I guess i should write up a quick review on the Buick Regal TourX. We had the pleasure of owning it for nearly 2 years and 12.5k miles. It was a dream on the highway. Quiet, smooth, planted to the ground, capable of high speeds with confidence. The cargo in the back is very generous. It's got the lane keeping stuff, great LED headlights, stereo, laser cruise, everything but the Sunroof. The AWD and Aisin made transmission worked quite well. Remote start was very appreciated. It was fun to have such a unique ride.
The only thing i really hated was the mandatory auto start stop system. Very dumb feature for a turbocharged vehicle to just shut off the engine like that. You'd have to be in sport mode to keep it running, or full A/C or Heat. Fuel economy was nothing special, you know 30+ highway and somewhere in the 20s city. You always had plenty of power from that 2.0 turbo.
The ground clearance should be mentioned. At only 5.8" it is not what you might expect in an AWD wagon, but its enough for a dirt road or moderate snow. This lower than say Subaru ride height really makes it handle well at 80+ MPH. My wife is fairly short, so the ride height was great for her, but i would have to stoop down a bit to install a toddler.
Why did we get rid of it? Vroom had a great offer and we will need a mini van / 3 row SUV for a 3rd child we are expecting. Very sad to see it go. They've got it all photographed and for sale if anyone is interested: https://www.vroom.com/inventory/buick-regal-tourx-2018-W04GV8SX3J1178063
Funny, it's got a lot more scratches than when it left my driveway. They put 2 miles on it and several scratches somehow. We ended up able to drive that thing for a loss of 4k between the smoking deal we bought it new at, and the generous offer from Vroom. I never even got to change the oil in it, we used the free oil changes at Buick on the 5k and 10k marks. I'm very happy with that residual value.
The only thing i really hated was the mandatory auto start stop system. Very dumb feature for a turbocharged vehicle to just shut off the engine like that. You'd have to be in sport mode to keep it running, or full A/C or Heat. Fuel economy was nothing special, you know 30+ highway and somewhere in the 20s city. You always had plenty of power from that 2.0 turbo.
The ground clearance should be mentioned. At only 5.8" it is not what you might expect in an AWD wagon, but its enough for a dirt road or moderate snow. This lower than say Subaru ride height really makes it handle well at 80+ MPH. My wife is fairly short, so the ride height was great for her, but i would have to stoop down a bit to install a toddler.
Why did we get rid of it? Vroom had a great offer and we will need a mini van / 3 row SUV for a 3rd child we are expecting. Very sad to see it go. They've got it all photographed and for sale if anyone is interested: https://www.vroom.com/inventory/buick-regal-tourx-2018-W04GV8SX3J1178063
Funny, it's got a lot more scratches than when it left my driveway. They put 2 miles on it and several scratches somehow. We ended up able to drive that thing for a loss of 4k between the smoking deal we bought it new at, and the generous offer from Vroom. I never even got to change the oil in it, we used the free oil changes at Buick on the 5k and 10k marks. I'm very happy with that residual value.
