I Bought the MOST UNRELIABLE Cadillac in the USA: 1993 Northstar Seville STS

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[@WelcomeToTheMadness]

The Car Wizard is about to start shopping for yachts again.

[@KittieVR]

Hahahaha you know it. It looks nice though

[@pcklubas]

it's Private Jet now

[@MrNotorius5500]

Soon enough, he'll be able to buy out a small country at the rate Hoovie just dumps money in his lap.

[@MrBobchat]

He sure charges enough.

[@seeburg10]

@@MrBobchat I wish the mechanics in South Florida charged what the Wizard charges.

[@francescozornetta2858]

Hoovie: *upload anything* Car wizard: Damn life’s good

[@JF-ns5zs]

Really must be nice to have such a nice steady stream of income

[@thesaunders8]

Those cowboy boots ...

[@vernondouglas4425]

Another one

[@bartonreid6740]

@@JF-ns5zs Considering how much he works. Yes.

[@gonmad7073]

I own a 2000 SLS & love it! After rebuilding an Allante Northstar with the new headbolt kit from Northstar Performance it runs BETTER than ever. I shaved the heads to raise the compression ratio & installed new front struts. The thing handles excellent & is now good for another 200.000 miles of driving. ANYTHING can be improved upon & this is totally worth it.

[@cadillacconundrum36]

Yes that’s them!!!

[@retrocompaq5212]

yeah but op know it too, but he just wanna fo a clickbait video

[@moosehead5116]

nice i have a 97 SLS i want to bullet proof the car also with a brand new fraser 4t80 e trans.

[@AstonThaRat]

My grandparents raised me so I can relate to this video very much. My grandpa passed away in 2015 and I got his 1988 Cadillac Brougham. He purchased it from the original owners in 2004. It has an amazing 20,300 original miles. It actually had 17K miles when I first took ownership. My grandpa would say "if you have your family and a Cadilac in the driveway, you'll be okay." I gotta say that having his old car and all of our memories together really helped me get through a time in my life when I didn't feel like I was gonna be okay.

[@smedlz]

Love this. My grandpa was a Cadillac guy too.

[@rareblues78daddy]

Grandpa sounds like a real dumbass. "Buy this, have that!" Who actually says that shit? You deserve that '88 POS.

[@russellcook8075]

Hoovie: Nobody in their right mind would repair the headgasket 2 months later “I’m having the Cadillac towed to the wizards for a new head gasket because I feel bad for it.” 😂😂😂😂

[@aceboogie8986]

Oh yeah sounds about right 😂😂😂👍👍

[@nicholasfield6127]

Most likely

[@sqmotorsports9230]

Wizard has his own video about how to fix a Northstar. It works but is cost prohibitive.

[@derekbond9521]

@@sqmotorsports9230 He said he'd never do it again because its so hard to do

[@pastorofmuppets325]

You know damn well he's going to put a head gasket in the damn thing 🙄... It's been proven time and time again that Hoovie has more 💲 than sense... But we keep watching, & he keeps fucking up... The cycle continues... 🤪

[@trvr82]

Hoovie actually fell for the "I'm selling it for my grandma who only drove it to church" routine.

[@shombiedixon7017]

Offer up new line😂🤣😂

[@bicyclerep]

It’s a 25 year old car with 66666 miles on it. That’s 51 miles a week.....so maybe not that far off!

[@BackyardSpaceProgram]

@@bicyclerep 66666???! Dont think this thing was going to church!

[@PACKERMAN2077]

@@BackyardSpaceProgram *_DEADLY SINNNNNNAAAA!_* *_DUN NAH NA NA!_*

[@TWX1138]

@@bicyclerep My '95 Impala has less than 39,000 miles on it. When I bought it eight years ago it had less than 6500 miles on it. Now I admit, I drive it like I stole it, so it's been rougher miles, but I'm not worried that the LT1 is going to let me down.

[@Maserati7200]

I think this is one of the best looking Cadillacs, especially from the back.

[@ahacres8871]

Some women are better looking from the back too!

[@SpeCifiC0507]

Maserati's mom looks good from the back as well.

[@LamontBoucherville]

Deville was way betta

[@MrTmanslim]

@@ahacres8871 🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭🤣🤣

[@frederickcwinterburn1837]

It took me almost a year to find a shop willing to work on my 97 Aurora to replace the head gaskets. Not cheap but worth it. It now has Northstar Performance head studs, and better 3 layer stainless steel/composite gaskets. The only real weak point of this engine has now been corrected. Love that Northstar smoothness. Nice video.

[@Alphawolf6541]

Am I the only one that wants this caddy to outlive everyone’s expectations

[@kogkillyou]

I have a 96 DeVille with 180k miles so I know it's possible for these cars to survive it's just not cheap in the slightest...

[@TATTDIS]

Amen.

[@gregtaras7789]

Northstar Cadillacs are classic GM gamble; most of them fell apart, but some just run forever

[@hacatan24]

I had a Northstar and I never had any problems.... I had it for like 6 years

[@dfgjhdj]

if he's careful with it, i.e.doesn't try to do donuts or take it to a track, it could.

[@MassiveTrackHunter]

-New stat to control the temp, to prevent softening of the heat-bolt aluminum threads. -New overflow tank since the metal ring where the radiator cap gasket contacts it, will crack and leak coolant, lowering pressure, causing boiling in the motor, and excess heating. -Replace the flimsy little belt running the water pump. -Replace the water pump, since they croak around 120k. -Pray, pray, pray. We owned a few of that era SLS and sevilles, overall very comfy and powerful, but lessons learned made the subsequent one last longer. Best seats in the business.

[@gnarlytothemax]

be on top of coolant flushes - anything to prevent the head gasket issue. Otherwise these are awesome cars - probably one of the best vehicles to come out of the 90s.

[@chrisj197438]

MassiveTrackHunter They are a pleasure to drive and if you stud the engine the gaskets will not fail. The Northstar had great power.

[@MassiveTrackHunter]

@@chrisj197438 thats kind of what I'm thinking. As much as he has spent on other bombs he might as well have the wizard upgrade the low mile engine and then he could have a car for years that has lots of room for tall people, real quick and is ultra comfortable. That's what I loved about ours.

[@cenewton3221]

Agree with all this. Owned a '97 SLS with low miles and the head bolts/gaskets never gave me a problem in 3 years & 42k miles of daily driving - mostly highway miles. I did have to replace the water pump in there somewhere. I remember seeing coolant everywhere thinking it was the heads but nope, water pump. Was actually a great car and all I ever had to replace on it was the water pump and alternator. One thing I remember was how it got like 27mpg on the highway (19-20 in town). The next gen STS where they had by then fixed the head bolt problem was a great car too, but mileage was down to like 22 or 23 on the highway and around town was maybe 16.

[@johnnyb_2467]

The car is great and classy if there’s no problems. Sad to say that our Seville is leaking every single fluid except for gas and break fluid. Our car overheats once in a while which is a huge worry, even though we’ve replaced almost every part that could cause overheating

[@landyachtfan79]

The 1990's was my favorite decade for the luxury car, & this generation of the STS is a perfect example of why, even with the Northstar. The latest in technology coupled with the classic elegance, luxury, & style that buyers had come to demand.

[@jamescox1375]

I had a ‘99 STS and it was one of my all time favorite cars. Tons of power and so comfortable!

[@Big_M_T]

Tyler Hoover; the kind of guy who brings his dealer plate on vacation with him 🤣👍😊

[@aegonthedragon7303]

“No more unreliable stuff.” *s e e s c a d i l l a c*

[@duhjooner]

To be fair, the most unreliable Cadillac is probably more reliable than most of his current fleet.

[@blakeslide6919]

Fuck communism

[@VacFink]

@@Oldsmobile69 Aurora!

[@MrCarguy2]

@@duhjooner the Toyota...

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

It's amazing how Hoovie and his wife have absolutely no on-camera chemistry whatsoever. It's like watching an awkward first date.

[@MannyFresh1x]

It's like they dont even know each other lol

[@carrollshelby8690]

He pays her just to appear in his videos. He can't afford to pay her for sex.

[@simonmonto]

Hoovie reminds me of a kid trying to mash his speech out in school so he can sit down again, hes probably too shy to hug the middy

[@chadhaire1711]

mail order brides take time to train

[@jacobgreen3415]

@@chadhaire1711 apparently they have you clothes folded up ready at the end of the bed every morning and toothpaste already on the toothbrush. Its not all bad

[@clintbaxstrom]

Having owned many Cadillacs (now 6) I love them... my first Cadillac was a 1997 Deville my father owned, the head gasket went after 6 years of use and he wanted to get rid of it, so i bought it for a very fair price of 1500$ in 2003 with 110k miles on it. I was 28 at the time and wanted a good comfortable road car. Being mechanically minded I dropped the engjne, heilcoiled the block, replaced the heads gaskets which effectively fix the engine, afterwards I drove it another 60k miles to 170k. I upgraded to another Cadillac the 2006 DTS and sold the 97 Deville to My brother for 500$, and he drove it another 50k miles! Say what you will about northstar, I love them. The car was wonderful !! And solidified my love for Cadillac. One brief drama when I bought it, and a fix that took me a week to repair, gave me years of reliable love and pleasure;). Live on Cadillac !

[@starxlr7863]

Very nice! I grew up around many different Cadillac's from all different years. The Northstar Cadillac's has always been my top favorites and still are. I have to say the only Cadillac that has given me a problem with overheating is my 1961 Cadillac, which turned out to be bad, leaking head gaskets. Now I am repairing a 1959 Cadillac with the exact same problem and also the same engine as my 61 Cadillac. But we fix our cars and continue driving them exactly like what other countries do. My current daily driver is a 2005 Deville and also a 1993 Allante and both cars are fun to drive and fast!

[@kyrifleman6176]

Very well done! There aren't as many younger folk who would tackle such a major engine repair like that, these days. You work your butt off hard for a week straight, to see it through to the end and fix that damn car knowing it is fixed properly because you did it yourself. There are way too few who get to experience that sense of achievement, the pride and self worth from a job well done and knowing that you can succeed at anything - ANYTHING only you CAN'T QUIT - you persevere even when it becomes a little too difficult or a bit too uncomfortable. When you approach a problem with an attitude of ONLY success and having NO FEAR OF FAILING you really can achieve anything, it's really true. Unfortunately It take some of us longer than others to learn this lesson in life.

[@BackyardSpaceProgram]

Nothing goes together like Florida, Cadillac and old folks.

[@moparmanicgarage]

Replace old people with meth

[@1985toyotacamry]

@@moparmanicgarage no if your in South Florida nothing goes together cocaine rich and poverty. And hurricanes if you want to go there

[@TaxFreeAlways]

My friends wealthy parents had several of these back in the mid 90s, I still remember the smell inside - a magnificent leather smell that Cadillac somehow managed to perfect back in those days.

[@anabolicdopeboy7413]

You're friends were ugly caucasian people

[@aabidamn]

Forbes: Richest man in the world in 2019 is Jeff Bezos. Weezard: Hold my beer.

[@edwoll]

And he achieved his wealth by working his employees at slave wages until they are either fed up or worn out..

[@gabrieladimabua]

The employees were not forced to work there @edwoll77

[@thecloneguyz]

Which doesn't make any sense because liquid he's only worth 25% and there are kings and queens that have more gold and Straight Cash than he will ever have

[@aabidamn]

@@thecloneguyz Apart from the Arabs and Bruneis, other Kings and Queens are not that rich, but okay. Revised: The wealthiest person in the world.

[@aabidamn]

@@edwoll Weezard: Hold my beer...

[@joshphelps9834]

I had a 94 STS that got up to 240k. I sold it at about 210k to a friend. An accident ended its service life. All of this was on the original head gasket. I also had 3 other northstar cads. Surprisingly never had head gasket issues on those either.

[@alexf4894]

I see Hoovie is trying to end 2019 as unreliable as possible 😁

[@Onemoretake01]

Yeah, he really reached for the Stars this year didn't he?

[@CarringtonHollister]

@@Onemoretake01 yep especially that Benz E63 AMG Estate

[@joeyscleaninglady2877]

Hoovie the type of guy to carry his kansas dealer plates on vacation

[@Mrcento]

Hoovie- "I've just bought.." Car Wizard- "Kerching!!! $$$$$"

[@froopty1854]

I would imagine wizard is getting kind of annoyed with hoovies antics

[@bobsworldentertainmentpodc640]

Mrcento yep

[@matttargett2009]

Your wife's acting is amazing...acting like she is interested in your stories.

[@muznick]

If Hoovie only had enough money for a Caddillac STS, she would act like she doesn't know him.

[@chipfukmaster5928]

@@muznick dude she is a mail order bride from Vietnam, she would be impressed with a rickshaw and McDonald's

[@drsethsr]

@@chipfukmaster5928 Hoovie is a lucky guy. My Filipina is wonderful!

[@JSchroederee]

“You didn’t tell me this”

[@brandonbailey2145]

Should have seen the acting on the wedding night

[@jalkabre5904]

Loved this exact STS....got over 200K with the same engine. Most comfortable ride ever.

[@PhilUKNet]

"Whenever I go on vacation I buy a car." This boy has a problem.

[@petebach7221]

It's so he can write off the travel expense as business. Shrewd.

[@jewboy761]

Or so he can make content..

[@fiestyflouride2129]

Phil UK Net 😂😂

[@Chu3505]

He have millions,so every times he spend a couples of thousands of dollars or more that doesn’t matter to him.He also hire a personal garage mechanic standing by too to fixed his cars collections also he have a couple of huge warehouses for his cars collections too.

[@Schnuppi67]

@@petebach7221 This guy is smart

[@Darksyne]

How many time's do we have to teach you this lesson OLD MAN!

[@Justinlifts365]

😂😂😂

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

What lesson? If he didn't buy unreliable cars, he wouldn't have a successful channel..

[@JamesRussoMillas]

I love the young people...

[@bradleymeyer9775]

Nick Motsarsky They ere referencing a SpongeBob scene.

[@spaceghost65]

Super nostalgic for me as well. Many dances, proms, graduations, and a funeral in my folks' STS. I think it's still a great looking car. Our version had the chrome Cadillac wheels, those things were like huge silver serving platters. Thank you Tyler.

[@tommyberry5545]

I've spent sooo many hours and miles staring at that coolant temperature 🤪🤪🤪

[@lancedukel3436]

Same lol.

[@billyvance2541]

My coolant gauge doesnt stay on in my 93 Eldorado,his shits fucked up lol

[@wsk4475]

dawg i be doin that same thing too my 2001 lac

[@Stealth164]

…..yea man

[@Foxxy_Steve]

I yelled out loud in the middle of the office, “ oh god why?!” When I saw this video description.

[@logandevaney7054]

I had a 1999 Cadillac STS with The stunning red paint job when I was in high school and I got rid of it with 167,000 miles.. original head-gaskets 🙂 To this day it was my favorite car!

[@TravisClan]

I've got a soft spot for that era of Cadillac

[@TheGersh18]

I had a 1998 STS and my head gasket (rear) went at 92K miles. I was a mechanic so I fixed it myself only to have the car totaled by 2 kids in a stolen car a few months later. When I did the rebuild I used ARP studs and under torqued it by a few pounds to avoid stripping the threading. It was a great engine (now a coffee table) and a great car, though I’ve went the German route since then.

[@dan.r9220]

Hoovie: We are traveling to Florida to visit family. Also Hoovie: Lets buy a car, make a video, and tax write off this WHOLE trip.

[@paulhoskins7852]

Makes sense for a guy like Hoovie

[@logandevaney7054]

I respect it.

[@DDMSteveB]

Hoovie white guy failing upward

[@falcaomiami]

Tyler, if you ever make it to Fort lauderdale let me know, I would love to meet you! take care my friend!

[@anabolicdopeboy7413]

@@falcaomiami Lol

[@mitchellgildea6944]

Last episode: Hoovie declares his E63 AMG wagon the worst car he's ever owned This episode: Hoovie tops himself and buys the most unreliable Cadillac aside from the Cimarron God I love this channel

[@patricknicolucci5073]

I had a cimmiarron a Chevy Cavalier with leather seats and caddy badges POS!

[@josephhouk6703]

SHHH! Don't mention the C word! He might actually go out and try to BUY one!

[@shombiedixon7017]

Yeah I remember him stating that

[@emt9370]

@@josephhouk6703 Cimarron!! Cimarron!! Cimarron!!

[@Roderickdl]

I'm certain the Catera was the worst Cadillac. I still see these Sevilles around. I haven't seen a Catera in years.

[@jdegros813]

I owned a 94 STS and I loved the damn thing. Bought it with 116K and figured it was only driven 10k or less a year average. It treated me well and sold it forward and its still running. Current owner has 166k on it as of today and the heads still holding.

[@Hazus00]

Great story of the connection to Sevilles and your grandfather! I have a similar Cadillac connection, with the 1979-85 generation Eldorado and my grandma. In the early 1990's she drove a 1983 Eldorado (until she got a new Cutlass Supreme in 1995, I was 4). I have memory of riding in the Eldorado with her, some of my earliest car memories. On top of that, she worked at Cadillac as an assembly line worker from 1976 (Yes, at the famous Clark Street plant until it closed) until the late 1990s (moving to the Hamtramck plant). So, Cadillacs have been engrained in me from a very early age. I also got to see the Cadillac assembly line with her, but I dont really remember it, being so young. Though it's not an Eldorado, this year I finally did buy a Cadillac, fullfilling a life long dream of mine, a red 2008 DTS. My grandma is still here today, she just turned 80 this year, and she too has a 2008 DTS. The Eldorado is no longer around. It sat an deterioated for over a decade, until it was scapped. However, I do have all of the emblems and hood ornament from it.

[@alexyoungberg5232]

*Wizzard: "The Northstar is the worst engine ever!"* *Hoovie: Say no more..*

[@alihaider177]

Even if he buys a Corolla it will turn out to be Unreliable

[@ryschy1059]

Haha yes!!!

[@martymc92]

Ali Haider my friend had a 96 corolla and it was the most unreliable car I ever saw . It broke down almost every week from different components. Not all corollas are great, some of them are bad.

[@giraffe8554]

marty espin he got a lemon I’ll see those cruisin with 300,000 miles

[@mrjohnnyk]

@@martymc92 Scotty Kilmer wants to know your location

[@pcFOREVER89100]

Hoovie: "Lol the car may not make it" Mrs. Hoovie: "WHHAAAAT?!?!?"

[@jakeabernathy1537]

And when you get tired of this car, let me know FIRST. I want it! To me this is by far one of the best looking cars of the 90s. Dont care what anyone says about it, you gotta maintain what you have for your car to return the favor. everyone that I always talked to always had great things to say and were problem free.

[@weweipp]

i have a broken 92' on autotrader head gasket and engine is fine though

[@billyvance2541]

My 93 eldorado is pearl white and its amazing

[@Altavilla22Mike]

These came out the year I got my license and my first car which was a used Honda Prelude. The Northstar Engine'd Seville used to be once of the coolest and fastest "normal" cars on the road back then running the 1/4 mile in the mid 14's. Used to drool over them.

[@Ovadose850]

Watching Hoovies garage with old Cadillac AD pops up: The 2019 Cadillacs are made to move 😂

[@ne2i]

And these old ones were NOT made to move....

[@lponm]

Even a boulder will move down a hill with a good push.

[@yunga8305]

I heard the new cue system in these new cadillacs are trash especially the touchscreen shit

[@Lestarchick2]

This is why I like the channel. Hearing the history of a car and seeing something different is cool.

[@ihamptonii]

Thanks for sharing some nice family history!!🌟 Good luck with the Caddy.

[@bwest-yq3uc]

Hoovie, glad you remember your grandpa with fond memories of riding in his Cadillac and on fishing trips. Nice you can find that "something" to bring back those warm memories. Every grandchild should be so lucky!

[@gms442]

"Typically on vacation I buy a car." *Typically on vacation I buy a t-shirt.*

[@cedezflatz1012]

name 🤣🤣 frr

[@jsteiger2228]

I love seeing this car, especially the interior. My mom had a '90 Seville with the older 4.9L pushrod engine. She bought it new and drove it over 250k mi. without any significant issues. Great style, nice handling for the time. I remember the transmission was amazingly smooth and responsive. Downshifted before you knew you needed it, and had the amazing ability to upshift under full throttle - you could not feel it shift....ever.

[@jakescott6976]

The 92-97 Seville were hands down the most beautiful and comfortable sedans on the market in the US at the time. We had a 95. The Northstar was a powerful engine that performed really well. If only they had fixed the head gasket issue :( (ours never had any issues with the engine over 25 years 150,000 miles)

[@CDSAutomotiveGarage]

I'm about to own a 96 model 127k from a older man that had it . Needs a few little things but all fluids look good an clean no mixing an no smoke from exhaust

[@thatrandomtechperson440]

Hoovie: *buys a unreliable car* The Car Wizard: *It's free real estate*

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

I am regularly saving these old GMs and losing money as well. It’s in my blood lol.

[@mexicanspec]

My father bought a 1995 white STS new and I always considered it his car. I am not sure I could buy one for myself.

[@Requiescat_in_pace]

1994-1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Broughams are pretty nice vehicles. Solid 5.7 LT1 V8, full frame, rear wheel drive, super comfortable, and massive in size. Bigger than the Lincoln Towncar of same years.

[@scottsmall9898]

1993 Cadillac STS that car also holds a spot in my heart, crazy thing is it's for the same reason. My grandfather also died in 2000 and it was his last car. I remember when he brought it home, he had a huge smile on his face. I still have his car with 175k miles on it and it has never had any engine problems besides the coils going bad several times. Just dont drive it like a race car is what my grandfather told me days before he died. I was 20 years old so I've driven it pretty darn hard a couple times. Enjoy the car man memories are priceless!

[@michaelp4241]

"Ah shit here we go again"

[@edwardwood6532]

Apply water, lather, rinse, repeat.

[@Steve-pc6cb]

I bet it’s still more reliable than your Amg wagon.

[@Daemonarch2k6]

Maybe he could make 1 intact car of 2 broken ones... Swap the merc engine in this car

[@shanet7511]

Well it does have like 1/4 the mileage

[@marcusjcalloway]

my family had a navy blue on baby blue 1979 cadillac coupe deville which I took my driver's license test in, then a 1994 STS with the exact same interior and exterior as the one you are in, then a 2006 STS pearl white over tan! You brought back alot of memories with this one!

[@atcdan133]

Have fun in Destin. I used to frequent it when I was stationed at Eglin AFB down the road. My grandpa also had a late 90’s seville but in silver.

[@basithph8958]

Next video: Everything is broken in my Northstar Seville!

[@odin8214]

next video everything not broken*

[@TheBlackScatPack]

odin lol I was about to say the same thing

[@Poncho202]

99% chance yes

[@WooferCooker]

Well.. that has been his usual format

[@roberthunter5059]

And no parts are available!

[@BShine-ei7hn]

I love it! My moms Cadillac was the first car I got arrested in! Well at least detained for breaking curfew on prom night. That car is what got me into buicks and the 3.8l

[@JoePro]

Ooooh I do love that 3.8. As long as you got the recall done on the L67, that thing was amazing!

[@paulhoskins7852]

3.8 Buicks are SO much better than this Cadillac

[@mcamp39004]

No idiot would ever buy a 93 Seville for over a grand. Hoovie: "Hold my beer"

[@macmeter]

Hello Twin lol

[@MrSloika]

I believe some of the Sevilles were available with the 4.9, a generally good engine, up to '94. If you can find a clean, low mileage 4.9 equipped car, buy it. The Shitstar equipped cars destroyed the rep of the Sevilles so thoroughly that all these cars have zero value. You can buy a 4.9 for nothing and drive it for quite a long time, it's literally driving for the cost of gas and tires.

[@scottwilkins]

That stupidity is what makes these collectors items today...

[@CascadeSlim0119]

Scott Wilkins a sts/Seville will never be a collectors item....

[@redserjogha]

@@MrSloika I don't like 4.9 engines, OHV with spark distributor and low torque 4T60E gearbox - don't make me laugh. Northstar 4.6 is awesome engine, excepting it's oil leaks, maybe anaerobic sealant could solve this problem. My northstar has near 200,000 miles on it and it runs smoothly, just leaks oil in a little.

[@kyle_throws_tools]

I changed a Northstar water pump some years ago, and I remember a lot of cussing being involved.

[@starxlr7863]

That is really simple to change out and very similar to the old Cadillac's that I'm use to. There were certain Cadillac engines back in the 1920/30s era that also required a special tool to remove the pump. My grandfather worked on many old Cadillac's, and even back then, they all had things that were ahead of everyone else in technology.

[@pkonneker]

Your poor wife. "We're driving in a ticking time bomb right this very second!" *record scratch* "Wait what?"

[@Atombender]

Hoovie: My Cheap Mercedes E63 Wagon Might Be the Worst Car I Have Ever Owned Cadillac Seville STS: Hold my steering wheel!

[@LudwigDrummer0013]

I too have fond memories of riding in the back of my grandparents Seville STS back in the day. I completely understand!

[@arevee9429]

Nice job, Hoovie. This channel has grown on me. And yes, the styling on that Cadillac is entire OK, both inside and out. Pity it's FWD. No doubt you will have your Car Wizard fix those head bolts and some lucky new owner won't have to worry about it.

[@Hammerhead547]

"Cadillac has been losing buyers by the cemetery full for years now and the new sevelle is thier attempt at reversing that course" ~Motorweek (1992).

[@azaz911c]

Cadillac Northstar: 1 Mercedes AMG wagon: 0

[@DavenHiskey]

Please read my comment, I need help..its up top

[@thecloneguyz]

OM647 Mercedes Best motor EVER invented The only True "MILLION MILE MOTOR " available They dont even break in until 400k

[@adbc6740]

@@thecloneguyz chevy Ls1 is a 2 million mile motor

[@thecloneguyz]

@@adbc6740 PffffffffffftttttttttttttttBWahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@yueibm]

No variable valve timing until the end of the Northstar era. I had a 1999 STS and it was fun.

[@laylafarhan2519]

The fact that your wife is interested in what you are saying, and supports you buying this Tristar....,Hoovie, your wife has my eternal respect and I already know you two will have nothing but happier times to come

[@twistingterrain7748]

This comment didn’t age well..

[@herefishyfishy6907]

I was a salesman at at a lot that sold one of these that had JB WELD over the cracked block.

[@theashpilez]

HereFishyFishy seen half inch wide three inch tall cracks on front of block... It still runs today.

[@BobTheHatKing]

14:19 Hoovie’s wife thinking, here we go again... 🤣 For real though you guys look like a very happy couple in the end, wish you guys the best of luck!

[@warrens6479]

I own a 1999 Cadillac Seville with 180,000 plus miles on it with no head gasket issues! When I turned eighteen, this was the first car that I purchased and it has been a pleasure to own for the last decade. My word of advice is to ensure that if you are getting work done, ensure that you give it to someone who knows what they are doing. There's an active Cadillac Forums website that has saved my life so many times and has given this shad tree mechanic guidance on how to fix things (I've literally stayed up for hours late at night reading through Forums on ways to fix things or to prevent things from happening). You are correct in saying that it's not an "if" the head gasket will go but but "when"; this is why preventive action should be made. I do not endorse this company in any way but I know that Jake over at Northstar Performance (in Canada) is the king of these cars and has created a patented system to help fix the head gasket issue; check it out! I've never personally had to get this done because I've never had the head gasket issue, but when it happens I'm taking mine over to Jake. If you really want this car to last, I highly recommend doing this preventive maintenance and this thing will last you for many years to come! Do this, and this might be the cheapest car you've ever owned! Welcome to the Northstar club Tyler!

[@charleshein4477]

I had one of these back in the 90s and I LOVED it! I see that Mr. Hoovie is using one of my (and my now-wife's) favorite feature and that was the slacked seatbelts. You could induce slack in the belt and it would stay loose until hard breaking. It was so comfortable!!! It also had a feature where it would expell HVAC air in the system right after starting so that you didin't get a blast of super hot hot or cold air from the car sitting. The engine was incredible but I will say the torque steer was severe! Really a great car. It was very reliable for me but I sold it after about three years. And I sold it to buy a brand new Audi A6. Now THAT was a POS! from the moment I pulled out of the dealer lot that car gave me nothing but problems. I sold that car before I had it for a year!!!

[@toms7280]

Funny that GM wanted color-matching front grills, but never gave a second thought about the 2 black rubber cushions on the front bumpers looking hideous.

[@matts.8342]

That's probably for US safety requirements. A lot of imported european cars at the time had these types of bumpers added due to US safety laws. Maybe it's so it looked like a european luxury import back in 1993?

[@jblyon2]

Tyler: "I bought the MOST UNRELIABLE Cadillac in the USA" GM: "We've been challenged. Hold my beer"

[@theadvocate4698]

May i suggest catera?

[@smirage22]

@@theadvocate4698 the caddy that zigs right into the dealership service department

[@theadvocate4698]

@@smirage22 Then zags into the scrapyard!

[@taelorwatson9822]

May we suggest a 8/6/4 engine?

[@LookOutItsCar]

*hold my natural lite

[@victorramsey5575]

I also had one of these exact cars, same color too. It was 2005 and I lived in Georgia. I bought the car for $1500 with about 180,000 on her. but in really good condition. That creamy sparkly paint is awesome. In 2007 I drove to Los Angeles to hang out with friends for the summer. I was getting 600 miles per tank all the way across country. I drove the crap out of her all around the mountains and hills of Hollywood. Cruising the Sunset Strip blasting Motley Crue on the aftermarket Alpine. Driving along the coast for hours and hours per week. Never had a single issue... ever. I had to go back to Georgia for my job so pack up... road trip number 2. Again, got 600 miles per tank all the way back home. No issues. My first day back to work I take off from a red light and SPLASH! Hot coolant all over my feet. I look at the coolant temp and its 250. Im trying to make it to work but she is fighting me. All of a sudden BAM BAM BAM BAM!! The hood popped up on that last bam. She was done. I reluctantly sold her to a body shop for $500. I totally get the sentimental connection to these cars. It is still the most comfortable car Ive ever driven. I bet with some frame and suspension mods you could gut out the engine bay and do a LS1 swap in one. It would, of course, be strictly for sentimental reasons as such a conversion would be 8x more than the car is worth.

[@thetechlibrarian]

I really like the Aurora as well with the 4.0 Northstar

[@dieselbuddysatgeisslertran777]

...me too....the Northstar was developed out of the "Auroa V8" ....and the Performance of this engine is awesome !!!

[@garyhood9992]

I miss my 96 Aurora it was a fun car ac was cold as shit

[@thetechlibrarian]

gary hood yes the 1st gen was the best in my opinion.

[@garyhood9992]

The first gen it's my favorite Aurora

[@tommyberry5545]

Agreed! My wife has a 2001 aurora 4.0 and I've been through 3 Cadillacs since shes been driving it! And she drives it hard! Also very quick! Love that most people underestimate the power it has

[@jdchipstkr]

I had this car for like 3 months and then steam started coming out of the exhaust and the mechanic I brought it to advised "dispose of immediately" real comfortable seats tho

[@taunuslunatic404]

Can it be replaced with a Vortec?

[@DrewLSsix]

@@taunuslunatic404 in a fwd car?

[@DrewLSsix]

@@taunuslunatic404 it's not going to be any cheaper to engine swap the thing, a sorted northstar can be reliable and make great power.

[@oveidasinclair982]

You should have put a couple cans of Blue Devil in the radiator, idle it for an hour, let it cool down and I'm pretty sure that would have fixed you head gasket problems for at least a couple years

[@mattolson7146]

Mine filled a parking lot with that shit. Very embarrassing.

[@donalking1547]

As Richard Hammond says it’s simply the best

[@smilinmenacediecast]

Dean Walsh until it eventually breaks down because of the Northstar engine.

[@Dangerzone032]

As an American I could not believe when he called that engine legendary! It is legendary for being garbage lmao

[@WitchTrials92]

Hammond should have pulled over and translated the dashboard cuz it was all in German that's why the car failed cuz he didn't know what was wrong with it cuz it was all in German

[@pade1946]

@@WitchTrials92 i remember that episode. the messages the dash threw wheren´t even that severe. They just said "speed limit 145 kmh" (or max speed 145 kmh) and "change break pads" and than it just died.

[@martincollins6071]

OLIVER!!! NOOOOOO!!! Lol (botswana special)

[@johnabatto1088]

I owned a 2001 STS, never changed the oil the last 5 years, just kept adding 1 qt every month, sold it with 178,000 miles on it. Reliable and would still own it today if the suspension wasn’t falling apart.

[@kennethwallace4338]

John Abatto I had a smoker 1994. Blown head gaskets, headers glow in the dark, loud sizzle. Ruined. It was a loner at least, was waiting on a older car to get fixed, Oldsmobile Delta 88 1988.

[@Bartels92]

2000 and up Northstars are exponentially better engines than pre 2000

[@AntCo0607]

WOW!! My grandma sold that exact seville for a newer cts as well 😂😂 thats too funny man! I always missed that car and wanted to find it. You just described my childhood

[@thecman26]

The Cadillac STS was the downfall of an American icon. Cadillac Catera: Am I a joke to you?

[@houtanarefi3325]

Cadillac Catera is Opel Omega rebadged and Opel Omega is very good car. In fact it was best Opel car before GM think that what is best Opel? It`s Omega. OK we will stop producing Omegas.

[@ddk80]

Don’t forget the Cimmaron

[@fgeiger41]

😂😂😂

[@Watcher3223]

A lot of things led to the downfall of Cadillac, and it was a long time in the making, starting with the marque's difficulty in adapting to the emissions and fuel efficiency standards of the 1970s as well as the fact that Cadillac wound up being no exception to GM's damning habits of design-by-committee, badge engineering, and bean-counting.

[@lancairw867]

ddk80 yes. My Uncle had that Chevy/Cadillac. Bought new and it was done after only 70 k and 10 years later. Donated it for a charity

[@jmsaltzman]

"It's pretty much guaranteed to happen!" [FLOORS IT]

[@MaximRick]

Also those seats are AMAZING! my buddy had one of these and it was hands down some of the cushiest fluffiest seats i've ever sat in a car.

[@bjanak901]

I remember being a teenager in the 90's. That is when I started driving. I was a Lincoln and Cadillac fan for sure. Never did I think Cadillac and Lincoln would have gone the ways they did. Cadillac especially. Awful seats, awful names, no more big, bold, styling. Disappointing. I do like some things Cadillac is doing, but I miss the cars I grew up with. Same for Lincoln. I don't like turbo engines. I want real names. I want seats that are comfortable and cushy. I have a soft spot for 90's vehicles period. The last decade before it all went downhill and too much technology took over. Awesome vid. Thanks!

[@starxlr7863]

I agree with that too.

[@Trollet456]

Lincoln mark 8 is a very nice car and reliable also

[@Xearin]

Love these. As a kid, an older couple actually owned one in the town I lived (Dutch small town, about 500 residents). What a rare sight, it looked like a space ship to me. They had that thing for years.

[@vanderaj]

The closed captions translation of the open is “Welcome to Huggies Garage”. I think KZbin’s algorithm thinks Hoovie might be a dad again soon.

[@watajob]

Naw. Just that his taste in vehicles is full of shit and stink

[@justinbowles4671]

I bought a 99 Cadillac for $500! The head gaskets are blown but I’m in the process of fixing them. I love the car and can’t wait to get it up and going! Thanks for sharing the video!

[@alexgiambi]

"Nobody in their right mind would fix one of these things after the head gasket blows..." Foreshadowing?

[@williejackson3]

You must don't know about Jake's Northstar performance kit never have a problem with head gasket again and no oil leaks best stud kit for 93- 2005 Northstar motors💯

[@splashwealth]

“I love the lines on this car” -Hoovie talking about a box

[@Jozavenue]

yes a box has lines

[@CerberusProject]

Finally, buying actual hoopties again.

[@ohbogey]

OMG wife played it so well with her reaction LMAO 😂 "Yes dear, the channel is going from cars to a driving comedy show!" Glad u made it safe!!

[@seanharris2320]

I loved this car when it was new. I knew it had problems, but I still think it looks great. The ex has an ATS and I love that car too. My family was a Lincoln bunch, but I always liked the Caddy. Still like them both.

[@mikealvarenga3721]

Damn, you can see the money flowing into Wizard's acct.

[@ryanconklin1440]

“The northstar V8 the engine, the engine that nobody asked for and nobody wanted.” -Mr. Regular

[@wtfiswiththosehandles]

Except it's not true, if it wasn't for reliability it would have been great.

[@carlhoppe9035]

Maybe but the lt\ls would of been better cadillac designed a whole new engine instead of using a better one that gm was already producing

[@AnythingGasoline]

The northstar v8 is a really good engine. Minus the massive flaw with the headbolts.. but have it repaired properly and it will run forever.

[@notsurfsup]

@@AnythingGasoline I hope you're right, because I drive one! But if it breaks down, how could I justify spending more cash fixing it than the entire car is worth?

[@xluumu]

@@emspera Replacing the bolts is practically the same job as replacing the head gaskets, so it is not a viable option as a preventive measure. The problem with the bolts is, that they are threaded straight in to the aluminum block and they will strip the threads in the block.

[@trevorchampney3805]

I also have a strange attraction to the sts... I say good buy. If the engine blows, then take the seats out and make some sweet garage furniture!

[@luxurreview]

Trevor Champney put a 2005 or later North Star in it and don’t worry.

[@LetLiveEverything]

I actually bought a Cadillac 1994 Eldorado Touring Coupe Northstar as my first personal car. I didn't think I'd like it, but I've ended up in love with the damn thing. 130,000 miles and there's nothing wrong with the engine, but I did have a solenoid that needed replaced, and there may be some wear on the transmission in general, but it's still a great car I'm willing to keep around. The Eldrodo's black, sleek design still turns a few heads, and I've gotten quite a few compliments on the car since owning and maintaining it. Even drove it on a lengthy trip from Pennsylvania to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and the temp never went over 223*, which was better than expected during the hot weather. But when that Northstar engine is being used, the big old boat car still moves, and sounds pretty great doing it. You could certainly say I've developed a soft spot for the "grandpa" car. Enough that I'm willing to dump some cash into it, whether for more power or some repairs if needed. Call that stupid if you want, sometimes you just love a car.

[@learndesignwithdev]

If Tyler Hoover and Scotty Kilmer enter a room, this whole galaxy will explode! ;)

[@claudespeed277]

Then i wonder what would happen if doug demuro also walked in....

[@hmshyperion]

"I bought the biggest endless money-pit for sale in the country"

[@Toxic2T]

and mr regular car reviews

[@nicotoscani8270]

Had a 1995 and 2001 ETC, no head gasket issues whatsoever.

[@scottivlow9962]

Thanks so much Hoovie for mentioning the word bearing.

[@gracereed4030]

I owned a 1995 STS that I bought with 89,000 miles, forest green, with a factory spoiler!! It was my daily driver for 3 years and never had any head gasket problems. However, I did replace the water pump and the transmission at one point. The funny thing about replacing the water pump was that from the factory it is recommended to add coolant sealing pellets whenever you replace a part of the Northstar cooling system. I loved that car and wish I had never sold it. And you are correct, torque steer was atrocious!