Estates (or wagons as you Americans call them) are so much cooler than SUV's. I'm sure they'll become trendy once more in the US, as they never went out of fashion in the rest of the world.
SUVs, and real SUV's(like yukons)are pretty fucking cool. Crossovers are just aweful. But man do i love station wagons. I would have no problems if the market when from crossovers to wagons tomorrow. crossovers are hard to see out of, smaller than station wagons, handle bad.
Yeah, The SUV took over in the early 90s. The days of the big American wagon are no more, but I wish we could get some Body on frame, RWD, v8 powered wagons for today's market. This car and the Town Car/Grand Marquis/Ford Crown Vic were the last hurrah for traditional, full size American cars.
This was an 8 seater car. I miss my Roadmaster wagon. I loved the full-size cars. Up until 2004 Ford made the Crown Vics and Mercury Grand Marquis. 96' GM killed their REAL full-size cars. The DTS/DHS/DeVille/Fleetwood was FWD.... A bloody nightmar to do pulley work (including water pump). You need ratchet wrenches. Stupid...
The station wagons such as this Roadmaster are of my favorite cars in existence. It's a shame you dont see these with the road trim anymore. Especially the 80's ones. I love these cars to death.
I AGREE this car especially people don't understand why station wagons are my favorite cars they are rare 80's and 90's wagons they are so nostalgic and beautiful cars. It blows that they did away with the 5 seater station wagon that was due to the fact that the department of transportation deemed them unsafe. The reason is there were no airbags in the fifth seat nonetheless these are a beauty and I have only seen less than a handle full of them in person in my life. Especially with the road trim!
My buddy use to have a 69 buick skylark sport wagon that had the rear facing seats we used to leave the rear window open and have paintball shootouts with my brother in his jeep cj7
@@MrDerOutsider For kids to not get bored while traveling. Also getting in facing forward would be way too difficult. I had a box chevy (80's Caprice) wagon and a few Roadmasters. I find it more odd if the furthest rear seats are facing forward. LoL.
I'm glad a young guy like Kyle can appreciate an old school car like this! I owned a 1991 Caprice wagon similar to this and it got lots of looks wherever I went. It was great for vacations because I could take all the stuff I wanted that I wouldn't have room for in a smaller car. I put studded snow tires on it and this beast just plowed through heavy snows without any problems. Never once got stuck! This is a classic for sure!
I see one of these in my school parking lot when I leave every day! Its so massive that it sticks out into the spaces around it and its ass hangs out in the lane! These cars are fucking mammoth!
Awesome car. This is a prime example of how "they just don't make 'em like that anymore." Definitely a classic American icon indeed. Thanks for the great video!
@@paulh7589 these cars are very reliable but as with any vihicle how reliable depends on how well they are taken care of. But for sure minimal repairs as long as you keep up on oil changes and things like that.
LT1, yes. But a proper Corvette engine was 300+hp which was an LS1. The LT1 in the Roadmaster only has 260hp. It's detuned. I had one. I also had a 1996 Corvette Gran Sport style. Dark Blue with white stripe. LS1. Beautiful cars. I Love GM 👍
What? No rust? no scratches? everything is where it should be and curves in all the right places? And most importantly those chrome rims. I'm drooling.
My dad and I travel all over selling his art at car shows, I finally convinced him to sell our '06 Caravan and buy our '94 Roadmaster Wagon. Ours looks near identical to this one ^ besides I lowered it. We love it, best car weve ever owned. Almost 200k on her now, and she can still do a wicked burnout! Comfiest car crusing 8 hours on the freeway.. I love having the windows down, and getting a smooth breeze. It's really weird. Most cars you get blasted in the face.
These cars are fabulous. We don't have anything like this here in Europe (maybe a large Volvo estate is close but not the same) and I suppose that's what helps make it even more appealing: it's a huge car for huge roads in a huge country. This would be brilliant to drive across the US in.
You really schedule these uploads well... I recently took an interest in these old wagons, and immediately you make a video about them. I saw an ad for the new Lexus GS yesterday, thought hmm, that's a cool car, I'd like to know more about it.. and you made a video. Keep up the great work!
I owned one for a few months. Some notes: it's 15 city, 25 highway EPA estimated mileage, 20 gallon tank (not 23). Very nice clean example. I love my current '91 Roadmaster Wagon, my first one was fraught with problems.
Just saw one of these on the German version of autotrader. I was immediately amazed by the pure look of it. I've never seen one before, since they weren't sold in Germany. So I watched this video and almost freaked out when he unfolded the third seating row. I've never seen this kind of backward seats in a Station Wagon before. Is this common in American Station Wagons? I want one right now! 😅
Era desta que eu estava falando. Esta seria a minha segunda opção de carro de uso diário caso eu fosse americano. A qualidade de construção deste carro é absurda. Marcou uma época, sinto saudades de uma época que eu não tive o prazer de viver.
My lifetime wish is that the Roadmaster sales never dropped, and Buick never discontinuing them, and having a 2019 model for both sedan & wagons today. If they never discontinued it, then I will buy one in the future. Love these vehicles!
Our has 200k miles now, running 235/75/15's and hauling 1,500lbs of stuff bombing 75-85mph on the highway we actually averaged 26mpg! Usually 28mpg when unloaded and driving easy at 65-70mph.
I also have a 1989 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon, a 1976 Pontiac Grand Le Mans two-door, A 1975 Pontiac Parisienne 2-door & A 1986 Cadillac Limo I am restoring. I love the Old School Cars !
Surprised to see lack thereof praise for sabbkyle's excellent video. The most through I've see to day on UA-cam -- and a very worthy subject. These classics make excellent work & pleasure vehicles, and were very reliable/durable. The classic American station wagon was far more versatile than any SUV... even smaller crossovers. The perfectly balanced V8 / aerodynamic body struck a harmonious balance ... that really did deliver the rated 25mpg HWY (I had one). Not a fanboy of GM by any means, bu
A Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon in this same Driftwood Beige color combo is featured in a current State Farm Insurance Ad, as the family "hand me down" being presented to a young man by his parents as his first car, after his older sister buys her first "new" car. The young man was, shall we say, less than thrilled to be inheriting "Brown Betty" from his big sis. He asks his parents what he's supposed to do with it. They respond by saying "just get in it, and uh, drive it." He moans his disappointment, as the commercial ends. The car used in the commercial is not anywhere near as "pristine" as the one you showcase in this post. I think this is a beautiful car, and a wonderful example early 90's engineering.
you forgot to go over the diference in the wagon and sedan rear seats - in that the sedan rear seats are more contoured and comfortable than the wagons which sacrifice comfort for the ability to fold down flat.
Hey Kyle, thanks for the video! I'm actually looking at trading my Blazer for a Roadmaster Wagon and this vid gives me an in depth look into it before i agree to trading. Its really clean like this.
Thanks for posting such an indepth vide of this car! I just spotted one like it driving down the highway with a 4 Sale sign on it. I chased it down & got the phone number & will check it out. Came home & found your video & it really got me excited!! Hoping to make it mine!!!
Rutledge has one and his looks badass. If you dont know who Rut is you can see him on speed channel NASCAR trackside, or on TopGear US. He has a Roadmaster with torque-thrust wheels, lt1, and flomasters. It looks good and sounds great.
My wife and I have one each: hers is "The Lovemobile" (115Kmi) and mine "The Shaggin Wagon" (175Kmi). We have traveled and camped all over Ameriva. The 8-ft cargo bed fits 2 adults. Wagons don't have the facilities of an RV but our fuel consumption is much lower ... and you can find all the facilities you need in campgrounds all over America. We've had to do a few minor repairs but IMHO these pre-owned wagons (at $5-grand a piece) are good for 250-300Kmiles if you do your regular oil changes.
I grew up in a Mercury Colony Park wagon - great for when we went to the drive in movies. Only differences were the window rolled down into the tailgate door and the rear seats faced each other.
Thank You so much for the informative walk through ! It was great ! I just purchased one of these, same colour as Yours. I absolutely love mine, & I hope to get mine in as nice of condition that Yours is in. The mags are a very nice touch ! Well Done ! Kudos to You !
What a great vehicle and a tremendously underrated luxury car. During the 1960s and early 1970s Buicks were referred to as, "The gentleman's muscle car." It's too bad, the full size cars now are junk and would be considered compact during the 1980s and 1990s.
The trim molding looks like it's been re-covered with 3M's latest rendition of what they call Burma Teak, which is much darker than the original color GM used for the trim vinyl which was also a 3M product called Burma Teak but was much lighter. I have been looking to re-do my trim molding and have 3M's new Burma Teak sample here, it's much darker than original.
235 is actually oversized for the car. factory was 225 and the base caprice even had 215's standard. a lot of guys do run 235's to fill out the wheel wells. i see the trim around the wood is painted. i do that...i actually make it look like wood if you watch my video i show an example on my own wagon.
I know you guys will think this is werid but this one of my dream cars
Its a dream car for everyone!
No not really, 90% of ppl here share the same dream
CHEVY & BUICK they are hard to find, that’s why I like it. It gives me a challenge
No not weird
Jordan Akin ditto
the ultimate road trip car.
Estates (or wagons as you Americans call them) are so much cooler than SUV's. I'm sure they'll become trendy once more in the US, as they never went out of fashion in the rest of the world.
Agreed, Estates are WAY cooler. SUV's are just so bland.
+Paul Hojda I think Wagons are becoming less and less "in" here in the US. SUVs are taking over the market, such as the Honda CRV, Ford Escape, etc.
SUVs, and real SUV's(like yukons)are pretty fucking cool. Crossovers are just aweful. But man do i love station wagons. I would have no problems if the market when from crossovers to wagons tomorrow. crossovers are hard to see out of, smaller than station wagons, handle bad.
i love my bimmer wagon
Yeah, The SUV took over in the early 90s. The days of the big American wagon are no more, but I wish we could get some Body on frame, RWD, v8 powered wagons for today's market. This car and the Town Car/Grand Marquis/Ford Crown Vic were the last hurrah for traditional, full size American cars.
Massive car, looks like a fantastic highway cruiser.
Thats why its called the Roadmaster
ChubbyCheeks0792 I will tell you, it’s extremely comfortable for the age of the car
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I would drive this car with no questions asked...Pretty nice.
Me too :)
Same. It’s a nose wagon. I really like the wheels.
Im begging my mom to let me buy one for my second car (yes im spoiled)
some had the vette engine
MrBrandon330 it’s aged poorly but hey, who the hell cares
this is the ultimate road trip car.
I hate how every car is downsized now. these cars along with the mid 90's town car were the last great big body cars.
I agree with you dude it's a shame in these days the cars doesn't have a good design
big booty cars
This was an 8 seater car. I miss my Roadmaster wagon. I loved the full-size cars. Up until 2004 Ford made the Crown Vics and Mercury Grand Marquis. 96' GM killed their REAL full-size cars. The DTS/DHS/DeVille/Fleetwood was FWD.... A bloody nightmar to do pulley work (including water pump). You need ratchet wrenches. Stupid...
Scrotum Monster Vics and town cars went to 2011
I agree too, this is why I like my 2006 Town Car Signature, I've had for 4 years which plan to hold onto car for a while to be payment free.
The station wagons such as this Roadmaster are of my favorite cars in existence. It's a shame you dont see these with the road trim anymore. Especially the 80's ones.
I love these cars to death.
I enjoyed those cars as well. Most comfortable car I've ever ridden in
I AGREE this car especially people don't understand why station wagons are my favorite cars they are rare 80's and 90's wagons they are so nostalgic and beautiful cars. It blows that they did away with the 5 seater station wagon that was due to the fact that the department of transportation deemed them unsafe. The reason is there were no airbags in the fifth seat nonetheless these are a beauty and I have only seen less than a handle full of them in person in my life. Especially with the road trim!
Truly a work of art, love to own one of these.
Bought a 92 Roadmaster just a few weeks ago. Absolutely love it.
Mid-90s B-bodies are a guilty pleasure of mine
I laughed so freaking hard when I saw that the seats were backwards. Imagine tailgating one of these and someone looks at you LOL
yeah why the fuck did they make them backwards? i mean how shitty is that..
@MrDerOutsider.....How would you suggest entering & exiting the vehicle w/the seats situated any other way?This ain't no bus, bucko!
M21L35 well i guess it would work fine if you fold down the back seats...
My buddy use to have a 69 buick skylark sport wagon that had the rear facing seats we used to leave the rear window open and have paintball shootouts with my brother in his jeep cj7
@@MrDerOutsider For kids to not get bored while traveling. Also getting in facing forward would be way too difficult. I had a box chevy (80's Caprice) wagon and a few Roadmasters. I find it more odd if the furthest rear seats are facing forward. LoL.
I love how This guy never criticizes the cars he reviews
I'm glad a young guy like Kyle can appreciate an old school car like this! I owned a 1991 Caprice wagon similar to this and it got lots of looks wherever I went. It was great for vacations because I could take all the stuff I wanted that I wouldn't have room for in a smaller car. I put studded snow tires on it and this beast just plowed through heavy snows without any problems. Never once got stuck! This is a classic for sure!
I see one of these in my school parking lot when I leave every day! Its so massive that it sticks out into the spaces around it and its ass hangs out in the lane! These cars are fucking mammoth!
Awesome car. This is a prime example of how "they just don't make 'em like that anymore." Definitely a classic American icon indeed. Thanks for the great video!
I know it sounds weird but I really like this car and the reason I do is because it is so roomy and huge and has the wood paneling on the side.
I have the roadmaster sedan and it makes me smile every time i drive it
just bought one today. corvette motor. 1200 bucks with 150k miles
I am replying 7 months after your purchase. How is it running? I want one!
Idk how you did it but that is a steal and a half! Good work!
Great deal.
@@paulh7589 these cars are very reliable but as with any vihicle how reliable depends on how well they are taken care of. But for sure minimal repairs as long as you keep up on oil changes and things like that.
LT1, yes. But a proper Corvette engine was 300+hp which was an LS1. The LT1 in the Roadmaster only has 260hp. It's detuned. I had one. I also had a 1996 Corvette Gran Sport style. Dark Blue with white stripe. LS1. Beautiful cars. I Love GM 👍
I just wanna step in and take a seat in those huge leather seats!
am I crazy for wanting one of those so bad over any modern piece of garbage?
No, this is way better than modern vehicles, I have to say.
Hell No! that is one bitchin car!
What? No rust? no scratches? everything is where it should be and curves in all the right places? And most importantly those chrome rims. I'm drooling.
It got vinyl woodpanel, enough said
i just bought one today
My dad and I travel all over selling his art at car shows, I finally convinced him to sell our '06 Caravan and buy our '94 Roadmaster Wagon. Ours looks near identical to this one ^ besides I lowered it. We love it, best car weve ever owned. Almost 200k on her now, and she can still do a wicked burnout! Comfiest car crusing 8 hours on the freeway.. I love having the windows down, and getting a smooth breeze. It's really weird. Most cars you get blasted in the face.
These cars are fabulous. We don't have anything like this here in Europe (maybe a large Volvo estate is close but not the same) and I suppose that's what helps make it even more appealing: it's a huge car for huge roads in a huge country. This would be brilliant to drive across the US in.
I want one of these wagons or the sedans they just look so comfy
A couch on wheels!
THAT 3RD ROW SEAT IS BEAST I NEED ONE OF THESE CARS!
Its been 9 years you ever get one lol
@@xaviorpackett4359 nah but i have 1988 Cadillac Fleetwood
im a 16yr old guy and i like that car. weird...
I'm 17 and I love wagons
Naw.
I've liked big cars for a while.
Not at all man! I'm 22 and I love station wagons with a passion!
me too
Not weird, you got class!
You really schedule these uploads well... I recently took an interest in these old wagons, and immediately you make a video about them. I saw an ad for the new Lexus GS yesterday, thought hmm, that's a cool car, I'd like to know more about it.. and you made a video. Keep up the great work!
I love the looks of the 90s model years for these GM wagons, but I wish the back window rolled down like they did in earlier model years :(
I owned one for a few months.
Some notes: it's 15 city, 25 highway EPA estimated mileage, 20 gallon tank (not 23).
Very nice clean example. I love my current '91 Roadmaster Wagon, my first one was fraught with problems.
They definitely stand out when you see it. My friends say these are weird cars, but I love them.
NICE 994 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon Start Up, Exhaust, and In Depth Review
Somebody really loved that one. Really good shape for its age.
Just saw one of these on the German version of autotrader. I was immediately amazed by the pure look of it. I've never seen one before, since they weren't sold in Germany.
So I watched this video and almost freaked out when he unfolded the third seating row. I've never seen this kind of backward seats in a Station Wagon before. Is this common in American Station Wagons?
I want one right now! 😅
Era desta que eu estava falando. Esta seria a minha segunda opção de carro de uso diário caso eu fosse americano. A qualidade de construção deste carro é absurda. Marcou uma época, sinto saudades de uma época que eu não tive o prazer de viver.
My lifetime wish is that the Roadmaster sales never dropped, and Buick never discontinuing them, and having a 2019 model for both sedan & wagons today. If they never discontinued it, then I will buy one in the future.
Love these vehicles!
love the cutaways of different options. VERY nice touch. The wheels, different front fascia for sedan, etc.
Our has 200k miles now, running 235/75/15's and hauling 1,500lbs of stuff bombing 75-85mph on the highway we actually averaged 26mpg! Usually 28mpg when unloaded and driving easy at 65-70mph.
Love Roadmasters...miss my grandma's!
I also have a 1989 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Wagon, a 1976 Pontiac Grand Le Mans two-door, A 1975 Pontiac Parisienne 2-door & A 1986 Cadillac Limo I am restoring. I love the Old School Cars !
my grandpa had two of these cars. he loved em!
Surprised to see lack thereof praise for sabbkyle's excellent video. The most through I've see to day on UA-cam -- and a very worthy subject. These classics make excellent work & pleasure vehicles, and were very reliable/durable. The classic American station wagon was far more versatile than any SUV... even smaller crossovers. The perfectly balanced V8 / aerodynamic body struck a harmonious balance ... that really did deliver the rated 25mpg HWY (I had one). Not a fanboy of GM by any means, bu
I haven’t aways been a station wagon fan but I do love the Road Masters!!
It's a shame that it took GM until the final years of this model to get it right. That engine was really nice.
yeah, with the seats folded down it's so huge you could re-enact "the last supper" back there
Until last year, my family had a 1978 Buick Estate Wagon. That car is so long.
Had one. Was the smoothest ride ever
Amazing what a set of wheels can do for a car! Can't go wrong with Torque Thrust wheels.
A Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon in this same Driftwood Beige color combo is featured in a current State Farm Insurance Ad, as the family "hand me down" being presented to a young man by his parents as his first car, after his older sister buys her first "new" car. The young man was, shall we say, less than thrilled to be inheriting "Brown Betty" from his big sis. He asks his parents what he's supposed to do with it. They respond by saying "just get in it, and uh, drive it." He moans his disappointment, as the commercial ends.
The car used in the commercial is not anywhere near as "pristine" as the one you showcase in this post.
I think this is a beautiful car, and a wonderful example early 90's engineering.
James Boardman If that we’re me I’d be asking my parents if they just realized what they gave me, a rare luxury car with a corvette engine
My dad has this car, and I love it!!
I like these vehicles more! Terrific job bro.
I love the wheels and tires, just needs a dual exhaust with a nice sound, maybe a deal rumble and a more modern LS motor with more power.
That is one *CLEAN* Roadmaster
Damn, should my LT1 Trans Am be spittin that much water out of the exhaust?
you forgot to go over the diference in the wagon and sedan rear seats - in that the sedan rear seats are more contoured and comfortable than the wagons which sacrifice comfort for the ability to fold down flat.
I love the old wagons for the third row seating
Hey Kyle, thanks for the video! I'm actually looking at trading my Blazer for a Roadmaster Wagon and this vid gives me an in depth look into it before i agree to trading. Its really clean like this.
Thanks for posting such an indepth vide of this car! I just spotted one like it driving down the highway with a 4 Sale sign on it. I chased it down & got the phone number & will check it out. Came home & found your video & it really got me excited!! Hoping to make it mine!!!
Its been 9 years did you get it
I loved my 93 and I currently love my 96! Great cars, ironically they both were the same color as this one!
What mpg did you get in your 93 I'm about to buy one,
Rutledge has one and his looks badass. If you dont know who Rut is you can see him on speed channel NASCAR trackside, or on TopGear US. He has a Roadmaster with torque-thrust wheels, lt1, and flomasters. It looks good and sounds great.
It's pretty cool to find a clean car like that.
I have a 96 roadmaster and I love it. Great cars.
I saw this exact car for sale on Autotrader a few months back
My wife and I have one each: hers is "The Lovemobile" (115Kmi) and mine "The Shaggin Wagon" (175Kmi). We have traveled and camped all over Ameriva. The 8-ft cargo bed fits 2 adults. Wagons don't have the facilities of an RV but our fuel consumption is much lower ... and you can find all the facilities you need in campgrounds all over America. We've had to do a few minor repairs but IMHO these pre-owned wagons (at $5-grand a piece) are good for 250-300Kmiles if you do your regular oil changes.
The 1994-96 LT1 models are the ones to have!
These older wagons are even good camping vehickles because of the towing capacity and the roominess /versatility
Gotta love these older state wagons
Wish they made more like that. I'm sick of the suv.
Those wheels with the oversized rubber really set that Buick off.
I grew up in a Mercury Colony Park wagon - great for when we went to the drive in movies. Only differences were the window rolled down into the tailgate door and the rear seats faced each other.
Back when cars were made for purposes...
Love the 3rd row seats
Excellent review. Thanks for doing this.
I swear, any car looks good as long as the tires and rims are nice and shiney and when it been properly detailed
You can see the fuel gauge moving ;), Like the comfort factor of the car though, it has a lot of character.
i somehow love this old car. its clever with all the space using stuff.
if only Australia had these cars family's would be more happier
+J Smith I'm lonely and need someone 😭
+J Smith stay in Australia?
+J Smith do you have Facebook???
Are we talking about a car or is this a dating site?
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Now this is a TRUE WAGON!!! Love how you could open the rear a couple of ways :D :-bd
I’m in love with this car.
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139 mph top end, impressive...I bet that more than surprised a few corvette/camaro owners back in the day out on the interstate.
I miss having our old Caprice Station Wagons. Those two cars could haul just about anything.
I watch this video once a year. Still dreaming of grabbing one.
Mine still drives flawlessly at 250k miles :D
Thank You so much for the informative walk through ! It was great ! I just purchased one of these, same colour as Yours. I absolutely love mine, & I hope to get mine in as nice of condition that Yours is in. The mags are a very nice touch ! Well Done ! Kudos to You !
this is a truck that looks more like a wagon THUMBS UP!
This is a beautiful car.
Gotta love that starter, windup.
The wheels don't look bad on the wagon.
I don't really care for them. Like the originals better
The wheels really make it! The standards are fine. But to catch an eye ...or twenty, upgrades! Jery cool car indeed!
At the Buick dealership we called this the Beastmaster.
what a cool car! they sure don't make them like they used to
A fantastic road car with that LT1
Definitely one of my favourite wagons!
I wished they bring the wagon back just like this
Throw on the stock rims, and I would take this car in a heartbeat.
SkylineFTW97 why stock ?
I like stock but those are nice aftermarkets
@@dezmitchell5329 they are
@@klassenkustoms9932 it keeps the car in line with originality
Saw one of these today. Reminds me of the car they had on the Brady Bunch.
What a great vehicle and a tremendously underrated luxury car. During the 1960s and early 1970s Buicks were referred to as, "The gentleman's muscle car." It's too bad, the full size cars now are junk and would be considered compact during the 1980s and 1990s.
I have been wanting a wagon and this is perfect now just have to convince the wife.
Only in America tanks are road legal. Nice ride, nice in depth tour.
The trim molding looks like it's been re-covered with 3M's latest rendition of what they call Burma Teak, which is much darker than the original color GM used for the trim vinyl which was also a 3M product called Burma Teak but was much lighter. I have been looking to re-do my trim molding and have 3M's new Burma Teak sample here, it's much darker than original.
I am a fan of these 90s GM wagons.
235 is actually oversized for the car. factory was 225 and the base caprice even had 215's standard. a lot of guys do run 235's to fill out the wheel wells. i see the trim around the wood is painted. i do that...i actually make it look like wood if you watch my video i show an example on my own wagon.
Makes me want to buy one as a second vehicle for the sheer utility side of things.