Is a 1998 Cadillac Seville a good car?
I am looking at a 1998 Cadillac Deville with 120,000 miles 32 valve North Star v8 with new tires and battery for $2,000, runs great and doesn’t have any problems does it sound like a good deal ?
I am looking at a 1998 Cadillac Deville with 120,000 miles 32 valve North Star v8 with new tires and battery for $2,000, runs great and doesn’t have any problems does it sound like a good deal ?
thebax2006
It actaually sounds like a miracle. Best check the antifreeze level in the radiator and drive it long enough to make sure it's not over heating!
The Devil
No, that is an old beater, a junkyard refugee that was a time bomb even when it was new. GM never could build a good aluminum engine, which the Northstar is. The last step on the assembly line is to add stop-leak to the radiator, since they know they could have porous castings. Everything on the car that can be automatic, is, and that's a lot of servos, dashpots and solenoids to fail...and they do fail. Leave that to be somebody else's problem.
The Taxpayer
Oh dear! Nice car; but I'm afraid you'll be buying a lot of problems.
David 14
No. Older Northstars have serious problems, especially oil leaks.
Filled with God
Possibly not