1995 Cadillac Seville SLS For Sale
1995 Cadillac Seville SLS
Click HERE for more information about this vehicle.
OVERALL DETAILS
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF ENGINE RUNNING class=\"MsoNormal\">I’ll start by saying if you’re into these Seville’s as I am,this really is the one to get especially in this price range. Very low mileage Seville’s run into some highnumbers as you likely know. Given thehigher mileage of my car (explained below) and the excellent (near flawless)mechanical condition you’re not going to get a better bang for your buck. I would drive this car cross-country in thefreezing cold of winter or insane heat of summer without hesitation.
I bought this car in the fall of 2016. At that time, it had 89,000 miles on it. It spent most of its early years in Arizonawith an elderly couple whose children brought it to Michigan. It was used sparingly as a 2nd carfor that family until I bought it. Idrive about 1000-1200 miles PER WEEKas I commute from Detroit to Lansing for work – which is why I bought thiscar. That’s 200 miles per day, 5x perweek. The mileage is higher now butthese are all highway miles, and that makes a big difference regarding wear andtear.
Details about its mechanical and cosmetic condition arelisted below. This car has had a LOT of workdone to it, most of it preventative as I knew I would be driving so much.
As with any car that is 20+ years old there are going to bequirks and flaws, and this car is no exception, however I have eliminated 95%of those issues / quirks for sure. Thiscar drives straight, smooth, is pretty fast for the day (275 HP) and is deadreliable. It has NEVER failed to starteven on the coldest Michigan mornings (-8 anyone?)
COOL FEATURES /EXTRAS
·I wanted this car to operate as a modern cardoes, so there is an aftermarket touch-screen, double-din stereo with ApplePlay, XM Radio, Bluetooth, and USB / Aux Connections (see photos) for ease ofuse. You can make calls hands-free aswell of course. The installation looksfactory and the unit works perfectly.
· There is a Viper / Directed SmartStartsystem installed. This allows forkeyless entry of course, and trunk-popping etc – as well as the ability tostart, stop, lock, unlock, and pop the trunk from an app on your iPhone orAndroid device, which is fantastic in the winter. I used it every day to warm up the car!!
·The active / electronic suspension has beenreplaced with PASSIVE struts and rear shocks / coil springs, as these systemscan be very troublesome to replace / repair and very expensive. The car rides great, and parts are easy /cheap to get when the time is right.This is a kit that I purchased from a company called StrutMasters.
ITEMS REPAIRED /REPLACED OVER LAST 18 MONTHS
·All frontend components! (tie rods / ends, upper lower ball joints, sway bar links bothleft and right
- ·Serpentine and Accessory Belts
- ·Upper andLower Radiator Hoses and Coolant Flush / (left and right)
- ·Brake Padsand Rotors – 4 Corners
- ·MichelinTires (have about 80% tread life left – they only see highway travel)
- ·Spark Plugsand Wires
- ·HVACBlower Assembly
- ·Rear Mufflers/ Exhaust Tips
- ·A/CCompressor / Re-Charge (works great, as it lines (flexible lines) on all 4 corners
- ·ThrottlePosition Sensor
- ·HeadlightBulbs (high / low beam)
- ·Stereo(as described)
- ·Viper Directed SmartStartSystem – 2 Key (3-4 gear)
- ·Windshield(non insta-clear as they are not available Changes
OVERALL MECHANICALCONDITION of this Cadillac is very good, and I only say that vs. excellentbecause of the fact that it leaks oil from the rear main seal and valve covers,which I never thought was worth fixing. Northstar’sapparently do this. It’s easier just toadd oil here and there. I generally addabout 1 quart every 1000 miles or so, I just keep an eye on it.
OVERALL COSMETICCONDITION of this Cadillac is excellent.There is no rust to speak of other than some surface rust on somesuspension components. The rear seat upby the package shelf has some seam separations from the Arizona sun. No other rips / tears / other cosmetic issuesare present in the cabin. There is asmall ding in the driver front fender, and the right rear corner chrome trimwas attached shoddily by the prior owner, I never bothered fixing it.
I just had the car professionally detailed as you can see(it’s very clean!), it’s waiting patiently in my garage for its nextcaretaker.
QUIRKS
·The trunk pull-down stopped working a whileback, so I just adjusted it so it would work like a normal trunk. The trunk-popper still works just fine viaremote or the button in the glove box.
· When you start the car, a “SERVICE RIDE CONTROL”message comes on the screen. You canpress the “Information” button on the dash and it goes away, or it just goesaway on its own. This is because thereis no longer electronic suspension hooked to the car, and the computer islooking for it. There is nothingactually wrong here. I don’t know of away to have the message disappear.
