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Awesome First Car
reginaumbras, 05/20/2020
2005 Cadillac DeVille 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
My great-aunt gave me this car in 2015 when she stopped driving. I had previously driven my mom's Toyota Avalon and 1998 Suburban, so driving an extremely long sedan was not a problem for me. I could even parallel park it if I needed to, but getting out of tight spots required multiple point turns. When I first got the car she rode like a dream. Smoothest, softest ride I've ever experienced, and low road noise. She loved going fast and I got pulled over for going 86 mph on a highway because I didn't realize how fast I was going! I never got her mpg over 26 on road trips and it hovered around 13 in the city, which was not ideal. Fortunately the big gas tank meant not having to fill up too often. She was absolutely a road trip car. During the four years I had her, I spent about 200 hours putting about 16,000 miles on her in road trips alone. She got me safely between Georgia, Ohio, and Texas every time I had to travel. I found the seats extremely comfortable (5'7", 140lb) and took good care of the leather so it never cracked. Some of my heavier passengers found the passenger seat belt uncomfortable and hard to use. The trunk is massive and I was able to fit almost everything I owned into the trunk and back seat the multiple times I moved in this car. In 2017, I had owned the car for two years. I was driving on a four-lane road and a truck merged into my lane. I swerved to avoid a collision, but I was going 60 mph and the car couldn't correct fast enough. I lost control and fishtailed down the road before hitting a telephone pole on the shoulder. Thank goodness I was in this heavy car, otherwise I might have flipped and had a much worse accident. The rear quarter panel, rear bumper, and rear passenger door were destroyed along with the rear axle and one of the tires. Because the car was under 100k miles and everything under the hood was working fine at the time, my mom's mechanic purchased a junk car and repaired mine with its parts. From the outside you could not tell the difference, but she never rode as smooth after that. At some point during the 2018/2019 school year the air conditioner stopped working completely, which made for an uncomfortable drive from Texas to Ohio in May 2019. When I was almost to my destination in Ohio, the car overheated while I was sitting idle in a parking lot. I managed to get where I was going, but once I got the car to a shop I found out that there was a leak in the head gasket. Repairing it would have cost much more than the car was worth, since the engine would have to be removed. The entire air conditioning system needed replacing as well, so I sold the car for parts to the mechanic. If you're looking to buy a car like this, look at the maintenance history. The head gasket leak is a known issue with the North Star engines used in Devilles from 2005 and earlier. If it's already been repaired, the car is probably solid. But if it hasn't happened yet it is only a matter of time, and you'll be stuck with a car you can't use without shelling out more money than it's worth. Otherwise, it's a great car to drive and is very spacious.
Oil burners
Paul Zobel, 03/17/2010
2005 Cadillac DeVille DHS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
12 of 14 people found this review helpful
After purchasing our third Cad I am just as disappointed in the area of engine reliability that it makes me sick. The engine is now burning oil to the tune of a quart every 100 miles or so. I have found other owners who have the same complaint and it looks like I will have to take it in for an overhaul. It only has 45,000 miles on it and yet it uses this much oil. There is no leakage nor smoking that I can see. I don't think we will ever buy another Cadillac.
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First impressions
billyvette, 07/05/2004
2005 Cadillac DeVille 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
What a fun car to drive. Although there are many on the highway, which I never noticed before, the driving experience of my deville makes it well worth the purchase.
Nice car. Runs great so far.
David Worthington, 05/13/2016
2005 Cadillac DeVille 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
The used car prices are about 1,000 more then KKB or Edmunds states. It is a beautiful car, but it is 12 years old. I would recommend this car.
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DHS vs DTS
kingtigermp, 05/21/2005
2005 Cadillac DeVille DTS 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I turned in a 2002 DHS for the sportier 2005 DTS. The surprise was that the DHS although having less HP was a quicker car. The torque output of the DTS is much less. I should have bought the DHS again. One of my favorite cars ever. The new A/C in the seats is very cool as is the satellite radio. These are great cars and discounted heavily from sticker price.