Had a 3800 impala ls fully loaded and it was nice sold it to a buddy had 175 on it and it drive great really no problems. The transmissions kinda suck but not that bad. 3800s are the best american v6 engine if not top two or three. I'm going to grab a lesabre or park avenue for sure with low miles
Yeah, these still have the stigma of being Grandma and Grandpa cars, and I do see older (probably over 70) people driving them, but I'm also seeing more younger (20 somethings) people driving them thanks to videos from Hoovie's Garage (An Old Buick Is The Best Car for Broke Millennials) and Car Wizard, who listed this as one of the best cars to buy under $2500 and also touted the virtues of the 3800 engine. If you look at the advertising for these when they were new, they were seen as family cars, driven by people in their 30s or 40s.
@@saryiv4360 It had 168,000 km on it, not sure what that is in miles. I actually traded my 05 Lexus ES330 plus $1000 for it just so the gentleman could get some of the rust repaired on the Lexus
I paid 1000 cash for my 97 lesabre about 4 months ago. Had to replace the tires, recharge the AC, and replace the computer module (among other things) but now its in awesome shape. Going to change the oil every 3k miles and baby it.
That was a steal for a car with only 48K miles on it. Unfortunately I got mine when used car prices were on the rise, and paid $3300 for it with 127K miles from a used car dealer (who was asking $3900 for it).
WOW... probably the nicest specimen I have ever seen of the 8th generation Lesabre. Even the dash pad hasn’t shrunk yet. Definitely a garage Queen. Beautiful!!! 👍
My 97 year old friend who turned 97 may 10th he owned a 2005 Buick Lacrosse CXL and it ran well for him . His daughter made him give up driving . He drove till he was 96.
Absolutely wonderful cars. I’ve always wondered tho, how come some LeSabre and Park Avenues have short column shifters like these and others are way longer? Is there a difference between them? I know both designs have the traction off switch on the end
Right. The ashtray is actually under that drawer, and has the cigarette lighter and a power port. That little strip of vinyl lining the drawer should have been a clue that it's not an ashtray.
I have a 2004 LaSabre that I bought second hand. It only has 28000 miles on it and does need a few minor things. Sadly I'll have to part with it as I don't have a garage anymore.
What is it with older people hitting things with their bumpers? I picked up a 2004 LeSabre earlier this year, and it's got scuffs on both corners of the front bumper, and several small nicks in the center of the rear bumper. I'm trying to fix these myself with touch-up paint (brush and spray), as I don't want to spend the money taking it to a body shop.
I want to purchase this le Sabre the price is reasonable for a 2001. Name the price we will talk. Ill fly from Florida and drive it home. I owned a 2000 an a 2005. Both were real good Cars. What is your e mail address.
I have a soft spot for all the older buicks especially these lesabres I grew up with them with my grandparents the newer (late90s 2000s) buick cars themselves are cheap garbage but Those 3800s are the best engine gm ever made but the 4.3 vortec is a stout reliable engine they are basically the same engine different intakes but both 90° v6s both exceed 300k miles easy. The gm transmissions are weak and nowhere near reliable as their engines are. The only other engine from America I could compare to the 3800 in reliability is fords modular 2v 4.6 v8 and the little 3.0 Vulcan are pretty reliable as well
That LeSabre clean af was bouta get one form a dude for $2500 but the hood wouldn’t open and it had white smoke coming out the back so I ended up getting a clean ass 08 Buick Lucerne with the 3800 series 3 engine for $3300 with 130,000 miles floats like a cloud
Wish mine was like this. I got a 2000 one and it’s a rolling pile of junk. AC was Bypassed Shocks were shot for the longest time All by the head gasket in the engine need to be replaced. Has a Lemon Title All repairs were done by chain shops and most jobs were half assed. CV Axle boot needs to be fixed. Has a shit ton of miles on it (159k 147k when I got it) I can’t complain too much. I got it from a friend for $1k. And it gets me from A to B. Just wish it didn’t have so many issues. I’d kill for this LeSabre
Immaculate! I used to have a 2002 Lesabre Limited, but it had seven times the miles and wasn't in nearly as good shape lol! You've got an incredibly well kept example here, and interestingly optioned. Not only do you seldom see the leather wrapped wheel on the custom trim level, this is the first 00-05 lesabre I've seen on the internet where someone checked that option box but didn't opt for leather seats as well
@@fordmustang98guy yeah, I sold it in April with about 150k on the clock. Definitely still had some life left but it wasn’t in great shape. I still got some solid money for it. I miss it a lot tho lol, sometime in the next year or so I’ll buy another one, once the market settles down
I had a 2001 Buick Lesabre Custom. I traded it off at 200,000 miles. The only money I ever stuck into it was when one of the front wheel bearings started howling. I replaced both for ($73).
I can't believe you got it up to 200K without having to replace any of the engine manifold gaskets or the valve cover gaskets. Those are known issues on this engine.
Not really. It's normal for the temp gauge to be slightly above the midway point on these cars. There's also a digital temperature readout for the engine coolant in most of these cars (the ones that have the Driver Information Center). A small red light will also come on near the temp gauge to tell you when the car is overheating.
@@ThePhotographersGarage out of curiosity... what did it sell for? I often wonder what a time capsule such as this would bring on the market. I have the same exact car with 54k on it (garage kept). It in very nice condition, but not quite like this one. Impressive!
@@ThePhotographersGarage my guess was about $10k. Looks like I was pretty close. Avery reasonable price for a car in that condition regardless of age. Like you said, it’s essentially a new car. 👍
Just to note, we can all it a GM engine all day long but in fact it is a Buick engine through and through. Said to be derived from a Buick 350 I disagree, it seems to me to have been derived from the Buick 300. The 300 was designed simply because they sold the 215 (3.5L aliminum V8) to Rover. Later they tried to but it back as was done with the Fireball V6 they sold to Kaiser turned AMC. Rover refused but offered to sell complete engines and GM refused. Tada, the 300 was born. The 350 did not appear until 1968. The Fireball V6 appeared in 1962. After years of refinement the Buick 3800 is a fantastic engine if not overwelmingly powerful in NA trim. I appreciate efficient engines and my 2005 LeSabre gets 34.2 mpg at 70 mph on flat level interstate driving on regular gas. It is interesting to note here that my 2003 1.8L 5-speed Miata only gives me 29MPG at the same speed in a far lighter car that only seats 2 as opposed to the Buick which seats 6. That really says something.
