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Im looking at buying a cadillac in the next few months, Ive always wanted one and need some tips. Basically with my financing i need to find a caddy thats a 2000 or newer, under 70k miles and around 15k. Is that gonna be possible? Ive seen some 01-02 devilles with around 50k miles for 12-14k. Also are they pretty realiable{I drive around 3k miles a month}.Ive been doing research and everything keeps telling me that once the northstar hits around 100-120k miles im going to have big problems.I dont mind a problem here and there but i dont want to be spending $500 every week on something{I went through with my old 97 camaro when it hit 100k miles, finally had to junk it} I presume gas mileage will be the same as what i drive now(01 camaro). Just looking for some general buying tips from some caddy experts
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Replying to: cdoes (Dec 22, 2005 9:00 pm) These are obviously cars previous used for rental. But even a base Deville has a lot of things 'standard'. My advice - buy one of these from a Cadillac dealer. Get it Cadillac 'Certified'. Don't fall for any other extended warranty. The Certified warrany will give essentially a new-car warranty for something like 6 years and 100,000 mile (from it's initial sale date). 3,000 miles/month x 12 months = 36,000 year. Wooo!!! 2.5 years takes it to 90,000 miles + 18,000 initially = 108,000 and out of warranty. So, drive it for 2.5 years, trade it on another one and don't worry about anything breaking, it would be covered. You will be surprised at the milage. A big Deville at 70mph with A/C will give you somewhere between 26 and 30mpg. And it will run on 87octane. I'm not going to go into problem areas much. The car is full of electronic, any of which can cause problems. Northstars are known for head gasket problems, which is a major repair ($3,000+)
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Replying to: bolivar (Dec 23, 2005 12:24 am)
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Replying to: cdoes (Dec 23, 2005 12:09 pm) the same in my area of Syracuse NY. You should also check out http://www.gmoutlet.com They are a GM dealer who sells official GMPP warranties on line at very reasonable prices. Avoid ANY aftermarket company stuff. Add up the price difference between a certified and a non certified late model Caddy. Remember you still may buy a GMPP extended warranty while your GM car is still under the mfrs.factory warranty............ |
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My 03 DeVille is purring like a kitten and coming up on 30k miles. Except for a emission warranty recall (computer reflash) and a quirky cruise control (Just can't get used to all those little buttons). Great all around car !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Holidays to all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Replying to: geo9 (Dec 23, 2005 11:31 pm) |
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Good to hear from ya ! I too like the new 300C style sorta "gangsta" looking esp. those Magnums ! But some of the assembly and quality woes of those cars i see on these and other forums keeps me right behind the wheel of another Cadillac when the time comes.......
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Replying to: geo9 (Dec 25, 2005 10:15 am) I doubt the 300C would do much better than 25-27 at best. Am guessing that fuel prices are currently near the bottom of their range for the next year. The Deville as you know will run on regular, the 300C requires at least 89 octane I think. I owned a 97 LHS before my previous Deville and never had any problems over the three years of ownership, the Chrysler dealership also treated me far better than the Cadillac dealership has. My 2004 Deville now has a little over 28,000 miles so am in no hurry and the warranty runs until end of July 2007. I also purchased an extended warranty from Wynns up to 100,000 miles, 7 years and no deductible. In these circumstances am under no pressure to do anything. Might even consider the Chrysler for a second car. |
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I had my tires re balanced and spun the second week of December. Took that once every 6 week trip on the interstate today. Result: the excess vibration is gone and the car performed very well. In addition, my average MPG for this trip was 29, versus 27.5 last time. I was a little lighter on the gas peddle on this trip but suspect part of it was the the tire re balance and spin. Am most appreciative for the advice offered here!
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