I just bought a Buick Envista Avenir in Moonstone Gray with every available option and I must say that so far it has definitely exceeded my expectations. Absolutely love it!
Everyone's been duped by marketing into believing that they need AWD - when it does literally zero to keep your car on the road any better than FWD. Nice to see Buick optimizing the value for the price.
Spoken like someone who lives in the Midwest like Iowa with zero to little elevation change. In the Rocky Mountains, this fwd car would be stuck on mountain passes causing massive backups and danger to other drivers. There’s a reason that Subaru is the most purchased car there.
@haroldbeauchamp3770 just learn how to drive. I've lived near the Rockies and driven through them in winter storms often. Good winter tires are all you need. In fact I drove through them on all seasons, in a crazy blizzard.
@@stonecoldcustoms definitely agree with the winter tires suggestion. I’ve always had awd or 4x4, so I’ve never had a problem. I just wish more people were like you. Every year about this time we’ll find front wheel drive vehicles with balding all season tires stuck trying to get up the pass in the falling snow.
I live on eastern Quebec, I know a lot about driving on snow, and I tell you, put winter tires on, and you're good to go! Ground clearance will help more than you think.
Two wheel drive works if all you ever drive on is the road, and recognize the limitations of two wheel drive.Fwd works great in the winter,and I live in Colorado. Nevertheless, I can’t drive as fast as someone with four wheel drive in the winter. Four wheel drive is incredible, yet if you can’t afford four wheel drive you can make a two wheel drive work for you. Thank you for your time and efforts TFL. I love you guys. Keep up the good work.
thanks for posting this information/ I also have the Envista and was courious how it drives in the . I love my car and have owned it for about 5 months now. Did you buy snows on or drove with all seasons?
@@vah618 I own a front wheel drive Ford, and one day I would like to own a Buick Envista. My front wheel drive Ford does well in the winter; nevertheless, all vehicles must use caution. Because no vehicle is immune to icy weather or road conditions.
@@JT-fq2blnonsense. The Encore is generally considered a less attractive design than the Envista. Furthermore, awd is available on this platform already so it’s not like it requires massive design changes to make it happen. Awd should be available for a 1k to 2k dollar upgrade. Bottom line.
@@haroldbeauchamp3770- Well said. It’s a strange world in GM,,, 😂. I would want it on sale though,,,, can get a base Crosstrek for similar $$ and that is with full safety pack, led headlights with the ability to turn for better lighting on corners at night. It’s still running a normally aspirated 2.0 litre, not these micro engines. It does only have a Fabric interior mind you. To each their own ultimately. I drive trucks only excepting my few classic cars.
The Buicks of the era you spoke of actually were always good for just over 100,000 miles. Back then the tolerances were no where near the current building tolerances. With the lacking technology you are rebuilding your engine at that point just over 100,000Km. They didn’t usually go boom, they just started burning oil as an indicator when to replace them. The rebuilds were good for 80,000+ miles. The rebuilds were very simple and inexpensive as well!! Things are different now,,, price out that 3 cylinder and once you pick your bottom jaw off the floor you will realize things are not always vastly better.
like i said in another review video i just bought a new Buick Envista preferred a month ago and love how quit it drives and how it handles while driving it, also read a lot of complaints about it having a small engine and how people should stay away for that reason but like i said in that review a lot of people like me can't afford a $30,000 plus car and $400 plus car payments that go with it so for people like me who can't afford over $25,000 it is a great but buy and especially considering i got mine new off the showroom floor for only $23,600 with under $400 a month payments which makes it an even greater get. a lot of friends and coworkers are impressed with the body look like me and radio sounds really good when i turn it up, love how it'll read any texts you get on phone and call anybody for you on dashboard like most new cars these days
Props for making a button to control the fan...tapping on glossy screen at a perfect spot every time I want to increase/decrease fan speed just isn't my thing
Never have I’ve seen a vehicle that screams for an extended warranty. But, let’s look at it this way, you could go get a Kona, Elantra, or Eclipse Cross Sport, for $25,000. It’s decent if you have the right mindset, it’s a throwaway runabout that will last you 6-9 years and then you dump it at CarMax to get grocery money.
@@raymond_sycamore The Envista is luring in buyers with its premium styling and super low price, but I think regret will set in before 100k miles. I fully anticipate this is going to be a vehicle that's cheap to buy, but expensive to own long-term due to many problems. Some very expensive problems. Any of the competitors are likely to have better reliability. Unfortunately, they also cost thousands more and some of them aren't nicer inside.
Keep up with fluid and filter changes, go easy on the throttle, and warm up and cool down your engine before and after drives, and it will last a good while. Unfortunately many people buying GM vehicles have poor credit and will not do those.
Not my old Buick Land Yacht. I learned to drive on a 68 Electra Coupe. My wife had a 2013 LaCrosse Touring that she loved but had to trade it and got a 23 Envision. It took some adjustment for her to acclimate to a SUV but it's a nice car overall. We looked at the Envista but I felt it wasn't the car for her by not having the AWD and lesser HP.
I absolutely love this little car. I’m an outside sales rep and I drive Arizona and New Mexico and I’ve got great gas mileage. It’s super quiet and it’s plenty zippy for where I need to go. I haven’t Mercedes AMG and honestly drives better. Yes, it’s not as fast, but I don’t need any more speeding tickets lol
before watching - this and it's twin the Trax are some serious low end champs in todays market. If you just need something to get from A to B, this absolutely should be on your list. my only question is reliability which has..... not been been proven yet. But I would recommend this or the Prius if someone "just needs a car"
This is asking to be available as a FWD Hybrid priced starting around $30ish K and AWD Hybrid for a bit more $ don’t get me wrong the fact it started at $25K for the basic model and $30K as equipped is awesome in this day
Buick did a good job on this car but their are 3 negatives that would take it off my buy list. 1-only front wheel drive, 2- no rear vents and 3-the 3cyl turbo charged engine longevity only time will tell.
The reason it feels more sprightly than its 137hp suggests is thanks to the 162 lb/ft of torque that engine puts out. I still think the 6-speed holds it back, and while people will moan and groan about CVTs, I imagine it would help this car if they put the CVT from the FWD version of the Encore GX into this car. It GM's own design and doesn't feel like the dumpster fire that's in Nissan products.
I get it. Kids hate Buick's. My second car was a 1984 Buick Century. Ok,boring car. However. My first car was a 1984 base Camaro. I had to pay my own way. The Camaro, Even though it was a base V6 car. The insurance alone was very expensive. The Buick. Cheap to run,cheap to insure ,and under the radar from cops. I wish GM,especially Buick still made those grandpa cars. Remember most of those cars came with one of the most bullet proof engines ever made. The 3800 V6. With basic general maintenance, they'd run forever. Also their were extremely comfortable. I miss 6 passenger bench seat, column shifted cars.
Until the first time it’s on any sort of small incline or ascent with snow or ice covering the road. Fwd get stuck trying to pull up the small incline to leave the gas station around here 😂
It's certainly a tempting car. It's a lot of style for a relatively low price. However, it's built by GM Korea (Daewoo) and the overall quality is lacking. I joined a Facebook group for Envista owners to understand how they are holding up. Common complaints revolve around exterior trim falling off, glitches with the digital screens requiring multiple updates at the dealership, AC failure requiring the entire dashboard to be removed for repair, and power windows not functioning. Less common problems include engine failure, transmission failure, and failure of the digital cluster, which dealers have informed customers that it costs $6,500-$8,000 to replace should it fail again outside of warranty. I suspect these cars will end up in landfills with relatively low mileage compared to their competitors due to the sheer number of problems and the associated high repair costs.
@@camaroman101Mazda doesn’t have any sport back CUVs that I know of. CX-30 is an alternative to the Buick encore GX not the Envista. What most of the commenters don’t understand is the alternatives to this car design with all wheel drives starts at 50/60 grand because you either have to go EV where there is a ton of options since that’s the preferred look for EV’s or with a luxury brand like BMW, Mercedes, etc. it’s legit the only affordable sport back CUV on the market since this car style was exclusively a foreign luxury design.
Ford went with a 3-cyl Turbo a while back; they are absurdly small to an American, but for runabouts like the small Buicks, the Trailblazers, the Escapes, etc. I suppose it justifies giving people an inexpensive option. A few reviewers say that the Inline 3s sounds better than many of the Inline 4s.
Buick is a respected brand in Asia. Before Mao, Buicks were a luxury mark in China. These cars are made in Korea, where Buick is also considered a good brand
Sorry, but no. Friends shop works on 1-3 trax/encores a month needing significant work for their age (100-120k miles). I have serious doubts this will be any better long term. For $30k, you have to be mental to buy this non-awd offering over the excellent cx30, usable crosstrek or even the boring crapola cross
@@FaithfulServant316 I live in Maine. Front wheel drive works great! My point is more that we need both in the market today. Just the tire costs with all wheel drive...justifies having lower priced options. Front wheel drive is all I've ever needed here in Maine. We own a Highlander L now... I'm sure living in the mountains n hill country requires a different approach.
Single zone climate control is all you need unless your wife is going through menopause. Then god help you if your vehicle is only single zone climate control! 😁
Son of a B GM!!! Perfect vehicle except for that lack of head room in the rear. That will be a deal breaker for sooooo many Americans...your target audience. WFT? How can such high paid leaders in a global company be so stupid. Raise that rear roof line 3 inches and sell thousands and thousands more.
That's a Buick pretty sorry looking compared to the nice quality stuff they used to make in the '60s that just looks like every other typical rice burner made today😅😂
Nasty chrome?? I miss the chrome, everything looks cookie cutter the same today with no chrome. Needs AWD & an option for a higher performance engine from GM in the engine bay for my liking.
I just bought a Buick Envista Avenir in Moonstone Gray with every available option and I must say that so far it has definitely exceeded my expectations. Absolutely love it!
Everyone's been duped by marketing into believing that they need AWD - when it does literally zero to keep your car on the road any better than FWD.
Nice to see Buick optimizing the value for the price.
I drive a modern rwd in canada. Keep decent tires on there and it's all good!
Spoken like someone who lives in the Midwest like Iowa with zero to little elevation change. In the Rocky Mountains, this fwd car would be stuck on mountain passes causing massive backups and danger to other drivers. There’s a reason that Subaru is the most purchased car there.
@@ShippyJack I winter drove a Pontiac G8 GT with 6.0 V8 - it was awesome in the snow. Literally left many Subarus in my snow dust.
@haroldbeauchamp3770 just learn how to drive. I've lived near the Rockies and driven through them in winter storms often. Good winter tires are all you need. In fact I drove through them on all seasons, in a crazy blizzard.
@@stonecoldcustoms definitely agree with the winter tires suggestion. I’ve always had awd or 4x4, so I’ve never had a problem. I just wish more people were like you. Every year about this time we’ll find front wheel drive vehicles with balding all season tires stuck trying to get up the pass in the falling snow.
I live on eastern Quebec, I know a lot about driving on snow, and I tell you, put winter tires on, and you're good to go! Ground clearance will help more than you think.
Fr people these days act like we didn’t survive without awd in the past. 90 percent of people don’t need awd
I owned one and can say they do great in snow. The tires are wider and bigger providing better traction then a regular sedan with fwd.
I just bought a Buick Envista Avenir in White Frost!
Two wheel drive works if all you ever drive on is the road, and recognize the limitations of two wheel drive.Fwd works great in the winter,and I live in Colorado. Nevertheless, I can’t drive as fast as someone with four wheel drive in the winter. Four wheel drive is incredible, yet if you can’t afford four wheel drive you can make a two wheel drive work for you. Thank you for your time and efforts TFL. I love you guys. Keep up the good work.
thanks for posting this information/ I also have the Envista and was courious how it drives in the . I love my car and have owned it for about 5 months now. Did you buy snows on or drove with all seasons?
@@vah618 I own a front wheel drive Ford, and one day I would like to own a Buick Envista. My front wheel drive Ford does well in the winter; nevertheless, all vehicles must use caution. Because no vehicle is immune to icy weather or road conditions.
Its hilarious. We praise the car being affordable, m ock it for no all wheel drive
Should be optional
No, it shouldn't. Want AWD? Buy a Encore with the more powerful motor if you want to splurge.
@@JT-fq2blnonsense. The Encore is generally considered a less attractive design than the Envista. Furthermore, awd is available on this platform already so it’s not like it requires massive design changes to make it happen. Awd should be available for a 1k to 2k dollar upgrade. Bottom line.
@@haroldbeauchamp3770- Well said. It’s a strange world in GM,,, 😂. I would want it on sale though,,,, can get a base Crosstrek for similar $$ and that is with full safety pack, led headlights with the ability to turn for better lighting on corners at night. It’s still running a normally aspirated 2.0 litre, not these micro engines. It does only have a Fabric interior mind you.
To each their own ultimately. I drive trucks only excepting my few classic cars.
The Buicks of the era you spoke of actually were always good for just over 100,000 miles. Back then the tolerances were no where near the current building tolerances. With the lacking technology you are rebuilding your engine at that point just over 100,000Km. They didn’t usually go boom, they just started burning oil as an indicator when to replace them. The rebuilds were good for 80,000+ miles. The rebuilds were very simple and inexpensive as well!! Things are different now,,, price out that 3 cylinder and once you pick your bottom jaw off the floor you will realize things are not always vastly better.
like i said in another review video i just bought a new Buick Envista preferred a month ago and love how quit it drives and how it handles while driving it, also read a lot of complaints about it having a small engine and how people should stay away for that reason but like i said in that review a lot of people like me can't afford a $30,000 plus car and $400 plus car payments that go with it so for people like me who can't afford over $25,000 it is a great but buy and especially considering i got mine new off the showroom floor for only $23,600 with under $400 a month payments which makes it an even greater get. a lot of friends and coworkers are impressed with the body look like me and radio sounds really good when i turn it up, love how it'll read any texts you get on phone and call anybody for you on dashboard like most new cars these days
You've made me interested in buying one
Thank you for a great video on this Buick. We have been looking for a new sedan but never gave Buick a thought. Heading to the nearest Buick dealer.
Props for making a button to control the fan...tapping on glossy screen at a perfect spot every time I want to increase/decrease fan speed just isn't my thing
I saw one the other day and actually looked twice. It looked good. I was surprised it was a Buick haha
Never have I’ve seen a vehicle that screams for an extended warranty. But, let’s look at it this way, you could go get a Kona, Elantra, or Eclipse Cross Sport, for $25,000.
It’s decent if you have the right mindset, it’s a throwaway runabout that will last you 6-9 years and then you dump it at CarMax to get grocery money.
$25k for a "throwaway" is a world I don't want to live in
@@raymond_sycamore The Envista is luring in buyers with its premium styling and super low price, but I think regret will set in before 100k miles. I fully anticipate this is going to be a vehicle that's cheap to buy, but expensive to own long-term due to many problems. Some very expensive problems. Any of the competitors are likely to have better reliability. Unfortunately, they also cost thousands more and some of them aren't nicer inside.
Keep up with fluid and filter changes, go easy on the throttle, and warm up and cool down your engine before and after drives, and it will last a good while.
Unfortunately many people buying GM vehicles have poor credit and will not do those.
Great review Tommy..Thanks 😊
It's good looking. Which is not something I have traditionally said about Buick.
That 1996 Buick Roadmaster still turns heads though frfr
never down talk old buick when selling new garbage that has nothing to do with buick. this is a daewoo
Hi tfl, MOST vehicles actually have rear vents under the front seats! Great show 👏
Not my old Buick Land Yacht. I learned to drive on a 68 Electra Coupe. My wife had a 2013 LaCrosse Touring that she loved but had to trade it and got a 23 Envision. It took some adjustment for her to acclimate to a SUV but it's a nice car overall. We looked at the Envista but I felt it wasn't the car for her by not having the AWD and lesser HP.
The ST seems to be the sweet spot.
I absolutely love this little car. I’m an outside sales rep and I drive Arizona and New Mexico and I’ve got great gas mileage. It’s super quiet and it’s plenty zippy for where I need to go. I haven’t Mercedes AMG and honestly drives better. Yes, it’s not as fast, but I don’t need any more speeding tickets lol
They are everywhere I look in my area. Super popular.
before watching - this and it's twin the Trax are some serious low end champs in todays market. If you just need something to get from A to B, this absolutely should be on your list.
my only question is reliability which has..... not been been proven yet. But I would recommend this or the Prius if someone "just needs a car"
This is asking to be available as a FWD Hybrid priced starting around $30ish K and AWD Hybrid for a bit more $ don’t get me wrong the fact it started at $25K for the basic model and $30K as equipped is awesome in this day
So a rav4
@@Redhawk24 rav4 is a class above, so the corolla cross.
@@Redhawk24 you pay around 10k more for a rav4 and its a base model
@@Maxime_Vallee I paid $34k for my rav4. Plus way better resale. No brainer.
@@Redhawk24 that’s not the point
If I remember correct this is built by Saic in china or GM-Korea (Former Daewoo) in Korea and rebaged to Buick in US.
O he answered the question its the Korean car they rebagde in US.
I don’t like the brake lights being integrated in the bumper. One hit that will cost at least $1000 dollars to replace .stupid idea.
Buick did a good job on this car but their are 3 negatives that would take it off my buy list. 1-only front wheel drive, 2- no rear vents and 3-the 3cyl turbo charged engine longevity only time will tell.
I gotta say it…”That’s a Buick?”
It looks really good.
The reason it feels more sprightly than its 137hp suggests is thanks to the 162 lb/ft of torque that engine puts out. I still think the 6-speed holds it back, and while people will moan and groan about CVTs, I imagine it would help this car if they put the CVT from the FWD version of the Encore GX into this car. It GM's own design and doesn't feel like the dumpster fire that's in Nissan products.
I get it. Kids hate Buick's. My second car was a 1984 Buick Century. Ok,boring car. However. My first car was a 1984 base Camaro. I had to pay my own way. The Camaro, Even though it was a base V6 car. The insurance alone was very expensive. The Buick. Cheap to run,cheap to insure ,and under the radar from cops. I wish GM,especially Buick still made those grandpa cars. Remember most of those cars came with one of the most bullet proof engines ever made. The 3800 V6. With basic general maintenance, they'd run forever. Also their were extremely comfortable. I miss 6 passenger bench seat, column shifted cars.
Got to hand it to GM, they are addressing affordability and value in their lineup.
Cross climate 2 tires and you'll be just fine without AWD. 😊
Until the first time it’s on any sort of small incline or ascent with snow or ice covering the road. Fwd get stuck trying to pull up the small incline to leave the gas station around here 😂
@@haroldbeauchamp3770 must be the driver
It's certainly a tempting car. It's a lot of style for a relatively low price. However, it's built by GM Korea (Daewoo) and the overall quality is lacking. I joined a Facebook group for Envista owners to understand how they are holding up. Common complaints revolve around exterior trim falling off, glitches with the digital screens requiring multiple updates at the dealership, AC failure requiring the entire dashboard to be removed for repair, and power windows not functioning. Less common problems include engine failure, transmission failure, and failure of the digital cluster, which dealers have informed customers that it costs $6,500-$8,000 to replace should it fail again outside of warranty. I suspect these cars will end up in landfills with relatively low mileage compared to their competitors due to the sheer number of problems and the associated high repair costs.
I wouldn't touch this car with 10ft. Pole
Less reliable compared to what competitors?? Competitors with CVT transmissions, smaller interiors, or much higher price tags?
@@sfoy623comparable to other vehicles in this price range. The GM Korean plant is not known for making high quality products.
lol I knew that from the beginning. It’s frigging Buick with shitty little engine. 😂
Competitors that don't have a turbo, wet timing belt, or Daewoo's woeful engineering.
South Korea does a much better job on small cars than the U.S.
Daewoo heavy industries would be making it.
So what is the alternative to the Buick Envista if you want AWD and at least 6 sec 0-60?
Mazda cx-30 starting at 33k. 5.8 0-60 and awd.
Why is 0 to 60 time a consideration for a crossover suv? 😂😂
@@camaroman101Mazda doesn’t have any sport back CUVs that I know of. CX-30 is an alternative to the Buick encore GX not the Envista.
What most of the commenters don’t understand is the alternatives to this car design with all wheel drives starts at 50/60 grand because you either have to go EV where there is a ton of options since that’s the preferred look for EV’s or with a luxury brand like BMW, Mercedes, etc. it’s legit the only affordable sport back CUV on the market since this car style was exclusively a foreign luxury design.
Ford went with a 3-cyl Turbo a while back; they are absurdly small to an American, but for runabouts like the small Buicks, the Trailblazers, the Escapes, etc. I suppose it justifies giving people an inexpensive option. A few reviewers say that the Inline 3s sounds better than many of the Inline 4s.
Globalization sux!
Great looking vehicle. Unfortunately, that engine makes it a hard pass.
What’s wrong with the engine?
@@Angie81796 It’s underpowered, only making 137 horses. I can run faster than that. 😜
Many reasons to not like this, but for me #1 is:
1.2 L 3-cylinder = HARDPASS
Looks like the Urus from Lamborghini... Made in Korea, and China.
*the real question is will it last as long as a Toyota*
Quit trolling lol. We all know it won’t even come close. 😂
@@haroldbeauchamp3770 *hahaha so true, feel bad for the suckers that buy this car because it looks nice*
Nice car for the money...
Buick is a respected brand in Asia. Before Mao, Buicks were a luxury mark in China. These cars are made in Korea, where Buick is also considered a good brand
in Korea this is an GM Korea car and in China its a SAIC its only US that rebrand it as Buick.
seems like Buick is sort of between GMC-Chevy in tier, and targeted for women or anyone who doesnt want the default boxy truck look
Dual wet timing belts, with 150k mile recommended service intervals on them…what could go wrong?
So this vehicle has the faulty wet timing belts like so many others?
Sorry, but no. Friends shop works on 1-3 trax/encores a month needing significant work for their age (100-120k miles). I have serious doubts this will be any better long term.
For $30k, you have to be mental to buy this non-awd offering over the excellent cx30, usable crosstrek or even the boring crapola cross
Good rental car
All it needs is a vinyl roof.
No all wheel drive? That's a plus IMO
No way!! Not for the snow areas!
@@FaithfulServant316 I live in Maine. Front wheel drive works great! My point is more that we need both in the market today. Just the tire costs with all wheel drive...justifies having lower priced options. Front wheel drive is all I've ever needed here in Maine. We own a Highlander L now...
I'm sure living in the mountains n hill country requires a different approach.
@@warrendonaldson4144 You are right! A FWD car with a good set of tires can hold its own in snow without the complexity and added cost of AWD.
Yeah but the screen cost 6k to replace
Single zone climate control is all you need unless your wife is going through menopause. Then god help you if your vehicle is only single zone climate control! 😁
Are Any Buicks made in USA?>
Son of a B GM!!! Perfect vehicle except for that lack of head room in the rear. That will be a deal breaker for sooooo many Americans...your target audience. WFT? How can such high paid leaders in a global company be so stupid. Raise that rear roof line 3 inches and sell thousands and thousands more.
There's plenty of space to sit in the back without hitting your head. Maybe if you are above 6 feet you may have issues but i dont and im 6 feet.
That's a Buick pretty sorry looking compared to the nice quality stuff they used to make in the '60s that just looks like every other typical rice burner made today😅😂
Nasty chrome?? I miss the chrome, everything looks cookie cutter the same today with no chrome.
Needs AWD & an option for a higher performance engine from GM in the engine bay for my liking.
Engine is a big no go for me. Deal breaker.
$25k for a "throwaway" is a world I don't want to live in
Wet timing belt, 3cyl turbo. Pass
It's nice design, but 3 cylinder motorcycle engine won't last long, beyond warranty, no thanks.
You, along with the rest of us, have zero idea on the longevity of the engine. Time will tell
@@blang38 no we know. it's a crappy gm. It's guaranteed it won't last. Buy one and let us know in few years.
@@tonyn3227 Your opinion doesn't matter nor your apparent bias against GM. Just the facts....time will tell the story.
I imagine you just improved Buicks business substantially with this video 😂
Nope. Anything newer than mid 1985 in any make or model is JUNK period.
I drove it as a rental that ish is garbage.....
Tommy a typically Buick buyer of yestyear are probably all driving wheelchairs now you youngsters congrats on marriage rember yes dear
Its just another crossover SUV copy/paste that the average "appliance" purchaser will gobble up
Total FAIL for not having rear a/c vents.
Pure junk ,I wouldn’t buy even it was $18000
A large person doing whoopie on a water bed? What do you have against large people? 🤨 Perhaps you should work on your similes.
Fat offends me, as a skinny person.
I really hope you're trolling & that that comment didn't actually hurt you.
@@sawyermartin4434 Only thing that would hurt is if a fatty boom batty falls on me🤷