Best Allante to buy?

[92MYphase2]

One interesting note from CKucia at the beginning of this thread is that the Northstar car has 300lbs of extra dead weight than the 92 car. Additionally, the torque of 270lbs peaks at a much lower rpm than the N* car. Stealth, you also provided some amazing facts at the beginning of this thread which leads me to ask.....Has anyone provided a power-to-weight ratio of the 92 v/s the 93 car? The N* wins in track tests overall, but only past 50 or 60 mph. Three hundred pounds is a lot of dead weight to be lugging around!

[Lord Cadillac]

This is an interesting thought since most street racing only go to alittle over 60mph...

What was the 0-60 and 1/4 mile for each year of the Allante?

[Stealth]

i believe the racing stats are somewhere, i will hunt them
down when i get a chance.

i also believe that the gas tank in the '93 is a bit larger to compensate
for the lower mpg, which is in part due to the extra poundage C.K. pointed out.

REPLY #5 & #7 offer hard facts about the different model years
from '87 to '93.

to the untrained eye, hood down, they all look the same, they all call
attention, but as i said before, unless you are spinning them rpms high at
double digit speeds you will hardly tell the difference.

i do love the clean engine compartment of the '93 N.S., but there are
other things around the car that keep sending me back to the '91/'92.

there is actually no significant differences between
the 90 1/2 to '92 Phase II models.

on the other hand, picking up a nice Hard Top '88 in this Feb 2007 can be done for under $3,000 where as my Hard Top equipped '92 (i wish) runs about 3X that and the '93's even more, much more. i can buy enough '88s to hand off to each driver of my family for the price of one '93, unless its a high mileage (100,000 miles) and no Hard Top, where the '93 prices plummet severely.

let me point out to the "collector" minded that recently several 3,000 mile
'93s have SOLD for around $25k to $30k. these cars were LIKE NEW
and someone shelled out around $60k for each, only 13 yers ago. investment?






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[G.A.R.Y.]

I'm still miffed as to what you mean by extensive and expensive repairs on the 93's. Other than the early n*'s leaking what else? Caddy replaced my whole engine complete under warranty in the summer of 2k. That was only an EARLY 93 problem. With the JCS data base we can determine those from the rest. But seriously, what else?

G.A.R.Y.

[Stealth]

ok .. who are you refering to?

Originally Posted by G.A.R.Y.

I'm still miffed as to what you mean by extensive and expensive repairs on the 93's. Other than the early n*'s leaking what else? Caddy replaced my whole engine complete under warranty in the summer of 2k. That was only an EARLY 93 problem. With the JCS data base we can determine those from the rest. But seriously, what else?

G.A.R.Y.

your '93 already got all those things fixed under warranty.
good fortune smiles upon your '93. a definite keeper.

can i get a '92 with a NorthStar? I would like that.
or
can i get a '93 with all the goddies of the 90.1/2 to '92s? i woud like that.

[G.A.R.Y.]

Originally Posted by Stealth

ok .. who are you refering to?




your '93 already got all those things fixed under warranty.
good fortune smiles upon your '93. a definite keeper.

can i get a '92 with a NorthStar? I would like that.
or
can i get a '93 with all the goddies of the 90.1/2 to '92s? i woud like that.

It was in one of your threads, I'll look later. I'm just starting to get used to OUR new site, I'm starting to like it.

[92MYphase2]

G.A.R.Y.

I have to admit that 92s can be expensive as well, other than the Bosch III. Namely, the first edition strikers for the softtop are too wide. Softtops have a tendency to fly back at 70mph with a passing semi. GM apparently learned of this fault and provided free strikers of a narrower rail as of 1999. If you are running around with first edition strikers in your 90.5 to 93, you might run into an expensive softtop repair or damaged trunk lid if your not careful. I was lucky and none of my car body was hurt. However, my softtop doesn't fold in the boot well anymore. Looks like it may have to be removed for a temporary solution. In the meantime, I have the second version strikers on order. Having the wrong strikers is nothing to fool around about. I made it two years without them and now I'm paying the price.

[Stealth]

all cars are expensive to fix.

luckily the '88s dont have the top issue and dont think i will ever use the spare.
maybe it is time i dump my spare soft top in ebay. maybe i will dismantle it and
sell it in pieces (canvas is shot), linkages and such. the crate uses too much room.
last summer i put on the hard top and havent felt like taking off.
specially since i got another ragtop to drive, with a powered ragtop.



doesnt anyone remember why Cadillac made 7 different models over
the 7 years of production?





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[G.A.R.Y.]

Well according to the auction in Palm beach this weekend, the 93 is the one to own. For the purpose of this post I'm not saying it's the best (altough I think it is) allante, but it does command the most money. No surprise there.

[z06bigbird]

Originally Posted by AJB2323

Well I am in the market for an Allante for the summertime and was wondering which model year is the best. I'd perfer a 1993, just so my 2 Cadillacs can be the start of a collection of "last model years". I originally wanted a 96-98 Eldorado Convertible cause I fell in love with a white one with blue interior on CarDomain.com. But then realized afterwards that its custom. So then I was looking online and I found the Allante and fell in love with it. And the leg room is comprable to the my Fleetwood and head room is about .7 shorter but thats all good cause its a convertable (got this info from Consumer Guide). I'm about 6'6/6'7, so leg room and head room is my main concern when purchasing a car.

Word on the street is that the 93 is a much more reliable car than the earlier models.

Ed

[G.A.R.Y.]

Actually the z06 is more reliable, nice car dude!!

[wcoates]

Any Allante is the best to buy, can be had as a servicable vehicle from $3,000+ to the $20,000 that some N* bring. My old buddy Flacko93 says that the initiation fee for belonging to the Allante community is $2,000 (repair cost after purchase) and I'll bet he isn't to fasr off the mark! Speakers, brakes and other initial costs are there but well worth the effort.

As some of you know, we have a reasonable facsimile of the Allante window sticker being set up for your down loading and personalizing with your info. Good enough for local car shows etc. but certainly not an exact repo. Free for the asking, so if interested just ask!. as part of that project, we are looking for all option pricing by MY. Any help would be appreciated!

[dunitall]

Having owned a 87, 91 and now a 93, I believe the 93 is the ONLY one to own.
All the reason stated, especially those posted by Rickko.
Buy a 93 and you will be very pleased.

[Stealth]

didnt we say that the best Allante is the one you own?
all you have done is confirm that.

Originally Posted by dunitall

Having owned a 87, 91 and now a 93, I believe the 93 is the ONLY one to own.
All the reason stated, especially those posted by Rickko.
Buy a 93 and you will be very pleased.

[G.A.R.Y.]

Originally Posted by dunitall

Having owned a 87, 91 and now a 93, I believe the 93 is the ONLY one to own.
All the reason stated, especially those posted by Rickko.
Buy a 93 and you will be very pleased.

This is a good post to be on top, don't y'all think?