The 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada, what can I say. As far as looks and appeal Oldsmobile knocked it out of the park in it's final years of producing this SUV. Stylish exterior which even today (2015) people think it is no more than a few years old. The interior, plush leather with automatics seats (heated) automatic mirrors, lumbar support and sunroof. A powerful BOSE 6 CD changer stereo system. Unfortunately, when I bought this vehicle at 120,000 miles on the Odom. It became apparent I may have made a serious mistake purchasing this vehicle.

Worse vehicle I have ever owned. Fuel mileage is bad, probably 14 miles per gallon. Air ride system failed and cost 2000 dollars to replace. Encoder motor failed twice in six years and cost over 800 dollars. I have had to completely rebuild the entire suspension system in this vehicle, it was almost as if after I repaired or replaced one thing another would fail. I spent more time underneath that vehicle than I driving it seemed. I still have the vehicle only because I would not be able to sleep at night knowing someone else would have to go through what I did. To this day there are still problems with the drive train but it's to expensive to fix so I just parked it. Like I said, worst vehicle I have ever owned and I have owned many vehicles that I paid considerably less for and had fewer headaches. Now I know why Oldsmobile went out of business. It's strange to me how they put so much into the cosmetic areas of this vehicle (it's actually a very pretty truck inside and out ) yet they totally failed on the mechanical aspect of the design. Everything from the automatic seat adjustments to the heated mirrors failed. The electrical system in this vehicle scares me and I am afraid someday it is going catch fire, actually, I have full coverage maybe my luck will change soon.

This car has been a reliable treasure. It runs and all we've had to do is replace parts that normally wear out. We have over 385,000 miles on the car and have no reason to believe that it is not capable of another 100,000 miles. The body is still like the new SUVs on the road, and the ride is smooth and comfortable for a utility vehicle. The storage load space is amazing, we've move two children through college and the car keeps on running. The leather interior is still as good as when we got the car in 2003. All of the power assist function properly, power seats, heated seats, sunroof, rear wiper, fold down seats, power seats, and air conditioning.