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Item Relisted! FS/FT 1998 Buick Park Avenue ($400) OBO

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Engine decided to give up the ghost after only roughly 140,000 miles. I bought it from the grandkids of the original owners. Just replaced all the spark plugs, cables, and coils earlier last year. Go figure, right?

Overall she is in pretty good shape besides the blown engine. Some cosmetic issues as shown with the paint on some of the side trim. Climate control module was just replaced. Along with a handful of other repairs I wish I hadn't poured into it. Couldn't ever get the cruise control to work, though. Cassette stuck in the player from previous owner being a doofus. I never bothered to fix it. Radio otherwise works great. Radiator and hoses have been replaced since I've owned it. Which I'm suspicious the previous owner knew was about to fail and decided not to mention it before they sold it to me.

Also, super fun note, the battery is dead as well, I'm guessing a light or something was left on at the mechanic's. But I will stake my small amount of tenure and what little feedback I have on that mileage. And if you want to check it out, I will not oppose hooking some cables up just to check where it's at if you're skeptical. I would probably do the same. But I have nothing to gain by cheating someone on this old gal. Mainly because I was already considering avoiding the headache and just having it scrapped.

Currently sitting in Murrayville, GA.

Shoot me a PM and I can meet you out there. I hope it is understood at this point it's not going to be able to drive up onto a trailer.

I have the Title in-hand.

I'm sure I've missed plenty of details. I'm not a car guy, so I apologize for your potential frustration in reading this post. It basically just a body, how much info could you need?? :laugh:
 

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Which engine is in it ? 3.8 ?? My mother had one before she passed, it had the 3.8 supercharged motor and would fly ! Drove real good. ( I think my brother still has it, not exactly sure, lol.) Some of these were really decent cars with the options available. Hers was loaded down and really nice …..for a Buick ! Lol.
 
Which engine is in it ? 3.8 ?? My mother had one before she passed, it had the 3.8 supercharged motor and would fly ! Drove real good. ( I think my brother still has it, not exactly sure, lol.) Some of these were really decent cars with the options available. Hers was loaded down and really nice …..for a Buick ! Lol.

Yes sir. The supposedly "unkillable" 3.8 from what everyone said seems pretty killed, sadly.
 
Neglect will kill almost any engine except those old Mercedes diesels haha
Well the previous owner may have been neglectful but i certainly was not. I poured more money into this than i probably should have because I was told it should "run forever" Oh well. We're here now.
 
My wife's 1998 Bonneville was basically the same car. The plastic intake manifold on the 3.8 is a weakness. When it fails, water gets into the engine and it won't run. If that's the problem, the manifold can be replaced and it may be good for many more miles.
 
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