2004 Cadillac DeVille from North America - Comments

No problems - only bought in January.

I personally love this car, I couldn't change her in any way.

I used to own a Buick LeSabre from 2003, but I found the miles per gallon to be a little too low for my job in the city, so I researched and came up with this beauty.

I have since added a few new features, such as 19 inch alloy wheels, a satellite navigation kit and a multi track 8-CD changer.

The seats are really comfy to sit in, especially on long journeys, and the transmission is superb, wherever I drive it.

She is seriously quick off the mark, with a high top speed, and she doesn't guzzle gas, which is important to me.

This review seems very fishy. The author claims a 2003 Buick Lesabre with a 3.8L series II V6 gets worse mileage then a 2004 Cadillac Deville with a 4.6L Northstar V8. Not to mention the Cadillac weighs about 500 lbs more and has a much more aggressively geared differential. I believe the reviewer has his story mixed up. I personally own both vehicles and can tell you the Lesabre gets (28) close to its EPA rating of 29 MPG, and the Deville gets around 18-19 MPG. Not close to its EPA rating. (24)

I agree. There's no way a bigger car with a 4.6L will get better mileage than a 3.8L. My parents traded their LeSabre for a Deville and actually get about the same mileage. This is probably the V8 does not rev up as high as a 6 cylinder does during acceleration.

True on the mileage. My '00 Impala LS grabs about 28 MPG as opposed to the De Ville DTS pulling in only 19-20 on the highway. The De Ville cannot pass a gas station without stopping, but hey, that is the price we all pay for V-8 power and 300 ponies under the hood.

My 2002 Deville gets 20 mpg in the city and 24-26 on the highway, depending upon the speed. Never got lower than 20 mph for the 80K miles we have owned it. Needless to say, I love the car.

I think that poor mileage in a Deville is the result of a lead foot. People drive a Deville, floor it all over the great green earth, then complain about getting 15mpg. I drive mine in a manner that respects the car, and others around me and I am constantly returning atleast 25mpg and on long highway trips, 28mpg. I don't believe the above review is phishy at all. You don't have to mash the gas as much in a V8, in order to get the same amount of power that a 3.8V6 would have to rev HIGH and HARD to put out. I personally love my Deville and am quite happy with it.

I have to agree. I have a 3.8 series II engine and I get only about 21-22mpg mixed city driving, but I know someone with a caddy with the northstar and their computer says it averages about 21-22 mpg and I sure they do more city driving than I do, but I'm only 19 and have a lead foot. But I can say that even if you drive the 3.8 hard you still get about 20 mpg.