P.I.M.P My Ride

[Mill]

I took my car if for service, and they had all the other Audi and Porsche loaners tied up. I received an 04 Caddy Deville! That sucker is just MASSIVE. 17mpg cruising on the interstate, and it actually has some go with the V8 Northstart. I just hate parking it.

 

[pulse8]

What kind of car do you normally drive?

 

Originally posted by: pulse8
What kind of car do you normally drive?

An A4, IIRC.

 

[Mill]

Thank God they had someone return a loaner. I couldn't even park that Deville at work. I just got back from doing a server move and picking up the new loaner.

 

Originally posted by: Mill
Thank God they had someone return a loaner. I couldn't even park that Deville at work. I just got back from doing a server move and picking up the new loaner.

What are you driving now? I'd be happy to take the DeVille off your hands for the weekend. 🙂

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Mill
Thank God they had someone return a loaner. I couldn't even park that Deville at work. I just got back from doing a server move and picking up the new loaner.

What are you driving now? I'd be happy to take the DeVille off your hands for the weekend. 🙂

They gave me an 04 A4.

 

[boomdart]

Originally posted by: Mill
I took my car if for service, and they had all the other Audi and Porsche loaners tied up. I received an 04 Caddy Deville! That sucker is just MASSIVE. 17mpg cruising on the interstate, and it actually has some go with the V8 Northstart. I just hate parking it.

After owning a 1995 Cadillac STS in the family I won't own another Cadillac. The thing was garbage from the tail lights to the headlights. I will say that when it did work, it was a great car. Felt like a 4cyl though, revved high and never reacted well unless it was hammered. Traction control system went out in 98 or so, never got it fixed. Many wiring problems all over the car, and the transmission was a flop. The bolt for the idler pulley snapped, leaving a bolt in the block with no head to take it out with. We used a shorter belt and simply bypassed it. I could list more problems, but it'd be a lengthy post then 😛

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: boomdart

Originally posted by: Mill
I took my car if for service, and they had all the other Audi and Porsche loaners tied up. I received an 04 Caddy Deville! That sucker is just MASSIVE. 17mpg cruising on the interstate, and it actually has some go with the V8 Northstart. I just hate parking it.

After owning a 1995 Cadillac STS in the family I won't own another Cadillac. The thing was garbage from the tail lights to the headlights. I will say that when it did work, it was a great car. Felt like a 4cyl though, revved high and never reacted well unless it was hammered. Traction control system went out in 98 or so, never got it fixed. Many wiring problems all over the car, and the transmission was a flop. The bolt for the idler pulley snapped, leaving a bolt in the block with no head to take it out with. We used a shorter belt and simply bypassed it. I could list more problems, but it'd be a lengthy post then 😛

your bad luck not everyones. Caddys are nice american cars.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: boomdart

Originally posted by: Mill
I took my car if for service, and they had all the other Audi and Porsche loaners tied up. I received an 04 Caddy Deville! That sucker is just MASSIVE. 17mpg cruising on the interstate, and it actually has some go with the V8 Northstart. I just hate parking it.

After owning a 1995 Cadillac STS in the family I won't own another Cadillac. The thing was garbage from the tail lights to the headlights. I will say that when it did work, it was a great car. Felt like a 4cyl though, revved high and never reacted well unless it was hammered. Traction control system went out in 98 or so, never got it fixed. Many wiring problems all over the car, and the transmission was a flop. The bolt for the idler pulley snapped, leaving a bolt in the block with no head to take it out with. We used a shorter belt and simply bypassed it. I could list more problems, but it'd be a lengthy post then 😛

Hey, this car was nice, but it was just too big.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Only 17 on the freeway? Those old American cruisers should get at least 22 on the freeway. My 280 hp Lincoln gets 26 mpg at 75-80. Something was wrong with that Caddy.

ZV

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Only 17 on the freeway? Those old American cruisers should get at least 22 on the freeway. My 280 hp Lincoln gets 26 mpg at 75-80. Something was wrong with that Caddy.

ZV

Well I didn't reset the MPG calculator. It was at 16.6 when I left and increased to 17.8 I assume if it was reset it would have done better.

Fuel Tank Capacity: 18 gal.; EPA Mileage Estimates: 18 mpg / 26 mpg; Range in Miles: 324 mi. / 468 mi.

I assume it might have been driven around the dealership for awhile, so that might been why the total MPG was low. I don't think anything was wrong with it because it only had 10k miles on it.

Edmunds


BTW, some of the Edmund reviews have people only getting 17-20 MPG.

 

[boomdart]

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: boomdart

Originally posted by: Mill
I took my car if for service, and they had all the other Audi and Porsche loaners tied up. I received an 04 Caddy Deville! That sucker is just MASSIVE. 17mpg cruising on the interstate, and it actually has some go with the V8 Northstart. I just hate parking it.

After owning a 1995 Cadillac STS in the family I won't own another Cadillac. The thing was garbage from the tail lights to the headlights. I will say that when it did work, it was a great car. Felt like a 4cyl though, revved high and never reacted well unless it was hammered. Traction control system went out in 98 or so, never got it fixed. Many wiring problems all over the car, and the transmission was a flop. The bolt for the idler pulley snapped, leaving a bolt in the block with no head to take it out with. We used a shorter belt and simply bypassed it. I could list more problems, but it'd be a lengthy post then 😛

Hey, this car was nice, but it was just too big.

Does yours have the instant MPG reader on it? When WOT with the '95, it would read "1MPG" 😛

 

[Nebor]

Front wheel drive front engine v8 in an enormous car... That would be fun to park

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: Nebor
Front wheel drive front engine v8 in an enormous car... That would be fun to park

My mom has a 98 Caddy Deville w/front wheel drive & the 32 valve Northstar V8.

 

[T2T III]

Deville = One serious couch ... on wheels. 😉

 

[SZLiao214]

Great car for the road trip. Unless you are hurting for cash.

 

[Mill]

I must say the CVT FWD A4 is much faster than the AWD regular Auto. Too fscking bad that thing torque steers like a drunk sailor.