1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SE 3.1 V6 from North America
Summary:
Excellent car, would buy another one and would recommend
Faults:
The light switch is messed up, you have to pull back on the switch to get the brake lights to come on. Happened around the 150500 mile mark though.
Also recently around 165000 miles, the wheel bearings need replaced. (Still haven't replaced).
The car stranded me once, due to the alternator going out. (Typical for a vehicle). This was about 100,000 miles.
My only major complaint with this car is, the back panel on the trunk, where the silver paint is on the inside of the plastic, is chipped and half gone. This makes the car appear unattractive. We tried to remove it to scrape and repaint, but couldn't. A dealer wanted to charge me over $200.00 to fix this eye sore. (I did not fix).
The wiper switch was recalled, and it did go out on me, which the dealer replaced no charge.
General Comments:
I loved this car from day one. It has been a smooth, comfortable ride.
The interior is excellent, no problems out of anything at all.
Engine still works perfectly. No transmission problems.
Only normal upkeep has been performed on this car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 21st July, 2005
21st Apr 2005, 19:24
I am looking to buy almost exactly the same car. 1995 Olds Cutlass Conv. with 3.4L with a lot of bells and whistles. It has 105,000 miles. It needs front brakes, seems to take a real hard pedal to stop. Is this common? On the lift, I see there is an oil leak. Don't know where the source is. It looks like it would be hard to work on, even to replace the valve cover gaskets, due to tight space under the hood. All acessories work, but being a Detroit product that is ten years old and over 100k miles, my concern is that I will inherit a lot of replacements to do. Can anyone give any thoughts or opinions on this? The car is good looking and fun to drive. What kind of gas mileage does the 3.4L get in this car? Thanks to all who respond.