Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

1999 Cadillac Eldorado on 2040-cars

US $2,400.00
Year:1999 Mileage:2
Location:

Caldwell, Ohio, United States

Caldwell, Ohio, United States

This is a 1999 Cadillac Eldorado.  The body is in good condition.  I will begin by explaining the good things about this car then I will tell the bad things.  The original engine/drive train was removed a year ago, the engine began overheating.  I was facing either getting rid of it for a couple hundred dollars or repairing it.  I found a car locally that was in the midst of an estate settlement.  It was another 99 Cadillac that was owned by an elderly man that never permitted anyone to drive it.  The car was dismantled  because of no clear title.  The entire drive train was switched.  Transmission, axles, engine, struts, etc.  This engine had 96,000 miles on it.  The oil was clean.  A local mechanic did the switch.  The body has about 225,000 miles on it and given the condition I decided to fix it. 

 

With the cost of the drive train and to have it switched cost about $2600.

 

The rear shocks were replaced a couple years ago.  All new brake lines, one brake caliper, master cylinder and water pump.  Air conditioning work.  This amounted to another $700.

 

The engine runs smooth with no knocks or other noises, does not burn oil.  It has extremely fast acceleration.  The North Star Engine is strong.  It cruises along nicely.

It starts easily.  The heated leather seats during cold months are very nice.

 

 

The bad.  This car is going on 15 years old.  The chassis has 220,000 miles on it.  You should not expect this car to be like a new $50,000 Cadillac.  Although the body is in good condition there are some details that need attention.  The front bumper does not fit perfectly and the little trim pieces on the bumpers are loose.   A rear brake lens is cracked.  There are dings and small scratches.  The air conditioner was charged last June and within a few weeks it lost its charge.  The sun roof does not work well.  There are dash light notifications showing anti lock brakes and occasional other messages.  Purchase this car with the idea that the anti lock brake system may or may not be working.  Other dash light notices do not seem to affect the running or driving of this car.

 

The pictures give a good idea of the condition.  BUT I have found that often the pictures do make a car look a little better than the condition you will find in person.   So, I want to be clear about what you will find if you buy this car.  I would answer any questions.  I want to make every effort to describe this car accurately to complete a transaction where the buyer and I am satisfied while maintaining my 100% positive feedback.  Area code 740 my exchange is 581 and last 4 digits is 0114.  We have a clear Ohio Title, it is located at zip 43724, I may be able to assist with delivery or shipping.

 

Auto Services in Ohio

Weber Road Auto Service ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service
Address: 1100 E Weber Rd, Grove-City
Phone: (866) 595-6470

Twinsburg Brake & Tire ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Brake Repair, Tire Dealers
Address: 2266 E Aurora Rd, Chagrin-Falls
Phone: (330) 405-5156

Trost`s Service ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Tire Dealers
Address: 4 S Main St, Bradford
Phone: (937) 676-5751

TransColonial Auto Service ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Parts & Supplies, Auto Oil & Lube
Address: 8228 Washington St, Pepper-Pike
Phone: (440) 543-3355

Top Tech Auto ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service
Address: 3850 E 5th Ave, Pataskala
Phone: (614) 238-3603

Tire Discounters ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Tire Dealers, Wheels
Address: 2039 E Dublin Granville Rd, New-Albany
Phone: (614) 888-7200

Auto blog

Cadillac still planning for big things in China

Sat, 20 Apr 2013

Despite some hiccups, China remains the auto industry's great hope for new vehicle sales, with significant sales gains and a huge upside. Nowhere is that hope more fervent than at General Motors, which offers eight different marques in the Asian nation. China has been GM's single biggest market the last three years running, and is unlikely to give up that title anytime soon. Yet its premiere brand, Cadillac, has remained essentially stagnant, selling just 30,000 units in China last year. That's in a segment where sales of luxury vehicles has outpaced that of the larger Chinese market. So what gives?
According to Cadillac officials Autoblog spoke with in China this week at the Shanghai Motor Show, it's been a problem of product - they haven't had the right ones. Displacement taxation issues, import tariffs and currency fluctuations have all conspired to make the brand's products less appealing than they might otherwise have been. But GM is stepping on the gas with Cadillac, and executives are eyeballing 100,000 sales by 2016 - more than triple the Wreath and Crest's current volume. And the expectations for the brand only get more ambitious from there - they're shooting for 10 percent of the luxury market by 2020. Bob Socia, President of GM China, promises that there will be a new Caddy launched in the market each year from now through 2016 and most will be built in China. Characterizing the company's efforts to revive the brand's fortunes as a "relaunch" of sorts, Cadillac also figures to gain dealers as GM expands its sales outlet footprint westward.
New products like a made-in-China XTS sedan (with a market-specific 2.0-liter four-cylinder to avoid heavy displacement taxes) will help, and Socia hinted that the ATS sport sedan could be next in line for in-country production. The SRX crossover - currently the brand's best-selling model in China - will also likely get a long look for future local production when the next-generation model is introduced. In the meantime, Cadillac unveiled the Escalade ESV Hybrid (shown above) as its latest model addition to capitalize on the market's white-hot luxury SUV segment.

Cadillac abandons plans for six-digit flagship sedan

Mon, 01 Jul 2013

So much for that party. Cadillac has announced that it is walking away from plans to build a high-dollar, rear-wheel-drive ultraluxury sedan. The low-volume model would have been based on the lusty Ciel Concept, and the production iteration would have carried a price tag well over $100,000. Executives with the automaker reportedly claim the model wouldn't have bolstered the brand enough to be worth the investment.
Even so, Automotive News reports Cadillac is still on track to build a range-topping four-door to go head-to-head with the BMW 7 Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. That model will likely be constructed on the company's upcoming Omega rear-wheel-drive platform, but we won't see it bow until at least 2016. Right now, the front-wheel-drive XTS sits at the top of the Cadillac lineup, and while that machine and it's twin-turbocharged V6 variant makes a compelling argument against certain luxury entries, it falls short serving as a legitimate competitor for the likes of the 7 Series and S-Class for enthusiast drivers.

Watch Brad Pitt's Chinese Cadillac XTS commercial

Thu, 14 Mar 2013

Once upon a time, in a land not so far from this one, Brad Pitt was the very face anti-consumerism. You see, when he slipped into the role of the elitist-loathing, food-abusing, violence-embracing Tyler Durden from Fight Club, his visage was inextricably married to images of leveling credit card corporations with nothing more than a little human fat and some determination. Of course, that was before Pitt settled into old age with a passel of children at his feet. Now, it seems, he'll shill for something as long as it doesn't damage his reputation in America.
Need proof? Look no further than this Chinese ad for the Cadillac XTS. In it, Pitt contentedly wafts the big front-wheel drive barge around San Francisco against a mildly euphoric soundtrack. You can check out the scene for yourself below, just make sure you have your last meal squarely situated in your stomach before pressing play. We have to wonder if Pitt wakes up in the middle of the night with Chuck Palahniuk's oddly omniscient words echoing in his ears: "Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you."