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control off button. At least it starts
off in 1st gear. My 96 would start in 2nd
gear with trac.control off. Can't beat
that 275 horse V-8 ! I love doing burn outs
and suprising those guys in beemers, lexus,
etc! Maybe next time on a CTS with V-8 !~
....geo
I liked the Ruby red one but it sold
fast ! My 96 was seafoam green (yuk)
But the woman liked the color ! The
salesman and I laughed NO SALE GREEN !
I didn't care as long as it was white,
black or red..............
Then I left the second car running for about 20 minutes with the jumpers attached in order to charge the Caddy battery. On attempting to crank now the car started fine. I left it idling for about 30 minutes and shut her down until the next morning when I could get to the shop.
They kept the car three days and could find nothing. Everything checked AOK. I have had no further trouble but am keeping one of those jump start batteries in the trunk.
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
1. Memory seats sometimes develop temporary amnesia.
2. 14-16 mpg in the city, not great, but I can live with it in a two ton car with 300 ponies.
3. I am perplexed and a bit unsettled and annoyed that the 17'' Michilins (with 30 psi)seem to squiggle and wander instead of tracking straight when crossing steel bridges with egg crate surfaces. Any one else notice this tendency with 17'' tires on the DTS or the 16'' tires on the other DeVilles? This also happens when I ride my motorcycle over such surfaces, but this is the first time I have really noticed it in a car.
Still love the car and the power continues to intoxicate.
a steel bridge over rt 15 in ct...every car i've ever driven over that bridge has done the "wanderer", having said that, i am a little surprised at the t/p in the michelins...it does sound a little on the low side. you might want to try going up in 2lb increments and see if you can live with the extra firmness...that might help the
handling over the bridge, somewhat. jackg
On another note, We just had 4-8 inches of rain here in Chicago. It was the first time I got to test the wet traction of the DTS. Needless to say it passed with flying colors. The car gives me a great feeling of confidence. No matter how hard I pushed it on take offs, cornering or stopping, the car never lost its composure, in fact if the abs, traction and skid control even engaged they were silent and unobtrusive, as they should be in a fine luxury automobile like the DTS.
I personally prefer it at 32 psi (cold), a happy medium, which gives a comfortable, quiet and pleasant ride with good traction. Again, to a certain extend, it is a matter of personal preference. However, I would not go below 30psi (cold) or above 35psi (cold) for safety reasons. Let us know what you are happy with.
girls hand to drive this baby .......
Likes; Stereo is awesome! Rides great, Handles
pretty good ( for a boat) , V-8 Power, Trac off
button on shifter (for doing burnouts !) Seats
are comfy. Those bun warmers will be nice come
winter. The double comparments in the center
of seats. Didn't know about the one on the bottom.
NO more PIA trunk pull down.
Dislikes: Only one minor... cup holders should
have a rubber holder in bottom like my truck
to hold cups firm.......But much better to use
than my 96. Time to go crusin'.....geo
Likes..Climate control..easy to use, fan
speed temp etc..Even one in the back seat !
Pass. mirror tilts down when in reverse. I
don't wanna bent up those chromies !
Dislikes...Ashtray tiny..no flip up chrome piece
to protect the dash board like my 96.
Auto door locks..HATE THEM...according to
owners book no way to turn off completely.
Anybody know how to disable?...geo
JB: Go for it..you will not regret it !
seat. Don't like buckets and shift on floor.
Price a lot cheaper. I hear the rebate is
now 5k. Heck you can get a base 02 used for
about 28k now ! MPG on DIC 20 mpg average
never check anyway..........geo
"About 1918 to 1919 Harry Hower, a chauffeur in the Chicago area, joined forces with the Woodbury family in the tire business to create a new design tire - the whitewall. This initial design had the whitewall on both sides.
Since practically all tires were blackwall at this time, they hoped to attract the business of chauffeur driven cars with this unusual design. Margaret Woodbury named this new whitewall tire "Vogue" and the name "Custom Built" was added at a later date.
Up until 1926, Vogue Tyres were sold only in Chicago, Illinois. Having been successful promoting Vogue Tyres to the chauffeur industry, Mr. Hower branched out to the West Coast and in late 1926 added Dodson Limited in Los Angeles as distributor in this region.
This unique wide whitewall design soon appeared on the cars of the motion picture stars. During the Depression years of the early 1930's, practically all large car sales were based on six tires. The movie stars were among the few who still had the incomes to afford Vogue Tyres. Dusenberg owners became a primary source of business for the company.
In 1935 Mr. Hower negotiated with the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company to take over production of Vogue Tyres. This agreement was the first for Kelly-Springfield which had just been purchased by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. This is the only agreement Vogue Tyre and Kelly-Springfield have had for now the last 65 years."
In my opinion, aside from their potential appeal from their unique looks, Vogue Tyres also are purported to be very high quality, and they also carry one of the longest warrantees in the business (up to 80,000 miles on some of their models).
You can also get Vogue tyres with blackwalls (I believe), or you can install them "inside out" to get a blackwall while enjoying the quality and long tread life.
http://vogue-tyre.com/index2.html
This sounded pretty good to me until I saw all the posts regarding big depreciation the first year.
Is this a really good deal, or is the automatic depreciation negating the 6K cash back incentive?
Any help is apprciated since the car I'm interested in may be sold off the lot fairly soon. Thanks.
richm4, that is a damn good price on a damn nice car!! Yes, depreciation is bad on these cars but cars are not good financial investments anyway and luxury cars do depreciate alot in the first few years. If you like the car, I'd get it as that seems like a good deal. Is it brand new and not a "demo"?
used is around 28k. I hear ya about poor
resale. But I do get the GM employee deal
etc. I keep them to 100k miles and about
6 years. I always buy the base Deville
with few options (roof, chromies, bose)
to keep the price down. I got 6k trade on
my 96 when I got my 02 Deville.....
Want Resale buy a GM xcab 4x4 !
I traded my 97 GM truck for a 01 last year
and got $16500 trade ! Go figure...
the 96 Caddy cost MORE than the 97 truck !
Good Luck..........geo
truck you can program them a bunch of
ways on, off, lock in gear, lock at 15
mph etc.....Read manual in my 02 and my
dads new 02 S-10 and there seems NO way
to just shut them off completely.
I can live with it !........geo
that the horn sounds different than my
old 96 or my moms 98. Did they change
them ? Caddy horns had a sound of their own...............geo
I'm 38 and was sort of embarrassed about becoming interested in Cadillacs. Reading these posts has somewhat alleviated my embarrassment.
While I don't care too much for the CTS, I must admit the DTS and STS have a certain appeal to me. It must be the nice interior. I love my 98 Grand Prix, but I am getting so tired of the cheap looking Pontiac interior. It would be nice if Cadillac woke up and offered the center console without having to spend 50K on a DTS, though.
Anyone have any ideas, or has this ever been discussed before? That door chime is loud and drives me nuts! Otherwise the car is a joy to drive! 25,000 miles on it, and the interior is like new.
My only other problem is that I can not drive this lovely car and enjoy it, because.....it is a hearse. It is very frustrating to spend a lot of money on a luxury car and not be able to enjoy hitting the road in it! Due to the cost of hearses, I paid more (or maybe equal to) for this 2000 used than I think anyone paid for a brand new sedan in 2000.
car turned on. Headlights, Int. lights ,
etc. How long have you had this car?
Most newer cars have a dealer warranty
and/or the remainder of the mfrs. new car
warranty. There may be a deductable
on it tho. What state are you in ?
Call that dealer and Caddy warranty
service 800 number in your owners books.
Prob. just a simple wiring problem !
You could always pull out/disconnect
The crazy chime !.....
good luck keep us posted !.......geo
For example, I've heard that Lexus offers things like free car washes, and the like.
I think buckets look a little silly in such a wide car. And the bench giver the front at least visually the perception of being a roomier cabin.
It's a nice place to rest your right hand.
And finally,it's nice to have wife or girlfriend slide a little closer when cruisin'.
Funny,but i wouldn't object to the stiffer DTS,but I'd never get buckets. I almost bought a base Deville for my wife last year,but she thought it too stodgy(I disagree),so we got a Catera.And if IT could have come with a colum shift,I'd have gone for it in a minute.
the bench seat ! So her litte doggie could
sit next to her...LOL.....Me I am lucky to
even get the shotgun seat. Gotta sit in
back to keep the kids apart !!!!!..geo
engineers made such an improvement in the handling of the platform over the previous deville, that buckets would be a natural choice. i defintely see the advantage to a bench, when it comes to snuggling or hauling people, i just think that gm could sell more devilles with the option of buckets and a floor shifter.
for me the cost difference is big enough between the base and the dhs/dts to preclude their selection. jackg
1. Cadillac (and all GM divisions) actually had their own shift and steering wheel designs
2. Ashtrays (all with lighters) made of real metal, not black aluminum that feels like plastic, that could even hold a cigar in the back seat!
3. Back-of-the-front seat handles/pulls
4. Those "braces" underhood that looked like a giant X (only Caddy had these-I suppose to lessen vibrations?)
5. Deeper-pile and more dense carpeting, and a real rubber mat for the trunk-not another mat of Cavalier-grade carpet
6. Power trunk lid pull down
7. Guidematic lights (auto-dim) - if they could design it to work in 1958, why not in 2002?
These are just a few little things that I remember Cadillacs having - and I am only 34. Not having any of these features certaintly wont stop me from getting a 2003 DeVille (base), but I sure miss them! If anyone can think of other features old Caddys had, let me know. I know that GM could put all of these features on the DeVille for probably $ 1000 or so (remember they are building roughly 100,000 DeVilles per year), and I would gladly pay! I hope they're listening!!!