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2008 Buick Enclave consumer reviews

$32,790–$34,805 MSRP range
side view of 2008 Enclave Buick
(85 reviews)
74% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.7
  • Interior 4.5
  • Performance 3.7
  • Value 3.9
  • Exterior 4.7
  • Reliability 3.7
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The best car ever

I have had my cat for 3 months and this cat is so amazing. I love the interior of my car, our has the Bose stereo system, back up camera, leather and navigation. I purchased the vehicle from Eilde Toyota in Milwaukee. Thry were really great and the service was awesome.It is so spacious and roomie in the inside with the 7 passenger seating. my kids just loves this car.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Spacious w/o the bulk

I am very satisfied with my vehicle. I have a large family and we all are able to seat comfortably and that's including 2 car seats! My salesman, Thaddeus Bruce and the staff at Tom Bush Autoplex really went above and beyond to ensure tht I was able to get the vehicle of my choice w/affordable payments. This vehicle really is a triple threat, stylish, spacious, and, dependable!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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nicest, best driving vehicle I've ever driven

Buick has outdone themselves and most everyone else with the Enclave. It rides, drives and handles better that any car or SUV I've driven and that covers a lot. the only negative a could add is the gas mileage could be better. we are averaging anything from 19.5 to 21. town and road mixture. and one other thing is if you want to update your navagation every other year It will cost you right at $200. for the update dvd. for the price of the suv and the cost of the navagation option you would think the updates would be free. shame on General Motors for that rip off.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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one good car

Has all bells and gadgets, inside is drop dead pretty, good tight car, gas mileage is what I expected for a car with AWD, YES I would buy again. Cars.com was a great help with my research, Thank you.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 3.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 3.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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Soccer mom Sexy ....

I wanted the buick because I am a YOUNG mother of 3 growing boys. I needed a car that was reliable, functional & most importantly NOT A MINIVAN! The Enclave had the best 3rd row leg room than any other crossover or SUV my husband & I looked at (I got in the back of all of them personally-if it was uncomfortable to me it would be for my boys) it also had the best trunk space even with the 3rd row up. It handles very dainty & easy for a lady & to me it stills says "although I'm a married mom I have style & sexiness!" I would highly recommend it. Price wise you will pay for the top name of a Buick, but its worth it I bought mine used, so I got the luxury without the high price tag. The body style & interior doesn't change much with increasing years we looked in all but a 2009. I hope my review helps...oh my husband doesn't mind driving it either until I put the dancing flower on the dash! LOL

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Great Car

Have 36000 miles on my Onclave and am .very happy with it. One of the areas I'm not happy with is the lay out of the instsrument panel. The Engineer that was responsible for this phase should be booted out of GM Very poor layout and hard to get use to the tiny buttons !!!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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Very nice vehicle

We purchased the car with 83,000 miles on it about 1 month ago but so far we love it. Very nicely appointed inside and good ride. Prior car was an SRX Caddy which was nice but used oil from day one with no help from GM. Almost did not buy another GM product because of the company president's recent public comments about wanting gas to go higher. If I could have found anything we liked better I would have but so far we really like the Enclave. My pickup is a Ford F-450 from a company not in the administration pocket. Sorry to be political.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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true luxury

best car in its price range-looked at many other cars including lexus --lincoln --chrysler--audi and hond overall this one came out ahead and 3 years later i am still very happy with it.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Does recommend this car
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Excellent Vehicle for Families

I bought this Enclave CXL FWD as a Certified Used Vehicle from a local dealer. It was a one owner vehicle with 42000 Miles. I could not be more pleased. My wife ad I made a 3000 mile trip to our Children over Christmas. The car was very quiet and as smooth riding as I have experienced. We were fully loaded and still got 20+ MPG on regular gas. The car carries 8 People easily and comfortably. I would definitely recommend this car to anyone who needs more space for additional people. An excellent value in the Used Car Market.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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It's a love/hate relationship....2008 Enclave CXL

I love how the car drives and handles...that being said it's been in the shop several times for transmission issues to steering problems. Gas mileage is not that good...worse since they did the transmission work...I'm lucky if I get 15 in town.Told my husband I'm trading it before the warranty goes out and that will be in another 4000 miles. GM had had to send a transmission code to the car since it was not wanting to shift around 35-40 miles per hr. Got that issue taken care of and then this summer the transmission pretty much locked up and I drove to the dealership anyway not caring if it just quit on me trying to get there. They had the car for 3 weeks trying to find out what was wrong with it....they had to drop the whole engine, take it apart and put it back together....ok, so far so good. Next thing was the steering making an awful sound when you turn the wheel from say a parked position and backing up and going forward....would make an awful sound....took it back in for that a second time and was told that GM knows there's a problem but they don't know how to fix it! Is that really what you should tell the customer? Took it back in again and they said well it's probably the steering something or other and they would change out the whole steering linkage. Funny thing was another lady with the exact same vehicle a yr. newer than mine had hers in for the same thing twice already and for the lumbar going out twice and other things...told her about my transmission problems before and that hadn't happened to her yet and I said well just wait it will....we just had to laugh about it all....at least they gave me a rental car each time it's in the shop longer than a day. So all in all....when it's good, it's good and when it's bad, it's bad! Trading it very soon!!!! Not taking anymore chances.....Oh and the guys at GM told me it's not just the Enclave with problems but the Acadia too...they're basically the same car....ok, nice to know, thanks! Back to the imports for me!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 2.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Does not recommend this car
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