I've seen Tour X wagons (2019 and 2020's) on dealer lots for under 25K with less than 15,000 miles on them. They seem like a nice AWD wagon. Are they any good for that price? They look rather large for a vehicle with a 4 cylinder turbo engine. Tried looking at some consumer reviews on edmunds, but there are not many there (only sold this model for 3 years). Were these a marketing/price failure as new cars, or are they just bad cars?
That's not really a Buick, it's an Opel with Buick badges. Trouble is that GM sold off Opel to PSA group (Peugeot and Citroen) making that "Buick" wagon something of an orphan in this country. It's anyone's guess what the prospects for parts and service are going to be on that vehicle moving forward.
Buick is not a well made brand. Look for other companies.
The TourX is a handsome vehicle but being essentially an Opel underneath I wonder about getting parts and service in the future - and that might result in higher repair costs at least here in North America. Also, this vehicle comes with AWD and is being marketed as an adventure vehicle, but at that point you might as well just get the more true and tried Subaru Outback (especially for long term reliability) which has arguably the best AWD system.
We have a TourX & it is an awesome car. I refuse to buy one of the white bread CUVs that litter the roads so it was to be a station wagon. More than enough power, good build quality, LOADS of space, drives like a car, beautiful pano moonroof, and the loaded Essence trims have pretty much all the modern tech. Plus it is BUILT IN GERMANY unlike many of the “German” cars sold in the USA.
The TourX was a victim of GM’s piss poor marketing efforts (or lack thereof). Buick never advertised the thing!
GM could have done a few things differently (offered the V6 sold in Australia, included a few options offered in Europe such as HUD & auto wipers, brought the Sport Tourer version without black cladding, etc.) but that goes for other German manufacturers selling cars in the US (*cough* VW).
There are some downsides: there aren’t many options when it comes to performance upgrades; paddle shifters & the aforementioned rain sensing wipers would have been nice as I’m used to having them on my Mk7 GTI.
A TourX is hard to beat when it comes to a people hauler under $50,000 with all the modern tech. Maybe a Jag Sportbrake but then you’re talking getting 18mpg.
