Used 1999 Buick Park Avenue Consumer Reviews
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The last of the really great American gunboats.
Ray Grib, 03/18/2017
updated 03/23/2023
1999 Buick Park Avenue 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
First off, I think this is one of the best looking large American luxury car ever designed. It is rolling sculpture with beautiful curved lines and nothing over-stated. You would think Buick commissioned Jaguar and Italian experts to create this elegant masterpiece. Modern Cadillacs are ugly abortions with hard angular lines and boxy styling. They lost the concept of the big American luxury-liner by trying to compete with German luxury/performance brands. Well guess what...who cares about road ripping performance? The truly great American luxury cars are all about the big floating ride and lush comfort, period. Buick nailed it down right in every category with the Park Avenue. If the yuppies snicker about big luxury-liners, let them buy their BMW's and carve up mountain roads. I'd rather sensibly cruise down the road with one finger on the steering wheel and totally surrounded in luxurious, living room comfort. With that being said, the Buick has enough power to get you around in style. The large V6 is a dated pushrod design, but supplies ample torque around town and decent highway cruising. This car has enough electronic features to make you take college courses just to understand and utilize them, but a downside is they were not thoroughly designed and some may go bad over time. The trunk is cavernous and can hold major groceries. Passengers totally relax in the big bench seats like a limo. The stereo is adequate, but you can really improve the quality with aftermarket upgrades (Hint: the trunk is perfect for a large subwoofer box firing towards the rear. This gives concert hall bass performance). Nothing on the road today feels like this bygone masterpiece of cruising on the open sea. This is a ride that we saw a lot of as kids in most American cars, but now is basically extinct...what a crying shame. So get a Park Avenue if you want total old-fashioned American luxury and don't care about racing with Euro cars. This car is not without problems though. The intake manifold seems to be the Achilles Heel and mine went bad on a local ride. It leaked coolant fluid everywhere and it took a whopping $1000 repair bill to fix. Next in the hot Florida summers, the A/C started throwing warm air at me. Upon inspection, the compressor and evaporator were leaking and needed replacing to a $2000 bill. Even though this car is 20 years old, I question why these things go bad with just 40K miles on it. The lesson here is age invites problems. I drive this car easy and never push the tach needle beyond 2000 rpm, although you can with aggressive driving. The 4-speed transmission is smooth and gets the job done. Avoid the Ultra models with a supercharger. Although the supercharger adds more torque and horsepower, it is minimum because of the old school motor design. Superchargers perform best on a modern engine with 4 valves per pot and overhead cams. The Park Avenue is definitely not for everyone. It is a piece of Americana from a dying era when Detroit ruled the roads.
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R Bishop, 07/14/2008
1999 Buick Park Avenue 4dr Sedan
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I just wanted to say that GM Corp screwed up when they stopped producing this beautiful road car! There is no car in my opinion that compares with this ride and stability that the Park offers. I have driven the new Lucerne and was in fact, disappointed! Wake up GM. Don't force me to purchase a "foreign car"
American Quality
Howard, 12/27/2019
1999 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 1999 Buick Ultra with 140,000 miles on it. It is in impeccable condition and has plenty of horsepower and a ride that will almost sedate you on long trips. I love the car and plan to store it to appreciate.
It has been a good choice
Dal, 08/12/2008
1999 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Purchased it used and being in what seemed to be in decent shape. Love the ride and room. Get about 26 mph which I thought was a couple of mpg short. But it is supercharged. Traded in an older LS400 Lexus which I liked. But I think this rides better,just as comforable,and I would guess a lot less to repair. Haven't had to yet. Has 94000 miles now. This car looks like it's going to be a keeper. My next used car will probably be another Buick thanks to this one.
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Used Park Purchase, 04/10/2008
1999 Buick Park Avenue 4dr Sedan
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I commute 47 miles to work one way and have previously have had small or intermediated size autos. The PA gives me consitently 32 MPG on the highway and 28 overall mpg. The ride is fantastic and overall performance exceptional. If your looking to purchase a quality automobile look no further than a used Park Ave.
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