Buick - 1990 Action Library: Wagons

[@charlesmoore2485]

That estate wagon , what an antique in 1990.

[@tyler2610]

Thank you soo much for posting this! I had a 1990 Estate Wagon that looked identical to this one except mine had a cassette deck in the radio. What a beautiful car, IMO much more classy than the rounded 1991 Roadmaster that replaced it. The '91-96 Roadmasters were still nice cars in their own right with a lot more modern conveniences and have become more collectible mostly in part to the Corvette LT1. I sure wish you could still get a new one, most of the options we have today are pretty bleak! I have a 2020 Yukon which is about the closest thing you can buy today, but it just doesn't have the character. Plus inflation adjusted a fully loaded '90 Estate Wagon would cost about $43K in todays money, my Yukon was $65K, loaded ones are around $100K!

[@harysuper]

As a Roadmaster owner I approve. The car is so versatile! A crossover SUV will never come close to the quality, comfort and convince of a wagon.

[@tobiasa3416]

Love it 😊

[@aberobinson1]

I've had many. They are nice but unbelievably slow and heavy.

[@milfordcivic6755]

1990 was the last year for the old style B body wagon. It's hard to believe that GM had enough customers to continue producing these across all divisions for 5 additional years after Buick, Olds and Pontiac end of lifed the B body sedan and coupes. By this time, everyone was buying minivans and smaller FWD sedans.

[@landyachtfan79]

Fun Fact: The Buick Estate Wagon & Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser were the next-to-last carbureted vehicles to be built & sold in America. The 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer was the last.

[@weegeemike]

I was about to say! I cant believe they were still running a carbureted 305 in the wagons, seeing as 1/2 ton GM trucks went to TBI for this engine as well as the 350 in 1988...

[@landyachtfan79]

Nor can I, @@weegeemike!!!!!!

[@tyler2610]

@@weegeemike It was the Olds 307

[@Sparky-ww5re]

The 1990 Cadillac Brougham, as well as the 1990 Chevy Caprice also had a carbureted 307 Olds. V8 as standard, the 1990 Cadillac Brougham had an optional 5.0L TBI V8, as well as the 5.7L TBI V8, with gas guzzler tax. As far as the last vehicle with a carburetor, besides the 1991 Grand Wagoneer, a 1991 Ford LTD Crown Victoria for fleet use, came with a 5.8L V8 carbureted, and to avoid gas guzzler tax, customers who ordered the optional 5.8L had to prove to the IRS the vehicle was for law enforcement 😉

[@UsefulEntertainment]

"The powerful 5 liter v8" LOL yeah right, ive had plenty of 307s and they are the slowest of the slow... thats why my 1990 buick estate wagon is now sporting a 69 Olds 455. Olds 307 to 455 is the easiest swap in the world. Ohh and i deleted those geyass seatbelts that are attached to the doors and replaced them with the traditional seat belts out of an 83. Fun fact, the only reason they put those stupid belts in this car for this model year only, is because gm knew they were ending this 1977-1990 generation after this year and due to government standards it was ether that or add airbags and gm wasnt about to completely redesign the steering column for one year only. When i pulled the interior B piller covers off to make the seatbelt swap, all the traditional style mounting points and bolts were there. Not only did those belts look stupid, they created a tremendous blind spot. Stock for stock, that 2.4 4 cylinder would run circles around "the powerful 5.0 liter v8" gotta love how they try to make it sound impressive,,, what a joke. I know one thing for sure, the people around here get upset when they cant pass my big 30 year old wagon with its 50 year old 7.5 liter engine with their brand new Lexus and crossovers lol, they get salty. Only drawback is it averages about 11 mpg over the 18 mpg it got with the 307. Also doesn't help i dont have an overdrive anymore, its stuck with a 3speed 350 trans for now.

[@TeeroyHammermill]

Disappointing when the only thing you have going for you is slightly more hip room and a bigger gas tank.