Tips and Advice about Buick
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Shifty Buick Service
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Trevor Wild, AuthorQ--I brought my car into, I thought, a trustworthy Buick dealership and a young service writer tried to buy my 1996 Regal from me when the transmission had a hard time shifting. My warranty was over and he told me...
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Irrational Hornblower
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Trevor Wild, AuthorQ--I had a body shop repair the missing material from the bumper on my 1995 Buick Regal. They used Bondo, but it didn’t last long. Do you know of any other solution than replacing the bumper? A--Bondo is a famous...
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Rebuilt Versus New
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Trevor Wild, AuthorQ--I would like to have your opinion on aftermarket rebuilt and over-the-counter auto parts for quality and longevity. Should all of these parts be meeting the manufacturer’s original specs no matter which brand...
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Buick Rendezvous: A Rendezvous Not to be Reported
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Trevor Wild, AuthorQ--I purchased one of the first Buick Rendezvous SUVs when they were marketed. I have owned 39 new vehicles in my adult life and this is absolutely the poorest example of modern transportation. When it was new, I...
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2001 Buick: Modular Obsession
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Trevor Wild, AuthorQ--From time to time you mention an automotive part called a module. What is a module? Are all modules the same? What size is a module? Bigger than a bread box? I needed a module replacement because my airbag light...
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1997 Buick: No Open Sesame
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Trevor Wild, AuthorQ--My 1997 Buick won't release the hood from the inside release lever. (May be broken?) How do I manually release the hood from under the car or from wherever? A--They don’t make it easy to release the hood if...
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Buick LeSabre: Bad, Bad, Bad Coworkers!
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Trevor Wild, AuthorQ--I drive about 30 miles (19 of which are on the tollway) to work each day in my Buick LeSabre, but my wife only drives eight miles. Twice a week I trade cars. People tell me that isn’t enough to keep the engine...
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Buick: Service Ride
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Trevor Wild, AuthorQ--Our Buick was just in for a 24,000-mile oil, filter, and lube. The service department said I would need the "recommended" maintenance service. I just had this done at 13,651 miles. They said this was necessary...
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