1998 Buick Lesabre Custom Sedan 4-door 3.8l For Parts Or Repair on 2040-cars

Year:1998 Mileage:79102

Location:

Decatur, Georgia, United States

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This was my daughter's college car. She worked really hard to keep it running, but the constant struggle is too much for her to deal with while she goes to school. This is not for sale as a daily driver that is expected to be in running condition. Getting it through inspection this year may be touch and go. This is what you need to know. Please read carefully because there is NO WARRANTY. If you buy it, this belongs to you. There are NO RETURNS AND NO REFUNDS. This is LOCAL PICKUP ONLY. It will probably roll wherever you want to take it under its own power, but I DON'T RECOMMEND a multi-state road trip to pick this up.

Known:

My daughter changed the oil and filter, carefully measuring out the correct amount (she said that was important) every 3,000 miles or less since October 2012.
She says it dirties oil faster than it used to. The oil looks worse coming out than it did at the start.
This car is on its second engine, but, as far as the very honest dealer in North Carolina knew, the odometer reading was still within 1,000 miles of accurate. (None of us have any suspicion about his honesty. We flew up from GA to buy a used car for her because he has sold us such solid vehicles that were in exactly the condition he said. My daughter and some of her mechanic friends have wondered whether someone lied to him, though, and represented a very old engine as newer when he bought the replacement. She got it running well at around 65k and says she's shocked at how fast it fell apart).
The transmission fluid and filter are coming up on needing replacement.
It needs front tires pretty soon.
It shifts kind of badly.
The engine is struggling, maybe due to the transmission and manifolds. While the AC works and often runs ice cold, she says it sometimes cuts out just because the car isn't up to keeping it on.
The suspension is not perfect anymore but really pretty okay considering the car's age.
All the power stuff and the radio works. The leather is in decent shape. The speakers seem to work fine. The remote unlocker doesn't work. (She tried changing the battery. It's just broken).
The interior smells like coolant sometimes.
It has some scratches.
The suspension is okay but not perfect. This is an old car.
It runs fuel trim codes. It runs lean.
The ABS is broken. My daughter heard noises that make her think the problem is the pump, but she knew she was getting rid of it and didn't look into it too much. Stability controls are off.
It probably needs a brake job pretty soon, too. The ones in the back were done within the past 18 months. They should be fine. The ones in the front will need work.

Unknown:

This car's history before 2012.
Its problems seem kind of systemic and related to each other. Several very good, very experienced mechanics have different theories. No one really knows.
Whether the engine was accurately represented to the guy who bought and installed it.
If not, how old the engine really is.

This is:

for PARTS, SCRAP OR REPAIR
unlikely to pass inspection without work
a TWO TON + vehicle that DOESN'T STOP OR GO AS PREDICTABLY AS IT SHOULD

This isn't:

A GOOD FIRST CAR FOR A NEW DRIVER UNLESS YOU WANT TO PUT IN SOME SERIOUS WORK
a reliable daily driver

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