Welcome Buick lovers! We are providing classic Buick videos from the 80s, 90s and 2000s for your viewing enjoyment. Most of the vids are from the classic Buick Know-how Series that cover everything from new model release information through very technical repair and diagnostic procedures. (There's nobody that does hosting like Chuck McLennan and he appears in many of these Know-how videos.) Our goal is to eventually post every available Buick learning and info video from this era, so enjoy!
Oh how I wish this was a video on a current vehicle. ALL CARS SHOULD HAVE THE SERVICE MODE NVM ECM SERVICE MODE FUNCTIONS. If I were dictator all vehicles would be serviceable by THEIR OWNERS to some degree at least.
My first car was a 1991 four door coupe that I purchased in 1993. I've had various new cars since, but about eight years ago, I purchased a 1990 Lesabre Coupe out of California, white exterior, dark red (maroon) interior. Its the one that I will keep no matter what other cars I buy moving forward.
Thanks for this video. I've owned my Ultra (2nd hand) for 7 years but didn't know about the controls! No manual. BTW my Buick has 245k miles on it. I've put about $700 into replacing water pump and lower tie rods in the 7 years of owning it. I love my Park Avenue!
This was never “the finest” luxury crossover vehicle in the segment, and the 6-speed auto they brag about was co-developed with Ford. The steering wheel, HVAC, and infotainment were straight out of the 2007 high trim Silverado pickups. Overall a nice vehicle though.
Buick lies so much in their "competitive" comparisons. I know for a fact traction control was available on all models of the Monterey because i was with my grandma when she bought hers brand new. Also they said the Monterey can't tow more than the Terraza's 3,500lbs which is a lie. It can tow more but Ford capped the max tow capacity to 3,500lbs because they wanted Mercury buyers who tow to buy a V8 Mountaineer instead. Besides, if you're towing 3,500lbs in a minivan would you rather tow with a weak 3.5 V6 or a super torquey 4.2 V6? They didnt mention that part. They also didnt mention the Monterey accelerates better than all the minivans here in normal driving because of that 263 ft/lbs of torque below 3,500rpm which is where most minivans spend 90% of their time. Noone drives a heavy minivan loaded with kids and gear pegging the redline all day.
One thing to note, the Camry could be equipped with side curtain airbags as well as seat mounted torso airbags. To my knowledge the Buick only offered seat mounted side airbags….
If you want a brand new Buick minivan, the only country to get a brand new Buick minivan is China and honestly, they need to bring that minivan to other countries
