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Replying to: jrosasmc (Jan 04, 2009 11:45 am) |
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 04, 2009 3:30 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 04, 2009 4:09 pm)
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Replying to: fintail (Jan 04, 2009 6:09 pm) I have been cleaning up my late grandfather's 1998 Park Avenue Ultra, getting it ready to sell, over the past few days. Much to my chagrin, I discovered that the passenger airbag cover is not molded in the color of the rest of the interior plastic, it's painted black plastic. I found this out when I tried to use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to clean some spots off it, and the paint started rubbing off. This is the type of cost-cutting that wouldn't fly in a true luxury car, and the type of thing that can leave a three or five year old car looking beat up. I probably don't need to mention the way it floats and bobs down the road, or that the steering is totally uncommunicative and has a huge dead spot in the middle. By the time you've phoned in a request to correct the car's course, it's already drifted into an adjacent lane. |
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"I probably don't need to mention the way it floats and bobs down the road, or that the steering is totally uncommunicative and has a huge dead spot in the middle." If that describes the Ultra, which I believe came with a firmer suspension than the regular Park Avenue, those negative ride and handling qualities you mentioned are even more exaggerated in the standard Park Avenue. Or was the firmer suspension an option on the '98 Ultra?
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 05, 2009 4:45 am) It has the Dynaride adjustable-height rear suspension, which was standard on the Ultra that year. I have the original window sticker ($36,000 smackeroos--the only options were a CD player and automatic dimming mirror). I think the firmer Gran Touring suspension was an option, but I'm not sure. |
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Here's a good article about a guy with 3 diesels - at least he gives a realistic description of them, including the great line “I put my foot on the gas, and it didn’t move”, and notes the 20s 0-60 time. 3MBDiesels
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Thanks for the clarification. The car would be more appealing (or less unappealing?) with the Gran Touring suspension, which I'm almost certain became standard on the Ultra in more recent model years, as the Ultra was the supercharged version of the Park Avenue. I imagine the GT suspension improves the ride/handling proposition significantly. Given the depressed cost of these cars today, they represent a good value in a large sedan. Of course, an aggressive driver would choose something else, but it's a good, solid vehicle for a lot of folks. Good luck in finding a buyer. If it's not too much trouble, it would be interesting to learn about the type of person who buys it.
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jan 05, 2009 7:12 am)
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Replying to: texases (Jan 05, 2009 6:47 am)
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