We just picked up a car tonight.

I'll let you figure out what it is.

Heres a couple pics:
This one is kinda ambiguous.

This one should give ya a clue.

This one should give it away.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Looks like a early to mid 90s Sedan DeVille?
EDIT: Maybe a coupe? those doors look pretty long...

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Will
88 Cutlass Ciera Brougham International | 120k mi | White w/ Dk Claret Int. | Roller to be S2 L67/4T65E-HD | 1 of ~5100 3.8 FE3 Int'l series
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 155K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily

I GOT IT! you bought a boat!!!!

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2000 ssei gone but not forgotten

Current fleet:
2009 G8 v6, 2009 Avalanche LTZ, 2013 Volt

Lol. This is a GEO compared to '68 Bonneville.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Close but no dice.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Well...It IS a Caddy...ELDORADO?????
EDIT: 86-91?
I see a Biarritz badge...or something similar...

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Will
88 Cutlass Ciera Brougham International | 120k mi | White w/ Dk Claret Int. | Roller to be S2 L67/4T65E-HD | 1 of ~5100 3.8 FE3 Int'l series
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 155K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily

Ding! Ding!

We have a winner.

It's a 1990 Cadillac Eldorado.
Pearl Tri-Coat Exterior with Red Leather Interior
4T60 tranny and 4.5 V8 180 HP and 245ft-lb. She's no slouch, I'll tell ya that.
Has 152,000 miles. I'll get more pictures when it's light out.

Everything works so far inside and the seats are worn but still in decent condition.
Center Armrest is chewed up as well as the arm rest on the door. Overall everything is solid but needs a good cleaning.

Outside the car is very solid, very little rust. Only rust is some paint bubbles around door moulding and the underside is very clean. Has most of the original undercoating. But about half the paint had peeled off the hood.

Ran and drove pretty good. (It had more power than I thought) Although there was some clunking when shifting which seems like its a worn out mount somewhere.

Car rides decent but you can tell the struts are worn.

It had a brand new alternator and AC compressor and the air works.

ONLY downside was....the check engine light is on. I normally am more leery but it ran and drove good and the price was reasonable.

What is reasonable?

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

I'd be willing to bet about a grand...Just a guess...
Man I looove love love that body style...and tricoat of course...

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Will
88 Cutlass Ciera Brougham International | 120k mi | White w/ Dk Claret Int. | Roller to be S2 L67/4T65E-HD | 1 of ~5100 3.8 FE3 Int'l series
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 155K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily

I'm guessing $800.

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Bye Bye:

RIP sandrock

Well, I'm gonna let people guess at the price until they see the better pics tomorrow.


Well its more like bi-coat now cuz half the paints gone lol but whatever. Its a first time car for a 15 1/2 year old so it doesn't need to be perfect.

It will get a good cleaning soon though.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Nice... love those aluminum block Caddies....well the 4.9. The 4.1 is a joke and the 4.5 still has some issues.

I've always lusted after a 1991 STS with the 4.9.

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2012 Grand Cherokee Overland Summit - Hemi
1996 Thunderbird LX - 3.8

This! Yes. Especially black on black. But they are impossible to find in good condition anywhere.

I have always love the eldorado and wanted a Caddy and now the little bro gets one before me. WTF?

And surprisingly the cost of parts for this car are similar or cheaper than my '97. I was surprised by this.

Yeah I was reading how the 4.1 was prone to failure of the intake manifold gasket due to scrubbing of the bi-metal interface, aluminum oil pump failure, cam bearing displacement, weak aluminum block castings and bolts pulling the aluminum threads from the block.

WOW. 4.1 = JUNK

But on the cadillac forums they were telling me the 4.5 was a good engine. They said just make sure there's no coolant leaks and it'll be fine. OH and the oil filter!! It is amazing. It is right next to the airbox. So easy to change. I might have to get one of these cars just for that

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

EDIT: Woops I lied about the paint. It's actually called white diamond.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

All that luxury and a 4.5 V8? Not bad for a teenager's first car!

I like this generation of Eldorado, and if fate had put one my way before the Bonneville turned up for sale I might have ended up buying one myself.

Be weary of the head gasket issues they are known for.
One of my favorite body styles of that era.

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Steve
Was - 1998 SSEi - 128,000 mi. ---- SOLD----
Was - 2003 Cadillac DeVille DTS - 91,000 mi. ----SOLD----
Is - 2008 Cadillac STS AWD Luxury, Black/Black.
2008 Ford Fusion SEL, - Midnight blue - Black leather int.
2005 Buick Lacrosse CXL, Silver - Black leather Int.

Did the 4.5 have the headgasket problem?

I checked the motor over with a flashlight and it was very clean. No leaks that I could see and the coolant and oil both looked good. There were no leaks anywhere and the engine bay was all dry.

Oil thing I noticed was it needs a tranny pan gasket but no big deal.


Nobody guessed the price yet....

EDIT: Pics added
Rear End-The nicest part of the car in my opinion.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

I'd take a guess at $550.

My first car was a $250 1987 Volvo 740 wagon, with 380k on it when I got it. A caddy is a nice start!

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1999 DCM SLE- COTM Jan 2012
Planned mods... FWI, Exhaust and tips,Tinted all around

She's now gone:(
http://pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=31352&p=312104#p312104

Well close enough.

We payed $500 for the car.

I was kinda surprised she took that much because the price on the for sale sign was $800. And we took it for a ride and dad said how about $500 and she paused a second and said "ok, that sounds reasonable"

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA

Didn't you just make a post asking us which cars to get rid of because you had too many cars?

It seems contradictory?

Otherwise, looks neat

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Yeah but this is for my lil bro.

Offtopic:
But other ones were dads and I was trying to get ideas with the olds but now we are selling the olds and the 94 is staying the garage. The burb is dad's DD and the NEW routan is mom's DD and the 97 is my DD. And the caddy will be lil bro's DD


Oh and upon closer examination. The car has 4 matching tires. Bridgestone Insignia. The rear two are like brand new and the front two are decent.

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Clay
1997.2 40th SLE-138k
1968 Bonneville 400ci w/TH-400-40k
1999 GMC Suburban SLT-191k
2005 Escalade 253k-GINA