Looks good to me. Wonder if it'll hold my Packout?
“Cheap” Cars Still Exist: 2024 Buick Envista
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The Encore just reminded me of a little fez hat. It was obvious that its only feature was a little extra height.
"Envista" is a bit of a derivative name, kinda like the Chevy Captiva, which also screamed "rental car."
Still, I'm happy this thing exists.
"Envista" is a bit of a derivative name, kinda like the Chevy Captiva, which also screamed "rental car."
Still, I'm happy this thing exists.
Wow, they ditched the waterfall grille. Must've realized nobody they're marketing to cares about Buick's heritage anymore. Not bad looking, but it appears from some of the comments here that it's not a very competitive vehicle.
It’s got nice lines to it, to my eye it has a LOT of style for the cost. I’ll bet it sells well. bitog tends to be an older forum methinks - the automakers have to know their markets for potential buyers. folks who don’t care about cylinder count or remember the days of big displacement torque will certainly find interest in these, especially at the price. Good on GM for a new vehicle which doesn’t require $50k.
As a Buick owner, (2001 LeSabre) I'm biased a bit... The styling is much better than the Encore and yet.... I can't get over the engine choice. Based upon GM's history with small turbo four-cyl's, I'd be very wary of calling this vehicle reliable. GM may excel in many areas, but turbo "anything" isn't their game. You'll be in the shop for repairs and blown this n' that and that makes it a non-buy for me at least. Just ask any previous Encore owner about their turbo...
Didn't the Encore GX just come out like 2-3 years ago that was supposed to replace the OG Encore but never really did? Was the GX a total dud or is this just a heavy facelift and rename of the Encore GX?
This is the one that I'm thinking.
This is the one that I'm thinking.
If an automaker could actually make a new $20000 basic car that was readily available for purchase it would be a huge success. Unfortunately, the cheapest car available on most dealer lots is now closer to $30000.
Korean.
LoL... when was the last time you saw a manual Buick?
With the average cost of a new vehicle hitting $50k, it doesn't have to have anything for features at that price if it's new and has a decent warranty. This is why my kid last year working a job right out of college bought her 2022 Trax. You all are picking this apart and missing the point. Not everyone can afford the payments of the features you are talking about, they just need reliable transportation. My kids Trax does this in spades, and I bet this Buick will too.
Does it come in stick? May be fun to whined-up a three banger, but never tried it!
Forget the weak engine, this is insanely good value and will be selling like hotcakes with that sexy coupe SUV styling that people go nuts for.
Although I do wish that this would have re-used the Cruze's larger 1.4 engine
Although I do wish that this would have re-used the Cruze's larger 1.4 engine
My uncle once had a 1969 Buick Skylark, with about 160k miles on it back in the late 1970's.
He told me the odometer went around to all zeros before hitting 60k.
It was unheard of at that time for cars to exceed 100k miles let alone 160k miles.
So Buick really knew how to build durable cars at that time.
GM cars in general are not that good anymore, with cheap dashboard plastics, and unreliable "not enough quality assurance" designs in my humble opinion. Once important consideration though is reliability. A cheap unreliable car will be far more expensive during it's life than an expensive reliable car like a Toyota.
He told me the odometer went around to all zeros before hitting 60k.
It was unheard of at that time for cars to exceed 100k miles let alone 160k miles.
So Buick really knew how to build durable cars at that time.
GM cars in general are not that good anymore, with cheap dashboard plastics, and unreliable "not enough quality assurance" designs in my humble opinion. Once important consideration though is reliability. A cheap unreliable car will be far more expensive during it's life than an expensive reliable car like a Toyota.
Couldn't agree more. The initial purchase price is very attractive. Once out of warranty though... I'd love for America to produce a bargain-basic automobile that would be affordable. (Kinda like when Ford build the model -T) But... when "basic" transportation is around $30k today.... and it's not built for a long lifespan.... there is NO VALUE in that. Very few automakers are building decent engines today. (I'll let you decide which companies do that well.) These manufacturers have built-in obsolescence. They WANT you to keep their gravy train rolling and factories/jobs going forever. They decided that they long lasting vehicles are not in their best interest (Long term.) People can deny that... but it's true. "Quality" is just a reference point to which other manufacturer can base their standing.
Cars last longer now than ever before and the average age of vehicles on the road continues to climb.
There are very few "unreliable" cars IMO.
No reason to think the Buick wouldn't last as long as you want it to.
There are very few "unreliable" cars IMO.
No reason to think the Buick wouldn't last as long as you want it to.
When I Googled this it came-up both ways.
Either way, I wouldn't own one, not when there are really good vehicles like the Corolla Cross and Subaru Crosstrek available for about the same money.