Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

1985 Buick Century Ltd 23k Orig Miles,garage Stored Texas Creampuff, No Reserve! on 2040-cars

Year:1985 Mileage:23800 Color: with the matching Dark Red Metallic velour interior
Location:

Lipan, Texas, United States

Lipan, Texas, United States
Advertising:

1985 Buick Century Limited

 

TIME CAPSULE!  This one owner, garage kept vehicle has only 23,800 original miles!  It is here on consignment by a family whose mother bought it brand new in Fort Worth, TX in June 1985.

 

 

The car looks like it came out of a 1985 Buick showroom.  It even has the original 1985 Buick brochure showing all the colors, the options, etc.  It is the Dark Red Metallic exterior color with the matching Dark Red Metallic velour interior.  It was originally a car provided to the golfers at the 1985 Colonial Invitational Tournament in Fort Worth, TX and was sold as a “demo” by Tyson Buick with 662 miles to its owner.  It was driven very infrequently over the past 28 years, spending most of its time in the garage, not exposed to the outdoors in any way.

 

The car has power windows, power door locks, tilt wheel, cruise control and power mirrors.  It has the optional power seat, the optional wire wheels, the optional digital dash and the optional power antenna.  The car starts and runs great.  The transmission shifts smoothly.  The A/C blows ice cold (we converted it to R 134). It is a non-smoker’s vehicle.

 

The interior fabric is absolutely perfect with no rips, tears, sags or anything.  The headliner is perfect.  The dash and vinyl are perfect.  The whitewall tires have about 60 percent tread remaining.  The wire wheels are perfect and the car has the factory wire wheel “key”, still in the plastic pouch.

 

The owner kept meticulous fuel and maintenance records in a small red notebook in the glove box.  I have shown photos from a couple of the pages on the website www.briansplaceonline.com.  I have every receipt from Bruner Motors in Stephenville, TX showing all the work performed in the past 28 years.  I have summarized the maintenance below.

 

Maintenance history:

·         1,456 miles          Oil and filter change

·         3,475 miles          Oil and filter change

·         6,958 miles          Oil and filter change

·         7,196 miles          New wiper blades, cooling system flushed

·         9,555 miles          New battery (06/90)

·         10,444 miles       Exhaust repair

·         11,981 miles       Front end alignment

·         12,052 miles       New battery (08/92)

·         23,365 miles       New battery  (12/04)

·         23,371 miles       Fresh fuel added (06/05)

·         23,473 miles       New battery, brake flush, coolant flush (12/06)

·         23,549 miles       New battery (06/12)

·         23,581 miles       Fuel pump, relay, filter and strainer replaced (06/12)

·         23,641 miles       Reconnect vacuum hose to MAP sensor (02/13)

·         23,740 miles       Oil change, replace power antenna, Convert A/C to R134 (10/13)

 

Cosmetic Issues (all shown in photos on our website):

·         Scratches on trunk lid, rear fenders that appear to be cat claw marks. 

·         Small chip in paint on passenger side front fender

·         Small chip in paint on passenger front door

·         One small chip on the front fender near the headlight assembly with a small bit of corrosion on the scrape.

·         Small ding in passenger rear fender (no paint break)

·         Original dealer sticker on drivers side on trunk lid has some small cracks

·         Original Walt Disney bumper sticker has peeled apart

·         Original “Heartbeat of America” Chevrolet bumper sticker has some cracking

·         Paint needs to be waxed, appears to have original finish

·         Trunk mat has some padding on the underside that has come apart and is flaking

 

Mechanical Issues:

·         Windshield washer motor is INOP

·         Power seat motor for driver’s seat runs, but does not change seat positions.  My mechanic says it is the power seat motor “transmission” that needs to be replaced.

·         Motor idles a bit rough, but runs smoothly on highway.  Added about 7 gallons of fresh fuel and added fuel additive.  Starts right up, runs great.

 

 

You will not find another 1985 Buick with these miles or in this condition anywhere, except maybe a Buick museum somewhere.  It is the real deal, all mileage documented with both the owner’s records and dealer records.  The title is a clear Texas title.  The car has current Texas inspection. 

 

I will be selling this as a motor vehicle dealer, so I will be collecting tax, title and license fees on the sale. We will provide a temporary tag as part of the TT&L process so you can drive it until your plates arrive.  If you are an out of state buyer, we will collect a small VIT (vehicle inventory tax) that is $ .1486 per $100 and the $5.00 temporary tag fee. 

 

Delivery is available right to your driveway.  We can deliver it for $2.50 per loaded mile or you can contract with a carrier of your own choosing. 

 

There are many photos of the car on our website www.briansplaceonline.com.  Please call (254.646.2170) or email with questions.  The car is for sale locally at our dealership.  This listing will be removed when it is no longer available for sale.

 

 

Auto Services in Texas

Zoil Lube ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service
Address: 3321 Fondren Rd, Fresno
Phone: (713) 783-2050

Young Chevrolet ★★★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers
Address: 9301 E R L Thornton Fwy, Seagoville
Phone: (214) 328-9111

Yhs Automotive Service Center ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service
Address: 19831 Greenwind Chase Dr, Katy
Phone: (281) 944-9748

Woodlake Motors ★★★★★

Used Car Dealers
Address: 2416 N Frazier St, Dobbin
Phone: (936) 441-3500

Winwood Motor Co ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Gas Stations, Towing
Address: 4922 Graves Rd, Santa-Fe
Phone: (409) 925-2039

Wayne`s Car Care Inc ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Parts & Supplies, Automobile Accessories
Address: 2725 S Cooper St, Richland-Hills
Phone: (817) 795-8436

Auto blog

Buick Enspire EV crossover concept claims 370 miles of range

Tue, Apr 17 2018

For the Beijing Auto Show, Buick is showing yet another crossover, this one in concept form. It's called the Buick Enspire, and unlike the rest of the brand's crossovers, this one is all electric. It's more than just a repurposed Bolt EV, too. Instead of the Bolt's 150 kW and 200-horsepower motor, the Buick has a 410 kW motor, which equates to 550 horsepower. Buick claims the motor will get the crossover to 60 mph in just 4 seconds. The Enspire isn't all about performance, though. It would also have a very healthy claimed range of 370 miles, topping that of the longest-range Tesla. Fast charging is supported, with Buick saying it can recover 80 percent of its charge within 40 minutes, though the company doesn't say how potent the charger used for that number is. It also apparently has support for wireless charging. This Enspire concept is rather pleasant looking, too. It has smooth, elegant curves draped on a body with a very wide, aggressive stance. The grille is an interesting evolution of Buick's current design, exaggerating the current crossbar into large wings that spread into the lights, and trading the vertical slats of the main grille for a solid illuminated insert. The rear taillights are also distinctive in how they comprise one long, slender line that form a pseudo spoiler in the rear hatch. The interior is plenty swoopy, too, with a number of futuristic touches. It has an OLED touchscreen for infotainment, and the windshield features augmented reality capabilities displaying road information and navigation routes. Luxury touches include real wood arm rests and center console. Whether we'll see a production Buick with the capabilities of the Enspire is anyone's guess. Surely to have that level of power and range would make it immensely expensive, similar to or surpassing the Tesla Model S and the Jaguar I-Pace. That would be rarefied air for Buick. But we wouldn't be surprised to see either an all-new crossover, or a redesigned current model, sporting the designs seen on this concept. And many of the cues will likely spill over to other Buick products. And while the performance seen in this concept might not reach production, we also wouldn't rule out an electric Buick of some sort, probably a crossover in the near future. General Motors has made it very clear it's going to push electric vehicle development, and a Buick crossover would be a good choice for a few reasons.

2017 Buick LaCrosse an evolution of sharp Avenir concept

Wed, Nov 18 2015

After years as a bloated, uninspiring, but comfortable near-premium sedan, Buick has taken the wraps off a leaner, lither, far more stylish LaCrosse. The third-generation model has just made its debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Motor Show. While there's a lot to talk about, let's first address the new, Avenir-inspired sheetmetal. The fascia is basically the concept car smoothed over into production form, featuring the same winged trishield. In place of the chrome-trimmed waterfall, the LaCrosse gets a blacked-out, recessed grille with a chrome surround. It looks good in photos but it's better in person, adding a real sense of complexity and depth to the front end. The headlights and lower fascia, meanwhile, adhere closely to the concept. The same cannot be said of the LaCrosse's tail. While the taillight lighting pattern is similar, the overall shape of the lighting element is radically different, refining the design featured on the back of the Regal. Also gone, sadly, is the Avenir's boattail rear deck. Instead, the LaCrosse gets a small rear deck that curves up into a pleasant duckbill spoiler. The rest of the tail is pleasantly restrained. Perhaps the weakest point is the profile, where Buick has instituted a "split-spear" design, featuring a strong shoulder line above the rear wheel well, which sits below an even stronger character line that curves down and towards the front of the car. It strikes us as just a little too much, like the Impala. Underneath that sheetmetal, Buick has managed to trim nearly 300 pounds of body fat, nearly half of which came from the vehicle's actual structure. That 300 lbs, according to Buick's engineers, is equivalent to a Kenmore side-by-side refrigerator, in case you needed a helpful comparison. Despite the weight savings, Buick has upped the torsional rigidity for this new model by 15 percent. The LaCrosse's cabin features a strong, cockpit-like design, with a high, floating-bridge center console. This is possible due to Buick's adaption of the Electronic Precision Shift system, introduced earlier this month on the new Cadillac XT5. Despite the new-fangled console design, Buick's retained the wraparound cabin style introduced on the second-gen model. Based on a quick crawl around the interior, space is great in front, although ingress in back is somewhat difficult due to the roofline. You're probably wondering why we haven't said anything about the mechanicals just yet.

GM expanding Lansing Lambda CUV plant

Thu, 30 Oct 2014

Considering that crossovers are a rapidly growing portion of the US auto market, it's not surprising to hear that General Motors is preparing to build even more of them. The company is investing $63 million to expand its Lansing Delta Township Assembly plant that builds Lambda platform CUVs like the Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave.
According to GM, the expansion will add roughly 263,000 extra square feet of space to the plant. Of that, 181,000 square feet will be for an updated body shop with cutting-edge robots. There will also be 54,000 square feet of additional room in the paint shop and 28,000 square feet of more area for general assembly.
GM isn't saying as much, but there is the possibility that this extra space could allow for additional models produced at the factory. Cadillac reportedly dropped plans to build a three-row SUV on the Lambda platform earlier this year, however, dealers for the luxury brand were recently pitched the possibility of adding large and small CUVs, an ATS convertible or a sedan below the ATS.