https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lRLmlM8o5Q
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Hoovie: Broke millennials should buy an old Buick
Re: Hoovie: Broke millennials should buy an old Buick
http://testdrivejunkie.com/1997-buick-p ... est-drive/
Watch the Motorweek video of the 97 Park Ave Ultra. It was redesigned in 97 to go on the new G-body. I really liked the 97 Ultra, even as a 16 year old. Motorweek liked it, too.
Though the G-body gave more space inside and in the trunk, and had a new, super tight 25 Hz structure, it also was about 300 lbs heavier. So from a speed standpoint, that 96 that Hoovie has is pretty good, probably trapping 93 mph. That is pretty good for the price and unbelievable when you factor in condition.
Watch the Motorweek video of the 97 Park Ave Ultra. It was redesigned in 97 to go on the new G-body. I really liked the 97 Ultra, even as a 16 year old. Motorweek liked it, too.
Though the G-body gave more space inside and in the trunk, and had a new, super tight 25 Hz structure, it also was about 300 lbs heavier. So from a speed standpoint, that 96 that Hoovie has is pretty good, probably trapping 93 mph. That is pretty good for the price and unbelievable when you factor in condition.
Re: Hoovie: Broke millennials should buy an old Buick
https://www.newcartestdrive.com/reviews ... rk-avenue/
Though it's heavy, the Aurora-Riv chassis is one of the stiffest in the entire GM warehouse, which is a plus. A stiff chassis makes easier for the suspension engineers to create ride and handling traits appropriate to a particular car's target market. It also makes it easier to keep noise out of the car, and pays long-term durability benefits.
Given this start, it was interesting to see the handling distinctions made between the basic Park Avenue and the flagship Ultra. The ride and handling traits of the standard '97 Park Avenue are all but indistinguishable from its predecessors, traits that have earned big Buick sedans a stodgy image over the years–floaty ride quality, pronounced body roll in hard cornering and vague power steering, particularly when the wheel is at or near dead center.
The responses of our Park Avenue Ultra test car, equipped with Buick's optional Y56 Gran Touring suspension package, felt much more closely related to the Riviera. The steering system, which is different from the basic Park Avenue, varies the amount of power assist as vehicle speed and/or steering wheel angle increases, providing a significantly better sense of where the front wheels are pointed in the process.
More important, the stiffer Gran Touring suspension package–which also reduces ride height–yielded much sharper responses in quick maneuvers. It's not quite as firm as the Riv, but it's far from flabby and the tradeoff in ride quality is minor.