RWD 19xx-1984 DeVille and Fleetwood, 1985-1996 Fleetwood and Brougham ForumForum for discussions regarding the rear wheel drive Pre80s-1984 DeVille and Fleetwood, 1985-1996 Fleetwood/Brougham.
Let's talk about this.. Who's got better what and how? By the end of this thread, I'd like a good topic all about how both cars are the same and different at the same time - and which one is better and why...
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Bad example. The '96 Town Car was the last year before they switched to the current body style.
'96 Town Car vs. Fleetwood would be a slam-dunk for the Fleetwood. It was the culmination of all the changes to the car. It would be the best it would ever be. The Caddy was bigger in every dimension, faster, better towing package, higher GVW. Just plain better from bumper to bumper. The '97 Town Car was a MUCH better car but was slightly smaller in certain dimensions.
Thank you for the input. I hope to have much more in the coming days.. Just an FYI.. The 95-97 TC's were virtually identical.. The '98 started the newer model which you see now - mostly unchanged since inception...
Thank you for the input. I hope to have much more in the coming days.. Just an FYI.. The 95-97 TC's were virtually identical.. The '98 started the newer model which you see now - mostly unchanged since inception...
Sorry dude. I can never remember whether '97 was the last of the old style or the first of the new
I really like the newer style Town Car. It rode nice, handled surprisingly well at speed, and had a nice clean exterior look. I think the interior was rather bland but what the hell. They had a "Touring Sedan" version that looked even better but two things turned me off to it:
1. No additional power. A Touring Sedan model SHOULD be a little more powerful.
2. The "sport" version tires and springs combined to make a lousy riding car if you can believe it.
I think I would go with the Cartier version (at least I think that was what they called it). It was the top of the line version and I would probably do some performance upgrades to make it a "proper" car.
The Town Car actually had it all except the two things that meant a lot to me. Interior styling and performance.
What really has me shocked is that the Fleetwood rides smoother than the Towncar.. That's what the Towncar guys say, anyway.. How much smoother does the Fleetwood ride than the DeVille?
when we were in Washington DC, going from our hotel to the trian station, we took a cab, the cab was a mid 90's Town Car, the older style, but it had the air bag suspension..... I must say, that car rode really smooth, I was really surprised.....
....in DC, there were sooo many differnt cabs, from 70's Chevy station wagons and old Caprices, to 80's trucks, and early SUV's and bigger cars, and a ton of stuff from the 90's from Cavi's to Towncars, DeVilles, anything, but the one single cab that stuck out in my head was the '78 Sedan DeVille with the 425, the car was banged up and stuff, but it was still running, and running strong, and you could really hear the 425 roar when the driver that could barley speak English hit the loud pedal.
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Actually, it's always been my experience that the Town Car rode smoother than the Cadillac but, the soft suspension tuning worked against the durability of the vehicle as a whole. It was always considered common knowledge in the livery industry that the Lincolns rode nicer than the Cadillacs but the Cadillacs lasted longer.
And as for the Lincoln air-bag rear suspension, I'd have to admit that overall it's a more substantial assembly than the air-shocks on the Cadillacs. The only problem was that if there was an air system related problem, the car was undriveable whereas the Cadillac just didn't have quite the same load carrying capacity when their air system was down.
Well.. I originally wanted to get back into an Eldorado.. Then I thought a Seville would be better since it's bigger.. Then I figured a DeVille would be even better for its size.. And now I've been studying up on the Fleetwood - and I'm liking what I'm learning. I'm mostly attracted to the soft ride and interior room.. So, I'll be on the search for a nice '93 Fleetwood as soon as my Vette goes.. I have a bad feeling I'm going to have a hell of a hard time finding one...
I don't want the LT1. I have a Vette now. I just don't care for speed anymore. Comfort rules all. And, I want a cheap engine to maintain. If I need to replace it - I don't want to replace it with an LT1...
Well.. I originally wanted to get back into an Eldorado.. Then I thought a Seville would be better since it's bigger.. Then I figured a DeVille would be even better for its size.. And now I've been studying up on the Fleetwood - and I'm liking what I'm learning. I'm mostly attracted to the soft ride and interior room.. So, I'll be on the search for a nice '93 Fleetwood as soon as my Vette goes.. I have a bad feeling I'm going to have a hell of a hard time finding one...
I don't want the LT1. I have a Vette now. I just don't care for speed anymore. Comfort rules all. And, I want a cheap engine to maintain. If I need to replace it - I don't want to replace it with an LT1...
You have me stunned Sal. I've never known anyone that "purposely" chose a LO5 equipped Fleetwood over the LT1 equipped one. IMO, there ARE enough improvements between the '93 and '94 (besides the engine) to warrant looking for the later model but, to each his own.
If nothing else, the resale value is far better for the '94-'96 cars
Well. I'm looking for 'no car payment' without spending a lot of cash...
Anyways.. How difficult will it be to get new seats and carpet in these things? Where can I go for replacement parts? Is anything still around for these cars?
