1990 Cadillac Seville STS review from North America

Starter went bad at 98,000.

Hood Struts are bad, I got a 2x4 to prop the hood open.

Front bottoms of Leather seats are showing their age.

This car is a cream puff. The exterior is near perfect. The pearl white paint is in absolutely perfect shape. Not even a single ding. I bought it off an older gentlemen, old people always take good care of their cars. (especially Caddys). The interior is also near mint, except for the seats.

For those who don't know, this is the short, stubby, boxy, body style. It's a little smaller than an Accord. Combine this with a honking V-8, and you have a seriously fast machine.

This car is the special edition STS Seville, which Cadillac made very few of for this year. I have yet to see another 1990 STS driving around in Nashville. STS means Seville touring sedan. This car has the tight suspension, bigger wheels, wider speed rated tires, and different gear ratios.

All of this leads to an extremely fun car to drive. The previous owner had replaced the shocks, and the handling is simply amazing. I drove the newer STS and it doesn't handle nearly as well as this one. This comes at the penalty of a stiff ride (for a Caddy), but its worth it.

The interior is quite unusual. It has a full length console, running through the back seat. So it only seats four. Mine was tan inside and had real rosewood on the doors, consel, and dash. There's enough wood to look like a Rolls. It was also amazingly quiet, until you put your foot into it. My biggest complaint was the digital gages. You only have a digital speedometer and gas gage facing you, the rest are in a digital readout down near the shifter.

If you can find one in good condition with low miles (a near impossible task), take it. It's a good deal and an absolute blast to drive.

Alas, I sold my STS this spring. I got the itch for speed and wanted something RWD, so I got a Camaro Z-28.