1988 Buick Reatta

Coupe

3.8L 3800CC 231Cu. In. V6 GAS OHV Naturally Aspira

Automatic

1G4EC11CXJB902684

Clear

GAS

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 1988 Buick Reatta If you were attracted to this ad you probably already know a lot about this car. It is often described as one of the last “American sports cars.” This one is a solid white car with a tan interior, including tan leather seats. It is rare and has become a very collectible. As you can see from the pictures it is in good shape, both inside and out. This car looks good and in the past two years I have spent over $3000 on it. That included everything from new shocks to tires and replacement of several engine sensors. Reattas were handmade from 1988 to 1991 in the Lansing Craft Center in Lansing, Michigan. Like the Cadillac Allanté, which was a luxury roadster, the Buick Reatta was built on the General Motors E platform which was the base for more ordinary cars like the Buick Rivera as well as the Oldsmobile Toronado, and the Cadillac Eldorado. That means the basic Reatta replacement parts, including engine components, are still available and there is also an active community of Reatta lovers and suppliers who sell and swap used Reatta parts. Ebay is even a good source of Reatta parts. I bought this Reatta about three years ago from someone living on the Jersey Shore, which is fortunate, because it probably would have been destroyed last week by the storm. Fortunately I had stored this and a Mazda Miata at a lot just above Newburg, NY which stayed dry and was far enough away from the eye of the storm that there was no wind damage. The car needs detailing from sitting for a year but you should be able to connect the battery and drive it off. The automatic transmission and engine seem to be in great shape. I bought this car with the intention of fixing anything that wasn’t working or was worn out. I made a lot of progress toward that goal but there are some things that still need to be attended to. One is the AC which is all there but does not blow cool. I haven’t tackled that yet and thus can’t say what is wrong. Another problem is an intermittent electrical short that sometimes shuts down the dash and the touch-screen computer display where you control a lot of the car’s operation. That short can make things like the light switches not work, or work in weird ways, but I see lots of messages on the Reatta interest group sites about this problem and there appear to be solutions that take time but are not expensive. Even the radio is controlled by a screen on that display. I have a spare display unit, just in case the one in the car ever conks out. However, these are examples of things the new owner will need to fix to make this a great Reatta. I am selling the car because I will be 70 in a few months and have health problems, so I need to pass this car on to someone who can enjoy it. The New York title is in my name and I have it in hand. There is no reserve so the high bidder will own this interesting automobile. If you need it shipped, you must pay all the transportation costs but my son can meet the shipper at the storage lot and help with loading.