"mazda616" (mazda616)
05/08/2016 at 22:14 • Filed to: Buick
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
05/08/2016 at 22:14 • Filed to: Buick | 4
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Backstory: My wife’s 2013 Mazda CX-5 got rear ended and we have had a 2016 Buick LaCrosse as our rental for the past week while our CX-5 is getting repaired. The Lacrosse suffers from a few GM-esque oddities, but I have grown to like it anyway.
Today, we drove the Buick to my father-in-law’s cabin in Indiana (about an hour away) and went down a rutted gravel road and kind of through the woods to get to the house. I feel like an old man saying this but I love driving this car. It’s just so nice being in a quiet, smooth, comfortable (and big) car with a big ol’ engine. I fell asleep when we were going to the cabin today and my wife was driving, and I’m notorious for never being able to sleep while in a moving car.
It is so quiet on the road. You can’t hear anything. And the seats are wide and flat and fit my fat ass really well (unlike the narrow seats in my Mazda6). Not to mention the 300-something horses under the hood get this big car moving quickly. ‘Murica.
In essence, this would be an excellent road trip car and I totally see why old people like them. I’m 26 and I’d drive one, provided it was reliable. This car feels well built but has technical glitches like a wonky backup camera and iffy USB connectivity (first world problems, yes, but if my $40,000 land barge had those issues I’d be fuming). Then there’s the mysterious moan/whine from the rear end that is ever present. Good news is we are used to it now and hardly notice it.
Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
> mazda616
05/08/2016 at 22:32 |
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As I am closer to fifty years old than forty, I’m becoming strangely attracted to big Buicks and Caddys. If my job didn’t require the type of driving that it does, I’d be really tempted to trade up for a nice, big comfy Buick.
CRider
> mazda616
05/08/2016 at 22:35 |
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M54B30
> mazda616
05/08/2016 at 22:47 |
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Is GM still using the crappy turquoise backlighting?
jvirgs drives a Subaru
> mazda616
05/08/2016 at 22:50 |
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This is clearly the next logical step
Svend
> CRider
05/08/2016 at 22:52 |
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To be fair, nor do these.
Wobbles the Mind
> mazda616
05/08/2016 at 22:52 |
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I’m telling you, when you learn how to be a passenger all of sudden the old person cars make sense. When you start buying cars with other people in mind, the FWD-based options all make sense. I’m one of those people that enjoys giving passengers a great experience over hooning. But getting a vehicle that does both is expensive and unreliable...
DrScientist
> Svend
05/08/2016 at 22:59 |
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and they look much better than what lincoln has to offer these days.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> mazda616
05/08/2016 at 23:04 |
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Can confirm, the Impala my mom test drove swaddled my ass in near complete silence like no other car I’ve ever been in. Still wish they could’ve made that work price wise because that was a damn fine vehicle. I'm sure Buick takes that to an even higher level though.
Milky
> Svend
05/08/2016 at 23:11 |
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Those all look exactly like Buicks.
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Svend
> Milky
05/08/2016 at 23:20 |
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Rebadged Vauxhalls/Opels as Buicks that are very different from what Buick was before them.
hike
> mazda616
05/08/2016 at 23:55 |
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This post has me thinking why the Chrysler 300 with a Hemi is so great. It's smooth and quiet, but still has the fun personality for when you have to drive. The Charger is similar, but a little stiffer sprung, so not quite as serene. Still a fantastic highway cruiser.
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Milky
> Svend
05/09/2016 at 00:20 |
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Ehh. Yea the Insignia is cool buts its not 2009 anymore & everything else is conservatively styled and for old people. Yea they all look like Buicks.
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mazda616
> M54B30
05/09/2016 at 07:46 |
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Yes and this even has a strip of lighting all the way across the dash.