Not your father's Buick
I have owned the 2013 base 4 cylinder Eassist Buick Lacrosse for 6 months now, put on 14,000 mainly highway kms. I really enjoy this car. I read a lot of online reviews before purchasing this car used in January 2014. Minor complaints in reviews are quite accurate: lack of cabin storage, smallish trunk with the Eassist with battery taking up space, a bit of reduced forward visibility due large A pillars. My personal dislikes: block heater cord only activates if temperature below -18C, no compact spare only recharge kit, no locking gascap (but aftermarket one from Autovalue works great, has not caused a check engine light), difficult to read oil dipstick, no hood prop up bar just the gas struts, no eng. temp gauge just a redundant eco gauge, driver's left armrest a bit narrow, bottom of front bumper with extra lower rubber air dam is very low. But these are all minor issues. My likes: very quiet Buick quiet tuning, and comfortable ride, good steering feel both highway and parking (steering sensitivity auto adjusts), autostop very smooth, can jumpstart regular battery from eassist from driver's seat, great seats with excellent driver lumbar support, rear seats fold with 60/40 pass through, 6 speed transmission, very low RPMs @ cruise, remote start, dual climate controls, car alarm, bluetooth and voice commands work great, great warranty, automatic headlights, auto lock doors, electronic stability control, traction control, excellent fuel economy, Consumer Reports says average reliability (but below average if the V6).