Jonathan Murphy
PCS Member
I know that this is possibly off topic (and am hoping for the moderators indulgence), but trusting the members here, I am looking at a 1999 Cadillac Deville and have a few questions.
First the background: the owners are the second owners and the car has 100k miles on it. They bought it years ago with 50k on it. When I test drove it, the drivers side air would not work. The guy selling it (not the owner) said that it was a vaccum line causing the problem and that it would be fixed. The passenger side mirror does not work and the seats didn't seem to want to do what I wanted them to do. (I attribute that to possibly operator error)Other than that, the car appeared fine as there are no paint/body issues.
Now the questions: Does any one here or has any one here ever owned this type of car? If so, what can I expect with regards to any potential mechanical issues? Are you or were you satisfied with it? While I have not had my mechanic go over it, he did say that on this model, things start to break down at around 100k. I am wondering if he is just shooting me a line.
And, for what it is worth, if I buy it, I will be selling my 95 Honda with 218K miles on it.
Any help and advice is greatly appreciated.
First the background: the owners are the second owners and the car has 100k miles on it. They bought it years ago with 50k on it. When I test drove it, the drivers side air would not work. The guy selling it (not the owner) said that it was a vaccum line causing the problem and that it would be fixed. The passenger side mirror does not work and the seats didn't seem to want to do what I wanted them to do. (I attribute that to possibly operator error)Other than that, the car appeared fine as there are no paint/body issues.
Now the questions: Does any one here or has any one here ever owned this type of car? If so, what can I expect with regards to any potential mechanical issues? Are you or were you satisfied with it? While I have not had my mechanic go over it, he did say that on this model, things start to break down at around 100k. I am wondering if he is just shooting me a line.
And, for what it is worth, if I buy it, I will be selling my 95 Honda with 218K miles on it.
Any help and advice is greatly appreciated.