2017 Buick Cascada Review - The FIRST and LAST Convertible For A While!
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Drivetrain
2:25 - Interior
4:55 - BFB Test
5:07 - Interior
5:23 - Back Seats
6:14 - Bed / Cargo Area
7:30 - Exterior
9:16 - Final Thoughts
11:01 - Outro - Авто та транспорт
All you need is a sweater tied around your neck, some golf clubs in the trunk, a bottle of Flowmax in the glovebox, you are in full BOOMER MODE!!
Don’t forget the Gin blossoms on your nose…. I’m currently living in Palm Springs coming from San Diego and I see these things everywhere.🤷🏻♂️ along with more SC 430s than I’ve ever seen in Southern California, of which is probably my favorite bucket list car that I will own someday, up there with a Gen 1 TT💯
You forgot to add terrible parenting skills.
Opel Cascada with Buick badge.
GMC Yukon with Cadillac Escalade badge. What else is new? lol
That truck rolled coal on you at 2:24!!! What a jerk!
can't imagine getting triggered by that lol
I think it's because he was filming. That's probably why he did that. I could be wrong.
@@jonlosito2004 So juvenile.
Zack : "up front is a 1.6....."
Me: " ugggh"
😅
Look inspired by Chrysler. This should of been the 2017 crysler Sebring
This desperately needed the 2.0T with 250-260 horsepower. The 1.6 is underpowered and I worry about parts availability since it’s the only car in the USA to ever use this engine
Buick brass said, "We need something to get all those orphaned Volkswagen Eos buyers." Dozens of sales later, Buick discontinued it.
I thought of the Eos when the video started.
Awesome review as always, I’ve been watching you and subscribed for about a year, and I am stoked on your growth. I was surprised to see this car pop up in my feed and this is always been a guilty pleasure as I think these things look fantastic. When they first came out 80 to 90% of them were definitely rental car fleet now when you see rhem on the road, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone under 70 driving one. I would love if you did 0 to 60 tests in your videos. I realize that that is not feasible for some of your older car reviews as you don’t wanna push other peoples cars to the extreme.👌💯🙏
Vauxhall/Opel Insignia estates,,sold as Buick Regal station wagons in North America,also have a clamshell tailgate & two sets of taillights.
Surprised that you didn't mention that the top can be operated at speeds up to THIRTY-ONE MILES PER HOUR. That's incredible. They have to be the beefiest convertible top in history and they used it on...this. And that's coming from a GM fanboy.
Great review, cool to see a rebadged Opel/Vauxhall in the states. We got lower powered offerings here
I just wish they brought and sold more into north america with more engine and transmission options
@@seb_1504 I don't know if a 2.0l diesel manual would have sold in the states.
This was one of the cars that I considered buying before I went with a Mustang.
GM didn't even bother selling these in Canada
Probably because it's colder in Canada
Only secondhand.
@@jonlosito2004 only for 40ish% of the year
The screen in between the Tach and Speedometer is extremely dated for a 2017'. Ripped right out of an 08 Chevy Cruze.
Looks like it’s just a modern G6 convertible
I lke that the display shows tire pressure information because my Toyota does not
Agree. My 2009 Altima just had an idiot light. My 2017 Fusion shows the numbers, and a couple months after I bought it, one of my tires picked up something that gave a slow leak, on back roads out in the country. I could watch the numbers gradually go down, and estimate how many miles I had before I'd need to stop and put on a spare. That way, I was able to find a good place to change the tire (a gas station).
True, but then having real tyre pressure sensors add extra complication that simpler inferred tyre pressure alert based on ABS wheel speeds doesn't have. As do electronic brake pad wear sensors and electronic washer fluid level sensors and all those other things found on European economy cars but not on many Japanese economy cars... You need a diagnostic computer to properly do a brake pad change and reset the brake pad wear sensor on a BMW MINI for example!
@@TassieLorenzo The Altima did have a pressure sensor on the valve stem of each wheel - it wasn’t just based on ABS sensor speeds. There was a procedure to teach the car which wheel was which. So they did have the expense of the individual sensors. Whether those sensors were accurate enough to display pressure numbers without generating customer complaints is an open question. But IMO it was mostly just them being lazy about the design of the instrument panel display.
I live in south Florida so seeing convertibles like these that have very low mileage driven by old people come up for sale is pretty common. I'll be looking forward to a dirt cheap one in another 10 years.
Don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard of these!
One of the few Buicks Canada never saw.
If any brand is going to give the convertible SUV another try, it'll be Buick. These are perfect for retirees to drive to the country club.
These seem like the Buick Reatta updated 30 years later to me. Not a bad thing.
Here in Florida they are common. I’ve seen several here with convertible weather
I love that the car’s name means waterfall in spanish lol
i low key want one some day... Not even an upgrade but its a chill car
Having worked as a store personal shopper that was the smallest truck i have loaded
@Shooting Cars Could you review a 1- 2006-2010 Mazda 5 2- 2003-2007 Infiniti G35 coupe
Missed the opportunity to explain that this is another example of General Motors bringing cars designed and developed around the world to the US. Similar to the Pontiac G8/ Chevy SS which was a rebadged Australian car (Holden), the Cascada (Kas-Kahhh-Da) was a European car, the Opel Cascada. It was built in Poland of all places. A little bit of interesting GM trivia. Thanks for sharing this car.
Ronnie the Limo Driver from the Howard Stern Show owned one of these.
I need those wheels for my wagon
Auch meine erste Reaktion auf das Thumb - "oh ein Opel auf diesem Kanal"
I just saw one of these today and was wondering what it was. Crazy coincidence.
It’s a opel
@@barta5ot-395 The hot hatch version, the Opel Astra VXR / Vauxhall Astra VXR is funky! It came with 20" wheels as standard way back in 2014-2015 IIRC.
Kind of a cool car, I've never even herd of them.
You forgot to point out how the seatbelts get handed to you!
Those are sweet
I always liked these. Thought they looked good, if not generic. One of the only times in the past 20 years that Buick stepped out of their box and tried something different. However it is just another Opel-ized Buick, like many of the other Buicks available at this time. If it was actually a ground up design with maybe a more powerful engine and better driving dynamics, maybe a little more aggressive styling, it totally could have taken advantage of the very small convertible niche. Too bad Buick doesn't even make cats anymore. As a big time Buick fan, there's nothing they make right now that I would buy. Maybe the Enclave. And if I were in the market for a cheaper new vehicle, the Encore isn't a bad option. But I'm not an SUV guy. I miss the big floaty Buicks of the past. I know that kind of driving dynamic doesn't sell like it used to but I think they'd be surprised at the success of a Buick that was built they Buicks used to be.
Proves dug domero point in his video about screens.
My neighbor has one, never gets driven. I don't think the think top has ever been down. I'm not a big Buick fan, but I think they look good.
Buick doesn't currently offer a CAR. I'm a Buick loyalist....up to about 2008. Will drive a 3800 til I die.
Wow 😮 never knew that tail light thing about the cascada! That is the weirdest tail light solution for the us I ever saw!! Also kudos for spotting these taillights out..
I know of at least one other car review channel, (or so they claim to be) that rented this car, and didn’t even mention those lights, or really anything about the car.
It’s a law because say for example, your car is on the shoulder of an interstate and your changing a tire, your hazards will be on. But the Cascada’s taillights are attached to the trunk, so when your trunk is open, drivers passing by can’t see the hazards on, which could be really bad if it’s at night. So Buick’s solution was to put a second set of taillights behind the standard ones that are visible with the trunk open. The Lincoln Corsair has to also get around this law, but Lincoln does it by putting the second set of taillights on the bottom of the bumper.
I’m a huge Buick fan so I want one
Hate that engine tho
These were made in Poland, at the Opel factory. And it's actually kind of a gussied up convertible Chevy Cruze, because they were made on the same platform.
It was closer to the Opel Astra/Buick Verano and Insignia/ Buick Regal.
@@oliverstemp9132no the Chevy Cruze is only related with the platform they used for the Astra
@@oliverstemp9132 I'd forgotten about the Verano. They didn't sell many of those, either. But the Cruze was on the same platform. The Regal was bigger.
Neat 😀
Seen a couple of these around my town here in Florida but I mean this car looks like it was made for an old Floridian so.
Pretty much a VW Bettle convertible competitor for the time. Both are European front wheel drive convertibles.
I have never seen one of those in my life
Build all the way in Poland.
Vauxhall in the UK
Reminds me of Saturn. 💙✌️
Caas-caa- da is how it's pronounced. It is Español for waterfall...cascade is the cognate in English.
Nails on a chalkboard hearing it mispronounced.
@@radudeATL definitely! 😫😫
nice convertible.
Swap a VW 2.5L 5 cylinder in there. Whatya think?
this a rebadged Opel Astra?
I think maybe the same platform as an Astra,but not the same car. They were sold in Britain as Vauxhall Cascadas ,as well,and Opel Cascadas in most of Europe,except in España they were badged as the Opel Cabrio,as Cascada means waterfall/cascade in Español. They were also sold as Holden Cascadas in Australia & New Zealand. They were all made in a GM factory in Polska.
yeah same everything, same engines, same interior, its basically an Astra just with a fancy name@@markhealey9409
Yes
Yes. Cascada is Opel Astra cabrio.
The model name based on dishwashing detergent.
Oil changes on these are a huge pain in the ass
I can't imagine ever buying a convertible unless I was stupid rich. My neighbor had a Mini one now a BMW convertible. She loves em. Their cool but eh. Just seems like too much and a lot of sacrifice
I didn't know Buick made a convertible
Have you seen the Minivans they make?
In fairness, they didn't make this one.
@@CarsofGlasgow They do make a minivan in China
Terraza coming soon!
They made several. Reatta, Riviera.
An exciting(?) Buick? Hmm...
Rebadged European Opel/Vauxhall,but made in a GM factory in Polska! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
import gm
Honestly, this is the last Buick that was.... something. Anything. I honestly don't know why Buick is still in the US.
Honorable mention to the Regal TourX Wagon which ran through 2020, but agreed
@@ShootingCars Oh yeeeah... Honestly forgot that carried on for another year. lmao
It’s an Opel rebadged as a Buick. That explains a lot.
Meh love it or hate it, but a blackberry pearl chrysler 200 3.6 v6 would have been my choice.
Yes mine would be a grey or silver 200s convertible 🤘🏾❤️
That's not a Buick that's an Opel
In the US, it's legally a Buick and is badged and sold as such. Opel hasn't existed in the US since the 1970s.
Based on your standards Buick was long gone. Rebadged Chinese, Korean or sometime European.
@@rummimgYeah Buick hasn't been Buick for a long while most of the 2010s cars they had were Opel Insignias and Mokka in which they had no input in designing.
The new ones are a bit more Buick because they designed the bodies for the GM Korea platforms.
@@bwofficial1776yeah and it's still an Opel Cascada with a pensioners badge on it
Dual zone climate control is such a useless option. Cars with them just have a huge and expensive failure point for the HVAC system.
I had this car for a year and a half. Way overpaid and lost half its value. Always in the shop. Pretty pretty but plastic plastic, basically a worse chevy cruze with a fancy badge. The top was definitely the high point..
I’ve literally only seen old men drive these
Can we please just talk about the GIANT hair (with the follicle still attached) on the infotainment controls of the CAAS-CAA-DA I was eating dinner when I watched this! That, combined with Cascade-a, was 100% cringeworthy.
Interesting tidbit on the secondary taillights in the trunk jamb. In the U.S., taillights cannot be installed on a moveable piece of body work. Since the Cascada is a European-market Opel rebadged as a Buick for the U.S., it doesn't conform with our regulations. As a result, they had to put those lights in if they wanted to sell it in our market which would've been wiser if they stayed out in the first place since it never caught on here. The fact it only lasted three model years says something. Unfortunately we just don't like convertibles anymore like we used to in the mid-late twentieth century.
Those small turbo gm engines are atrocious
Pitiful trunk / name that sounds like a insect/ lame brand/ insane buttons = epic
Im glad i never traded my murano cross cab for this. It was striking back then but in hindsight the cross cab is mucb more luxurious and unique than this .. hell even a Chrysler 200S is better 😭😭😭 and that engine is horrid.
💀 goofy ahh
@@seb_1504 ohhh shit you're sooo cool 🤘🏾🤘🏾
Looks ok, terrible name, Baby engine, if u going 2 do a sports convertible……. 1.6L wtf?!? Get rid of the backseat and gimme proper engine, & dual exhaust,
Convertible =/= sports car
American cars always have that cheap look and feel to them. Even more surprising is that this isn’t American so what gives?
i always thought these were cool looking, but its a buick so I assume it sucks.