I am looking at this 2002 intrigue (3.5L shortstar engine) with 79k miles. The owner want $3000 for it.
The car seems well maintained and most service records are available. I am very attempted to get this one to replace our aged W-body, a 2000 buick regal with 150km that serves us fairly well, still pulls strong and get 30 mpg on freeway.
However, intrigue seems to have some reliability issues. In addition to the well known oil consumption, flickering headlight and some other electric glitches, the tranny seems not hold up very well as there are quite a few comlaints that the tranny need overhaul before 100km.GM have several TSBs to address this problem, including replace valve body and clutch solenoid if I understand correctly. So my question is: the premature failure of transmission on 2002 intrigue is fairly common or not? How much I should expect for a tranny rebuilt in such a car?
Thanks and I appreciate any comments.
The car seems well maintained and most service records are available. I am very attempted to get this one to replace our aged W-body, a 2000 buick regal with 150km that serves us fairly well, still pulls strong and get 30 mpg on freeway.
However, intrigue seems to have some reliability issues. In addition to the well known oil consumption, flickering headlight and some other electric glitches, the tranny seems not hold up very well as there are quite a few comlaints that the tranny need overhaul before 100km.GM have several TSBs to address this problem, including replace valve body and clutch solenoid if I understand correctly. So my question is: the premature failure of transmission on 2002 intrigue is fairly common or not? How much I should expect for a tranny rebuilt in such a car?
Thanks and I appreciate any comments.