2001 Buick Park Avenue Review
Summary
What Edmunds.com says
When shopping for an extra-large, luxury-laden sedan, it's hard to go wrong with the shapely Park Avenue. Overlook the cost-cutting inside, and you'll be quite pleased with your purchase, if a smooth-riding American land yacht is your sort of car. We'd definitely choose this over, say, a Lincoln Town Car.
Pros
Big and comfy interior, strong V6 engine, attractive design, good value.
Cons
Use of cost-cutting plastics inside, floaty ride, dizzying array of gizmos.
What's New for 2001
Buick's full-size Park Avenue gets minor refinements in the areas of safety, convenience and colors for 2001. The biggest news is the addition of the Ultrasonic Rear Park Assist system, improving safety while backing up.
Consumer Ratings & Reviews
If it was only a little better looking!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 9 | Fun-to-Drive: | 8 | Build Quality: | 9 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 8 |
| Fuel Economy: | 9 | Exterior Design: | 6 | ||
Vehicle
2001 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl S/C 4A)
Review
Overall I've been happy with this car. I put on a lot of miles and averaged about 21mpg which is impressive for a car this size. The supercharged engine really boogies, and it has every option you can ask for. But it is not attractive. As my kids say: it's a "grampa car". I did have problems with the rear struts and rotors, but that might have been caused by Brooklyn roads.
Favorite Features
Supercharged engine, 10 cd changer, heated seats. The heater works really fast in the winter. Comfort of ride
Suggested Improvements
Overall appearance. Some rear floatiness.
2 out 2 people found this review helpful
Great Value
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 9 | Fun-to-Drive: | 7 | Build Quality: | 7 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 7 | Reliability: | 8 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 8 | ||
Vehicle
2001 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl S/C 4A)
Review
I've owned over 40 cars, and this Buick ranks near the top. I purchased it 6 months ago when it only had 20K miles. I now have 42K miles on the car. I still can't believe I get between 35 - 40 mpg on the highway. A few minor issues with dash squeaks/rattles.
Favorite Features
Comfort and mileage. The 3800 engine is one of GM's best in recent years.
Suggested Improvements
Climate control. This is the second GM vehicle of recent years I've had with automatic climate control, and both have had problems.
2 out 2 people found this review helpful
Quality used car
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 9 | Fun-to-Drive: | 9 | Build Quality: | 9 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 9 | Reliability: | 9 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 8 | ||
Vehicle
2001 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl S/C 4A)
Review
General Quality: Very Good to Excellent. 44K Miles on odometer when purchased. Minor problems with: power seats, CD changer (nio instructions), brake lights (fuse), and transmission (some slippage when started & humidity is 90+%). Nice ride. Good fuel economy. Comfortable interior. Great room for a passenger car. A big factor in buying this car was the big depreciation: originally a $40K car I picked it up for $16K. Compared to Nissan Max, a $34K car (2001) sells for $17K, this is a bargain.
Favorite Features
Heated seats, daytime running lights, Supercharger has a great kick-this car moves when you hit the gas.
Suggested Improvements
Seat motors need to be more reliable. Ditto with sun roof motor.
1 out 1 people found this review helpful
2 years - No Problems
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 8 | Build Quality: | 7 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 10 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 7 | ||
Vehicle
2001 Buick Park Avenue 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
Review
I have owned this car for two years and have had no problems. It is driven about 25,000 miles per year. My husband and I both love the car and the ride.
Favorite Features
Very comfortable and roomy. Lots of leg room in the back for two growing boys.
Suggested Improvements
1 out 1 people found this review helpful
Too many trips to the repair shop
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 3 | Fun-to-Drive: | 2 | Build Quality: | 1 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 5 | Reliability: | 1 |
| Fuel Economy: | 10 | Exterior Design: | 9 | ||
Vehicle
2001 Buick Park Avenue 4dr Sedan (3.8L 6cyl 4A)
Review
I've made 14 trips to the repair show. Dealership has been awsome, GM stinks. They don't return calls. Did finally provide extenede warranty at n/c but I never got anything in writing to prove it. Dealership finally printed off their computer showing warranty. Repairs made, so far, on doors, transmission, heads up computer, leak in trunk, on star was not programmed correctly, key would not release, lock/unlock buttons on inside car, door panel keeps coming off, engine races and runs rough when starting up..who knows what will be next!
Favorite Features
Ride is awesome and gas milage is wonderful, loaded with passengers and luggage or not
Suggested Improvements
Use different door handles on outside. Make trunk so rain doesn't run off lid into trunk and get luggage wet. GM needs better customer service response time
1 out 2 people found this review helpful
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