Listing snapshot
| Spotted | November 2022 |
| Asking price | $2,600 |
| Mileage | 74,000 |
| Drivetrain | Front-wheel drive |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We spotted this 1992 Buick Century in November 2022, listed for $2,600 with 74,000 miles. Our original page didn’t record where the ad ran or the seller’s city, and the listing has expired. We keep the record because a low-mile Century with a real asking price is a useful reference for anyone pricing one of these quiet, long-lived sedans.
What this car was
A white four-door sedan with a dark body-side molding, chrome-finish wheel covers and a light interior. In the photo it is parked on a lawn beside a wooden fence, and the paint and trim look clean and even.
The seller’s own words were short and plain: a really nice, low-mile 1992 Century that ran and drove great. The ad said:
- 74,000 miles
- Power locks, power windows and the radio all working
- About $600 spent on the climate control that summer, with cold air conditioning
- Runs and drives well
Everything else on our old page, including fuel economy figures for the Buick Encore and Enclave, was article-spinner filler and has been removed.
Was $2,600 a fair ask?
For a running sedan with 74,000 miles and freshly fixed air conditioning, $2,600 was a fair, even modest, price in late 2022. Cars like this have no collector value, so the price is about transportation. What helps is the low mileage and the simple, durable drivetrain. What hurts is age: rubber parts, the transmission and rust underneath are the things to check on any 30-year-old car.
A little Century history
Buick first used the Century name in 1936, on a smaller car with a big engine. It came back for 1973 as a mid-size model, and for 1982 Buick moved it to the front-drive A-body shared with the Chevrolet Celebrity, Pontiac 6000 and Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera. That basic car stayed in production until 1996. In 1992 the Century came with a 2.5-liter four or a 3.3-liter V6. It was never exciting, but it earned a reputation as a comfortable car that kept going.
More cars from the archive
- 1986 Buick Century Gran Sport, another Buick Century
- 1987 Buick LeSabre T-Type, another Buick
- 1946 Buick Roadmaster Series 71, another Buick
- 1992 Ford Probe GL, another 1990s American car
