The Park Avenue replaced the Electra (225) in 1991, although the name had previously been a trim package offering. The Park Avenue would be Buick’s most lavish car through 2005, when it was retired in favor of the later Lucerne nameplate. The seller’s beautiful example from 2000 has just 44,000 miles and is/was a senior-owned car, explaining its light use and condition. Located in Ramona, California, this Buick beauty is available here on craigslist for $8,500 (this was a $32,000 automobile when new). A nod goes to Barn Finder Jack M. for the tip!
Second-generation Park Avenues were produced from 1997 to 2005. The design used front-wheel-drive and a transversely mounted V6 engine at 3.8-liters (referred to as a “3800”). A 4-speed automatic transmission was onboard to get these big cars (by today’s standards) rolling. Since the seller doesn’t tell us if this Park Avenue is an Ultra model, the engine isn’t likely supercharged. Buick delivered upwards of 48,000 copies of the Park Avenue in 2000 (remember Y2K?).
This Buick likely qualifies for “nicest one left” honors because of its hardly used physical shape. 44,000 miles in 25 years is a drop in the bucket for these roadmasters. The Goodyear tires are new, and there is no mention of anything else that is needed for this luxury car to be a daily driver or weekend cruiser.
Naturally, leather upholstery is at your disposal, and the seats are heated (of course). We’re told the sound system is of “concert quality,” so it should drown out any outside noises that the ample factory sound-deadening may have missed. If you are looking for a 21st-century, Cadillac-like machine to add to your staple, could this Buick be it?
I’m currently “restoring” a 81k mile 1995 Park Ultra.I put that in quotes because i’m just tending to the rust underneath it as it was a New York City car.
This era C-body (and H-body too) is famous for rusting right at the front subframe mounting points just behind the front wheel. If it eats into the mounting boss, you have a problem. Mine had started to rust in that area, but didn’t rust the mounting boss yet thankfully, so we cut and put new metal in the area and sealed it, as the car is otherwise very nice and worth saving.
This is something you want to check carefully on these. I would also prefer the L67 supercharged version as it makes the car so much more fun.