2001 Buick Park Avenue: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

2 builds left the factory as a 2001 Park Avenue, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 2 main configurations
  • 1,343 vehicles built
  • 8 for sale right now

Which Park Avenue is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Park Avenue

What actually differs

Base configuration Ultra
For sale right now 5 3
Vehicles built 1,133 210
Same on every 2001 Park Avenue
  • Engine 3.8L 6-cyl
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sedan
  • Doors 4-door
  • Typical price today $7,500
Will it hold value?

A Park Avenue typically keeps about 72% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $3,950 today.

Park Avenue depreciation by year →
Cost to run

17/27 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,330/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2001 Park Avenue

Safety, in plain English

What 1G4CU541-1 means

1G4 CU541 · 1
1G4
the World Manufacturer Identifier Buick registered — assembled in the United States
CU541
together encode the Park Avenue line — Sedan, 3.8L 6cyl — as Buick filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
1
in position 10 — model year 2001
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

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