I want this ugly-ass car.

[Jesda]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CkkUR2ANeo[/youtube]

Its as if it was never driven. 50,000 miles in 29 years! I'm most amazed by the digital dash, electronic tuning, electronic climate controls, and digital trip computers in an era where I remember having a rotary phone (we continued to use a Bell/Ameritech rotary phone in my house until 2000, actually, due to the impressive sound quality).

I think it might have the "smugly" look that my Saab has. So weird that its almost charming.

[nissangirl74]

no you don't

[Jesda]

no you don't

OH, WE WILL SEE!

Actually I'm sure 90% of these bustleback fuglies have been crushed because the motors for most of the production period were terrible, and when they became reasonably dependable (4.1) they were horribly underpowered. Finding one that's running is like finding a unicorn.

[Jesda]

[AZhitman]

Hated the bustle-back Seville.

Mom had a '84 Sedan de Ville that was stunningly beautiful... Light blue metallic ("Balboa Blue") with matching padded vinyl roof and a two-tone blue velour interior... Vogue tires... SO damn pimpin'.



Same car, but add wider whitewalls and make it a 4-door.

[nissangirl74]

Greg and I actually saw one on a rollback travelling through Surprise last week. It looked nasty dirty but there didn't seem to be any body damage.

[Jesda]

I mean, honestly, I wouldn't be caught dead driving that. But it does look like it's in GREAT condition. Engine sounds good.

And at 50k that 8-6-4 is probably near the end of its life.

[AZhitman]

Ugh - I forgot about those.

Yeah, that was almost as bad an idea as this:



BTW - This is a MUST-READ: http://www.autosavant.com/2009/08/11/th ... le-diesel/

[Jesda]

\BTW - This is a MUST-READ: http://www.autosavant.com/2009/08/11/th ... le-diesel/

YAY, BAD HEAD STUDS. A GM problem well into the early 2000s on the Northstar.

But thats okay, when my head gasket blows, I have a couple shops in mind to do the job for $1500 (not including the cost of transporting the car). It hurts the wallet, but it hurts so goooood.

[Bubba1]

\BTW - This is a MUST-READ: http://www.autosavant.com/2009/08/11/th ... le-diesel/

YAY, BAD HEAD STUDS. A GM problem well into the early 2000s on the Northstar.

But thats okay, when my head gasket blows, I have a couple shops in mind to do the job for $1500 (not including the cost of transporting the car). It hurts the wallet, but it hurts so goooood.

Oi. the original V8-6-4. This area used be infeste....er.. have plenty of them around. Thankfully not any more. This generation Seville was not one of Cadillacs better efforts, though it was a full step up from the Cimarron.

Watching the vid, those fan belts were squeeking pretty loudly, but gotta love the genuine imitation wood grain dash trim and the mirror mounted thermometer.

[Dattebayo]

Yeah, that was almost as bad an idea as this:

ooo

I usta know someone who had one of those... You could hear the valves tap for MILES before the car got to you.

[dusred]

A friend of mine used to have one. I think it had around 40,000 miles and it absolutely mint. In fact it is a twin to that one. I drove it around and it rides like a cruise ship in calm waters. Interestingly enough you can pick up those old Seville's for pretty cheap. . . .

Now something just sparked a memory. . . I posted pics of that car here and you, Jesda, commented on it. I wonder what your opinion was on it back then. I'm gonna go digging. BRB.

[Encryptshun]

I'm pretty sure those came from the factory with a dead mobster in the trunk.

[Kompresshun]

My mom had one of these when I was 13, it was the biggest POS ever but it was damn comfortable to ride in.



That is probably the cleanest Seville from the 80's i've ever seen though...

[Jesda]

My mom had one of these when I was 13, it was the biggest POS ever but it was damn comfortable to ride in.



That is probably the cleanest Seville from the 80's i've ever seen though...

Those Eldorados were great cars in 1979. Later years got neutered by s*** engines.

http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/200 ... uide1.html


I came really, really close to buying a full size Brougham like the one Greg's mom had, a 1991 Sedan. I also got within a moment of buying a 94 LT1 Fleetwood, but ultimately I realized I needed something more modern that I could put all-weather miles on since the Saab was already aging.

[tm1218]

Jesus Sandals FTL

[AZhitman]

Hottest Caddy ever:



I'll own one someday, when I have a garage long enough to store it.

Side note: I drove this car for a month or two (gold with white leather interior, 500 ci FWD engine) my Senior year of HS. I was big s*** for those 2 weeks.

[Encryptshun]

Approves

[Amays U G37S]

Buy one jesda

and put some 26's on it

TO RAW

[sentrastace]

seems like its right up your alley.

[Kompresshun]

Those Eldorados were great cars in 1979. Later years got neutered by s*** engines.

http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/200 ... uide1.html


I came really, really close to buying a full size Brougham like the one Greg's mom had, a 1991 Sedan. I also got within a moment of buying a 94 LT1 Fleetwood, but ultimately I realized I needed something more modern that I could put all-weather miles on since the Saab was already aging.

I've always had a love for Caddys, but haven't ever owned one myself. I came close to buying a green one very similar to yours before I bought the i30 but I couldn't get over the color. If it would've been something other than green I would've bought it. I still wouldn't mind picking one up, especially with how fed up I am with my i30 at the moment

Personally, i've always wanted to own one of these for some reason... I always thought they were badass after seeing the black one that Nicholas Cage drove in Face/Off years ago.

[MinisterofDOOM]

50,000 miles in 29 years!

That's how my DeVille was. When I bought it in 2001, it had 40-something thousand miles on it. Unfortunately low-miles doesn't always mean well maintained, and the car ended up suffering a major transmission failure a few months later.

My DeVille had a digital trip computer including DTE...in 1984.

It wasn't until the '92 model rolled around that I had any love for the Seville, though. It was always too small and too goofy looking for my taste.

[Mr1der]

when I think Caddies I think a massive black '59.



I'd prefer a vert.

it's one of only a handful of convertibles I'd want. Roadsters not included of course.

[HashiriyaS14]

I came really, really close to buying a full size Brougham like the one Greg's mom had, a 1991 Sedan. I also got within a moment of buying a 94 LT1 Fleetwood, but ultimately I realized I needed something more modern that I could put all-weather miles on since the Saab was already aging.

STOP BEING A VAGINA

You know you want that LT1 Fleetwood, you've only been talking about it for a decade or so.

You already have THE inclement weather car. Now you need a huge powerful RWD deathmachine to tow your Swedish piece of crap to and from the mechanic.

[Mr1der]

in comes Hash with a burning hot dish of man in this b****!

[Razi]

[Jesda]

You know you want that LT1 Fleetwood, you've only been talking about it for a decade or so.

You already have THE inclement weather car. Now you need a huge powerful RWD deathmachine to tow your Swedish piece of crap to and from the mechanic.

After years of sniffing around, I've decided that the ideal domestic cruiser is an early 90s 350 Brougham. The D-body is too modern, too round. If I'm going modern, the Lincoln LS and Seville are far more livable.

The Saab has seen enough snow in its life. It'll be parked and covered while the Cadillac plows through the white stuff.

[driverdriver]

Wow, I used to have that speed gauge & battery cluster in my late 80's Olds Tornado.

[Jesda]

You already have THE inclement weather car.

IF YOU SPEAK ILL OF DUCKY AGAIN I WILL PUT ANTS IN YOUR PANTS.

[HashiriyaS14]

IF YOU SPEAK ILL OF DUCKY AGAIN I WILL PUT ANTS IN YOUR PANTS.

Oh wait...I already did.

But srsly, Saabs are supposedly great in snow. That's WHY you buy one, or at least why people bought them originally.

Those 350 Broughams you speak of are cool cars though, not quite as cool as an LT1 Fleetwood, but still neat. 500 CID swap HOOOOOOOOOOO