The STS is gone and I'm out almost $6K....

[N*Caddy]

I must admit (if there is still a need for), that was a really poor choice of automobile. Although I am fairly neutral with the bug, at least is not a Civic, Jetta or some Mazda. I can help feeling a little bitterness thinking on yet another person complaining around how bad is a Cadillac using the “believe me I used to have one” argument usually to an audience that never even ride in one. The level of engineering involved in a Cadillac is far superior to most of the cars, is the original luxury car, the rest are just aspirants.
Some how Cadillac and GM in general suffer of bad perceptions (this is the perfect example), and I have no idea how it ended up like that. Today the most reliable car you can buy new is a Chevy Malibu, is also the second cheapest in its class, the second most powerful, one of the best in fuel economy and the second best equipped (the slightly better equipped car is also the most expensive and pretty unreliable). Yet people are driving around in new Hondas, Toyotas and Mazdas (the last two being below average in reliability). That’s pretty bad for a stripped down car (there are not too many things that can go wrong).
I adore my car, is the car I always want to have, I feel very bad when some body had a reaction like “you got a Cadillac? Why?” I plan to keep this car forever; no expense is too much, it worth wild.

[csosteve]

traded caddy for a beetle, this can not be the truth, i thought this could have been a april fool joke--but it's january

[SCOTT2325]

I feel sorry for the guy with the BUG i know it cost alot of money to keep our cars running good i to had to work out the bugs in my Cadillac but now i love it . Yes i do think he should have fixed his cadillac and he would have been better off doing so . By the way this is not a or str8 issue everyone is welcome on this site or str8 !!

[codewize]

Everyone is welcome here but if you're male and drive a bug you'll most likely be viewed as a little on the feminine side.

There was a study done on that not long ago and the beetle is definitely hands down a girl car. Mostly because it's cute and they don't know any better.

[mbnv992]

Wow, this has to be the funniest thread I've read anywhere in a LONG time. True, I do feel a little sorry for the OP, but come ON ! He did it to himself. We'll see what happens in a few years on how the Beetle is holding up. And, yes I also tend to agree with 98% of the other posters here. You should've just fixed the STS, and kept her. But, what's done is done I suppose.

[texasseville]

Originally Posted by eyekandyboats.inc

did you get the Vw flower to put on the dash... it will go good with you , i can see it now.
are the winny the pooh seat covers included or did you pay extra?
LOL

[ted tcb]

You know what's truly sad here?

That 1999 STS will end up in the hands of some wholesaler, who will
likely clean it up, put a worthless p/t warranty on her, and sell it to
some sucker for $3k ... might even sell it "as is", stating it needs a
rad or thermostat.

The new owner, upon discovering the price of the true repair,
will perpetuate the myth that Cadillacs are "pieces of crap".

The viscious cycle will continue.

[Eric Kahn]

I currently own a 95 deville and used to own a 2002 New beetle TDI, given a choice on which to drive on a long trip, the beetle would win hands down over the caddy, the seat was more comfortable in the VW and the 45 MPG I got on the highway wasn't bad either, I currently have a 2005 Passat wagon TDI that is my daily driver, much more comfortable car to drive on long trips than the caddy

and the VW stock stereo speakers are much better than the devilles

now granted my deville is 14 years old and has 95K miles on it and I have not driven any with a northstar for any distance, but the seats in every VW I have ever owned have always been superior to the seats in any of the american cars I have owned (3 crown vics. 3 caprice classics, 3 dodge pickups, 1 ford pickup, 5 cadillacs, 2 of which I still own) a dodge dynasty, plymouth sundace, dodge diplomat and several others)

the only real "compliant" I have abot the Passat is that the steering is slightly to heavy on the highway, that "german" feel, somthing the new beetle did not have, but my caddy is about the same in steering on the highway, I miss the good old 70's overboosted, numb, steer with your pinky steering.

[texasseville]

I drove from Northern Virginia to Houston Texas w/ my wife and baby in her car seat and aside from 19 hrs in the car PERIOD it wasnt uncomfortable at all. That was in a 1997 SLS.

[codewize]

I think someone has a poor opinion of comfort because I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that both my 78 Coupe and my 93 Brougham are absolutely by far more comfortable to drive and ride in than any other vehicle I've seen.

There's just no comparison to the way a full size Cadillac rides. Now as for the FWD Cadillacs, they're not AS smooth but they're far far better than any Passat or other that I've been in.

Every time I ride with someone else, it really makes me appreciate the fact that I dive Cadillacs.

I'd much rather travel in my DTS than my daughters Passat.

[hueterm]

OMG sorry, but yeah, there's NO comparison. Unless that guy's '95 SDV was beat ALL down w/no suspension and the seat in the full upright tilt position and a broken motor -- there's NO way that generation Passat is going to beat it for Interstate ride and interior comfort. Properly functioning/non-worn out Deville seats from the '94+ generation are like butter.

Now, if you're driving through the pig trail twisties, then the Passat would be a better choice. The seats would have more lateral support, more responsive steering and braking, and it wouldn't wallow like an ocean liner.

But he mentioned "long trip" and "highway" in his post, which leads me to believe that he's talking about the former, and as such, high. I've never ridden in the current gen Passats which look much bigger, so I can't speak to those...

[dkozloski]

Have you heard the one about the Polock that traded his Cadillac for a Volkswagon because he wanted a better car?

[Koooop]

Originally Posted by Eric Kahn

I currently own a 95 deville and used to own a 2002 New beetle TDI, given a choice on which to drive on a long trip, the beetle would win hands down over the caddy, the seat was more comfortable in the VW.

Did you read your post after you sobered up?

A little to much Old No. 7? I accuse you of PUI
(Posting under the influence)

No one on the planet is going to buy that your Beetle is more comfortable that the Luxo Barge for a road trip. Even if your SDV is a stripped down former POS rent a car with a spring popped through the leather poking you in the asz, it's more comfortable than a Beetle.

When you sober up you can admit it, we already know.

[[NortHStaR]]

Wow the V guys have found their way all the way down the page... this guy screwed up bad..

To the OP I ask, has the "begin to kick yourself" set in yet or are the VW bug forums way to cool??

[Eric Kahn]

You did not read my post, I never said that the VW beetle rode better, I said the seat was more comfortable and it is, I am 6'6" and 400 pounds, beetle seat, firm and supportive, caddy seat, like sitting on a pillow with minimal support under it, great for a short ride, back hurts on a long ride, and the seat back adjustment works fine on it, but it does not have a lumbar support

Passat seat is better than the caddy seat also, and my caddy suffers from having macphersion struts in front, so it jars over the wonderful speed bumps Ohio likes to install on the interstates where most states have expansion joints, my 69 coupe deville road much better than my current deville

and no, 2005 passats do not have strut front ends, they have twin control arms like cars should have

I like my caddy's, and will always have one (or 2)