Yeah, I got my friend with me in the car (The 89 Sedan deVille) and his younger brother ridding in the back of the Caddy. The brother says "Damn man, this car rides better than my friend's 95 Towncar...what year is this thing?" My friend takes the liberty of answering the question by saying "This is an 89 Sedan deVille with 283k+ on the clock and if you think this rides nice his [about me] Fleetwood Brougham rides even nicer and its an 85!"

So its all about Cadillac, and I feel sorry for those people who wasted their money on Lincoln products.

Seems like Caddy has always been a tiny bit better than Lincoln. Lately Caddy has moved upscale and Lincoln hasn't, so the gap will only widen.

I had a couple old ones over the years and they had some good points. The bottom line was that every Ford car I had was a bigger pain in the ass than the one before it. I wouldn't mind another pre-80 Lincoln for a change just to drive now and then. Kind of like a little change in the sack you know? But my best girls will always be my Caddys. There's just something about the feel of Fords I just don't like.

Forget Lincoln. Cadillac has moved on to bigger and better targets: BMW, MB, Audi. :D

ive had 2 cars in my 3+ year driving. a 1990 continental, and my caddy.

i didnt expect much of a difference, until i got to borrow the caddy before it was mine. the interior features on the lincoln were slightly ahead of the deville, but the cadillac blows the continental outta the water in every other aspect i can think of.

:thumbsup: you're are so right.

I dont think Lincoln is slacking too much... The LS is a HOT car I think...

yeah the LS aint bad at all elwesso :hitstick: :Poke: :shocked2:. hahaha

seriously, it aint bad at all.

The LS V8 especially is a great car, shares its chassis with the Jaguar S-type. But the interior is just so dated. The switchgear and buttons look too 1995.

BUt the exterior looks very nice... You can tell its a lincolnf rom the frontbut from the sides/rear it looks VERY BMWey

...and you're saying that's a good thing?

Its certainly publically appealing, judging by the sales numbers...

I've driven the LS and its nice, but it doesn't compare to a Deville. I've also driven Navigators and Escalades, I gotta admit the Navigator interior is nicer, the Escalade handles better and drives smoother. As for towncars, I really like the Towncar ultimate it rides nice, handles well and has cool features like factory pop trunk, and Cadillac doesn't have a big body car anymore if I had to choose though I'd still get the Deville. Lincoln always has and always will fall short of a Cadillac.

whats the tunring circle like between the 2? and fuel consumption...

i've seen a lot of caddies and a few lincs and the caddies LOOK 10X better inside and out all the time.. lincolns are nice rides, hell i almost bought one the other week, but they just dont look as nice and ALWAYS look like they're fallin apart more than 'lac..

the linc i was gonna get was a 1980 continental mark 6... was worse than a 76 eldorado i saw... just seems like GM cars usually have slightly higher build quality to them IMO



in the end ALL US cars i see here the A/C never works lol

You may not like this, but it's the truth.

I bought new a 1988 Sedan deVille, followed by a 1993 Sixty Special. In 2003 I was in the market again for a big "luxury" car. However, in the meantime, my very conveniently located Cadillac-Pontiac dealer closed up, after 53 years in business & 3 generations of owners. The current owner sold the property for 6 milllion and retired at age 31. Naturally, a builder built condos there. So.... the next nearest Caddy dealer is 26 miles away - but....it's 26 miles on an interstate at 65 MPH. Tough to do, if the car is 'broken' or cannot be driven over 25MPH due to?????? So, my nearest Lincoln dealer is just 7 miles, on "in-town" residential streets. A much easier ride. Furthermore, they hold the distinction of being the #1 dealer in America, in CSI with a SCI score of 99% So, I went & tried a 2003 deVille DHS. I found alot of tacky looking plastic, especially on the door panels, I found that the seats, (the part where your "rump" goes) to be too short. As in from the botoom of your back, going forward towards under your knees, was way to short. Otherwise, everything else was good, but the CD changer took up the entire glove box, which is dumb, and the trunk did not have a power closure.
At Lincoln, the CD is in the trunk, out of the way, leaving a big glove box, the seat are more supportive and come all the way forward and offer support under the knees and there is no visable plastic, and lots of real wood trim. I drove the Lincoln and fell in love and bought it. It's now 19 months later, and I have never been back for a single problem, adjustment, squeek, rattle, mis-aligment or anything else. She rides & drives like a dream and corners especially well for a 215" long, 4600 pound car.
What she needs? MORE POWER !! The 239 H.P. works hard with the A/C on. She needs 300 HP. Is lacking a very important 60 H.P. She relies upon her 3.73:1 rear axle ratio to do the job. It's a rocket ship from 0 to 37 MPH, then she goes into labor :rolleyes: Lincolns are NOT junk. If you think they are, visit a dealer & take a 2004 out for a spin, I promise you'll be very impressed with the fit & finish, control placement, seats, quietness and - of course, the best "toy" of all, the power trunk closure feature. It totally freaks out BMW owners. Something you can sho off that they don't have. Open trunk, place item insude & walk away like you forgot to close it. With key fob in your pocket, & finger on the button, turn toward the Lincoln, when you are - say - 30 feet away, and say loudly, "CLOSE" as you push the button. The BMW owner thinks it's a voice activated trunk lid :bouncy: :D :histeric:

hey, i still wanna do detailing at the lincoln limo place... plus those guys can import cheap ;)

LMFAO @ the trunk lid thing.. man now i want one just for that AHAHA

'Ya, it "stuns" the onlooker!

Them = :cookoo:
Me = :histeric:

Sandy... the TC has the 4.6 SOHC...

...the same engine used int he Mustang GT

There is a HUGE aftermarket on that enigne

go add 60hp your own way and have a hot-rod Lincoln :D

I will admit, I do like Lincoln.. alot... in the 90's the Connies had alot of problems, but that was it... I REALLY like the styling of the late 70's Continental... classic American luxury... out '79 Continental limo is a sweet car for looks... I love the nose... just massive...

I like luxury cars... most of all, American luxury cars... I am just very partial to Cadillac... the LS is nice, but with a 3.9L V8 and not much aftermarket... eh...

... I really have a thing for Town Cars though, the last style witht he swept-back nose was nice, and this new one too... honestly, while Cadillac is trying to go Euro and chase after everyone else, Lincoln is staying true to it's American roots, and I really like that... Ford dosn't care either, becuase it dosn't need Lincon.... in fact all Ford needs to stay alive, and do very well is the F150/Taurus/Crown Vic/Exploerer... those 4 models alone sell more then most other brands total...

the Town Car.... bascially an upscale Crown Vic... has always been V8, RWD, full frame etc... soemthing to be siad about that... my grand father used to have an '87 TC... that car rode very nice... now he has an '03 Grand Marquies...

I think throughout history, Lincoln has always had a better ride then Cadillac... but Cadillac has (or had) "that Cadillac ride" that only Caddy's had...

I remember going to Florida, and the service to pick us up form the air port and drive 30mins to the hotel was Florida Town Car... drivers used their own personal cars... IIRC it was a '97 or so.. the newer style... it had 250k miles on it, all orignal.. I was surprised... the car rode so nice too... I dunno what it is.. even my '93 has thqat connected to the rode feel.. the Lincoln had a very nice soft ride...

I always throw out Ford jokes... too fun not too... in reality I don't mind Ford at all.. they make plenty of nice products.. I like the F150 ('93-'96 being my favorite years) and the Town Car... I may even consider a Town Car as a next vechicle... as I have previosuly... the fac tthat the enigne is just shouting to be modded is nice...

I know it all comes down to personal taste and all guys but the thing is I just got too use to Caddys, my dad always had a Caddy and you could say I got the Caddy gene. Somebody made a good point about saying that Lincs are staying true to the RWD full-size American luxury car idea and that is why am not really excited about the new Caddys.

Honeslty, like I said, Cadillac has comepltly gone away form it's classic Cadillac, while Lincoln has stayed... they know there is no need to chase after the Euro brands....

2005 Town Car

http://lincoln.com/media/vehicles/towncar/gallery/photos/ext_lrg_2.jpg

I didn't use the DeVille, as it is still not updated... although the current gen did away with almost all of the classic DeVille signs as well... '99 was the last year for some, but '93 was really the last year for the classic DeVille...

So here is the '05 STS

http://www.cadillac.com/images/models/sts/gallery/photoExt4_big.jpg

While it does look nice.... there is nothing at all classic, or traditional American about it... the only thing that Cadillac has kept, and they say it themself, although I woudln't go that far becuase it really odsn't resemble it.. but the "egg crate" grille...

Give me a Town Car and a Miata... and I am keeping my '79 and '93 DeVille's.... I'd be set....

One of the coolest things in the Town Car is something 95% of people will never use. It's another of those "HEY..look what I got" things. In the trunk and BUILT IN to the floor of the trunk is a LARGE removeable Picnic Basket!! It has sections with dividers, is insulated, has a tight fitting insulated removeable top and a built-in bottle opener. With top ON, it's large enough for two people to sit on, and it will hold 225 pouinds! When installed into the trunk, it dissapears out of sight! We removed it when we took our son back to college. We were able to transport his entire rooms' contents in the trunk and make but one trip. Was speaking with another father who came in a Mercury Mountaineer and actually had less stuff & had to make 2 trips ! We even brought two area rugs, computers, TV all the bedding & clothes, and an air coditioner and wire racks & towels and a stereo. No sweat. The air shocks kicked in and leveled us immediately. With wife & I aboard total weight was well over 5,000 pounds. Rode as good as my 5,300 pound 1973 Imperial used to.

The town cars have nice interiors but the back of it looks very awkward to me no offens to you Sandy. Sayin Cadillac does not do the true American luxury car anymore well, Cadillac is the American luxury car company. What Cadillac makes is the true American luxury car.
Night wolf- I see what you were getting at though and that is that Cadillac does not make 8,000lb tanks anymore. The market for that kind of luxury car is not as big as it was 20 years ago. People want a quality, agile, comfortably sized luxury sedan now. Sure, there is still a market for a full size luxury sedan and there will always be one as long as I am alive. But Cadillac had to change the DeVilles styling after making it the way it was for so so many years they had to change. I want Cadillac to grow and all and be its own self, not be like Lincoln pretty much and just be the epitomy of a crown victoria or whatever else. Sure those town cars are great I like them, but I would take a 2005 STS anyday over a Town Car.

Sandy did you look at the Seville?

I looked at it, but I didn't want bucket seats. If I go for the SRT-8, it has to have buckets, so that's the stumbling block.
You need to go to your local Lincoln dealer, and take a 2004/05 out for a test drive! I did take out a 2003 DeVille DHS. It has more power than the T.C. ~ the T.C. is smoother and has waaay better braking. They are equally quiet, but the Town Car has a much nicer interior, richer & more elegant. The Town Car also has better seats and REAL wood, not faux wood. More toyzz on Town Car like power lowering & closing trunk, automatic raising hood upon being lifted 2", not a choice of glove box OR CD changer, but the availabilty of both, glove box hinged compartments in both front doors, keys that "know" which driver is approacing it, and align the seats, adjustable pedals and stereo stations to THAT person's choices .... and the picnic basket, are among reasons that they are selling 85,000 a year of them. Try one, THEN critique it.

Cadillac is the American luxury car

I would go on a limb to say Cadillac WAS the American luxury car...

I am not tlaking about FWD or RWD, full frame, or unibody, 3,500lbs or 5,500lbs... to the averge person, they can care less...

... I am tlaking about traditonal American styling cues on cars, that Cadillac does not have anymore (agian, not counting the current DeVille, and even that is closing in quick)

things like, long wheelbase, but even longer length of car... I know that putting the wheels on the corners of the car helps in handling... but c'mon, a luxury car... I like to see FEET, not INCHES of the car after the rear wheels... I like to see a huge trunk lid, not something stubby...

Everything today is for aerodynamics... or to look sleek.... that is one of the biggest reason why I love my '93 Coupe DeVille so much... it truly is the last of the traditional Cadillac's.... classic proportions between the fender, door and rear quarter panel, big trunk lid, actual chrome bumpers, chrome door *handles* with seperate push button, the rear window is small and vertical, the hood has the classic raised-in-center design as Cadillac has ALWAYS had (although not as extreme as the '79... it is definitly there) the big chrome grille with cross-hatched patterns, the mini-fins, the slim vertical tail lights, the 2 reverse lights next tot he rear license plate with chrome surrounding it, I also like to be able to see the whole hood and frot of the car while sitting in the seat... I can go on and on... and that is just the exterrior... move to the inside, and while i like the 90's interrior of Cadillac better then the 80's (which my car is based off of) I still have the classic simple horizontal dash, big horizontal speedo, bench seats etc.... like I said, I can go on and on with that car....

The new Cadillac's don't have any of that... they go for the small BMW look, and feel... which I do not like.... 3 and 5 series BMW do not appeal to me at all... they try to be sporty, while being a luxury car... more-so on the 3-series... THAT is my major gripes... don't get me wrong, I am still a die-hard Cadillac fan, and I do not mind the new models.... but when it truely comes down to who has retained the classic Amserican.... not only style, but design, and driving experience... the credit goes to Lincoln.... 10 years ago it would have been differnt... today, it is Lincoln by far... and I do not see Ford changing Linclon, much less the Town Car to go fight BMW and MB anytime soon... and they are still selling plenty... sure alot are fleet sales... but there is nothing wrong with that either....

The only thing on the new Town Car I do not like *that* much, is the back... the tail lights seem a little too big for the back of the car... other then that, they are very nice and elegant.... they don't have that snobby, Hey look at me, I just bought a $50k car, look to them... but when you stop and actually look at it... there is alot of styling going on...

... In fact the biggest problem with Lincoln is reliability... 10 years down the line... the rear air bags blow out.... that auto-hood lift feature may get weak over time etc... but under all the flashy stuff, it is a Crown Vic... which is a very, very reliable and dependable car.... which is why if you want a truely relaible car without the flashy Lincoln tuff, get a Mercury Grand Marquies... more upscale then the Crown Vic, but dosn't have the expensive things that will go bad witht he TC 10-15+years later... but like anything, if you take proper care of it, the car will last... and parts/maintenace on a TC is cheap enough, that even replacing the rear air bags after 10 years will still not offset the extra cost and maintneace in owning a Lexus or Aura or Audi... parts for those things are so damn expensive...

...eh, every day I am getting less and less Ford vs. GM, and more and more Domestic vs. import... I will stick up for Ford, just like I do Chyrsler... and I truely like the Town Car, I am not going to try and fool myself by saying that I don't either...

...Although, if I did have... say $10k to spend right now on a used car, it woudln't be a Town Car... simply for the fact that I already have 3 cars with the classic American touch to them... I do get tired of bench seats, colum shift, simplest dash after awhile... which is why for $10k I would get a '98+ STS or ETC... and if i could get a manual in either of those, I would :)

another neat thing that was killed off with my car, was the bumberetts... I think they look really cool, and give the car an attitude kind of look while still being classy.... I also consider them to the a trickle down effect of the big bullets in the 50's....

While looking at these, keep in mind the proportions of the cars, as well as the wheelbase in compairson to the overall length of the car, obviously they got smaller as time went on, but compare the size of a door to the fender, or trunk lid to hood etc.... if you look hard enough, you will find MANY styling cues that have styaed over the years...

.... various Cadillacs:

1955 Coupe DeVille

http://i3.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/7f/4e/58_3.JPG

1967 Coupe DeVille convertable

http://carad.ebayimg.com/i17/01/a/02/84/8a/dc_4.JPG

1979 Sedan DeVille d'elegance

http://i13.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/86/bc/98_3.JPG

1993 Sedan DeVille (nice color choice :) and those are my favorite factory wheels)

http://images.andale.com/f2/112/124/15084571/1093755798456_IMG_4683.JPG

1996 Sedan DeVille

http://www.custombuiltwebs.com/ebaycao/zebra/96_deville_green_sdn/1996_deville_green_sdn%20083.jpg

2004 DeVille

http://photos2.ebizautos.com/4234/444510_2.jpg

2005 CTS

http://carad.ebayimg.com/i17/02/a/02/7e/cb/06_4.JPG

2005 STS

http://i21.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/96/a9/0a_3.JPG

Obvisoly styling has changed over the years, but it is easy to see what things have been kept where... these are just randmon cars on ebay too, not top model or anything special... the current DeVille could pass as being traditional... in some ways... but the new "wave" (as show by the CTS and STS... and probably the DTS in a few years0 have nothing in common at all... these are just the sides... front/back views further prove this point...

The rear air bag suspension in the Town Car will blow out in 5 years, not 10, but there are ways to make them last much longer. The cars in Florida & Calif. & Texas last 4-ever. Two choices here. Don't use it when road salt is present (hard not to do) or easier, have the underbody washed with special attention to the bags monthly from the first usage by the town/county of salt on the roads, until Springtime. This does wonders for promoting their life.
I usually get a new car every 4 years, so it doesn't affect me. Still I do it at least twice a winter, indoors of course.
I like that slate Bronze sedan de Ville you pictured!! My favorite Caddies are the 1993 Coupe & the 1993 Sixty Spcl. followed by the the RWD Fleetwood Brougham of 1992 and the 1967-1970 Eldorados

believe it or not, that '93 has a cracked block, and went for next to nothing on ebay.... the 2 tone is...different... and the car looks differnt without any special roof on it too...

... there was a '93 Sedan around here, from Florida, I took pics of it with my cell phone.. it was in bad shape though, but smae color as mine...

Out of those cars, i would want the '55, then the '67...... the '55 Coupe DeVille is on my "must have before I die" car list.... actually it is 2nd... first is a '59 Eldorado convertable... if all goes well, one day I will have both of those sitting in my garage... alongside a '93 Coupe DeVille and a '79 Sedan DeVille :cool:

Sandy , why the 1993 Coupe and Sixty ?

I talk to alot of people who dont care for them saying "there too boxy" or "there too small" , alot of downsize cadillac haters i guess

I understand the Eldos you choose , and the fleet brougham (very good taste on that one)

But youve owned some impressive rides , the Imperials included . Was the 93 caddy becuase of the low numbers ?

Dont get me wrong , i like them too , they scream cadillac alot louder than my 94 , the proportions for me are easier to stomach than my 94's "swelled up when it got wet" look but out of all the years and all the model generations why the 85,86-93 style ?

I tend to like "Lasts" - providing the "last" is last of a long and respectible & honored brand or model. The '93 Coupe was the final Coupe de Ville, a line that began in 1948 or 1949. The Sixty Special for the same reason, only the year was 1938. They are not all that boxy, and are definately NOT small.

The Imperials. I wish I had every one my folks owned. What a set. Yes, they were fantastic cars....but....who knew? When I was 17 & went to the State for my drivning test, I showed up in a new 1964 Imperial LeBaron, all 235 inches of it. I parked it perfect on the first try. The supervisior said he could not do it! Yes, the Imperials were the best of the best.
http://www.geocities.com/genaris.geo/Imprealm/grafix/64leb4.jpg

the '93... yeah, it is kinda boxy... but that is what is nice about it... it has the look of a calssic Cadillac... not something a liberal complaning about aerodynamics and gas prices would do...

.. small... yeah, the '85-'87? (the ones with the HT4100) were even smaller.... for me personally... the '93 is "ok" size... honestly, I feel very comfortable in my '79... I think the size is nice... and that (besides the 80's Broughams... same car) are the only cars that I drove, that I never felt were too small... the '93 Coupe is actually 3" shorter then a Sedan... all 3" are lost in rear seat leg room.... look at a 4 door version of my car.. the rear doors are bigger then the front... But, something interesting... check the length of a 1993 Sedan DeVille.... you'll notice it is only about an inch or so shorter then a 2004 DeVille.... they are not all that small... I think most of it has to do with the older styling... '94 they raised the belt line, gave it more of a "cleaner" look and such...

I think the car for me is a '64 Imperial like Sandy has pictured :)

I have a simialr story... except i was 16, and the car was my mothers '89 Brougham... the guy made me do a 3-point turn on an old service road to an abonded factory... the car is about 20 feet long, no lie this road had to be 25 feet wide... there was a steep cliff on one end and a cement wall on the other... I made the turn withuot any problem at all... needless to say the guy was very impressed...

THANKS FOR THAT 64 PIC!!!!!

still wishing i bought that car (it was white)......

cant belive you sucessfully parked it , i never got to drive the 64 i looked at but just looking i could tell it wouldnt be easy to navigate around in it .....

THAT Imperial had 4 hinges to hold the trunk up in the air, and springs the width of your arm for the front hood. Once we were down on Route 1 (truck route) where they weigh trucks. I was 18 and with my g/f and she said, "Hey lets go get weighed with us in the car" So, we did. 5,500 pounds. She was 124 and I was 175. So the Imp was 5,200 pounds.

Then we got a 1965. It was a Convertible & I was in 7th heaven!!! Daffodil Yellow with black leather & roof. Dad loved it. Mom hated it (color) and I........I lusted after it! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

http://www.bilavefur.com/myndasafn/1965%20Imperial%20Crown%20Convertible%20r3q%20+%20 Imperial%20Crown%204dr%20Hardtop%20Sv.jpg

OH OH OH OH !!! they made a vert !!!!!

Forget the 63 contential vert ..i want one of those !!!!!

let me tell you all...our 1991 lincoln town car is one of the most reliable cars we have ever used. Our air bags blew out after a good 11 years...so i dunno about them lasting 5 years. That car is solid and well built as they come. I got the car at age 16 and as a young stupid person, abused it (harsh driving) but that car is still goin strong with 120,000 miles. Trans and powertrain are showing no problems at all. And Sandy, as nice as the new town car is, most of the feaures (except 1 or 2) you mentioned, is also avaialbe on the deville.

........And Sandy, as nice as the new town car is, most of the feaures (except 1 or 2) you mentioned, is also avaialbe on the deville.

No! DeVille's wood is fake & looks it. They put the CD into the Glove Box, leaving not even enough room for the owner's manual package. My CD is in a special "CD compartment" in a corner of the trunk in an enclosure, My hood raises itself automatically after you lift it 2 inches and I don't believe the Caddy does that. I also had hinged top compartments in both front doors, that are a decent size and the power closing trunk. There is no hard plastic on my door panels, just simulated leather & real wood, and satin nickel trim.
I sat in the DHS and I guarantee the the seat cushion's length measured from where it meets the back-rest cushion going forward towards the steering wheel rim is at least 4" shorter than that of my Town Car.

........And Sandy, as nice as the new town car is, most of the feaures (except 1 or 2) you mentioned, is also avaialbe on the deville.

No! DeVille's wood is fake & looks it. They put the CD into the Glove Box, leaving not even enough room for the owner's manual package. My CD is in a special "CD compartment" in a corner of the trunk in an enclosure, My hood raises itself automatically after you lift it 2 inches and I don't believe the Caddy does that. I also had hinged top compartments in both front doors, that are a decent size and the power closing trunk. There is no hard plastic on my door panels, just simulated leather & real wood, and satin nickel trim.
I sat in the DHS and I guarantee the the seat cushion's length measured from where it meets the back-rest cushion going forward towards the steering wheel rim is at least 4" shorter than that of my Town Car.
i dunno if my hood released at 2 inches exactly, but i do know, once the hood was lifted slightly, it raised up by itself. But as for the wood, its genuine zebrano wood trim.

the interior wood on all Cadillacs was real wi the new interrior in 1992 (or the Seville and Eldo) and '94 for the DeVille...

Okay, I believe you, so take that away as well trhe self lifting hood. The remainder stands.

If I was getting a new car I'd take a Town Car over a Cadillac any day. I like the way the Lincoln looks a lot better. I like the back too... probably better then the front. But the front does look better now that it has a hood ornament again :)

It's a shame that there are no more Imperials. I really wanted a 1981-83, but they were such lemons. The last Imperial, based on the K-car platform, was disgusting. An Imperial version of the 300C would be nice. :coolgleam

We had a 1982, the middle year of the bustle back. From 1981 thru 1983 they made 12,385. Of the 12,385, 12,385 were lemons! TRW was to blame. The EFI was made by TRW and every last one of them was defective. TRW also made the instrument panel. 75% of them went blank & lost their memory (and their mileage)! The rest of the car was good. But, every Chrysler dealer had at least 2 to 6 non-running Imperials parked in back of the building. Ours was georgous....bright Gold Metallic, called Goldenrod with Camel leather. We had it 14 months and sold it. During the 14 months we had it howver, we had visitation rights at the dealer to go & visit it :rant2:

The 1990-1993 were good (however uninspiring) cars. At least the owners did not have the trouble the 81-83 owners had.
On the Imperial Board I am on, rarely are these 2 series of Imps talked about. We feel that the last "real" Imperial was the 1975.

BTW, it will never return. Daimler-Benz does NOT want ANY Chrysler Corporation car to list for over $38,000.00. They do not want any Chrysler Corporation car to infringe upon Mercedes-Benz pricing structure. This has been reported in many places. To do a new Imperial correctly, it would need to retail for $63,000 at the very least. Not gonna happen under Daimler-Benz control.

Cadillac has got away from the gadgets, so if you're a gadget person, a Cadillac may not be the car for you. My STS is gadget free, and lots of people who are unfimilar with the car look for and ask where are the gadgets. As far as gadgets go, and it view it as anything but a gadget, is the rain sensor wipers. My complaint with a design flaw is the CD changer. (If you don't use the CD changer, trunk mount is okay. If you use it, however, it becomes a pain in the rump. Because I swiped the one from my 99 when I traded it in, and the CD player crapped out way back when, requiring my whole unit--whith cd's--to be returned to the facory, I now have 3 cd cartridiges, giving me an 18 load of cd's. That means that I have 19 cds at my fingertips, allowing me selection to all, even while driving.)

I drove a Deville just before I trated in my 99. It's not that it isn't a nice car; rather, it isn't the car for me. When I drove it, I went about .3 mile, and returned to the dealership. They all came running out circeling the car like indians on a covered wagon. They thought I wrecked it. I said that there was no sense driving it if I didn't like it. Then I ordered my new STS.

There is a huge diffrence between the Deville and STS; as a result, I know for fact that I wouldn't like the Lincoln. I have never liked the way a Ford has a floppy feel in turns. It something ingrained in all Fords and many GM people know what I'm talking about. It seems logical that those who perfer Fords sense the same thing from GM Products. As a result, if you didn't like the way the Deville rode, you would probally like the STS's ride even worse. One of the big complaints that Deville owners have with Sevilles is that the ride quality of a tank.

I'll wrap this up with a comment about platstic. I know what you mean by the plastic Deville because I have had them as loaners. The STS doesn't have all that visible plastic, and unless you're going for overkill in the gadget department, you cannot pack more woodwork in a Seville.