Just bought a 2001 Seville SLS - Page 5

derrty_deville · #61 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 12:41 PM

200k. Its bland. Needs a new drivers seat. But it runs.

It'll be great for work. I only get 12MPG working in the coupe and I put 20k on the car since I bought it in March. Less miles on that is a good thing and now I can fix it back up.

Id like to eventually get a Kia to replace it with though.

TSS · #62 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gary88

Beginning in '02 the SLS got the STS appearance package, giving it the thinner 7-spoke wheels, body colored rocker panels/grill, and fog lamps. Mine even has the rectangular STS tips.

My 01 SLS has body colored rockers and the 7 spokers - all OEM. Body colored grill, fog lamps, STS tips came in later SLS years.

derrty_deville · #63 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesda

Did you get a manual? With the manual + V6 those are fun cars. Friend of mine has the Mystique. Its not very mysterious, but its peppy.

Auto. Cant drive a stick.

**I~LUV~Caddys8792** · #64 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesda

Oh, you'll get what's coming! BWAHAHAHAHAHHA!

:ba con2:

Oh dear god.

gdwriter · #65 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by derrty_deville

Id like to eventually get a Kia to replace it with though.

Oh, dear God. I hope you're kidding. Why not get a Daewoo? Or an Isuzu? If you're going to go slumming, don't do a half-assed job of it.

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Originally Posted by derrty_deville

Auto. Cant drive a stick.

Turn in your man card right now, mister.

Even if you drive an automatic, every driver (male or female) should at least know how to drive a stick. I definitely want an automatic for my DD, but a little sports car like a Miata or Z3 demands a stick. An automatic in one of those cars goes against the natural order of things (although I don't mind an automatic in a current-generation Corvette; that's probably what I'd want in one of those).

**I~LUV~Caddys8792** · #66 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gdwriter

Oh, dear God. I hope you're kidding. Why not get a Daewoo? Or an Isuzu? If you're going to go slumming, don't do a half-assed job of it..

Bwahahahahahahahahhaha!!!

So true..

ryannel2003 · #67 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:26 PM

Gary, those little doors in front of the shifter are always fussy. Mine has gotten jammed on several occasions and I've had to take the wood trim off and fix it. If you look inside, you'll see the crappy design Cadillac used. I usually don't use mine, and I put my cell phone in the door for easier reach. The glovebox doors are also usually misaligned. I got mine adjusted at the dealer and it's still off, leaving an ungainly gap between the dash and the door itself.

derrty_deville · #68 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by gdwriter

Oh, dear God. I hope you're kidding. Why not get a Daewoo? Or an Isuzu? If you're going to go slumming, don't do a half-assed job of it.

Not kidding at all. They are much better than zuzu's and a Daewoo isnt even a real car. Kia is still a cheap car but its not a POS cheap car.

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Originally Posted by gdwriter

Turn in your man card right now, mister. Even if you drive an automatic, every driver (male or female) should at least know how to drive a stick. I definitely want an automatic for my DD, but a little sports car like a Miata or Z3 demands a stick. An automatic in one of those cars goes against the natural order of things (although I don't mind an automatic in a current-generation Corvette; that's probably what I'd want in one of those).

Never had the desire to drive a stick and never needed to. Ill learn eventually but I'm not concerned about it. And I dont like the way they drive.

derrty_deville · #69 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792

Bwahahahahahahahahhaha!!!

So true..

I wouldnt do something irrational and sell my Cadillac to make payments on my import like someone I know...

CadillacSTS2003 · #70 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:32 PM

wtf did this thread turn into?!?!?

**I~LUV~Caddys8792** · #71 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by derrty_deville

I wouldnt do something irrational and sell my Cadillac to make payments on my import like someone I know...

What are you talking about? Jeeps aren't imports!

CadillacSTS2003 · #72 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:33 PM

humm
but Benzs are lol
traitor
in the olden days wed send you to the firing squad Chad

submariner409 · #73 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:34 PM

gdwriter, from your pics it looks like you have the subwoofer in the rear deck. I have a new beige rear deck cover for that arrangement......if you want it freebies, PM me and I'll mail it out this week. Jim

gdwriter · #74 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by derrty_deville

Not kidding at all. They are much better than zuzu's and a Daewoo isnt even a real car. Kia is still a cheap car but its not a POS cheap car.

Never had the desire to drive a stick and never needed to. Ill learn eventually but I'm not concerned about it. And I dont like the way they drive.

I'm just giving you shit, Tanner. When I went to Phoenix last year, I borrowed a friend's '97 Civic with a 5-speed. Got tired of it pretty quick, even though the gearbox was smooth and the clutch pedal light.

My ex-wife had a two- or three-year-old Kia when I met her, and at 70,000 miles, it was worth next to nothing (she was WAY upside down on her loan), and it was constantly needing some kind of repair. So I've never been too keen on Kias.

CadillacSTS2003 · #75 (**permalink**) 02-22-09, 01:39 PM

Honda clutches are pretty easy...(come in all the time for exhaust work)

my old Mustang with a Hurst...
THAT was a ball buster...