Sounds beautiful. How much?

Private party?

Do you happen to know why he’s selling?

 

Sounds beautiful. How much?

Private party?

Do you happen to know why he’s selling?

Private party, he's asking $12.5K. Says "the only reason I am selling it is that I will be keeping my 2019 CTS-V and bringing that car to Naples ... the car is mint, NOTHING wrong ... I will surely miss it."

 

The only thing that would "worry" me would be that was the 1st year for the new magnetic struts. If they have never been changed, I'm sure they are due. They are discontinued from GM but it looks like there are some replacements out there.

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Max

Hello again. It's been a while. I'm considering a return to the Seville with a 2002 STS. It's rare to find mint condition one owner with no accident, garaged FL car with 43K miles after 20 years. This car would be garaged and used for weekend cruising. Should I pull the trigger? What do you all think?

The owner states car was just serviced.
All maintenance records are available with major services as follows:

DeVoe Cadillac, Naples, FL - 41,309 miles on April 26, 2022:

1 - Flush & fill radiator
2 - Change thermostat
3 - Oil & filter change
4 - Rotate tires
5 - Change transmission filter and fluid
6 - Flush and fill power steering system
7 - Flush and fill power brakes system
8 - Service A/C system
9 - Evap Canister Vent Valve
10 - Oil Pressure Sending Unit Replacement

Here's the build sheet:

RPO	Description
UD7	SENSOR INDICATOR NEAR OBSTACLE DETECTION/REAR PARKING ASSIST RR PARKING ASSIST/OBSTACLE DETECTION SENSOR(UD7)
UE1	COMMUNICATION SYSTEM VEHICLE, G.P.S. 1 GPS 1 VEH COMM SYS(UE1)
UG1	OPENER GARAGE DOOR, UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL GARAGE DR OPENER(UG1)
UM5	RADIO,AM/FM STEREO,DSP,WX,RDS,SEEK/SCAN,AUTO REV,CASSS,CD,CLOCK,ETR RADIO(UM5)
UV7	ANTENNA, RR WINDOW, RADIO ANTENNA,RR WDO(UV7)
UX9	SPEAKER SYSTEM 8, BOSE,DUALF/D MTD,DUAL RR DR,TRIPLE I/P PKG SHELF,AMP SPEAKER SYSTEM(UX9)
UY9	CLUSTER,INSTRUMENT,MILES AND KILOMETER,MECHANICAL DISPLAY GA(UY9)
U1Z	PLAYER MULTIPLE COMPACT DISC, PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MULTI CD PLAYER,PASS COMPT(U1Z)
VM3	LABEL INFORMATION CONSUMER, CONTAINS BPR IMP STANDARD FOR FRT 5 MPH & RR 5 MPH 5 MPH BUMPER INFO LABEL(VM3)
V73	VEHICLE STATEMENT - US/CANADA US/CANADA VEHICLE STATEMENT(V73)
WJ7	TRIM,INTERIOR(LEATHER) LEATHER TR(WJ7)
1SD	PACKAGE-OPTION 04 (1SD)
19I	INTERIOR TRIM COLOR (19I)
195	TRIM COMBINATION,BLACK LEATHER (195)
41U	EXTERIOR COLOR,PRIMARY,BLACK (41U)
6DM	COMPONENT FRT LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (6DM) SUSP(6DM)
7DM	COMPONENT FRT RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (7DM) SUSP(7DM)
8DF	COMPONENT RR LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (8DF) SUSP(8DF)
9DF	COMPONENT RR RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (9DF) SUSP(9DF)
AJ7	RESTRAINT SYSTEM FRT SEAT, INFLATABLE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER, FRT & SIDE INFL RST FRT & SI(AJ7)
AL2	CONTROL SEAT, POWER LUMBAR SEAT CTL,PWR LUMBAR(AL2)
AQ9	SEAT,FRONT BUCKET,DRIVER,PASSENGER,RECLINING RECL FRT BKT ST,LUXURY(AQ9)
CF5	ROOF,SUN,GLASS SLIDING,ELECTRIC ELEC SUNROOF(GLASS)(CF5)
CJ2	HVAC SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONER FRT, AUTO TEMP CONT, AUX TEMP CONT A/C FRT AUTO/AUX CONT(CJ2)
DD7	MIRROR,I/S,R/V,LT SENSITIVE,COMPASS I/S RR VIEW MIR(DD7)
DEH	PLANT CODE - DETROIT/HAMTRAMCK, MI, BOC HAMTRAMCK, MI PLANT(DEH)
DR2	MIRROR,OUTSIDE,LH & RH, REMOTE CONTROL,ELECTRIC, MANUAL FOLDING HEATED R/CONT HTD O/S MIR(DR2)
FE3	SUSPENSION SYSTEM,SPORT SPORT SUSP(FE3)
FE9	FEDERAL EMISSION CERTIFICATION FED EMIS(FE9)
FV4	RATIO TRANSAXLE FINAL DRIVE 3.71 3.71R(FV4)
F55	CHASSIS CONTINOUSLY VARIABLE REAL TIME DAMPING MAGNETO RHEOLOGICAL VARIABLE TIME DAMPING CHASSIS(F55)
IL5	Unknown
JL4	CONTROL ACTIVE BRAKE ACTIVE BRAKE CONTROL(JL4)
JL9	BRAKE SYSTEM,POWER,FRONT AND REAR DISC,ANTILOCK FRT & RR DISC ANTILOCK BRK(JL9)
KA1	HEATER - SEAT ST HTR(KA1)
KG9	GENERATOR,140 AMPERE 140 AMP(KG9)
LHD	VEHICLE DRIVE LEFTHAND DRIVE LEFT HAND DRIVE(LHD)
L37	ENGINE,4.6L,V8,DOHC,SFI,281C.I.D.(NORTHSTAR) 4.6-9(L37)
MH1	TRANSMISSION AUTO 4 SPD, 4T80E, ELECTRONIC CONV CLUTCH 4-SPD A/TRANS(MH1)
MX0	TRANSMISSION,AUTOMATIC,OVERDRIVE(MERCHANDISING OPTION) A/TRANS PROVISIONS(MX0)
NF7	EMISSION SYSTEM FEDERAL, NLEV FEDERAL EMIS NLEV(NF7)
NG5	REGISTRATION EMISSION, CERTIFICATION, FIFTY STATE (50) FIFTY STATE U.S. EMIS(NG5)
N30	STEERING WHEEL(DELUXE) DELUXE STRG WHL(N30)
P05	WHEEL,CHROME CHROME WHL(P05)
QD6	WHEEL SPARE COMPACT, STEEL COMPACT SPA WHL, STEEL(QD6)
QQX	TIRE ALL P235/60ZR16 BW R/PE ST TL AL3 TIRE(QQX)
R6M	CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO. 13
SLM	SALES PROCESSING - STOCK ORDERS

 

I guess maybe those aren't really "aftermarket" since they are AC/Delco but if you look them up on gmpartsdirect.com, they do show discontinued.

Max

 

Check the date code on the tires. Rotating means little to nothing unless they’re almost new, regardless of tread. If the tires are old [over 4yrs. old] that’s a good place to start negotiating the price.

 

He sent me the service invoice, which states the installation of four new tires and alignment.

 

I love how the 2 black Cadillacs look in that picture. That’s somebody who really digs his cars. Looks great.

 

That car deserves a proper home. I’d be a shame if it fell into the wrong hands.

 

Its going from his garage to mine

 

That STS was built after 01/15/2002 (door sticker). As was mine, and the original MRC struts and shocks are as solid as the day they went onto the car. Nice find. Keep it clean and drive the snot out of it.

Someone was smart to remove the obsolete (incorrect info) sticker from the radiator sight shield. DO NOT use any sort of coolant sealants or conditioners in that engine. 50/50 DEX-COOL every 4 years is just fine.

I paid $23,500 for mine in 11/05 so that car is slightly overpriced today, but the used car market is in the clouds right now. Go for it.

Take a good look at the driver's door sticker - what is the complete tire size shown? According to your build sheet that's one of the (our) rare Z-cars - speed unlimited. QQX. Yes, you have the 16" wheels - rounded spokes instead of the 17" flat spoke type. My car's original owner wheedled a swap - at the dealership - to the set of 17" flat-spoke wheels. (He sent me all the paperwork)

Same car, different color -

EDIT: Don't baby it. Study these forums and occasionally let it ALL hang out. A babied Northstar is a pig of an engine. A well-run Northstar is a true screamer...... and it runs perfectly well - and is calibrated for - 87 octane, and don't let hearsay and unfounded opinion tell you any different. Read the owner's manual - twice. Cadillac had some foggy idea of what they built and when they recommend how you drive it.

 

Meguiar's makes a black carnauba wax, worked great on my black pearl ( although shes delaminating now, fck Maaco) but thats a whole different story


Nice find, reminds me of Cadi509's black on black 02 STS. His was very very clean.

 

Thank you all for the advice and feedback. I've made the deal to purchase, and it's no longer listed for sale. I will take delivery next time the seller is in Florida sometime this summer.

To my surprise, there are other low mileage Sevilles on the market, but not STS:

White 2003 SLS

Black 2003 SLS