Seanmannino Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hello all, I just wanted to swing by and let you all know I was able to trade my 1997 Deville in for a new car over the weekend of 10/17/2015. I traded her in for a steep down grade, a 2015 Nissan Versa Note. I will miss the power of the Northstar V-8 but this little Versa will get me to my job of about 80 miles a day on way less fuel. I will one day own another Cadillac, but now is the time to save money. See you all soon! And best of luck to you all in the big V-8 sector. Sean M. 1997 Cadillac DeVille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Sorry to see you move to a less capable ride. When gas prices spiked, I felt the pressure to trade my Eldorado, and I occasionally get jabs about the gas mileage on my current daily driver, a CTS-V. But I opened Excel and figured the monthly cost of each alternative, keeping the Eldorado, driving an econobox, or driving a family grocery-getter/commuter. BTW, I get 17.2 mpg overall with my CTS-V, which is better than a lot of sport-utes you see out there! I found that if it means changing cars when you don't plan to change cars, keeping your car is a no-brainer. Trading for an econobox would take over ten years to break even, and the enconobox won't do heavy-duty commuting that long. And, you're driving a Cadillac, not an econobox. If you are at a planned change of cars, then you do have a decision to make. It comes down to how much a month you would pay to drive a Cadillac versus other cars on the menu. That's a personal decision, and I don't propose to suggest what others' decisions would be when I'm not looking at that myself. This is a Cadillac enthusiast site, so you are as welcome as you ever were. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmike Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hurry back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Good Luck Sean. I loved my Deville for trips. Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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