I have been driving a white-bread, conservative, 4-door, no frills 2000 Buick Century since one week before 9-11. It was the dealer’s car.
Unbelieveably I have not had 1 minute’s worth of trouble!
Every now and again I praise that car to the highest heavens! And then add: ‘thank you!’
It has been highly dependable.
We had a ‘01 GMC for ten years and bought another one in ‘11. Zero problems. Both were 5.3 V-8, extended cab 4WD models.
I shopped hard for a Ford F-150 with the same equipment. The dealers were all at least 10 percent higher for the Ford...
The Buicks were great cars. I had a 2003 LeSabre. Loved it. I presently have a 2011 King Cab Chevy Silverado 1500. It just rolled 100K. The only problems I have had was a battery failure after 2 1/2 years and a stuck oil pressure relief valve. I live in the southwestern desert and if you get 2years out of a battery you have been truly blessed. As far as the oil pressure relief goes I changed up the oil viscosity and have not had a problem since. I am going to get 300K + out of this machine. Love it!