[cupcake]

Hey, Iam currently looking at possibly getting a 2001 Cadillac DTS, private sale with 196000k asking $6000. I am most likely going to look at it tomorrw and if it is in decent shape would offer at the most $5000. I am looking for any advice on things that can go wrong and such as i dont know alot about caddy's. i have read some customer reviews about things that have gone wrong and feel somewhat turned off however it is a beautiful car.......any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[creeker]

Hey, Iam currently looking at possibly getting a 2001 Cadillac DTS, private sale with 196000k asking $6000. I am most likely going to look at it tomorrw and if it is in decent shape would offer at the most $5000. I am looking for any advice on things that can go wrong and such as i dont know alot about caddy's. i have read some customer reviews about things that have gone wrong and feel somewhat turned off however it is a beautiful car.......any suggestions would be appreciated

Jusy my opinion,but I would not buy it because of the high mileage,you would have to get it for less money, it maybe hard to resist, but dont buy it on looks alone.

 

[chubbyranger]

:yeah: That's a lot of $$ for that many miles.

 

[Ranger]

Unless money is the prevailing factor here, I'd look for one with fewer miles. That should not be hard to find. Have you checked NADA or KBB to see what this one is worth?

 

[mwelch1904]

Way too many miles, you can search ebay and find one with under 100k for that price.

 

[wv94deville]

to be honest wayyyyy too many mile for that price i have a beautiful 94 deville about to tick 60,000 id let go for 5,500 non northstar and thats even more than kbb suggest but everything works on this car and its beautiful condition! shop around or buy one of the handful i have wink*wink* dont spend your money on soemthing close to 200k youll be sorry trust me

 

[cupcake]

Thanks to all who replied

Any suggstions were i could find the same kind of car with lower millege and not crazy $$$
I have been looking in the Toronto/Durham area, on kijiji and autotrader and found nothing.

 

[Ranger]

Try http://www.cars.com

 

[creeker]

Thanks to all who replied

Any suggstions were i could find the same kind of car with lower millege and not crazy $$$
I have been looking in the Toronto/Durham area, on kijiji and autotrader and found nothing.

It would have helped if you had let us know your canadian,was that kilometres or miles that you said in your original thread?.

 

[dirt_cheap_fleetwood]

It would have helped if you had let us know your canadian,was that kilometres or miles that you said in your original thread?.

:yeah: If that is kilometers I say go for it.

 

[cupcake]

Yes sorry, it is kilometers and hes asking $6000 canadian.

how reliable would you say it is and is that alot of kilometres for the year of the car?

 

[AMENCADDY]

Yes sorry, it is kilometers and hes asking $6000 canadian.

how reliable would you say it is and is that alot of kilometres for the year of the car?

Did the math.
U.S. translation = 121,716 miles for $4,853.58 USD or your plan is to offer him about $4000USD

Still getting up there in mileage for a lot of money. Check if the car has service records, due to the possibility of massive engine R/R and Transaxle problems. If the work was done already and the car has been maintained well, it could be well worth it. Especially if they accept your offered price instead of the asking P.