1975 Cadillac DeVille Sedan review from North America
"Huge and Powerful: Get out of its way"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The Ignition Control Module failed in the middle of summer after going up a hill and it died in a left turn bay. I was lucky, a police officer on a motorcycle pulled up behind me and since he didn't want to push the 5200 pound beast, he radioed for a unit with a push-bar. I replaced the coil, and when that didn't help, I replaced the ignition control module.
It's hesitating now, as if it's not getting enough gas. I have to look into that soon.
General comments?
This thing is huge: 19 feet 4 inches long, 6 feet 8 inches wide, and weighing in well in excess of 2 1/2 tons. It's the most comfortable car I've ever had the pleasure of driving or riding in.
It's from 1975 so the 8.2L 500cid engine is kind of neutered, but it's still 500cid and it can probably pull the car through a 1/4 mile in under 16 seconds. There are performance parts available to help the 500 get back to its true potential.
Again it's from 1975, so it has 8.5:1 compression. This lets me use 86 octane cheap gas. I may mill down the heads to get more compression and thus more power eventually.
I do get some weird looks since I'm 16 and in a big "old persons car," but I don't mind.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1975 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | 8.2L 500cid V8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 8 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 16000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 18000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 2nd November, 2003 |