Regular Car Reviews: 1995 Buick Roadmaster Sedan
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- čas přidán 22. 03. 2015
- This 8th generation, B-body variant was resurrected from the dead in 1991 after being shelved in 1958. The Roadmaster of old was a classic of those gangster movies where fat guys with power ask when they can expect to be paid. But in 1991, the reintroduction got rid of the classic styling that made the Roadmaster such an icon in the first place. Hell, the 90s version introduced a fake wood grain finish, as if that lousy paneling would bring back nostalgia. It was like a faded hooker trying to recapture the glory days when she could charge $100 for a handjob and not get laughed out of the Cracker Barrel parking lot.
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What that is, is a driftable living room.
Yes.
Figureight what are you doing here
yup
exactly what they were shooting for. you get it or you don't. the majority didn't...
Not really what it is- is it might be the best car of all time.
This kind of shit needs to be more of a thing. Grandma/Grandpa cars with monsters secretly under the hood. The best deception to see on the road.
This thing with a big ass LS6
Laughs in modded lincoln mark viii
I have one of these, unfortunately it has a Northstar.
@@johnsondoendi9224 my condolences.
@@johnsondoendi9224 if you get it studded now it'll be fine just don't wait until you overheat it
"suvs have character to them" literally every modern suv ever has the same god damn side profile
I drive white pick ups because they have no character. Police never see taxi cabs or white pick ups....
@@deplorablecovfefe9489 I drive a candy apple red 72 f350. I've never been pulled over. It's not about what you drive; it's about not driving like an ass
The H2 would like a word
I can't stand suvs I'd rather have a van.
@@deplorablecovfefe9489 I drive a fire engine red C1500 on Cooper Cobra white-letter tires and was pulled over only once when I was already on the side of the road, responding to a message, the State Trooper just wanted to make sure I was okay.
I actually like american names like Roadmaster, it certainly beat the random number+letter combinations that are everywhere today
Like Chevy 210? Or Chevy 150?
Chevy Delray (210) Or Chevy Biscayne (150).
If they did name cars today they would be Biscuit, Zip, Poof, iGo, and such.
XZR63s QH
My dad and I have this running joke about modern cars where a guy in the design department will bash his head against the keyboard when saving his render and whatever it's saved as will be the car's name.
this car is like that old, pissed off war veteran that can't stand young people
+Andrew Rife Buick Cammaster: The Walt Kowalski of cars.
accurate
the guy who yells at rose bushes for having thorns .
lol.... I yell at the leaves that fall off the trees....
*****
so do I truth be told , ........................god damned autumn
I just bought a 1995 Roadmaster for $440. and I love this car.
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@@FrostyThundertrod marketplace is the best
HOW
HOW
HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND ONE FOR FOUR FUCKING FORTY DOLLARS
@@ThatGuy-te9wh either its wrecked or the feller's lucky
Kinda late but I bought one today for $450…bought 2 other cars off the guys property a 1990 cougar and a 08 Jeep commander paid $400 each for those. Couldn’t believe my luck you can’t find anything that cheap that runs anymore
I was expecting the Cammaster to be cammed lol
Same
So was I.
A new cam is probably on his to-do list.
I know right?😒
Hence why it should have been called the 'Roadmastaro' :p
This was the right thing to do to this car
Ruthlessnoodle nah. That’s ghetto as fuck
@Ruthlessnoodle and let me guess put tall ass rims on it too? This car is from Pennsylvania. If it sees anything like the roads you see in NH the ride would be harsh af without meaty tires. In the south you can get away with it more but with some of those unfixed janky ass roads, those performance big rims are shit.
In a braver, better world, the car would have come with stick as a factory option.
Yes. This is probably the best mod you can do.
This is the ultimate sleeper.
its really not even a sleeper. all old american cars are like this. you just have to wake them up, they sleep as much as the demographic they were aimed at.
wake them up aka manual swap them
1:20 look at that tachometer
@Bleachanna indeed. The last generation rear wheel drive GM B-body uses suspension components that were used on prior GM F-bodies and A-bodies, in cars like the Chevelle, Malibu, Firebird, and Camaro. In a nutshell they designed bodies that appealed to more mature buyers that fit with the technology that they already had. That's why they were able to give us the '94-96 Impala SS, the underpinnings for a more performance-oriented sedan were already in the design, they only had to tweak the spring rates and swaybars and put different wheels and tires on.
If you're really feeling motivated you can do a cylinder-head swap, remove the cast iron heads and put the aluminum ones from a Corvette on. Just don't expect the same longevity out of head gaskets if you do.
Answer to an age old question. We can all go to sleep now.
This car is like the fucking Millennium Falcon. Big and unassuming on the outside, powerful and fast on the inside. I would use the cammaster on my Kessel Run.
Nice analogy!
I thought of the falcon more as the Chevy c30 type van (the a teams GMC twin) but with same bad ass motor combo but this works well too. I like it!!
It's probably a lot more reliable than the millennium falcon
Try and do a fast Kessel run in a big ass SUV ...Yea... You get my point.
What's funny is I find this review to be hilarious. So I'm driving home tonight in my B body 1995 Caprice Wagon and I'm thinking of this review, especially the part where he says "No one expects this barge to be fast, especially RSX owners." And what appears a moment later? An RSX, a red light and an open stretch of road. So I give him the business. He never sees it coming. He will spend months, maybe years wondering why, how, did that massive Chevrolet with white wall tires blow the doors off my car. Why did it sound so mean doing so?
+Kevin G YOU GAVE HIM THE BUSINESS!!
+Kevin G Not surprising to me, I find things like that do happen.
how does one give the other "the business"? I dont know my red light etiquette lol.
business accounts business
gave him the business business business accounts
YOUR SHOES MATCH YOUR H E A D ! ! ! !
This is the car for your old 88yr old neighbor who goes to bars every night and still gets some lol
SuperZed21 😂😂👍
That's my goal....
If I'm 88yo and driving a damn roadmaster that's it I've won at life
@@jamesprice2163 who was a Marine 0331 Machine gunner in Vietnam and could kick your ass…even now
@@Dog.soldier1950 what?
This thing is "get off my lawn" followed by a shotgun blast.
I love it when people take boring cars and turn them into complete hooligans.
me too.
You should look up some "tuned" lada's.
Those are the crapiest pieces of soviet crap know to man, but god damn some people actualy manage to make them look good.
*i ACTUALY almost bought one.*
XD
And that, my friend, is the core of hooning culture.
This isn't a boring car though
@@nielsmichiels1939
I want a lada or some other soviet car just bone stock just because of the novelty of them in North America
Not as a daily but just as a collector car
I always thought it'd be cool to put a cam/heads/intake on a Caprice wagon, swapping the trans for a stick, and putting all the Impala suspension stuff on it. This, naturally, makes me quite happy.
Holy shit man. Times are so different in 2022 than 2015. It's as if a generation has given way.
the only way that thing could be cooler is if it was a wagon with the "wood" paneling
I am the owner of the car and I partially agree, but I was set on the sedan the beginning because the wagons are 200+ lb heavier and a little pricier because the hipsters love wood-grain. But yeah, the wagons are super dope.
I inherited aa 1996 Roadmaster with Wood Grain. I'm fine with it being an automatic and I like that I can carry 7 people in the car. The only thing I want to do to it at the moment is disable the governor. Do you know how to do that?
i'm considering getting one of these and doing a manual swap as the trans is on its way out anyways. what did you have to do?
Will.......It's electronically controlled in the PCM, so you'll need to reprogram it. Several companies will help you accomplish this. GOOGLE will be your friend. ;-)
I would recommend new valve springs if you really want to take the engine beyond the calibrated rev-limiter. Best of luck!!!
When I get some money that sounds like something I'll treat myself to.
Why are Sedans fading in the wake of SUVs?
What is a modern Sedan?
A modern Sedan has low ground-clearance, to improve aerodynamics (and imitate more stylish custom-cars.)
A modern Sedan has tiny gun-slit windows to improve side-impact protection, you know.. because they're lower to the ground (and to imitate more stylish custom-cars).
A modern Sedan has a tiny trunk, or a tiny and awkward opening to access said trunk, or both; to reduce rear overhang (and imitate more stylish custom-cars.)
An OLD Sedan, has ground-clearance (like a modern SUV), has big windows (like a modern SUV), has plenty of cargo-space (like a modern SUV).
The question isn't 'why is everybody going to SUVs and abandoning Sedans?' .. it should be 'WHY did manufacturers stop building Sedans RIGHT?'
Hear escalating modern CAFE bare minimums on CARS is actually a big one while TRUCKS are a lot more lenient. Also, those ugly Chevy Trax's, Encores, Cx3's, HRVs & CHRs are also literally classified as trucks as opposed to a lifted up version of the half-assed featureless subcompact CARS they're most likely based off...
And my Safari can literally do everything a modern Mid Size SUV can do (It's even All Wheel Drive and has functional 3rd Row Seating), but SUVs are "sexy" and "Sleek" and admitedly get better MPGs than the old 350 with 2 cylinders cut off (Vortec 4.3), Safaris also tend to be more on the Truck side of things as compared to modern SUVs and they don't hold your hand while driving.
Mid and Full Size vans of the 70s through early 00s had character and you could take an otherwise plain jane people mover and really make it your own, toss some nice Mag Wheels on, bullet mufflers and side exit exhaust, and wide fender flairs tied together with a cool paint job and you have yourself a functional daily and a project build on your hands. You can kinda see this with full size Body on Frame SUVs like the Tahoe and Escalade, but that style has fallen out of favor for the Tuner/JDM car craze and vans now are scarce. My fear is that if GM decided to bring back the Astro and Safari that they'd turn it into some sort of weird SUV or Crossover like what happened with the new Blazer, because everything has to be an upmarket SUV now (granted M Vans were fairly expensive when they were new).
I'd love to see a modern Van resurgence in the North American auto industry, a Safari with a 5.3 Ecotec V8 or a throwback Econoline with slightly updated styling (maybe a 300/4.9 Liter I6 but not choked up with the emissions systems of the '70s) like what Dodge did with the Challenger, hell even if they did make SUVs go and make a Modern S10 Blazer based of the Colorado and introduce GMC Typhoon back to the market. Maybe it's my nostalgia speaking, but there's something special about vans and trucks of yesteryear that modern SUVs can never have.
Federal regulations make it so SUV's are considered trucks so they don't have to meet the ever-more strict car efficiency and safety standards. And people pay more for suv's and "Crossovers (whatever the hell that means LOL)".
It’s America’s back assward fuel economy regulations that should have died when the oil crisis ended and yeah they were written in the 70s and are stuck there
There are less stringent minimum fuel economy requirements for “trucks” than for cars and since SUVs didn’t exist really in the 70s they’ve been ruled to fall under “trucks” for the purposes of the law. Those requirements made sense back then because there was a legitimate shortage of oil and most people daily drove cars whereas trucks were mostly for work
So basically cars have had to get smaller lower to the ground much smaller engines etc. Manufacturers started pushing people who wanted bigger vehicles towards SUVs instead because its easier to make them while dealing with fuel economy regulations.
Fun fact: this is also why the crown vics that aren’t P71s are massively de tuned whereas P71s get fuel exhaust bigger intake etc. Vehicles made for emergency services/the military don’t count against a manufacturers fuel economy score
I have no idea but I need to start a GoFundMe to get the roadmaster to have a 2022 remake
"You shocked me like a PS2 boot up sound, when I started and forgot to turn the volume down..." ALL THE TIME!
Kilabird how true, used to scare the shiiit out of me 🤣🤣
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THAT SIMPSONS REFERENCE THOUGH!!!! "PUT IT IN H"
Hahaha, that's where I`d heard that! Crazy Vaclavs!!
My car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that’s the way I likes it.
What country is this from?
ughhhh... It no longer exists.
Wow! Thought I'm the only one who noticed that
“Take it for a test drive and you’ll agree: Загриев инзлотык диев”
How badass would it be if Mr Regular was your English teacher!!
Che1seabluesdrogba11 As a non-native english speaker, he kind of is!
***** Wait, what?
***** Oh, that makes a lot more sense :) Thanks.
nigmosh65 Are you too a non-native english speaker?
2ofEverything Born in the USA, lol.
This is the most absurd vehicle I've ever seen, and it's brilliant.
My fave car that you've done to date. I love everything about the Cammaster and what it represents. The temptation to do this to my (bone stock) 1978 Grand Marquis is there, in a sense... Everyone loves a twenty foot sleeper car in pale grey and she has the room under the hood to do it to her 7.5L ginormous 460, with all the mods you'd ever want just waiting to be bought and irresponsibly installed...
It's like something out of Roadkill. . .
+David Wellman
Ehrmagehrd, I love Roadkill! Been watchin those two spazoids since like the fifth episode!
+David Wellman the roadkill guys would love this car
David Wellman MINT.
Then it should be most of the time on the side of the road overheating of puking out coolant
rip road kill, mtod killed them
As soon as I saw the shifter I was like awwww man, shits goin down in the ROAAAAAAAADDDDD-MAAAAAAASSSSTTTTEEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
carl shneebly I want one.
been watching for a long time, and this was your best episode Mr. Regular. Beautiful.
Like #100 - only took 2 years.
I love you RCR. Please never change.
I love our LT1 wagon! It's like a rolling couch! My dad and I make regular long roadtrips using it as a hauler for his art. After a 8 hour trip, we hopped right out, all relaxed and setup shop in a good mood. It's a fantastic car, so comfy, reliable, and powerful. Burnouts every day!!! Ours is fully bagged too, such a steal for 2,000.
Ian Thompson+ It just goes to show you that cars are not made that way anymore.
That's my friend, Gerry's, car!! Hell yeah, Gerry!
Goat Boy Absolutely, I completely, 💯%, agree, with, your comment, thank you, for reading this, go on with your day, gentle, man,.
Hey, Guys, no more, comma, jokes, okay? it's getting old,,,,,,,
We almost had identical last names 🤔
Comma, comma, comma, chameleon...
I hope you let him plow you in it
I love big old fat lumpy American sedans like this. They're so far away from anything we had over here in the UK. Excellent return to form, RCR.
PS, Kudos for finding an excuse to invent a lyric recalling the harshness of the PS2 boot-up sound.
I have a 1996 station wagon. It still has the automatic transmission. I love it, not only for the aesthetics, but it has a lot more character than an SUV and I can get everything I need in it. And, it's speed has surprised a few mustangs and honda civics (like really, why are you surprised?).
yes that suspension is awesome.
yes that suspension is awesome.
@@WillSmith-wg4hs They're surprised because, for the most part, station wagons aren't associated with speed (except for AWD Audis and stuff like that).
Do you still have it?
@@NSUGS unfortunately I lost it in December of 2019. I was jackknifed by a semi truck near 70mph. A second semi hit me too after the first one and I came to a stop. I’ve not really been the same since but the Buick gets an A+ for crash test. Passenger door did not cave in. All airbags deployed, seatbelts worked, and crinkle points prevented truck from entering cabin. No permanent physical injuries to myself. I’m sad I lost the car but It saved my life.
"Put it in H"
Nice Simpson's reference.
I love you.
Nhggggg it's so beautiful... As they all but fade away, I've grown to love the simple but elegant styling of the western "boats". They just did their job quietly, never trying to be something they're not.
(Cue RRGGHGHHHANGRYHEADLIGHTS on a 4cyl.)
It put a huge smile on my face seeing this one get its revenge.
The big sedan is still kinda alive in Australia. Still can't beat a Ford GT-P or the new supercharged Ford XR8. We still love family cars that can shred tyres.
I envy you Aussies!! We don't get the fun Fords and Chevys
I'm a ford guy but the V8 Holden utes are insane to drive as well. But yeah, a Ford GT-P is insane fun. Racing seats in a family car is a must.
freeze69IceMan They are coming to an end at the hands of the Americans as well. To hear a Yankie voice fly all the way here and say they weren't making another Commodore, it felt like a kick in the guts. Then he said we would instead be getting a Chinese-made, 4-cylinder, front-wheel drive saloon, and I was livid.
savage
dangp7 i feel your pain mate. Australian car manufacturing has gone and could never return sadly.
SUV are for brawds. Been driving Cadillac Fleetwoods since 1992, and the Cadillac Fleetwood & DTS hearses from our funeral home. Never give up on real cars.
This is probably my favorite RCR featured car. I wish I could put a 5 speed from an old F150 into my Grand Marquis. Wifey would make herself a widow though.
I want this, and I want to make it as fast as possible while still being roadworthy. Ultimate sleeper.
It probably really heavy tho
YoungClickClack Call it ~4200 lbs. Not any heavier than seemingly innumerable "sporty" cars you can buy these days. You can tighten the suspension up with all kinds of available parts (including police package Caprice parts).
kevin9c1 trust americans to think 4200lbs is not heavy LOL
Nah. A Chrysler K car would be the ultimate sleeper. Imagine a freaking New Yorker beating a brand new Camaro in a traffic light street race. It would be am event people would pay to see.
Thomas Cocks That's......that's not what he was saying.....You realize that, right?
OMG IT'S MATT FARAH'S MILLION MILE LEXUS!
These cars were so comfortable and it's sad that's not a thing anymore. Sometimes I just want a Lazy Boy recliner to go with me
everywhere.
I enjoyed every minute of this review. Where did cars like this go? Why are we obsessed with SUV's and the like? Give me a large sedan, with 5.7 (plus) litres of angry snarling supercharged V8, and I will slip into that long goodnight....Happily.
There is nothing like "Cubes and Compression" said my dragster racing, engine building Buddy...And he Is So Right!
I'm fortunate enough to have several big sedans and wagons........I just kept all of them! My 96 Impala SS has the very same 6 speed conversion. My oldest muscle sedan is a '68 Buick Wildcat 4 dr sedan. In stock form it still clicks off 14.40's in the quarter and looks like something your grandfather drove in the 70's. I have others, but these are the two most unusual I guess.
Wait a moment... That thing has a light under the bonnet!
SORCERY! SORCERY I SAY!
Based GM... The real sorcery here is that it still works!
My '96 Grand Cherokee is going to cast a spell upon you now.
that's nothing positive, a light there means that you open it alot
E36s have it as an optional extra too... :')
My 97 Explorer has one of these, I actually think it's pretty cool. And still the original from factory bulb too so screw The haters smhh. Lmao
These type of reviews are what made me fall in love with the channel so so so long ago
Buick Roadmaster, the official car of keeping it around since it’s the only car that comfortably fits humans wider than taller…
That is Elegant from GTA San Andreas, it was one of my favorite cars from the game.
This car is beautiful! Always been a fan of American classics, they are just so unique! They don't make cars like they used to.
1995 what the fuck, looks like it's from the early 80s
Aleek91 The first rule of the 80's: The 80's never dies
McBandit Hope Although i have heard that phrase, i was not aware it was valid for the car industry aswell.
+Aleek91 If it were just a little more boxy
are you like 12?
and the irony of that 4L60-E transmission managed to survive all the way to 2013 in the GM trucks with the 4.8L V8!
Buick Roadmaster was one of the last true American luxury cars.Before cadillacs started looking like Toyotas and Lincoln's started looking like
any other Ford.Buicks seem nicer then cadillacs or Lincolns now.Roadmaster was a cool car.
but lincoln had the town car same year, and cadillac had fleetwood at the same time.
This was better than I could have ever guessed. I've personally always wanted to swap in the supercharged V8 from the Mustang GT500 into a late-'80s Crown Vic.
RegularCars you never responded to my comment on Patreon, on one of your posts from March 12th. LET ME GIVE YOU MONEY! Don't you have a BA (or higher, I dunno) in English? Throw another English major a bone!
Jordan Geisler what in that what in the what now?
RegularCars I want to throw some extra cash your way, in exchange for extending my narrative to be the entire final chapter of Ulysses.
I always thought it'd be fun to twin turbo a town car a and put a manual in it
Jordan Geisler
Its already been done and its badass as hell.
www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/27pqm9/my_cobracrownvic/
RegularCars You should do a Monte Carlo, pre 95'
The PS1 boot up sound was infinitely superior to the PS2 boot up sound.
Same thing can be said of the Original Xbox in comparison to the 360.
Rob S I wouldn't know... I've never played XBox.
I like both but PS3 sucks for start up
+Christian Friis Sørensen I prefer the sound of a Nintendo 64. So mechanical and soothing.
Kinsey Benedict Sounds boring to me.
Everytime I turned on my old PlayStation, that sound would tell me that I was about to have an awesome experience.
This is by far my favorite review.. Your childlike enthusiasm is awesome.
Reminds me of my grandmother's 1985 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham (pronounced "Broom"!). So much engine. So much boat.
The Dodge Intrepid was also a "boat" Some of us called it the Dodge "Insipid"
Final year on the B Body and with the tried and true Olds 307 4bbl
I know i am not the first person to say it, but this is what top gear america should have been. It should have been a factual show(like the UK one is) filled with coy references to various quirky facets of americana, not some testosterone filled videodrome wanna be. Just look at the cast of TG UK: A musician, a painter, and a racist orangoutang, not rally drivers and movie stars.
Yeah being politically correct is being racist! Its like a backhanded compliment!
Every time i see you in my subscriptions i am instantly in a good mood. Keep em coming!
this is one of the best youtube channels i've come across in a long while. thank you!
I just pulled the "Four Note" horn setup out of one of these at a yard. It was an LT1 car, too, sadly.
I've always sorta wanted to own one of the wagon versions of this with waaaay too much horsepower and no outward display of it. The confusion you could cause as the lights turn green would be classic. Didn't consider making it stick though, genius. Gawddamn one of the best reviews so far btw.
Now that's a car. I got a 1998 Olds 88 myself. Love it. It's not big big, but it's a car for sure.
Seeing it just spin around in that parking lot just puts a smile on my face.
I was laughing so hard i was crying while watching this. Easily one of my favorite videos on youtube
Mr Regular, this is your finest work to date. I've watched every production you've ever featured on your CZcams account, and this video feels like the reason you started the whole RCR series. I don't want to suggest that you've peaked here or anything, but this entry just might end up being the Magnum Opus of RCR; the definitive entry.
*round of thunderous applause*
I always wanted to get a Roadmaster Estate, remove the woodgrain panels, fresh paint, probably the emerald green these came in from the factory, swap the sedan doghouse/headlights onto it, and so a T56 swap, this guy is my hero.
The 1950s Roadmasters were amazing.
Steve Holst my mom drives a 1995 Limited sedan in a very rare color, thankfully with no landau vinyl top. It's been a great car!
Tony Allen Nice I have had 2 95's what color is the rare color you refer to? My buddy had a 92 with a REALLY nice pearl white paint job never seen another like that. My preference for these cars is black though or silver second blue third.
Amethyst purple pimpgeeee
Tony Allen Interesting I don't think I have seen that color I will give it a google search and see what I can find.
7 years later I hope this is still on the road.
Intro song brought a tear to my eye but then..
*THIS IS THE R O A D M A S T E R*
Loving the Simpsons "put in in H" reference! Nice review once again and keep up the good videos
In defense of crossovers, they offer many more advantages than sedans do:
-Better visibility
-More cargo space because of the hatch
-Higher ground clearance
-Longer traveling suspensions
-Slightly better off-road abilities if AWD
However, crossovers are now just as boring as sedans are to appeal to the consumer. The only non-boring ones are the first-gen Toyota RAV4 and the new Mazda CX-5. They took over because of dumb consumers. It's like the people who buy a Toyota Corolla S with the automatic and say they have something "sporty" just because it has aesthetic parts. People buy a crossover and think they're getting a "mini-SUV" so that they can "Go off-road and in the snow". In all reality they'll be only slightly better off than their sedan counterparts unless they have AWD and special tires. So really, this crossover trend is just the sedan trend in a new body style.
Have you driven the current generation Ford Escape with the 2.0li EcoBoost? The thing moves and handles pretty well. Its essentially the same exact engine thats in the Focus ST. Plus in Titanium trim its a nice place to be.
Unbearable Pain crossovers may have a little better visibility than modern sedans, which most look to be designed to hide their 4 doors and try to look as coupish as possible, but older sedans, at least the ones ive been in, have had the best visibility of any car ive driven. And yes they do have more cargo space than sedans but most people who buy crossovers really dont need all that extra space the crossover provides. I fit my whole dormroom into my volvo 850. I dont buy into this whole crossover thing though it does make sense for some. Im just excited for when people realize they can just buy a wagon and get on just fine.
Dennis Irizarry I like how the cvt takes the focus st motor into a miserable experience. The plastic body will surely age great like the saturn vue too
I'd say the gla45 amg is interesting
Unbearable Pain A crossover is basically a crossbreed between a minivan and a hatchback, with slightly higher suspension and SUV-looks. It has all the advantages of the boring practical body types with just enough style to appeal to a typical consumer.
Still one of my favorite Regular reviews!!! Never fails to make me laugh 🤭
This was one of my favorite ones you did, idk why , it’s just great
replace the front Buick emblem with longhorns!
Back in the day when a full size car was really full sized.
I'm 19 and I would love to have this car as my first car! I love the burgundy interior and the front looks real nice to me. I'd probably want a different and tighter stearing wheel because I sure as hell wouldn't want to turn the wheel so damn much just to move a little.
Dude your videos are great ! thank you ! these videos enhance the quality of my life -I’m laughing out loud all the time
man
another amazing review, the stick shift had me thinking for a second WOW im an idiot how can i not know they made those in stick
and then i found out he modded it
haha
Same here,but i noticed it was moded when i saw the gauge on top of the dash board.
Yeah, the last year you could get a Buick B Body with a floor shift manual was 1965 (when you could get the LeSabre and Wildcat with the Borg Warner T10 4 Speed)
you could get a stick impala ss
There are several reasons why the big sedan died. First, Detroit was determined to chase an older demographic and invest as little a possible in their big sedans, aging them in the public mindset all the quicker(with the possible exception of the Chrysler LHS, but even that not for long). Second, the space is gone. All the modern crash standards, airbags, equipment and other bloat have turned once vast interiors into the kind of space you'd expect out of an old Taurus. Worse on that front, the exterior dimensions are still just as big on the few remaining cars, while delivering disappointment inside. Third, performance-wise technology has caught up and now SUVs can attain the kind of speed and handling that these old barges could only hope to achieve. So now the land yacht has no advantage in price, space or speed, while crossovers and SUVs still get to pretend they have any rough road capabilities.
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Yep, I had a gen 1 Taurus, baby crap brown. Lovable old goat, though it did try to blow itself up, twice.
***** Most crossovers don't have any interior space worth mentioning either. They're popular because of the seating position and visibility. People like a car they can get into and out of easily, and they like seeing over other vehicles. Of course, what happens when we're all driving crossovers? They start driving box vans?
what about the cadillac dts or xts? what do you think of those?
randomrazr He compared 1995 model which is 80ish with 2015 SUVs.
randomrazr
The DTS was exactly the kind of car reinforcing the retirement age stereotype. Bland styling, and an interesting engine strangled by FF dynamics and a 4-speed slushbox. The XTS is where we have come to with big cars. Thankfully the styling has come around, but the massive pillars, reduced vision, and interior scrunch is all there. Mind you, I'm not pointing the finger at Cadillac here, these are issues seen across the board, but it is why the design is struggling. I mean, when people can buy Ford Explorers with more interior space that are also faster, we have a problem.
By far one of the best reviews on this channel.
Anyone noticed the "Put it in H" quote from the Simpsons at 3:20 ?
+MunkyShaffer It will go 600 hectares on a single liter of kerosene.
@@corvusala that doesn't work
I never thought it'd happen, but it has.
My dream car has been reviewed.
in it's day this was a good performing, good handling car (especially when equipped with the handling package). one could make a point that it was a very well engineered, durable reliable, safe, good performing vehicle that did what it was designed to do very well, especially comparing it to a bmw or mercedes that was three times the price of the buick.
if this vehicle were built today, it would be hard to get a vehicle better suited to a cross country trip.
you have contempt for the concept of this vehicle that is evident. the Caprice was also an amazing vehicle considering price, performance (with the LT1 engine), and comfort.
don't mind if i say your comments were ill considered.
I am genuinely baffled as to how you could possibly come away with this opinion having watched this video, and especially knowing Mr. Regular in general.
This guy is great! There isn't anything bad to say about him. His jokes are fresh. His voice isnt monotonous. He just keeps talking alot about a single car saying nothing useful. His mother said when he was born "i wish he was already dead because he thinks he is funny"😢😢😢😢😢
I'm *SO* glad that I've found your CZcams channel! I love it! :D
I've always wanted a '94, Limited, burgundy, with cloth not leather seats with that quarter covered vinyl top
I would have called it the Roamaro instead.
Your Burroughs-Thompson story/analogy in the end was freaking perfect.
I had a 92 as my second car. Burgundy inside and out. That thing would RIP even as stock!!
As a European I am fascinated by these big american barges with monster engines
Back in the day when gas was a dollar a gallon 😅
As a european from the EUSSR, i can neither afford the private oilrig or the two garages needed for this car but i'd take it over any modern Audi, BMW, Merc or whatever.
SUVs have character... my a$$...
Good lord I sure do love big old Sedans! I own a 1985 Cadillac DeVile, and it is PERFECT! Love the way they look too!
Great video of a great and underappreciated car. The prices of these things has been steadily increasing where I live in Florida. This car, the Chevy variant and the Cadillac Fleetwood of these years are excellent cars and extremely long lived and durable. Your Buick with a manual shift is really cool.
That was a steering gearbox, not a steering rack, just so its out there.
Yep, the first RWD GM product with rack and pinion steering was the 4th gen F body
now it just needs nitrous
and pop up headlights.
paradoxdesigns ...Why?
Somalian Butt-Pirate You watch this channel and you have to ask about pop up headlights?
paradoxdesigns yeah
headlights go up, headlights go down!
And the 23 year olds LOVE IT! I'm on my second RM. A '95 with 24,102 miles on it when I bought it.
It's officially light driftwood metallic. Essentially brown. I call her Honey Badger. And you know why...
One of the best car review's I've ever watched.
Now I really want a manual Roadmaster with bolt ons.
Screw you, Regular.
I have a wagon with cam/heads/stall. So great.
...No. 9 Train?? Grim Fandango reference brah??
One of my favorite cars of all time. The ultimate cruiser.
This car channel was much needed
Kids nowadays will never know to rember to use the right key .
My grandparents owned one of these. It seemed like a big guppy of a car. Pretty awesome that the owner made it a sleeper though :)
LandonGendur The 94-96 was a sleeper bone stock. It'll still surprise many cars on the road (though fewer than 10-15 years ago).
Finally someone who was capable to explain the thing with SUVs... I've never thought about it through that exactly line of thinking. Thank you. Great episode
“ We Need cars like this again, cars that aren’t ashamed to be big I know you have the escalade, but its not the same” my favorite line lmao😂