The perfect Buick is.... A BUICK!

[Jesda]

http://www.thecarconnection.co...=7086

"...the Buick Century, which Walters [of JD Powers] described as "one of the best models in the industry," comes in with 63 PP100."

2004 IQS Results:Lexus 87Cadillac 93Jaguar 98Honda 99Buick 100Mercury 100Hyundai 102Infiniti 104Toyota 104Mercedes-Benz 106Audi 109BMW 109Oldsmobile 110Volvo 113Acura 117Chevrolet 119

IND. AVERAGE 119

Chrysler 120Dodge 121Lincoln 121Pontiac 122Subaru 123GMC 127Ford 130Mitsubishi 130Saab 133Jeep 136MINI 142Land Rover 148Saturn 149Suzuki 149Kia 153Nissan 154Mazda 157Scion 158Porsche 159Volkswagen 164Hummer 173

[Mr1der]

what the hell do all those numbers mean?

[Jesda]

GM has this odd habit of cancelling cars as soon as they become good.

The Oldsmobile version of the Chevy Venture minivan (forgot what its called) beat Honda Toyota Nissan and Mazda for initial quality in its final production year.

Now the Buick Century is getting hacked in favor of the Lacrosse, just as the Century was getting good. Oh well, its dull and ancient anyway.

-Jesda

[Rex]

It's usually something like "complaints or problems per 1,000 vehicles", in short the lower the number the better.

[Mr1der]

ah, that makes sense now...

heh, Hummer....probably a lot of people whining about gas mileage.

or the H1 breaking stuff...

uh oh, Lexus is lower then Infiniti, Greg ain't gonna like that.

[Jesda]

I bet some the Infiniti gripes are transmission (M) and interior (G) related.

[psychic_mechanic]

Maybe the type of people that buy buicks are just happy if they start when they turn the key.

[maxnix]

I still say the most perfect Buick is the Acura RL 3.5. When I drove from NYC to Seattle a couple of years ago, the most common car on the highway was a Buick. I am going to drive from Seattle to Austin this weekend, so I'll give you another road report in a week.