Owners' Stories

hi my name is michael,we have oldsmoble 1986.the problem is that the car keeps turning off when turning to fast each way and also to fast of a stop.what is the problem.oldsmoble cutless,cirea.i just cant figure it out.does anyone have the same problem.if so please help us.thank you so uch for your time.

[January 2010] I spent less than $1000 on this car and it was my first car. At 139,000 at the time of purchase, it's been more reliable than most of my family's cars. My only real complaints which seem so petty compared to what could really go wrong with your car is the fact that it's boxy (which makes it annoying to maneuver in bad traffic in the city, or when you're parking SOMETIMES) and my AC doesn't really do anything, but I'm sure I'm just out of freon. Oh, and I have no access to my trunk without the trunk key (there's no button inside, you cant lay the back seat down or anything. The heat's great. As far as maintenance costs on this car, I've paid about $700 in over a year (parts & labor through Sears) including recently a new harmonic balancer that went out of whack (if you google cieras, this is a part thats famously replaced in this car), a torn belt, rear wheel cylinder that was cracked/leaking, and front brake pads. I love the bench seat, I can squeeze 5 of my friends in with me in this car. For an olds, it picks up speed (I've hit 120mph). The trunk is spacious as all hell. And best of all, this car is VERY reliable. I've taken it to OC, MD twice with no problems. SO IF YOU SEE A CIERA IN DECENT SHAPE FOR CHEAP, THIS IS A GREAT FIRST CAR AND/OR GREAT FIRST RELIABLE CAR.

this car has been reliable and very easy to work on. it runs great with 130000 on it and i cant wait to see how long it lasts.

front supp is alittle loose