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Hey All...............Since the boss won't let me drive "her" 03 Deville and its no fun to keep stopping at the local hold up store (aka gas station) with my o4 chevy 2500 x-cab 4x4. I guess I am needing a gas sipper to run around with. I do have a 88 Escort rat for that job but gonna have to give it to my 16 yo................... Mommy don't like that idea because NO airbags ! He is unable to master the stick shift 98 Cavalier I got for him last year! Nice lo mile car too but I can't stand the row yer own gears. So before he rips out the clutch or tranny its gotta go ! I paid 2k for it only 48k miles. Have been offered $3500 cash fot it because of this latest "gas crisis" ! Hes not a motorhead and has no favorite brand so anything that has a auto. will work for him so gonna give him the Escort...................... Found a couple nice ones....93 deVille 82k miles spent the winters in Fla. Not a scratch in or out, garage kept, need nothing.........$3300 Dealer offered him $500 trade! This one was the guys 16th Cadillac he PROUDLY announced !!!!! 96 Eldo 66k miles.....good shape but needs TLC and tires $5000 Both 1 owner cars........ A so-so 91 Coupe DeVille 121k miles Runs good , new tires. Bad stuff.........gas line rotted, windsheild posts rotted, a/c dead needs a good cleaning $1000 or BO This fella has 2 Caddies in the garage..................... 1996 Concours 80k 1 owner minor front end damage about $1000 to replace grille, headlights (myself)...........$1500 firm Opinions?............................ 
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Replying to: geo9 (Sep 11, 2005 1:47 am)
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Replying to: sls002 (Sep 11, 2005 11:55 am) If i had more time to spend at my Daytona home (aka gods waiting room) I could find quite a few nice late model Caddies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really want to avoid a n-star esp. if I haven't had it from new........... The 4.5/4.9 aren't as complicated. Checked service recipts on the 93 and the guy assured me the sealent tabs were used ! My 90 4.5 180 hp DeVille would smoke the tire up the block and blow the doors off my buds "fast" 5.0 mustang with the ac on! That thing sipped fuel.................... NY has a new emission snifter test for 96 and up cars along with its yearly inspection so parts can get spendy if it don't pass. I lived in Cali. for a while and been that route ! 95 and older as long as the SES light ain't on and the cat is in place along with the mechanical inspection will have no prob. passing................ As far a mpg. my 03 does a easy 25 mpg. avg. as long as I keep my foot outta it ! LOL!!!!!!!!! My truck gets 12 around town. But I must have it for towing and snowplowing. My 72 GTO and 72 Fleetwood 75 sit in the barn........No time for them this year!
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Replying to: geo9 (Sep 11, 2005 5:23 pm) Certainly a 99 Deville Concours would represent far better value than the 300C. Any ideas as to how best to search for a 98 or 99 Concours? I live on the west coast and it seems these cars are in even shorter supply here than in other parts of US.. .My budget for the Concours would be $ 12,000 - $ 14,000. |
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Hello, I am posting this in hopes of getting some answers as to what this problem could be with my sisters car. She has a 1992 Cadillac Deville and the car seems to "lose all power" at times when driving. When this happens she can pull of the road & sit there a few minutes & let it cool down and be on her way. This seems to happen only when it is hot out & her engine gets hot. She has been calling it vapor locking, but I'm not quite sure that is what it is. This week it has happened over the past 3 or 4 days. Other times, it won't happen for a month or more. My husband has looked at the car & can't figure out what it is. I do know the thermostat has been replaced. My uncles computer you can put on a car won't/doesn't show anything when ran on it. And there are no check engine lights on. This car was my grandma's, I believe she bought new or fairly new. She then sold it to my mom who then sold it my sister. So it's been in the family for a couple years, to say the least. And has not been drove hard. To the best of my knowledge I believe my grandma had this checked out when she owned the car b/c that's when this started happening occasionally. Then my mom bought it off her & she lives about 2.5 hrs from where we live & when she would come in, she would have to pull over sometimes 4 or 5 times or more b/c the engine would get to hot I guess & it it would lose all power. Anyone have any suggestion as to what this can be? My mechanic hubby is stumped along with my uncle who owns a garage. They can't seem to think what the problem could be. Though they have not worked on many cadillacs, could be why. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance everyone!
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A few thoughts.......NO codes......Dying when hot............ Where do you live ? If snow, ice and salt land a rotted gas line may be the cause of your problem. Even a garage kept, lo mile car......... A crank position sensor is another..........Common failure item. Will throw no codes. Has the cat converter been checked...May be plugged. Fuel pressure regulator........Another common item. Easy to check.........Just pull off the vacuum line. If the line is wet... Replace.............. Open your e-mail addy (in profile only)...........I have a few more ideas
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Concours.............They are hard to find. I think the "oldsters" didn't like the buckets and floor shift idea not to mention the $$$$ over the price of a base DeVille or Fleetwood. So not many sold. When were they made? 96 thru 99? Me...Still on the hunt. Sure is a chore rowing my own gears. Gas has dropped almost .50 cents a gallon in the past week so it makes fueling my truck easier! 
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Replying to: geo9 (Sep 16, 2005 9:05 pm) to my taste a much more attractive car than my 2004 in light bronze mist. My 98 was also a gold and really a beauty. Am happy to have the 2004 model with features like Onstar and improved handling but wouldn't mind having the older model if I could find one in good condition and at the right price now that my larger garage would fit both cars.
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Replying to: bremertong (Sep 17, 2005 8:07 pm) "healed itself" or I am getting better setting those confusing steering wheel controls. Cruise ran rock hard steady thru the hill n dale of NY, Pa, and NJ.................... Wish they would move them to the top part of wheel and put the radio or onstar buttons on the bottom !!!!!!!!!!! Hows your cruise been doing? After my 96 it is a treat using 87 in the 03!
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