2018+ Regal Age Demographic (Poll)

[thesyguy]

That’s just crazy! A turbocharged, throttle body injected 4.3L V-6 with 280hp and a whopping 350 lb-ft torque. 0-60 in 4.6 seconds and ran the quarter mile in 13.4 seconds at 98 mph. 2,995 were made in 1991 and just 3 were made in 1992.

That 4.3L V-6 was a beast! I had that engine (minus the turbo) on my ‘94 S-10 LS and my ‘95 S-10 SS. The ‘94 model had throttle body injection and put out 195hp, while the ‘95 SS had central port injection and put out 205hp.

With just some minor mods and a performance tune, mine is doing 0-60 in 3.7 and the quarter in 12.7@107.

 

[LLninja]

With just some minor mods and a performance tune, mine is doing 0-60 in 3.7 and the quarter in 12.7@107.

Sounds like fun. Weren’t there some other Buicks that came with supercharged engines that weren’t considered muscle cars? I’m thinking there might have been some 4 door Lucerne or something like that.

Edit: oh wait, I found it - Buick Regal GS, duh…. I think I need one of those with the supercharged engine to act as my sleeper.

 

[FavaBean]

Going to pull this back to topic...

Need to change my vote, 40 now.

Not to single you out, but I would recommend NOT changing your vote.

The intention of this post was to uncover the age of folks when they decided to purchase the Regal.

Jokes are.. that a Buick is an old man's car. This poll shows that GM (specifically Buick), carried (but dropped) a vehicle design which appealed to a wide range of customers. In fact, interest even leaned towards a younger crowd. All customers are important, but the younger sector is particularly important as they have the potential to being repeat customers for an longer period - that is, if brand loyalty is achieved.

My story - I'm 48, and been a foreign car buyer most of my entire life. If you asked me 2 years ago I'd be buying a Buick, I would have laughed. But this vehicle checked all of the right boxes (yes... including being foreign manufactured). I've been very happy with the purchase and will consider a domestic brand in the future. Unfortunately, Buick will lose my business as their current lineup does not appeal to me.

 

[LLninja]

Going to pull this back to topic...



Not to single you out, but I would recommend NOT changing your vote.

The intention of this post was to uncover the age of folks when they decided to purchase the Regal.

Jokes are.. that a Buick is an old man's car. This poll shows that GM (specifically Buick), carried (but dropped) a vehicle design which appealed to a wide range of customers. In fact, interest even leaned towards a younger crowd. All customers are important, but the younger sector is particularly important as they have the potential to being repeat customers for an longer period - that is, if brand loyalty is achieved.

My story - I'm 48, and been a foreign car buyer most of my entire life. If you asked me 2 years ago I'd be buying a Buick, I would have laughed. But this vehicle checked all of the right boxes (yes... including being foreign manufactured). I've been very happy with the purchase and will consider a domestic brand in the future. Unfortunately, Buick will lose my business as their current lineup does not appeal to me.

I would contend that the poll is a little flawed/biased toward people who join car forums. For example neither wife nor my father would be represented purely the case they have no interest in joining such a forum. My wife would definitely be on board for a gardening or birdwatching forum, but my father just doesn’t have the tech skills.

Completely agree, the current lineup of SUVs doesn’t appeal to us either. We test drove a used Envision and the interior space is cramped compared to the TourX. Buick needs to revitalize the muscle car segment with a remake of their Grand National or T Type. Those were the cars I wanted as a teenager. I don’t understand why GM would just let Dodge run away with the muscle car segment. Camaro and Corvette have their place, and so does the CT4/5-Vs. but a hot Buick Sedan, wagon, and SUV would be a nice addition to the fleet.

 

[D2R]

As soon as they made Buick an SUV only lineup, they lost me for a very long time as a millennial.
I really hope their decision bite their own behind quickly.
The Malibu does not appeal to me one bit with the anemic 1.5L turbo and FWD with a CVT.
They can keep the ugly C-pillar on the CT5.
The CT4 is way too small and priced outrageously.
So, bye bye, GM.

 

[LLninja]

As soon as they made Buick an SUV only lineup, they lost me for a very long time as a millennial.
I really hope their decision bite their own behind quickly.
The Malibu does not appeal to me one bit with the anemic 1.5L turbo and FWD with a CVT.
They can keep the ugly C-pillar on the CT5.
The CT4 is way too small and priced outrageously.
So, bye bye, GM.

Completely agree - I don’t like the ct4 or Ct5. I might be shopping for a gently used CT6 owned by a retiree who barely drives it to the grocery store and back.

 

[Aceman]

Going to pull this back to topic...



Not to single you out, but I would recommend NOT changing your vote.

The intention of this post was to uncover the age of folks when they decided to purchase the Regal.

Jokes are.. that a Buick is an old man's car. This poll shows that GM (specifically Buick), carried (but dropped) a vehicle design which appealed to a wide range of customers. In fact, interest even leaned towards a younger crowd. All customers are important, but the younger sector is particularly important as they have the potential to being repeat customers for an longer period - that is, if brand loyalty is achieved.

My story - I'm 48, and been a foreign car buyer most of my entire life. If you asked me 2 years ago I'd be buying a Buick, I would have laughed. But this vehicle checked all of the right boxes (yes... including being foreign manufactured). I've been very happy with the purchase and will consider a domestic brand in the future. Unfortunately, Buick will lose my business as their current lineup does not appeal to me.

People that believe that buicks are a old persons car are missing out on some good vehicles , I personally have a 08 enclave and a 2013 regal GS I believe they had a car towards younger buyers with this car but as usual they change the design , when are they gonna realize NOT everybody wants a damn suv, true i have the enclave but thats mostly for them winter time so I don't have to drive the GS in the snow

 

[6APPEAL]

Don’t wait too long. Prices are escalating quickly. A low mileage Syclone is running $35-60k.

Same with all 86-87 turbo Buick Regals (GNX, GN, Turbo T, Limited). Low mileage cars are going in the same range. Even complete rust buckets are going for $10k. The hot air 84-85 cars are slowly catching up, but only super low mileage GNs. You can still get a running, driving, decent body 84-85 T-Type that needs work for under $10k and pick up a roller for around $6k. All the people putting LS motors in them is also driving up the price of original turbo 6 cars.

Sounds like fun. Weren’t there some other Buicks that came with supercharged engines that weren’t considered muscle cars? I’m thinking there might have been some 4 door Lucerne or something like that.

Edit: oh wait, I found it - Buick Regal GS, duh…. I think I need one of those with the supercharged engine to act as my sleeper.

We had a 2002 Regal GS. I had some bolt on performance parts on it; supercharger pully, injectors, cold air intake, fuel pump, convertor, computer reprogramed. It surprised the heck out of Camaros and Mustangs. The issue I had was I couldn't keep a transmission in it. Kept dropping overdrive after 60k or so miles, even in fully built transmissions (cannot remember which vendor built 2 of them).

 

[Aceman]

With Buick's efforts to market their vehicles to a more youthful buyer, I thought it would be interesting to see if their rebranding effort has successfully lowered the average age of ownership (for the Regal at least). Historically, Buick has hovered around an average buyer age of 60. This figure dropped to less than 50 years old in 2018 according to CarMax.

The obvious accuracy limitation of this poll is the small sample size of forum members. Additionally, older folks are inherently less likely to partake in online forum activities. My aim is to merely feed my curiosity.

I broke the poll into two categories because I am limited to 10 poll responses (site owner, it would be helpful if we could create multiple polls within one thread 🙂). If there is interest in seeing a poll for the GS or other trim specifically, I'd be glad to make one.

-A proud 25 year old GS owner

I have a 25 thousand mile 2013 regal GS myself

 

[LLninja]

Same with all 86-87 turbo Buick Regals (GNX, GN, Turbo T, Limited). Low mileage cars are going in the same range. Even complete rust buckets are going for $10k. The hot air 84-85 cars are slowly catching up, but only super low mileage GNs. You can still get a running, driving, decent body 84-85 T-Type that needs work for under $10k and pick up a roller for around $6k. All the people putting LS motors in them is also driving up the price of original turbo 6 cars.


We had a 2002 Regal GS. I had some bolt on performance parts on it; supercharger pully, injectors, cold air intake, fuel pump, convertor, computer reprogramed. It surprised the heck out of Camaros and Mustangs. The issue I had was I couldn't keep a transmission in it. Kept dropping overdrive after 60k or so miles, even in fully built transmissions (cannot remember which vendor built 2 of them).

I’m guessing the extra HP from your mods took its toll on the tranny. For me it’s less of a deal to actually take on Mustangs and Camaros, more of a mind game in my head that I actually could. Heck my Chevy Volt would surprise any pony car from 0-30 going stoplight to stoplight. All that low end torque of 2 electric motors without a fart can or any noise to give you away made the volt an interesting sleeper. The only problem was 40-70mph in the Volt was anemic.

 

[Waldo1967]

Purchased my first Buick after I turned 50.

My Father and Grandfather drove Buicks.
I've owned multiple Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles and even a Saturn.
Had a friend who owned a Regal Grand National back in the day.
Just never found much interest in owning and driving a Buick.
Until I was looking to trade in my mid-life crisis. 2015 Chevy Camaro.
It was a nice ride, but it was time to get back into a sedan.
But I still wanted something that looked and felt "sporty" I guess.
So, after much research, I bought my first Buick in 2019 as a CPO.
Always loved my '92 Olds Cutlass Supreme coupe in aqua green.
But this Regal Sportback has been the best car I've ever owned.
I hope Buick brings back sedans. Crossovers rule the road for now.

 

[bloomer]

Mentioned this before, my dad wanted my sister and I learn to drive a manual tranny. Came home with a very unique 1963 Lesabre wagon. It had a 401ci wildcat engine with a 4 speed and posi rear end. What sleeper. Buick club folks tell me might be the only one made. I have been smitten ever since with quick wagons.

 

[LLninja]

I purchased my first Buick at the young age of 55. I’m pretty sure the TourX is quicker than my CTS 3.2 V6 with a 5 speed manual, though the manual tranny is definitely more fun.

 

[Abbott Martin]

30s, TourX. Always wanted a European station wagon painted brown when it came time for a family car. Unless it’s a G63 or some vintage model, I really don’t have any interest in SUVs. Heck I even got a 2-door GTI partly to buck the trend of everyone buying 4-door cars!
The TourX fit the bill perfectly when my wife needed a larger vehicle. The massive sunroof, tech features (adaptive cruise, CarPlay, LEDs) we’re available on the TourX. It even came in an uncommon color: Rioja Red/Rouge Brown. A modern brown AWD German station wagon? Hell yeah! She loves it…WAY better place to sit than her 2012 Prius.
Some of the tech features (lighting, adaptive cruise/lane assist) don’t work as well as those on my Golf GTI. Some features are missing (no auto wipers? fake exhaust tips?? no front parking sensors???). Others (power hatch, remote start) really improve the experience.
Overall it’s a great package, I can’t think of anything in this price point I would rather have as a family truckster…