#lemonsworld

[@erikstrawn3885]

"...they're not that hard to work on once you get used to it." Sounds kinda like "the desert's not that hot once you get used to it." or "the pain from a broken arm's not that bad once you get used to it."

[@mbsnyderc]

Compared to high end Audi or Mercedes there a piece of cake,and the only thing wrong with the Northstar is the head bolts that can be fixed,the drill and tap for a bigger bolt problem solved.most people that own old caddies don't and or can't do this them selves and paying some one to do it is a big bill.

[@erikstrawn3885]

@@mbsnyderc Most people who own Caddies that are under warranty don't do this. Owning a Caddy out of warranty is as stupid as owning a BMW 7 series out of warranty. Once they have a few years on them they're Lemons fodder.

[@cpt_nordbart]

A W12 at lemons? Who is that masochistic?

[@patrikpolda]

I'm sure there's somebody who would do it if they had the time and money to do it.

[@briandonovan5434]

That masochist is my hero 🫡

[@briandonovan5434]

That masochist is my hero 🫡

[@Francois_L_7933]

That was funny because there is a guy on my street who has both an XLR and an Allanté 😁

[@simonsnaplick895]

XLR with CTS-V engine = DOMINATE!

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

depending on the year of CTS V engine this is literally just a heavy Z06 lmfao

[@sofielee4122]

you're right, a 'vette would be pretty fun

[@arreslee8740]

This kind of content keeps on being fun. The carspotting is ok yeah but this is more fun because the bit's presenters get much more invested into it. Also, the stories about teams, specific nonsense cars making it in the races, loophole cars (thank you reverend elder phil) and the recaps keep on doing it for me an keep me coming back. The dream of shipping a car from the Netherlands and racing is still alive....thanks to you all of the 24hr lemons team. keep on please. Love from europe. PS.....dream car to bring.....daf 55 with a good cage, original engine and a theme of wooden clogs and windmills. vario drive, as fast forward as in reverse, spanks did not get it going but we cannot blame him. we got more parts here. Pit vehicle would be a Zundapp 80 cc 5 speed 70's moped, getting judges to drive it would be gold......ofcourse...all you ex motive journalists and enthousiasts can drive a shift motorcycle....yes.....untill you get to the 70s zundapp block that runs forever BUT....has a free running gear click...in between....every....drive gear.....(european evil laughter commences) That being said, whichever judge figures it out would probably have both the speed and endurance on the zundapp to outclass 50% of the cars racing. Please forgive the digression off topic. Just jealous of not being able to attend the lemons races here. edited for the PS and some spelling and grammar things. Still not perfect but if you can do better in dutch than do in english please write, i bet we could both have fun exchanging language pointers and get down loving lemons.

[@Ryukachoo]

Thing about the Northstar, I believe there are upgraded head studs or something that make the head gasket problem basically vanish. Not sure they can get that kit for $500 though...

[@sc3ku]

If they were willing to part out the interior and trim, they could earn credit back. Would be pretty brilliant

[@TackNGybe]

If there isn't a team running one of these Caddies with an anime Fist of the Northstar theme, there should be. Omae Wa Mou Shit-deru ('We have already lost')

[@safetybus4203]

They should have a humongous oversized Hulk Hand foam fist mounted on the roof too

[@Backroad_Junkie]

The suit cutouts were brilliant! 😁

[@transamericanlife]

Oooh, a Veedub Phaeton? I wonder what parts for that thing would cost.

[@EmyrDerfel]

Slightly less than the parts for a Bentley Continental.

[@pugwonk]

@@EmyrDerfel This is true for the majority of parts, but unfortunately some things are not shared across the platform and so the VW part can end up being more expensive than the equivalent Bentley Continental part because it's rarer.

[@memememe843]

The GM boardroom skit got me. That was great.

[@happycube]

I still don't get the (relatively) recent pug-nose trunks. How can a cheesy hollywood villain toss a body into that? Might as well make it a hatchback already.

[@DanLaGo92]

These guys are super down to earth and cool if you get to talk to them. Love what they're doing.

[@cheapthrillsky9512]

So the real question is, what should we take to the next race at Gingerman??? The Fiero (needs blown up so we can make it Northstar fast :) ), the Eldorado (to defend it's class C win at Gingerman), the XLR (to prove XLR's don't suck) or the STS (to defend it's previous win at Pitt Race).....

[@Hoi4ofgender]

id say the xlr, it sounds like a total ringer for a lemons event which makes it somehow even funnier

[@gsigs]

I think R&T, in one of their April Fool's issues, described Car and Driver as "the car magazine for people who don't like cars." To be fair to Casab...Saba... that guy you quoted, he was really damning with faint praise. It sounded like he was saying good things, but if you look closely he's not really saying anything.

[@EmyrDerfel]

One day you might get an ELR.

[@Sillyzombie666]

hey screw you im not in a basement .... im on the second floor lol

[@smokinC5]

Right side obliterated but sold both headlights huh? Caddy makes some strong headlights lol

[@alexl9334]

Northstar equals 💣

[@OldManBadly]

I love the loopholes... encourages all sorts of stupidity that can from time to time actually succeed.

[@ericrood510]

@Romulus III So many loopholes, yet people still bring BMWs. For shame.

[@shafferjoe1962]

OMG, that was awesome and damn funny...

[@brucereimer4604]

Hitting a deer and then selling both headlights...now that's amazing!

[@bobmcl2406]

VW Phaeton W-12? Now yer talkin' ! But we didn't hear how the Caddy XLR (or whatever those letters were) made out.....

[@cabinvibeetsystore9094]

New sub ! Liked 🚀👍😀⚽️

[@martinsmallwood9605]

Its sad. here in NZ JDM is cheap as. I drive a Honda odyssey absolute. Would love to see how one would go in lemons Stock 2008 seven seater Dustbuster with a Acura TSX drive train 18 inch wheels and stiffer suspension then normal from the factory would dominate class C .

[@Sadik15B]

W12 are like 8grand sell couple of grands worth of parts and you there

[@kevinmantoani]

but is it any good?

[@jessicavollmar4154]

That’s an ls1 ctsv not a northstar engine

[@jackthayer904]

How about an rx8?

[@adamtyler8695]

Every car I saw on here was worth more than 500$. It might be time to up the number. Even 1000$ isn't much

[@fredygump5578]

Mwahhahha hhaa! I'm typing away and I don't even have a basement! Take that, you silly stereotype!

[@kevinsellsit5584]

I suppose if you wanted to win one of these races you could just find an Isuzu I-mark RS Turbo with the Lotus suspension package, replace all 26 coolant hoses and drive it to the podium. What? Did you forget about this factory race car? Just sayin'

[@cy-fairclean8458]

Where in the hell can someone find a car for$500 to race?

[@bigcedarranch]

Junkyards, Craigslist, FB marketplace..

[@rkirschner7175]

But they were purty.

[@phuzz00]

New life goal: Find a VW Phaeton, cage it, then do Lemons in total comfort. Just waft around the track in perfect, German, luxury, silence.

[@mountainkingsfabrication6221]

Petrosexuals Caddiata at 1:40

[@artoodiitoo]

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