I have owned three Buick Park Avenues, including two of this body style, a 1999 and 2004. There are no cars I’ve ever owned that made me feel I had arrived more than the Park Avenues and provided the comfort and elegant style they did. I guess that’s why I’ve owned three. This 2000 Buick Park Avenue is for sale here on eBay in Levittown, Pennsylvania. We normally don’t feature many cars from this century on Barnfinds, but this one is really low mileage at 38,000. That’s only a little over 2,000 miles per year this car has been driven. And who can believe that the 2000 model year is approaching 19 years old? Where has the 21st century gone?
My first Park Avenue was 1991. When I got my 1999 I said it was my old Park Avenue on steroids with its beefier looking fenders. The 1991-1996 years were good sellers, so when styling was being done on the new Park Avenue on the G platform for 1997, a lot of the styling cues remained from the earlier models, especially the front and rear styling. This body was shared by Buick’s own Riviera 2 door coupe and the new Oldsmobile Aurora 4 door sedan. The Riviera and Aurora were introduced for the 1995 model year, but unlike both of those models that ended in 1999, this Park Avenue body style was carried over until 2005 (the Aurora was continued in 2001-2003 on a revised G platform). In addition, both the Buick Lesabre and Pontiac Bonneville used the G platform from 2000-2005.
This Park Avenue is for sale by a dealer which has included 46 pictures and even a 20-minute video. It originally listed for over $35,000 in 2000. For that kind of money, you got the normal power accessories plus memory seats, heated leather seats, head up display, traction control, chrome wheels, AM/FM Stereo with CD and cassette, and a horn that sounded like a freight train coming. Man, I used to love the sound of that horn.
In 2000, you could still get your Park Avenue to match your exterior with some color choices such as this beautiful blue color. Later models offered only beige and gray. These leather seats are quite comfortable, providing power lumbar support in addition to normal power controls. The car’s not perfect, as the video points out there are a few nicks in the bumpers, but no dents or rust to deal with anywhere on the car.
The engine is the reliable 3800 Series II 3.8 liter cubic inch displacement 6 cylinder. It provided 205 horsepower in the base model for sale here (an even peppier Park Avenue Ultra provided 240 horsepower from its supercharged 3.8).
As stated earlier, we don’t really think of a 2000 model year as a classic, but give it a few more years and the prices on these will probably start increasing. How much could this blue beauty be worth to you?
Ridiculously reliable car!
I have an ’05 with the “carriage” roof, LOL! Everyone tells me it looks like an old mans’ car, but that’s OK, I just turned 60. Hands down the most comfortable ride I ever owned.
This is a fantastic car. Smooth, quiet, comfortable, roomy…I could go on and on. Okay, I will go on and on, Death-Proof V-6, torquey, 30mpg on the open road. With proper maintenance this car has an easy 200k miles left in it. You could disagree with me, but you would be wrong. Also blue leather FTW!
A very nice used car.
As I’ve said many times, the best time to buy is before the market discovers ’em.
My only experience with a G-platform Buick was being a passenger in locally-assembled Le Sabres in northeast China. Quite comfortable to ride in over a wide variety of roads…
A few years ago,I bought a 2001 century with 32000 on it for $1500,knowing that the notorious plastic intake manifold gaskets needed to be replaced.(Mechanic told me possible to get 300K miles out of these engines).So for under $2500.00 I got a great dependable car,great ride,great mileage,what a nice car.If the gasket problem doesn’t plague the 3.8,thats a big plus.I think it’s at a fair price right now,with a little room left.Again,very nice ride.
1980 metallic dk blue. ww, baby blue vinyl every option except leather. kinda like this 1.
Nice. I need to add one of these to the fleet.
Nice car I still have my 2001 Park Ave, my dad bought it new & I got it from him. It is loaded and has HUD. I’m pushing 200k and still runs good.
The “freight train horn” observation would suggest that it shared the Cadillac’s tri-horn.
This would achieve a very thick and luxurious sound.ken
I think I may have the ” frieght train horn” on my ’97 Riviera. Super loud, super rich sound.
Am I really the only one to be disappointed to see this thing on BarnFinds? *shutter*
“Shutter”? Lol
When I see something on barn finds I don’t care for, I move to the next one. I do respect that some other readers will enjoy the car and reading the following comments. Personally, one of my sons had this same car (except that it was a 2001). One of the nicest road cars I have driven/ridden in. I enjoyed this barn find article.
Agreed…
I’m with LunarDog. This belongs on Craigslist. Just a utilitarian used car. If ya believe this is a collectable now or in the future I have some beach property for sale.
Just a technicality, the year 2000 was last century.
2001 started the new century.
Too bad it is not the Ultra model. Superchargers are great.
That’s absolutely true Miguel. That’s because there was no year “0” Our calendar years started with the year “1” That’s why I laughed at all the hyperbolic Y2K hysteria.
Ok anyways…Yes,,my friend’s Dad an one of the Ultras. I really have to be honest with you. That was the most comfortable, softest car I have ever ridden in. It actually rode softer than my 79 Mark V Lincoln.
I’ve had a few of these as well as its sibling the Olds 98 and closely related Olds/Pontiac counterparts. Also some of the lesser cousins Lesabre and 88. Some others with the 3800/440t4 or 460txx/465txx.
Note…these are shown in miles, not KM.
85 PA 3.8 (new), 85 ninety-eight brougham 4.3 DIESEL (used w 14k), 86 ninety-eight brougham 98 (new), 86 toronado (new), 87 trofeo (new), 88 trofeo (new) 88 eighty-eighty brougham (used 12k), 89 PA (new), 89 PA ultra (used w 12k), 89 trofeo (used, 25k), 90 PA ultra (new), 91 Bonneville SSE(used, 15k), 91 Lesabre Limited (new), 92 trofeo (new), 94 Bonneville SSei (new), 95 Lesabre Limited (new), 96 PA (used 7k), 97 PA ultra (new) 98 Grand Prix GT (new), 99 Grand Prix GTP (new), 00 PA (new), 01 Trofeo (new), 02 Grand Prix GTP (new), 03 Bonneville SLE (used 8k), 04 PA ultra (used 35k).
Tough as nails…except the diesel…still have the 96 PA (140k now) and the 04 PAU (226k now). I burned a trans in the 85 3.8 early in life, cracked heads @ 50k mi in the diesel, snapped the timing chain in the 86 98 around 120k, trans
and timing gear set in the 88 trofeo ~100k , and replaced upper intakes/gaskets in the 96 PA around 100k and in the 2000 PA @ ~200k. Had 2 3100 cars and they were complete junk.
I’ve sold most of these locally and have kept track of them. The 88 eighty-eight was totaled with almost 200k, the 00 PA had 310k last I heard. Toronados are north of 200k.
Plentiful and dirt cheap parts, easy to work on. Even being in the rust belt, I’ve never had serious rust/rot problems. Never really lost my ass with depreciation. Although all of these are old now, I still wouldn’t hesitate to buy more when I find them in decent shape. Likely the best sub $10k cars one can find for reliability, durability, and efficiency.
Today, along with the two mentioned above, my garage is blessed with a large GMC SUV and late model large German sedan…but neither of those compare with the sheer reliability and stout hearts of the 3800 cars. Talking about depreciation…the $122k German sedan is worth less than half of that. In less than 4 years.
I have the 97 and the 95 ultra buicks are the best these cars were built right
My MIL owns one of these and man is it a nice car! Even with close
to 200K on the clock, most everything on the car is original and still
works as it should. The only two things not working are the automatic
level control for the rear suspension, and that freight train horn that you
keep talking about. In fact, it was only just recently that my BIL replaced
the factory coil packs on the engine after the old gal developed a miss
from cylinder #6. The way that he maintains this car, I’m beginning to
believe that it could go well over 300K before any major repairs will
need to be done to it. So far, the only major repair was the replacement
of the harmonic balancer in 2015 and a new starter in 2016. Oh sure,
she needs a paint job, a new headliner, some interior work, and the driver’s side front window track repaired, but she still runs and drives
pretty much like new. Mom’s car also has the sport suspension that
allows you to take a curve at 80 MPH without the car healing over or
the rear end break8ng loose from the pavement! My BIL did this just
to show me how stable the car would be in a hard cornering situation
not long after Mom bought the car used in 2007. At that point, the car
already had 85K on it. Eleven years and 115K later, we still have it and
drive it daily. When she bought it, I told Mom that this would be the last car she’d ever have to buy. Mom’s now 76, and her ’01 LeSabre Custom
is 17. I think they’ll grow old together.
Not sure about wanting to keep this one around as a classic, as bullit proof as this car is I’d use it as a daily driver for many years to come.
I had a chevy lumina LTZ with the 3.8 best used car I ever owned, bought it with 42k died at 314k. It was fully loaded with sunroof and that iconic horn haha, once my sons mom got a hold of it, it was doomed.
For those that like the concept of these (comfortable/reliable/good value) their successor the Lucerne is also great car.
My wife daily drives a loaded CXL model and it’s our go-to vehicle for galavanting around.
When we bought it, then a second hand/low mileage few-year-old car, it was pennies on the dollar to anything else of comparable size/comfort/features.
My ,3.4 or 3.2 pullied CAI 99 RIVIERA was one of the best cars I have ever owned and it would run with and beat some mustangs of the same era. Bought it for $12000 with 60 k, sold it for $5000 with 144k miles and never did a thing other than synthetic tranny fluid, change supercharger oil (as much as possible anyway)and M1 oil changes. It was the best cheap car I had, second or third best overall next to my old Buick GN and 392 Chrysler 300 SRT
I had a 99 Park with 50 k on the Speedo bought it with 27k on 02 kept it for 3 years with a stalling issue at 50 miles an hour that the dealer could never find. What a shame it was a comfortable ride but sucked in the snow traded it in 06 for a fully loaded Caddy DID. That was the best car I ever owned other the my Denali
I had the Park Avenue Ultra and I loved that car. I get hit with a serious pang of envy every time I see one on the road. Could that car move. Everyone used to tell me it was a little old lady car. I guess if that little old lady liked to drive a rocket.
As for the horn. It saved my life once when a dump truck suddenly reversed in front of me. It was like a fog horn. I honestly thought of trying to see if I could transplant the Park Avenue horn into my Mercedes to replace the MB’s pathetically weak one. I miss my Supercharged Park Avenue.
This generation of Park Ave was a big letdown after the 91-96 Models. Cheapened up inside and out, do not ride as well, lost the luxoboat driving feel, chintzier interiors, not styled as well. As my brother and law who works in the industry said “GM took a lot of cost out of those cars when they developed the 97’s”. And it shows. Still, these are decent and appealing cars and bargains now. Only when compared to their immediate predecessors do they fail to impress.
Bought a used ‘04 via email, drove 250 miles to pick it up. Filled up the Park and the chase car (2000 VW Cabrio 2.0 4 cyl 5 speed), drove home & refilled both. The Cabrio used 8.3 gallons. The Park? 7.8…👍
I just purchased a 2005 PA Ultra in the one year only Silver Blue color. A friend of mine in the car business told me these are in demand for clean. decent mileage cars. Yes it did need alittle TLC but it had relatively low miles (88k) and a decent price. I did not know until today that it has same chassis as the ’95-’99 Riviera. Mine was a 1995 and in my opinion they were “over engineered” making the car a very solid and reliable. With people stating 200-300K miles that proves my point.
just got it back from the body shop touch up today….
Ad gone. Says price was $3,500.00. Not sure if that was the asking price or the selling price. But, it is a beautiful car. Just one small step below a Cadillac. I had a ’98 Century, 3.1 V6. Great, until someone sandwiched me. Insurance totaled it. I had to give it up and I was upside down on the loan. Yucho! Still chaps my hide.
No, price was $5300 not $3500.