Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  My parents 97 skylark... - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By kslaughter322 - January 24 - 1:35 am

  Just got my permit in November, and love to drive this car. The controls are all easy to get to, It has a lot of power, very good handling, safe and smooth ride, but dont expect it to drive like a Caddy or Roadmaster. My parents made 2, 300 some mile trips from wv to ohio and had no issues to speak of. also, later on after I got my permit, we made a drive from oak hill, wv to Grantsville, MD, and 3 weeks later Oak Hill, WV to Severn MD and again, no problems to speak of. And the car has around 119,500 miles on it. Have had the car a little over a year and it is very reliable. When I turn 16, I want a Skylark as a first car.

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  Grandmas 97 Buick skylark - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By Terry - December 7 - 1:08 pm

  My Buick Skylark has only 35,000 miles and was my grandmothers from 1997- 2003. After she died I got the car and it is a great little car in perfect shape and reliable--until now. The water pump went and I found out that it takes hours to get to the pump and it costs $$$--$750.00 to replace it-- and a gasket too. Why did Buick design an engine that would be so hard to get to a water pump. The mechanic suggested that as long as you are paying for the cost of labor to get to the water pump you should have several other somewhat related items fixed as well. I called the dealer to verify the extent in reaching the water pump and they verified this issue. Not good.

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  junk - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By chris m - March 21 - 12:01 pm

  Lower control arm bushing (driver side) popped out while under warranty. Passenger side popped out after out of warranty-$130 for control arm loaded w/new bushings-I installed it. Ignition switch went bad- THEFT light was flashing and no start-$540 to tow and repair. Windshield wiper motor went out-$230 new motor installed. Driver side window popped out of the track at top of window-havent fixed it yet. Alternator went out-$95 with exchange-I installed it.Remote trunk release cable snapped. Remote filler door seized up.On its second set of rotors.This car had 33000 miles when i bought it in 2000. It now has 72000 on it, so its not like it has a hard life.

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  Car to last - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By Janet - April 20 - 6:48 pm

  I got my 97 as a program car from a dealership, in 98. I had problems with the radiator and once the water pump. After these were taken care of the car has been reliable and trustworthy. No it is not a stylish car but it still has time to get to 100,000 and some paint is chipping and the windows are in tough shape(bad electrical windows!) I would buy another Buick in a heartbeat but with roll-down windows! Forgot to say...air conditioner just went on it and the knobs for the dash are hard to find when you replace them.

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  They just keep running... - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By Tara - April 17 - 9:18 am

  This is my second Skylark, my first was a 1991. These cars just never quit, my first was sent (running) to the junk yard with 179,000 miles and my 1997 is about to rollover 160,000. They both had their little mechanical quirks, but nothing too expensive and nothing out of the ordinary. They have never needed new transmissions or waterpumps. Even with the redesigned quad4, which was an initial worry... this car hasnt let me down. Buicks have made my life much easier:)

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  Good little Buick - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By airbooster - February 29 - 2:00 am

  Good little car. Gave me a scare at the GM dealers when we thought the rattling noise was an oil pressure plunger 600 bucks but turned out it was low 1 quart of oil. Dodged the bullet there. Gas milage lousy for a 4 banger (20 city)

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  Best Used Car I Ever Had - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By choralcat - July 9 - 2:00 am

  I bought my 97 in the Spring of 98. It 22,000 miles on it. Other than normal service and a new set of tires, I havent needed a thing done to it. I bought the 70,000 mile 7 year protection plan and plan to keep it at least until the 7 years are up.

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  Good Car! - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By clown1 - July 1 - 2:00 am

  I brought this car when it was a year old. It is five years and 81000 miles later, and I still like it. The only thing I had to do except for routine maintenance, was replace the water pump at 80000 miles.

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  so far so good - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By pepe19vel - May 16 - 2:00 am

  I had the car for a year now and its been great. No major problems with it besides regular maintenace. The breaks are good and the car it self looks good. It is a comfortable car.t has close to 100 000 miles.

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  My Baby Buick - 1997 Buick Skylark
  By Chia Pet - March 18 - 1:06 pm

  This is a decent car. It hasnt given me many problems and it is a great road car. I have hade many upgrades to the car like wheels, suspension, stereo and etc. Once you replace these, the car is great! If you buy this car (1996-1998), prepare to spend about $2500 extra to make it right!!