would anyone recomend these cars i dont know to much about them except that the parts were made in Italy then put on special 747's and flown over then put together. Also i know the 93 is the official pace car of the Indy 500. But my questions are, are they reliable for the most part, do you like your allante, and do they perform well?
They had their bodies (if i remember correctly) built by Pininfarina in Turin, Italy. I think that GM stopped making them cause they stopped selling; people didn't like them too much after a while. If you want a convertable Caddy majax, why not get an XLR?
Buy an '89 thru '92. Get the 4.5 engine. I own an '88 with the 4.1, great car but a little under powered. The 4.5 was a very bulletproof engine. Verify maintainence with regards to 2yr interval antifreeze replacement and annual brake fluid changes. I would recommend purchase thru the national Allante club to lessen the chances of poor maintainence. log onto allante.us and check the for sale section.
The allante was made from 87 to 93 the 93's have the northstar engine which pumps out 295hp however that engine comes at a premium all three years had a v8 early years had a 4.1 litre 170hp and the later ones had a 4.5 litre with 200 hp anyways i would reccomend the 91 or 92 they were both about the same and in my opinion ythey were the best year the 1993's had the good engine but as a cost cutting method they did not have the 10 way recaro seats and the bose music system among other things the allantes are really relible if you know what your doing they have the same problems and are usually easy to fix they just need a few things you have to change the coolent and brake fluid once a year. I had spent a few years looking and researching when a few months ago i decided on my black 92 ask more specific questions and i'll give you more specific answers
I bought my 93 over three years ago and am still happy with it. I went for the 93 because Cadillac took off things I didn't need and added things that I would want. I like the Northstar along with the newer suspension system and bigger brakes. I didn't need a redundant lighting system.
no i agree i dont need that lighting system either althought it is cool... i got my 92 based on the fact that i didnt need a race car i just wanted to cruise and the 4.5 litre gets the job done quite well with its low end torque I also couldnt really afford the 1993 and i wanted the 10 way seats not the 6 way i also wanted the 200 watt bose stero and a few other options i dont think theres really a bad allante but i felt that the 92 was for me the best choice it had every option i needed and the engine had been used many times before in other cadillacs and had all the bugs worked out of it wheras the North* was brand new and had from what i've heard a few minor problems
again there all great cars i just like the 91-92 models but if you want speed the 93 is the best hands down
KC Ryan
Reliable is such a subjective term when one is filled with lust for a new toy. I would say that if you have a reasonable amount of disposable cash and or you are mechanically inclined than get the car you want. But if you are neither of those, buy a Honda. I have had my 89 now for two months and I love it. I like having the two tops and my 4.5L has plenty of power. I have put about $450 worth of parts into it since I bought it and many weekends of labor. But I enjoyed every minute of it. I looked for about a year before I was comfortable buying one. I probably passed up a couple of good deals, but didn't know they were deals at the time. I do enjoy driving this beauty around.
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