Love at first drive
This car is mint! I love it. I just picked it up at my work for dirt cheap. It was a trade in from an elderly person. The interior is remarkable as well as the exterior! The ETC is pretty quick.
Love it. Great all around performance. Great handling.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 27th February, 2007
Bad engine design
I purchased my car with 30,000 miles on it. My head gasket started showing a leak at 50,000 miles. I was told it would cost me $2,500 to repair. Now @ 70,000 the car is in need of a new head gasket and will cost me $3,000 to repair. I certainly can't sell it to someone like this and buy a new one. The aluminum heads and cast iron block was the ultimate disaster for this car.
It is a very comfortable car. Before the head-gasket blew, it accelerated beautifully.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 24th October, 2006
Our '94 Cadillac Seville STS with the Northstar has been a completely different experience than yours. We bought it at a repo auction with 164,000 miles, It has had no problems, and has been driven across the country several times. I have a feeling that the statement:
"Before the head-gasket blew, it accelerated beautifully."
Says it all. Spending a lot of time seeing how beautifully a car accelerates will blow the head gasket on any car. It's called "abuse."
Great Value, Great Performance, Good looks!
I had to replace one of the plastic fittings on the windshield washer hose about mid-way between the pump and the wipers. It was a cheap easy fix, but a little hard to find.
This car was a former commercial lease and was well taken car of. It looks runs and drives like a new one. The Northstar engine rules! The heated seats are nice on an old man's back..lol.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 27th September, 2002
24th Oct 2006, 21:51
I also know of someone who basically gave his car away because of a leaky gasket.