Even so, the foundation Riv stickered at just above $28,000, countless numbers less than pricey overseas luxury coupes, not to point out domestic rivals. Buick jumped to 3rd in business generation for 1982-83 and ran fourth in model yrs '81 and 1984-86. Even so, '86 quantity was nicely down on '85's, and the slide ongoing into 1987, when Buick fell to fifth, behind Oldsmobile.