Great info. I think you have uncovered one angle, but probably not the only angle. I think, but am not sure, but, I think the car I'm buying was purchased new, as a presidential, and some have suggested this is a limited edition , as some presidential regals, or centuries were said to have only 500 made. I also noticed someone here claimed the presidential has subtle perks such as plusher seats, and I recall my brother pointed out in the pics, that the seats looked "newer" and puffier than the ones in my current PA.
If this was an aftermarket add-on, I assume no additional perks will be apparent.
Since I really dislike fake ragtops, I'll percieve this as a standard PA.. 2000, with 75,000 miles, and allegedly well maintained. If there are any additional perks, I'll consider it a bonus. The car is a 10 hour drive from my location, so, I won't know any specs from the RPO's labaeled in the trunk lid until we make the trip to pick up the car. Cash is holding me back at the moment. Waiting for tax refund check to get the ball rolling.
The guy selling the car is the son of the owner. He is selling it to settle his dad's estate. A lot of what he has told me is vague, and guesswork, for the most part. He told me it has every option, and I replied and said it has a 3800 NA, which is not the optional supercharged. I asked about Heads-Up display, and that's not there either. He did say....maybe guessing.... the car has traction control, and stabilitrac, ..both of which..I want. It has no sunroof, which I wanted, but can easily live without. I know my 97 PA has almost everything I need, and the missing components with priority, are the heated seats, traction, and stabilitrac.. which, of course, he claims the car possesses.
Thanks for the info, the link, and the reply. Now that I know there's a place that'll add a ragtop... I wonder what the local collision guy would charge to remove mine, and restore the roof. Just a thought.
Sam B
Tonawanda, New York.
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Originally Posted by TopherS
I don't believe that the Presidential "option" has anything to do at all with any trim level of the car. If you go to www.egclassicsinc.com you'll find that they do aftermarket accessory products (through one of their various shops around the country), which include various roof treatments, such as the "Presidential" (and others, such as the "Biarritz", "Executive Series", "All American Edition", "Statesman", "Montigua" and others). This company also offers grille treatments, rear wings, continental kits, chrome kits, etc., for various different types of cars. You can look up various different types of cars and it will tell you what is available for that particular model. I looked up the 2001 Park Avenue and they only show 6 different roof treatments that are currently offered, but no chrome kits or grille treatments. I have noticed in my searches through eBay that a lot of the luxury cars with the Presidential (and other roof treatment) packages come from Florida.
What some local dealers do is take one or two of their cars on the lot and send them in for one of these upgrades. Mostly, one of the Cadillac dealers will add the "Biarritz" option to a couple of their DeVille's and DTS's.
All in all, the Presidential "option" only relates to the roof treatment that was added at sometime or another and was not any sort of option offered directly by Buick. The options that the particular car has you are looking at will simply depend on how it was ordered at the time it was originally built. It could be a basic Park Avenue with no additional options or it could be heavily optioned...or anywhere in between. The RPO code in the trunk will tell you what options the car has.
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