i'm buying a car next month, but i'm down to about 3k+possible loan from my dad because of a recent financial crisis...and it seems like a '93 or '94 ETC with ~120k miles can be had for around 3k maybe a little more (correct me if i'm wrong there)...but i'm wondering if it's worth it
at first glance it has what i want...a bit of power but comfy and plenty of room with a pretty stylish design....beats the hell out of driving a gimpy focus or something around *shivers*

but i'm wondering...am i going to see major electrical problems from it within the next year or 2? it's already 10 years old and rumors abound of cadillacs and expensive electrical problems. personally i've never owned one and don't know anyone who has so i have no clue...but i'm really worried. i'll have pretty much $0 in the bank so if something goes wrong...i'm well...screwed. my best friend's dad is a badass mechanic but he mainly works on older cars and stuff...hates doing electronics...so he could help me squeeze some life out of the engine for a good long time but can't help with electronic stuff (how long should the engine be good for without major repairs anyways?).

if it was me..i'd prolly just go out and buy it...but if i have to convince my dad to spot me a couple hundred then i gotta convince him it's stable and all that...and i don't have the knowledge to do that right now :/
the only other problem i see is mileage but that seems to be pretty decent...hitching rides in my friend's '68 cuda might have softened me a bit on the mileage issue tho ^^

thanks for any help you kind experts can offer

[I have a 94etc with over 224,000 on it if the car was looked after with love then you should have no worries. do a carfex. where your from someone here is selling a 94etc for 3500 and it sounds good( the car is pa)good luck




QUOTE=hdeth]i'm buying a car next month, but i'm down to about 3k+possible loan from my dad because of a recent financial crisis...and it seems like a '93 or '94 ETC with ~120k miles can be had for around 3k maybe a little more (correct me if i'm wrong there)...but i'm wondering if it's worth it
at first glance it has what i want...a bit of power but comfy and plenty of room with a pretty stylish design....beats the hell out of driving a gimpy focus or something around *shivers*

but i'm wondering...am i going to see major electrical problems from it within the next year or 2? it's already 10 years old and rumors abound of cadillacs and expensive electrical problems. personally i've never owned one and don't know anyone who has so i have no clue...but i'm really worried. i'll have pretty much $0 in the bank so if something goes wrong...i'm well...screwed. my best friend's dad is a badass mechanic but he mainly works on older cars and stuff...hates doing electronics...so he could help me squeeze some life out of the engine for a good long time but can't help with electronic stuff (how long should the engine be good for without major repairs anyways?).

if it was me..i'd prolly just go out and buy it...but if i have to convince my dad to spot me a couple hundred then i gotta convince him it's stable and all that...and i don't have the knowledge to do that right now :/
the only other problem i see is mileage but that seems to be pretty decent...hitching rides in my friend's '68 cuda might have softened me a bit on the mileage issue tho ^^

thanks for any help you kind experts can offer[/QUOTE]

Beware.. Make sure you have a good documented mechanical history of the car you buy. Nothing is cheap when fixing these cars if you don't know how to do it yourself. Cadillac seems to do a lot of experimental things with their cars and the owners pay for it in the end.

Personally, I would go buy a Buick or Olds with the 3800 engine. Those are REALLY good engines and MUCH CHEAPER to fix/maintain. I have a 92 Deville and got it from my Grandfather. He took good care of it, but always seems like something is going wrong. I have only put less than 1000 miles on it since I got it LAST summer. Buicks and Olds ride really nice depending on which one you get.

:)

hmm...ok...so i'll leave my options open i guess and hopefully find a eldo with a good mechanical history but not stake my life on it i guess, thx for the advice!
if anyone has other suggestions of course i'd appreciate them ^^