1994 cadillac STS, nothing but trouble so far...

since i know you guys love pictures

anyways, about two months ago, i picked the car up from a wholesaler who needed some start-up money for his dealership. $2600 with the service ride control light on, 79,000 miles. took it to the dealership, turns out all the electronic parts are dead--$3500 to replace. decided to look at my options, and found strutmaster conversion kits online. $650 all the way around, aside from coil springs in the rear.

get it all installed for $300, and everything is going fine, however i can tell the springs in the back are sagging, as one side is sitting lower than the other by about an inch. still an awesome deal!

about a week later, the car begins overheating as i'm driving down the highway. let the car cool down, take a peak under the radiator cap and see that there is a huge lack of fluid. start it back up to get it off the highway and to a gas station. hm! i know the car hadn't been driven much and must have sat for a while. attempting to be optimisic, i fill it with water, put the cap back on and continue on my way. a mile down the road the light starts blinking again.

get it towed to a mechanic, and at first he only replaces the hoses. still getting up there in temperature as fluid continues to leak so he goes ahead and replaces the radiator. $500. (so far we're at $2600 + $1500 in repairs)

a few days later, i'm driving down the street and come to a stoplight. just sitting there, the car begins to rumble and jump forward. problem ceases. as time progresses, the problem becomes more and more apparent, and i'm guessing there is some type of vacuum leak.

guessed correctly, and it turned out to be the vacuum port which sits atop the manifold. got the wires and plugs (lifetime LOL) changed as well. another $400 or so dollars. (now at about ~$4500 in less than a month).

fastfoward about another week. that inch difference in the rear is really beginning to piss me off, as is the fact that it is about 2 inches when it is parked on uneven ground--but i really don't want to drop more money on my card.

as i'm driving down the street, i begin to hear a very distinct clunk as i make turns. really, really sounds bad. take it to the mechanic yet again, and have the front swaybar replaced. also got the coil springs done, but to my surprise they were $160 a pop. also got an oil change as it had been almost half a year since it had one by looking at the service date on the sticker, even though i was still 1500 miles shy of the mileague due date. another $700 spent.

now the car is sitting like a funnycar at the dragstrip in the rear with the new coils and i'm riding it like who even cares at this point. as long as it drives i keep telling myself.

well, unfortunately, everytime i start the car up i'm getting that same rumbling & shuttering i had when the engine was misfiring. however, it smooths out as i drive. my guess: fuel regulator related.

turns out i'm right yet again--or am i? have the regulator replaced after mechanic says the same, as he pulls off the turtle shell & gasoline flows. also have the transmission flushed. $400.

now, i start up the car the other morning and it STILL rumbles and shakes as i sit idle. smooths out as time progesses. only thing that fixes it is to throw it into park and let it sit for a second while it shows its symptoms. my guess is that the a/c compressor might be freezing up and thawing out. i honestly have no idea but i don't want to throw any more money at this thing, especially with the shuttering being so intermittent and random. i'll just have to ride with the a/c off.

any guesses?