Has the turning radius improved since 2000?

[Superjim]

I have had all white interiors before.
I like them.
I wish they still had the SNOW WHITE leather like they used to have.
I really liked that. I don't mind keeping one clean.

Texas Jim

[Southern]

I'm with Jim on this. If I could I would get a...........
Dark Red DTS with all white interior.....................OR a White DTS with an all Red interior.

Not hard to keep them clean if you don't get them filthy to start with............

I wold prefer to have RWD.
Better turn ratio.
Better handling.
Less maintenance expense.

[Superjim]

Originally Posted by Southern

I'm with Jim on this. If I could I would get a...........
Dark Red DTS with all white interior.....................OR a White DTS with an all Red interior.

Not hard to keep them clean if you don't get them filthy to start with............

I wold prefer to have RWD.
Better turn ratio.
Better handling.
Less maintenance expense.

A Dark Red DTS with the SNOW WHITE interior would be a really pretty car.

I am puzzled by your "LOWER MAINTENANCE) comment.
What unusual maintenance expenses have you encountered?
Mine has been real low maintenance...so far.

68,000 miles...
Change the oil every few thousand miles.
Replaced the cabin air filter a couple of time.
Replaced the engine air filter a couple of times...(It probably needs replacing again)

Rotate and balance the tires every once in a while. (Free)

Thats about it for maintenance on mine. At least so far.

Texas Jim

[Superjim]

Southern,

I lied to you.
My car is almost 66,000...not 68,000 as I said in the previous post.

Texas Jim

[Southern]

I wasn't talking about your car. I rarely do.
I wasn't talking about my car. I have a new one.
I wasn't even talking about Cadillacs in particular, tho Cadillacs may be the only manufacturer that thinks that FWD and luxury go together.
Strangely enough..................most cadilllacs are RWD.............but not their flagship...........?
What I was talking about was Front Wheel Drive as opposed to RWD.

FWD costs more in maintenance than RWD.
Always has and always will.
1- more copmplex. Several cars I have owned have had provblems wirth half shafts and the protective boots.
What happens is the boots wear or tear.
This is very very common.
You can replace them at that point, but it is not cheap.
Once they have lost their integrity, dirt and grime gets into the half shafts and it is just a matter of time until they go bad.
We are talking some real money here.

2- FWD has very poor Weight balance. This results in a huge amount ofthe weight on the front.
Aside from the inherent problems of performance, this puts a lot of stress on the front end. Any independent shop will tell you that FWD has a lot of trouble with disc brake warping and shocks (Struts) going bad.

In any event, in 50+ years of driving I have never had a problem with any drive components on a RWD (My Dad once had to replace some U joints on a Chrysler, but I never did) and have replaced a couple of half shafts and boots on FWD of various manufacturers.


http://www.smartmotorist.com/car-acc...endations.html

http://wikicars.org/en/Rear-wheel_drive

[Superjim]

Southern,

Acknowledged, understood and agreed with.

Texas Jim

[kdog1]

I would also say it has gotten worse, my 02 DTS can whip around no problem, but an 08 I rented was awful with Uturns.