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Buick Riviera
34 generations · 79 engine options · data across all years of the Riviera platform.
46,524
Labor times
60,883
Torque specs
5,466
DTC codes
0
Repair procedures
529
Fluid specs
9
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5-Year Cost of Ownership · 1999 3.8L Supercharged V6
$29,785
~$5,957/yr maintenance labor at $150/hr. Other engines/years vary — pick a generation below to see its breakdown.
Generations & engine options
1999
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1998
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1997
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1996
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1995
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1993
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1992
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1991
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1990
2 engine options
3.8L Supercharged V6
FWD
3.8L V6
FWD
1989
1 engine option
3.8L V6
FWD
1988
1 engine option
3.8L V6
FWD
1987
2 engine options
3.8L V6
FWD
5.0L V8
FWD
1986
2 engine options
3.8L V6
FWD
5.0L V8
FWD
1985
4 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
350ci V8 Diesel
RWD
1984
4 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
350ci V8 Diesel
RWD
1983
4 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
350ci V8 Diesel
RWD
1982
4 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
350ci V8 Diesel
RWD
1981
4 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
350ci V8 Diesel
RWD
1980
4 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
350ci V8 Diesel
RWD
1979
4 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
350ci V8 Diesel
RWD
1978
3 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
1977
3 engine options
231ci V6
RWD
305ci V8
RWD
350ci V8
RWD
1976
1 engine option
455ci V8
RWD
1975
1 engine option
455ci V8
RWD
1974
1 engine option
455ci V8
RWD
1973
1 engine option
455ci V8
RWD
1972
1 engine option
455ci V8
RWD
1971
1 engine option
455ci V8
RWD
1969
2 engine options
425ci V8
RWD
430ci V8
RWD
1968
3 engine options
401ci V8
RWD
425ci V8
RWD
430ci V8
RWD
1967
3 engine options
401ci V8
RWD
425ci V8
RWD
430ci V8
RWD
1966
3 engine options
401ci V8
RWD
425ci V8
RWD
430ci V8
RWD
1965
2 engine options
401ci V8
RWD
425ci V8
RWD
1964
2 engine options
401ci V8
RWD
425ci V8
RWD
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