is present.
Love your cars. And love your witty commentary also. I'd take the Buick myself. My grandparents had a 2001 lesabre, not as cool as yours, but same color and engine.
But the Aurora had a version of the Northstar engine which is problematic and not bulletproof like the 3800. You still see the old Buicks on the road, I haven't seen an Aurora in years.
I agree with the sentiment of this video. This was a time when manufacturers still had different ideas of what a proper luxury vehicle should be. I have an iPhone, so I don’t need one that drives too. I want simplicity, but some creature comforts. I chose an E36 coupe for my fun car. Not the cheapest to repair, but I like the styling.
Good video. I enjoyed the good points being lasted as well as the flaws too. You are right about all cars looking the same now and being on the same track. That 3800 V6 Supercharged was offered in: 1992-2003 Pontiac Bonneville SSE, Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile 98 Touring Sedan and Touring package( 1991-1996), Oldsmobile Eighty Eight LSS 1995-1999, Buick Regal GS, and as you see Buick Park Avenue Ultra. You are also correct about the reliability factor too.
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Look man, you know I love you.... I've posted many positive comments.... But in the same time frame, you could buy a Cadillac Eldorado, or a Cadillac Seville, with 300 horses, that was amazing, and luxurious.... And faster than everything, including the AMG, if only by a hair.... I'm not quite sure why you're skipping over the best offerings of that time frame.... And for Lincoln people, I never owned one, but the Lincoln Mark 8 was also out there, which blew these offerings away as well.... 300 horse V8, like the Cadillacs.... Some might remember the Actor Jeff Goldblum doing the voice over in their commercials, "What a luxury car SHOULD be..." I am confused. Why are you ignoring the best of those times????
Speaking of ignoring things, if you are going to speak Cadillac I wouldn't ignore the mid-90s Fleetwood. They ride better than the Eldorado and Seville, are larger and more luxurious, and if you don't like the fact they are a bit slower, then a few simple modifications can be done to the LT1 engine to undo the detuning and get it signficantly beyond the 300 horses of the others and with massive torque to boot. Not to mention that the LT1 was nearly bulletproof where the Northstar reliability of those years had a lot to be desired.
The Lexus reminds me so much of my son’s recently departed 1997 Tercel. Utterly bulletproof. So much so, I always wanted his car back. Unfortunately, a semi driver tried to occupy the same space as the Tercel, and one can imagine who won and who lost. Gratefully, no injuries, but the Ultimate in Reliability is gone. I’ve offered up my 2013 Cruze to h8m and his GF and may find myself looking for a replacement DD. I can only sit back and lust after that Lexus and wish I were rowing the gears each day to and from work.
I started watching your videos months and months ago, and your perspective on car ownership has certainly rubbed off on me. 3 months ago I purchased a 2001 Lexus ES300 (sold my 2014 BMW 328i). The ES was, and still is, possibly the best one in the county too. 71k and always taken to dealership. I wanted something nice to drive, comfortable, and insanely reliable and the ES300 fit that bill. About a month after I purchased the car, you also picked up the most Hooptie version ever of the car, and that affirmed that I watch to much TH-cam, and that I made a good choice. Thanks for videos, and thanks for spending your money to make us laugh.
That 5spd Lexus has to be one of the best deals i have seen you get since i have been watching your channel.
And one of the few cars that work properly too
Not a bad way to spend $300
Ikr. He actually made a good financial decision!
Don't forget "The Farrary", pal!..
You can get such cool cars for like 300$ american car market in a nutshell..
I’m completely in love with that Buick
I have a 92 model (first year for the Ultra package). Fair warning: even if you find a spotless one-owner car expect to have to do some electrical work! I only am willing to spend the money because I love it. At the end of a long day at work it's almost as nice to drive as a Rolls.
@LAFOLLETTER It was meant to be the American answer to the XJ6 and the styling has aged remarkably well.
soroush valim I used to have two Buick’s the same as that
@@antoniojmonetti Absolutely the GM Supercharged 240 HP 3800 V6 requires premium fuel.
I have a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix with the 240 horsepower Supercharged 3800 V6 with over 280 thousand miles that requires premium fuel.
This engine without a doubt is the longest lasting, most dependable, low maintenance, high performing engine GM ever built.
Unfortunately GM stopped building this engine and replaced it with 3600 Direct Injection Variable Valve Timing V6 which isn't as good because of carbon build up issues on the valves.
@@antoniojmonetti I definitely would avoid the Northstar engine because they have a tendency to blow head gaskets.
Luckily GM doesn't build Northstar engines anymore and their best engine the 3800 has been discontinued and replaced with the 3600.
I have a 2017 Chevy Impala Premier with the 3600 V6 with 306 horsepower that really performs lots of power, torque, smooth, quiet but will probably have carbon issues around 70-80 thousand miles.
At 34 thousand miles still runs great.
So pure, so honest and sensible, a true petrolhead. Keep it up man, keep it up!!
The best part of this video for me was seeing him ride with his grandmother. It made me think back to when my Mother and grandmother were still living, and I would drive them to the store's they wanted to go to, priceless memories.
Brian Gatewood, yeap, best memories ever brother. Nothing like grandma and grandpa
My dad had that Buick. It's the car I learned to drive in. I mixed up the gas and brake while parking it and jumped the parking thing and came 3 inches from crashing into Publix before realizing my mistake and slamming the brake. My dad didn't even mention it and still let me drive home after we went shopping. I miss that man every single day.
"very reasonable to keep running, for the most part."
*touches the merc*
the mercedes looks right into your 90's car guy soul
The 90's cars: uncomplicated, good build quality, reliable, excellent ride, well proportioned designs. The best decade for cars!
cariusx *cough* Nissan 300zx *cough*
‘90s car’ and ‘reliable’ should never be used in the same sentence.
I'm not saying "too complicated" but it was before can-bus. Remember the times where the car wouldn't start because of an error in the door-handle? Well it wasn't the nineties.
Crooklyn's Finest you gotta be kidding me right? Honda Odyssey’s, crvs, accords, and civics from the 90’s are still seen often today. Toyota’s as well.
Crooklyn's Finest The 3800 series v6's GM used in the 90s routinely pass 300,000 MILES with just maintaince. Lexus and Toyota were famous for reliablity in the 90s as well as Hondas. Chrysler also had an uber reliable power train in the 90s, the AMC designed 4.0L straight 6 found in the Zj, Xj, and Wj.
i love THIS! these kinda videos bring back memories and cars of today that many of us can afford!!! i have a 1990 Trofeo i just bought as a daily and its just like the Buick! i LOVE IT! the Pillow Top Adjustable Seats are amazing!!!! and teh 3800 still has some Pep to it! Best highway/city daily driving car i have ever owned
I seriously love that Buick. I want a supercharged Buick so badly.
Lancastria What?
Had a regal GS with the blower. What A Fucking Hoot.
Yeah, I'll go with that Lancastria!
Looking to replace my old corolla with one of those supercharged buicks.
Tylersaurand
If you aren't looking entirely for luxury, Pontiac also made the Grand Prix with the same engine that the Buicks use.
That park avenue is sweet! I have a 2000 buick lesabre and it's literally the same but a little more modern, great for broke milennials like myself.
I had an ‘01 Lesabre and it was my favourite car. Keep yours for as long as you can!
My first 5 cars were General Motors. My first was a 1993 Buick Park Ave. Loved it after it hit 200,000 i needed a new trans. My second was a 1997 Buick LeSabre Limited, that one was a pain in my butt. Ended up getting a rebuilt engine for it and then selling the car. My third was a 2000 Buick LeSabre Limited, loved that one too but it got totaled. My fourth was a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 with a cadillac north star engine, which i still own. My fifth was a 2001 Buick LeSabre Custom and i gave that to my sister. Now i have a 2007 Toyota Corolla LE. Very reliable and fuel efficient and an amazing car. Love Toyota. Although i do miss some of those Buicks and that v6 power.
I have a 2002 lesabre have not had it for that long but I love it so far
@@quentinrathbone2076 same here man. Love my 2002 LeSabre
I drive a century which is its little brother and I absolutely love it
Midlevel executive at Enron in 1995 🤣🤣🤣
this guy is a fool lol
Damn the Mercedes after all these years, still looks gorgeous.
Can't say that, about the modern ones.
Absolutely true
Rafael Santos_7 they're getting back on the ball though.
Here in the Netherlands they rust like crazy(suspension failure because of it, or inside out rust on doors.) I love the w202 . I had a w201 that body was indestructible only the pierburg carb was very bad.
I love my W204 Facelift but I gotta say. The old ones are an acquired taste but a gem to every enthusiast
The CLA is going to look great in a few years! (not)
The mercedes looks so good! Timeless design :) Keep up the good work hoovie! Greetings from germany
Fade, I know right?! It's an 80's box with slightly rounded edges.. To each their own though, and all that.
ErecMr
This guy is hailing them, the Buick, the AMG custom Mercedes build. Lexus hahaha....
To me, that AMG still has that taxi desgin, good? just a taxi....Timeless? always boring you call timeless?
Mercedes can do good cards too, that Wankel 1970 thing, some SL coupe models, but most of them are the family Taxi cars...
Who needs high quality, they lease them for 2 years, ONLY the used old car people love that! Today? They do well better now, selling sports coupe models. Who needs family quality?
I don't get your point. What do you want to say? The old C Class is - in its regular form - an old ordinary car. With the AMG - trim it gets a different car for me. There are just some little changes to the car that makes it interesting to me. What is family quality? Quality is, when the customer comes back, not the product. By the way...my C coupé is bought.
It looks old, but good. Like e tupe or stratos, they clearly show from which time they are, but it doesn't make them look bad.
To those who put the C36 down, you have obviously never driven an AMG of any erra... My C43 would roast a BMW M3 of that era... they would have me 0 to 30 by almost a car length... after that they rapidly disappeared in my rear view mirror. The C43 was unreal in it's 60-120mph time... neither of the others could even come close. The buick would probably explode.
I love the C36 AMG!
@TheTransporter1461 - too bad he never truly showed the interior or any detail of the car.
I love that Buick
Ah, the battleship Buick. So big and heavy that it doesn't so much ride the bumps, it just bludgeons them into submission. It's always inappropriately fun to see an old dowager like this pick up her skirts and light the tyres up...
It's a hoot! I had two Ultras that were like Hoovie's and I had a ball switching the traction control off and flooring it from a stop.
1st car was an '87 LeSabre & I'd surprise a few folks off the line. Including myself!
Ha ha, Enron...I wonder how many even get that reference.
I was thinking the same thing xD
Mostly the same people that get "bill Clinton is a rapist" reference. 🐸👌🏽
Im from MS so I do!
TheGerudan I work in the electricity industry. Even 17 years later I still hear people talking about Enron all the damn time.
TheGerudan lol what a horrific scandal
I love the hell out of that Lexus.
Get one while they can still be found!
They say the newer cars will go a minimum of 200,000 miles (time will tell) but the older cars are easier to work on, cheaper to fix and repair, cheaper to buy, and they’re not computers on wheels. They have main computers but their only job most of the time is to run the car. I have a 2001 Corolla and a 2003 Highlander, both of them base models, no computerized crap, no hybrid problems, its great
Same that’s my favorite
I own the 2nd gen es300 sadly no manual was given but it has a similar body style, longer by a few inches and has a 1mz fe which outputs around 210 hp I still love it to heck only con of owning one though is it eats gas like crazy
me too
Surprisingly I dig the Buick. My mom had a 97 LeSabre when I was in middle/high school and that thing was so cushy and comfortable, and actually solid. Aah nostalgia.
Really love this channel man! I like seeing the cars that were hot when I was younger. I think they need to make throwback cars with a few modern touches. I mean they make throwback Jordan’s, throwback soda, movies. You would think throwback cars are coming soon.😊
I’d argue they still do have the same approaches. Mercedes and Lexus being fairly close, Buick is trying to go a diff route tho, whatever that is.
Buick going the Chinese route since they are the biggest market for buicks.
That's a Buick?!?
Ferrari Dave Car Reviews Buick is going the sell SUVs to soccer moms route. I wouldn’t be surprised if they stop selling sedans entirely in a few years.
I wish lexus would still make manual cars.
To be fair the ES is nothing like the C series - the GS would be a decent comparison, but the ES was nothing more than a tarted up Camry - great car, but not in any way comparable to the GS or C Class. Of course the US never got the 2JZ-GTE version of the GS300/Aristo that would compare with/exceed the C36 performance wise.
Porno music while driving a Buick Park Avenue
Arctic5Fox yeah it does not match 😐
Arctic5Fox how many kids today were concieved in the back of a Buick. LoL
Arctic5Fox lmaoo
Classy
yeah i can imagine me being in the back seat with sharon stone :D
Love this era of luxury cars and cars in general. Love that you have these cars. Honestly, Tyler has great taste. Please keep these three running forever and love them like your favourite dogs!
Top tip; If you are looking to buy a W202 chassis Mercedes like in the video, shoot for 1997 to 2000 model years. They have more gears in the auto which is also more stout than the older one and better shiting, also no degrading wiring looms.
I want that Park Avenue in the worst kind of way. I almost got one of your ago. Still regret passing it up. It was a one-owner car.
Randal Hill why? Why on earth would you pass on it?
milosilic23 I'm a single dad with a daughter and I needed a new vehicle. I could choose between luxury and Power on the Buick or solid reliability from a 10 year old Corolla that I found with only 80,000 miles on the meter. it's also a top-of-the-line Corolla with all the bells and whistles. I took solid reliability.
Randal Hill
The 3800 is one of the most bulletproof engines GM ever made. You didn't need to pass on it.
I so want that Buick I call dibs
I’m from a future where Hoovie sells all of these and buys a northstar powered Seville
You should do a world's greatest drag race hooptie edition using all your cars
I really like this style of editing!
Yeah, this video was really well done
That Mercedes is a real Benz. Such a beautiful, simple elegant design.
Please do more of these kind of videos, Tyler!!
For some reason I´m starting to develop quite a soft spot for that red Lexus.
Best find ever!
I own the same model, albeit with an automatic gearbox, and I've owned it since new too. In 2019 my daughter started university and she expressed an interest in driving the car, so I replaced everything that could be unbolted with brand new parts because it was still cheaper to do that than buy her a new car, and she's very proud to drive it. She came home from hospital in it the day she was born. It's a car which has aged remarkably well with not a rattle or a creak.
This little corner of TH-cam automotive content you've carved out for yourself is great, I love these cars.
My mom had a 97 ES300 and finally bought a 2008 ES350 once the old Lexus got 376,000 miles on the original motor and transmission
Was something wrong with the '97?
Jesus, my 94 es300 has 170,000. I guess it's still got a long way to go
Lexus is the best
AYYYY MAI MOMMAY GOT AN ES 350 TOOOOOOOO!!! Btw they're so comfortable!
I have a 2000 Buick Park Ave. with 40,000 miles on it and that thing rides like a dream wouldn’t trade it for the world
Came for buick content. will return for more
6:05 reminds me of the old Aiwa Stereos that had the volume knobs turn when you used the remote.
I miss the 90s. Good ol’ days.
BASITH PH >>> Funny to hear somebody call the 90’s the good ol’ days. I was born in 1967, so for me the good ol’ days for cars was the 60’s. I guess it’s all relative! 😎
B3burner it is
Lets go back in time!
this is really the best car focused channel on youtube, good job man, keep going you inspire me :)
As a Buick guy I gotta make a correction. 1995 was the first year the Park Ave got the Series II. 1996 was the first year the LeSabre got the Series II.
Also, you don't seem to say it, but you have the Park Ave Ultra. Thats an important distinction because the standard Park Ave didnt have the super charger.
You have a nice collection of really nice, well maintained cars. Congrats! Honestly a few months ago it seemed as if you were just buying for the sake of buying but you really have pulled it together man.
I wish to one day own my own hooptie fleet of cars just like Tyler!
Cool comparison - straight forward and practical. I remember all three of these cars quite well. Nice to see them compared in this way.
90s luxury is my kind of luxury. Comfortable, unreliable, and bland.
If you considered 90's luxury cars unreliable you are obviously can't maintain an old car.
90's luxury cars can go half a million miles,if properly maintained.
Mr Mac Before you talk shit maybe you should just check out Austin's channel. Lol
Not a BMW 8-series and other 90's German luxury cars , unreliable, expensive parts and difficult to work on.
Nope but 90s Japanese and American cars let alone luxury were at a pinnacle. Right before OBD2
500k+ Lexus Toyotas, 300k infiniti, 300k easy GMs. Toyota(lexus)/GMC also has cheap ass parts at the counter as opposed to BMW/Mercedes/Infiniti, etc.
Lexus would win the 90s luxury title. Non luxury is debatable but I'm really liking my 91 Jeep as far as low cost of ownership but it depends who you ask, people who say they're a money pit are often taking the expensive routes 90% of the time
Are you calling that lexus unreliable?
Excellent choice of the Buick Park Avenue! I couldn't agree more with you.. I would also suggest the Buick Reatta coupe and Convertible.. the last handmade vehicles in America produced in limited numbers.. with the 3800 GM Engine too...I hope you get to locate one of these rare vehicles and produce another great adventure and review.
I like the Buick the most
I have a 2005 LeSabre that has all the gadgets his 96 ultra has (except and the turning volume knob) and the notification lights are in the regular place. Rides great.
I watch a lot of the new car reviews on the Tubes but my heart has always been with older models. Hoovie is so right about older generations of cars having more unique characteristics as well as being easier to work on (watch The Wizard’s vid on the 3800 V6, same engine minus the SC, that’s found in the Park Ave). Buick, if you’re listening, bring back a boulevard (shout out to Jay Leno’s Garage) ride and a reliable engine!!!
hoover > demuro as far as i'm concerned
Ben Casper say it again!! I couldn't agree more!!
Why
+Kevin Michaud: Hoover seems to appreciate the cars for what they are and gives a balanced approach to their presentation. I find much of what he says to be spot on (facts and opinions, but obviously the opinions would depend on the person) and really never find him making any mistakes. He seems to capture the essence of the cars he presents on.
Demuro makes many mistakes, particularly on older cars. His rating system is odd and he doesn't seem to appreciate different types of cars from different eras in the same way Hoover does. His video titles lean toward click bait and his reviews are more gimmicky, relying on odd quirks to entertain at the expense of the bigger picture.
Not to bash on Demuro as he's decent and I watch his stuff, but Hoovie strikes me as more of a car connoisseur who takes all kinds of cars and tries to come at them from all angles where Demuro is more about nitpicking cars on the extremes, both good and bad. I like both, but appreciate Hoover more as a reviewer and what he reviews.
Agree. Hoover is simply more fun.
@@kevinmichaud1465 simple answer for me, I can't stand Demuro attitude and his voice..
I watch your videos because your voice and humor is so fun to listen to. Keep up good work!
Great choice in the BG music...
More people should watch this video. Great comparison of three cars that I never realized were quite similar while being so different.
Amazing how this mercedes still looks classy while the others just look old.
I had a 1994 Buick Roadmaster Limited. The amount of rubber you could burn off the line was hilarious. Great way to learn momentum drifting during the winter. Also, it was much more comfortable than the Park Avenue in my opinion. My other grandparents had one of those.
Hoovie the type of guy to shove hotwheels up his nose
I just love your channel. Looks like I go back in time and also I appreciate that you have interest in 90s cars which most people don’t. And I also share the same thinking that the latest cars are like giant iPhones on the road.
I'd take the Lex, least dated design, most reliable, and a manual transmish!
bliglum I would say the merc is a more timeless design
Yah, fair enough. Design is very subjective.
Sorry, but ain't no way the lex looks better than the merc. That german beauty will never look dated.
Styling is subjective. And I'll grant you the Merc's RWD proportions are more timeless than the ES's FWD proportions. But most reliable and manual transmish still stand!
bliglum You're very reasonable. I suppose you're right about the subjectiveness and about the transmission.
In my opinion, hands down your Best video out of the last 25 or so I've watched collectively.
I'm surprised by the outpouring of love for the Buick. I was never fond of it and resented GM for it's (poor) interpretation of a Jaguar XJ6's styling. I love the Mercedes and the Lexus. Current Lexus designs make me weep, and Mercedes seems to be building a fleet of throwaway cars that are best if leased rather than purchased and passed onto junior when he or she attains his or her driver's licence. Bring back the good ol' forever-cars!!
dqwaszx Buick did copy Jaguar quite a few times
Congratulations Tyler, you have officially become the budget version of Jay Leno's Garage
Should include Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, Lincoln Towncar, BMW and a few others of the 90s
I agree with the first two. BMW of that era interests me less, but I guess it would depend on the model.
Infiniti Q45, Acura Legend too
You are the one car guy that gets me. I’ve already started my own Hooptie fleet! I have two 1996 dodge dakotas and a 00 Lincoln town car
I want an old lexus soooo badddd
Royhan buy one, they aren't hard to find
Get one. You'll never regret it.
I've had the same LS400 for 20 years and see absolutely no reason to replace it. The car remains a joy to own and to drive.
My mom got a 2007-2008 Lexus ES350 idk if thats old but yea...
Most Lexus owners would consider that "New".
This video was very informative on old cars. (Love the Buick)
I'd go for the Buick. I love the 1990s Buicks and Lincolns, those unambiguous and unostentatious luxury cars that offered cushy rides for highway cruising and didn't pretend to be flashy, high-performance supercars.
Definitely. Lincolns could use Ford parts, too, presumably.
As for myself, I have only ever owned American cars; I like that all my replacement parts are cheap and easy to find.
But the new Buicks and new Lincolns have moved away from the stealth wealth and adopted these silly aggressive styling -- it just doesn't work! All I want is a comfortabe highway-cruiser.
@@jamesbowden4871 most Buicks are rebadged Opels now, and those that aren"t are still styled to fit into that lineup
Lincoln at least still has their own style
This episode felt like a real car show. We got golden hour shots, we got great music, we got excellent editing.
I want to see more Buick videos
Great video! 90's cars are honestly the best. I drive a 90s Town Car and it is excellent!
That Buick is in the same weight class and your mom.
Michael Beach 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Watching you fumble around all those keys to these older luxury cars takes me back to the time I worked as a porter at a Lincoln dealership until 2012. When it came time to move a large number of cars, I loved when I had to move all the cars with keyless entry/push-button start cause all I had to do was list off the numbers, get the keys, keep them all in my pocket or hanging from my belt or whatever, pull the door and start em up without even thinking about which key was which, the car knows it's key is present.
The Merc is nice.
Love your cars. And love your witty commentary also. I'd take the Buick myself. My grandparents had a 2001 lesabre, not as cool as yours, but same color and engine.
YOUR LAUGH AT 5:32 WAS AWESOME
Probably one of my favorite videos of yours. love it.
Where’s your subs at. You should have at least a billion by now!
All 3 awesome cars from my teenage yrs. thanks for making the video!!
Hoovie you should buy an Olds Aurora
Yes!
Literally the only American sedan f the era I actually liked. super futuristic looking a the smaller Northstar!
But the Aurora had a version of the Northstar engine which is problematic and not bulletproof like the 3800. You still see the old Buicks on the road, I haven't seen an Aurora in years.
I agree with the sentiment of this video. This was a time when manufacturers still had different ideas of what a proper luxury vehicle should be. I have an iPhone, so I don’t need one that drives too. I want simplicity, but some creature comforts. I chose an E36 coupe for my fun car. Not the cheapest to repair, but I like the styling.
Sell me the Buick got to have it.
Good video. I enjoyed the good points being lasted as well as the flaws too. You are right about all cars looking the same now and being on the same track. That 3800 V6 Supercharged was offered in: 1992-2003 Pontiac Bonneville SSE, Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile 98 Touring Sedan and Touring package( 1991-1996), Oldsmobile Eighty Eight LSS 1995-1999, Buick Regal GS, and as you see Buick Park Avenue Ultra. You are also correct about the reliability factor too.
Watching this in math class
Car Dynamics what's 9+10
Sum yung guy 19
Car Dynamics it's 21 y'all stupid
It look like it Faded a way jajajajahajahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahagagah
nice. Im glad your not in some retarted ass walk out protest for taking rights away
Man, I LOVE that Park Avenue. Those are so hard to find where I live.
Why does the Buick's driver side headlamp look like it took out a dog?
Oh, yeah it's 90's Americana! Where panel gaps were air intakes!
Sebastian m that headlight is aimed improperly.it would be flush and look better if it was.
I'm loving your videos. So glad I found your channel! Keep it up!
great comment: german engineers can't help but designing fatal flaws into their cars lol.....
I believe he meant to say European engineers
I love your true approach to loving each for its own merits!
Did anybody else play 5:32 over and over again?
Just me?
oh. ok.
YouKnowWhatKyle he has a longer video on the Buick
But that giggle
that was a top end multi car shoot out review hoovie .
enjoyed that thanks
Look man, you know I love you.... I've posted many positive comments....
But in the same time frame, you could buy a Cadillac Eldorado, or a Cadillac Seville, with 300 horses, that was amazing, and luxurious.... And faster than everything, including the AMG, if only by a hair....
I'm not quite sure why you're skipping over the best offerings of that time frame....
And for Lincoln people, I never owned one, but the Lincoln Mark 8 was also out there, which blew these offerings away as well.... 300 horse V8, like the Cadillacs.... Some might remember the Actor Jeff Goldblum doing the voice over in their commercials, "What a luxury car SHOULD be..."
I am confused. Why are you ignoring the best of those times????
Patrick Morrissey he's reviewing what he has in his personal collection. He doesn't own those cars.
Speaking of ignoring things, if you are going to speak Cadillac I wouldn't ignore the mid-90s Fleetwood. They ride better than the Eldorado and Seville, are larger and more luxurious, and if you don't like the fact they are a bit slower, then a few simple modifications can be done to the LT1 engine to undo the detuning and get it signficantly beyond the 300 horses of the others and with massive torque to boot. Not to mention that the LT1 was nearly bulletproof where the Northstar reliability of those years had a lot to be desired.
The Lexus reminds me so much of my son’s recently departed 1997 Tercel. Utterly bulletproof. So much so, I always wanted his car back. Unfortunately, a semi driver tried to occupy the same space as the Tercel, and one can imagine who won and who lost. Gratefully, no injuries, but the Ultimate in Reliability is gone. I’ve offered up my 2013 Cruze to h8m and his GF and may find myself looking for a replacement DD. I can only sit back and lust after that Lexus and wish I were rowing the gears each day to and from work.
sell the broken 8 series tyler plzzzzzzzzzzzz
Ameer Hamza 222 a22 no
Yes, sell it to me!
Please no Tyler, I will stop clicking the websites for the ads if you do
Ameer Hamza 222 a22 That ugly ass Buick should go before the 8 series... 8 series is the best looking car BMW ever made
Todd Robertson yeh
Thanks for properly explaining why I can’t see myself ever wanting a new car.
Amen
Well imo the es is more of an entry luxury doesn t compare to the c class the is is more if the c class competitor
Great video! I love seeing and hearing about these cars. I would like to own any of them, if I had the space. Keep up the good work.
That Lexus looks like Hyundai.
SmOgER unfortunately for hyundai thats where it ends
Only if you close your eyes.
SmOgER Hyundai copied Lexus because they copy everyone.
wholeNwon Lmao
Yeah...Lexus copied Hyundai
Didn't really think I'd enjoy this video much, but those cars and that music definitely made me all nostalgic for the 90's.
Nice video. I like the new approach and always like you giving us a closer look at the fleet
This guy’s wacky personality and charm is what makes him stand above the crowds. Keep up the good work.
Awesome video, I agree with your closing statement, this was way more interesting than a comparison of newer cars.
I started watching your videos months and months ago, and your perspective on car ownership has certainly rubbed off on me. 3 months ago I purchased a 2001 Lexus ES300 (sold my 2014 BMW 328i). The ES was, and still is, possibly the best one in the county too. 71k and always taken to dealership. I wanted something nice to drive, comfortable, and insanely reliable and the ES300 fit that bill. About a month after I purchased the car, you also picked up the most Hooptie version ever of the car, and that affirmed that I watch to much TH-cam, and that I made a good choice. Thanks for videos, and thanks for spending your money to make us laugh.