1997 Oldsmobile LSS Consumer Reviews

Nice color It had good tires

My dad bought me this car in 2016, and it does exactly what I need it to do: it gets me from point A to point B. It had 60,000 miles on it when I got it (it belonged to someone who didn't drive it a lot) and I've put another 54,000 miles on it in 3 years, and it's held up well. I'm currently saving up for a better car, but it's a good car if you don't have much money and don't care about having something luxurious and fancy. |||PROS: 1. Heating and cooling works well, especially for an older car. I've never had any problems. 2. Seats are pretty comfortable. 3. Car is overall comfortable to drive. 4. Has a CD player and tape player installed. |||CONS: 1. Turn radius is TERRIBLE. I can't do U turns in this car without backing up half-way to readjust. 2. Doors and trunk don't seal properly. The doors freeze in the winter and water gets in the trunk when it rains. Winter is a nightmare because of this. I have to defrost my car for a whole hour before I need to go somewhere. 3. Doors squeak and locks stick easily. Sometimes I can't get my passenger side door open because of this. 4. The cup holders are the WORST. There's only two but they're the type that aren't visible until you click it and they pop out. They're so flimsy and my drinks usually fall out. One of them broke a while ago. 5. The car doesn't drive well in rain, snow, and ice. The brakes also don't do well in this weather.

Car never left family. Needs headliner. Low miles. Runs excellent, good tires, paint has spider web scratches. All options. Silver exterior / Tan interior.

One own well taken care of bought January 1, 1997 paid 28,000.00 had 35 miles on it garaged all the time no rust!!!! Thanks

I've owned bmws that cant step to the reliability of this car. The 3800 series 2 motor is AMAZING. at 65 mph the engine is quietly humming away at 2k rpm, 6 cylinder!

Have owned car since new and has been a dream, a real true cream puff! Very inexpensive to operate, have had no problems just routine maintanence. Amazing 29mpg for a full size car. Would reccomend to any and all, wish Oldsmobile was still making cars.

Excellent value. Have not had a tune up (not required till 100,000 miles) and runs great.

This is my third Olds 88, but the LSS has all the options. It has been a nice car with a good ride, power and overall reliability. The only caution that I would give is that 3800 engines have a faulty design their intake manifolds. With high mileage the o-ring around the water jacket can leak and cause the engine to hydrolock. If you aren't sure, just replace the manifold before it has a problem and you should be good to go.