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@JenniferEKirk4 жыл бұрын
My first car’s value tripled every time I filled it up with fuel.
@nsbioy4 жыл бұрын
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@andytaylor15884 жыл бұрын
A $300- hooker riding in my car increased its value to $250-.
@ordinaryJeff4 жыл бұрын
Driving home after buying a $2k Steyr AUG rifle, I realized the rifle was worth twice what my car was.
@nf95634 жыл бұрын
ordinaryJeff shame on you for buying guns
@Ray-dx2pf4 жыл бұрын
@@nf9563 BOOOOOO
@deplorableb.r.42114 жыл бұрын
Carmax: "Hoovie's here again. Just make up a number so he goes away."
@RaviShankar-de5kb4 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@peterpanassow78144 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha!!!! Good one. 👍😂
@constantravens48004 жыл бұрын
Lol
@ricovali92454 жыл бұрын
When you walk towards the door and you see everybody start to run and hide.
@theodavis97784 жыл бұрын
Deplorable B.R.: That’s not going to get rid of him ...
@thomasdemooka43413 жыл бұрын
I have that same exact car in hunter green. The only difference is when I bought it, I opted for the 4.9 liter engine over the northstar. 295,000 miles later it still runs and looks like new and I've never had to do anything more than some above average upkeep. No rust at all, I have replaced the valve cover gaskets, rear main crank seal, oil pan gasket and the normal routine maintenance parts, but otherwise it's been a complete cream puff.
@efandmk33823 жыл бұрын
My Dad always owned Cadillacs. In the early nineties he switched to Benzes. Now, he drives a Honda. It took awhile, but he finally got it.
@frankfarago2825 Жыл бұрын
We just got a brand new 2021 Honda. Total garbage. For starters, the paint job on it is worth maybe 3 dollars.
@erickricharson5196 Жыл бұрын
I am sorry but you couldn't pay me enough to drive a honda. I have older caddys and lincoln towncars. Both great cars, much nicer than any Honda ever built. I just refuse to buy a northstar
@gn8773 Жыл бұрын
@@frankfarago2825 HONDA only gets love from people that cnt afford better but when you downgrade to a honda u notice not the best platefrom and the hp/dollaar is very low there decently fun but as much as a bmw and r fwd
@nolaguy1408 Жыл бұрын
@@erickricharson5196Ha ha you're comparing luxury cars to casual cars, OK pal. At any rate our 2010 Lincoln MKS had us running 🏃♂️ to a Honda dealer. That Lincoln had gremlins, paid $30k at 38k mi, got $350 from a junkyard when the engine blew at 108k mi. Ford will never get another dime from me.
@erickricharson5196 Жыл бұрын
@@nolaguy1408 there is not enough money in the world to get me to drive any Japanese car. Or any modern car anyway.
@smokndatkush4 жыл бұрын
My father swears it's a good car and he loves them. That's why he has 3 broken down ones in his driveway lol
@patrickprendergast95894 жыл бұрын
can i buy your dad a prime rib dinner
@rarebrownboi7744 жыл бұрын
Northstars r fixed thx to head studs after dat they fine
@masonreppeto8824 жыл бұрын
@ken recollet you sure that the other 2 aren't just parts cars?
@smokndatkush4 жыл бұрын
@@masonreppeto882 yes and no, none of them will drive you across town. Only one goes up and down the road. Power steering f'd, like trying to flip a farmers fat daughter over f'd
@rarebrownboi7744 жыл бұрын
Ken recollect dafuq
@wrandom49324 жыл бұрын
Hoovie: *walks into CarMax* CarMax: *"ah shit, here we go again"*
@robj27044 жыл бұрын
Yep. Have to charge the Hoovie fee.
@jakeabernathy15374 жыл бұрын
Yup exactly what I thought, same at the caddy dealer. Only because of HOOVIE
@keithwiebe17874 жыл бұрын
I work at that Carmax. I'll have to ask someone if they knew it was Hoovie.
@BELCAN573 жыл бұрын
Back in the1970's getting a Cadillac actually meant you'd "made it". Nowadays it means you "got played ".
@joewayne99513 жыл бұрын
Na new Escalade is always the nicest vehicle on the market at the time it’s new .... they are expensive but you get what you pay for
@waterheaterservices3 жыл бұрын
Even by 75 the paint, interior, trim quality was down. My 66 Cadillac had a much better body build quality than my 75.
@AJ-zv9tn3 жыл бұрын
@@joewayne9951 Escalade is the only reason Cadillac still exists
@jlspunn3 жыл бұрын
@@AJ-zv9tn CTS V’s ain’t no joke. Even a 09 model still brings 28k and up. Escalades don’t hold value like that. Probably 60% less than CTS V. Year for year. 2009 is example only.
@AJ-zv9tn3 жыл бұрын
@@jlspunn False when you look at the late 90s and the condition Cadillac was in they were on the brink of bankruptcy, Cadillac was known as an old man car and had no association with coolness. When the Escalade came along it was known as a cool riding vehicle, rap culture especially liked it hence probably saving Cadillac.
@jimgallagher29793 жыл бұрын
The Northstar was designed as a racing engine. Cadillac decided to use it for normal conditions. Other than the head bolt issues it's actually a pretty reliable, efficient engine. I put 220 k on an '03 Deville with few issues.
@baitboy31914 жыл бұрын
I wonder whenever Hoovie walks into Carmax, if everyone just releases a huge sigh and is like "what now Hoovie"
@Lintary4 жыл бұрын
And then he says: "Hey at least I am not Doug"
@BuffalonianResolution4 жыл бұрын
I imagine it's like when Norm walks into Cheers. "HOOVIE!"
@NaveenKumar-oj7xh4 жыл бұрын
Dude works for CarMax and they own the car as well. Welcome to showbiz.
@mikixP4 жыл бұрын
Jizanthapus no
@mustafasaqib16884 жыл бұрын
@@NaveenKumar-oj7xh used to*
@alansmith47344 жыл бұрын
In the 70's, senior citizens drove Cadillac's. Today, senior citizens drive Camry's.
@steelisthemeal4 жыл бұрын
Alan Smith 😲😱
@wholeNwon4 жыл бұрын
In my case, it's a Lexus LS400...21 years of perfection.
@FishFind30004 жыл бұрын
Cost of living has gone up and pay hasn’t followed. Caddy is to much money. Camery is cheap to buy, cheap to own, cheap to fill up. Old people are on a fixed income.
@KZSoze4 жыл бұрын
This happened in my family, except it went from Cadillac to Lexus.
@nickmotsarsky43824 жыл бұрын
The plural of Cadillac and Camry is Cadillacs and Camries.
@Jeep2Honda4 жыл бұрын
I had a friend who’s dad bought one of these brand new in 1993 with the new Northstar(!) engine. He bought a new Cadillac every 1-2 years, like his father had. He would drive it for a year or so for his business, then give it to his wife and trade her older one in on the latest model. He was basically Cadillac’s dream customer. This STS was, like every Cadillac; awesome... for the first 13 months. Then random warning lights and bongs, and one time stranded on the side of the road on his way to a business meeting. The STS had 4 visits to the Cadillac dealer and another ride on a tow truck in a span of 6 weeks. He thought it was normal for little things to go wrong with a luxury car, but never had a Cadillac stranded him on the side of the road like this STS had. The next time he drove the Cadillac to the dealer it was a Lexus dealer where he traded the hapless STS and bought a LS400. With this and his subsequent 8 Lexus cars and SUVs they only needed regular maintenance. Retired now, he just treated himself to what he called his final Lexus, a top spec LC. I’m sure this story has repeated thousands of times for former Cadillac, now Lexus loyalists. Generations of Cadillac brand loyalty... Wasted. Good Job GM.
@mattt1986543213 жыл бұрын
Random bongs in the car.... sounds like fun
@missingremote43883 жыл бұрын
The guy is probably old enough to remember Pearl Harbor (WWII) Never forget!
@gaspoweredtoaster40683 жыл бұрын
My dad was never a “loyal customer” of any car brand he was a mechanic he knew all cars were gonna breakdown and were money pits and the dealers want a lot of money to fix it. Recently he got his first Cadillac and he says he’ll never go back to any of The cars he had before other than his old Mach 1 mustang or his Oldsmobile 442 w30
@joselugistictuna11483 жыл бұрын
I lov e car just need parts to keep it moving I want to address the head gasket problem
@colbysmith30733 жыл бұрын
@@gaspoweredtoaster4068 Hes a mechanic and he bought a cadillac? things arent adding up
@johnscott334 жыл бұрын
I bought a 93 STS brand new, $57k IIRC, Northstar fully loaded, I loved that car. Drove it for 13 years and 200k miles. Never put more than $500 into any service. It did run hot and leaked oil, so I just added a quart or two every month or so. The killer was when I got a pin hole leak in a fuel line just below the Brake master cylinder. I was able to patch it with a hose clamp but that didn't last and it soon began to spray fuel all over the engine again. In the end everything started failing and I just gave it away.
@scottpeterson48732 жыл бұрын
ours just did the same thing with fuel line by the master cylinder. Cant find the part used and hated to part with it ran hot and was reliable but I can smell it too.
@Fireship14 жыл бұрын
“Every Northstar is oily underneath”. It’s called free rustproofing.
@letstakeagander45994 жыл бұрын
"Self-lubricating chassis"
@erickistler34364 жыл бұрын
My buddy worked at a Cadillac dealership as a mechanic in the mid ninety's. He told me about a brand new sts that came in with no oil from the factory. The added oil and it started leaking everywhere. Corporate sent them a new engine to replace it. When the tore the old one (brand new engine) down and shone a light into it the could see that the whole block was porous. Complete casting failure...
@TheOzthewiz4 жыл бұрын
@@erickistler3436 Yeah, this is what's known as "goodies for the dealer". The factory wont do the "fix" there, instead sends the car to the dealer. The dealer fixes it under warranty, but only gets 75% reimbursement. What a deal! Compare this to what the Japanese would do.........run the car through the line AGAIN! Problem solved, everybody is happy!
@spudthegreaterusa83864 жыл бұрын
Its actually a GM preservation feature for the underbody.
@paulpeterson82124 жыл бұрын
Fireship1 Every GM car is an oil leaker
@Harv72b4 жыл бұрын
Carmax: We'll give you a cup of coffee. A hot cup of coffee if you fill the tank.
@stiiimes3 жыл бұрын
Every drug dealer's pastor uncle still has one of these sitting in a church parking lot washed waxed and shining.
@sirepledge68083 жыл бұрын
They keep em clean tho!
@fresh87best943 жыл бұрын
My drug dealing neighbor has this. I think it's at the mechanics more than on the road....it stays clean tho!!!!
@beefchillingham67903 жыл бұрын
I worked in a car parts store while I was in college. We sold some liquid head gasket sealer that explicitly mentioned the Northstar V8 lol
@fixins4 жыл бұрын
Driving a near-mint but still totaled car: Only Hoovie.
@RADIUMGLASS4 жыл бұрын
LoL
@Getfuqqedfedboy4 жыл бұрын
My main car is this. Nearly 300,000 miles clocked, loved and cared for and shows it, and worth $750 at car max XD
@Blackadder754 жыл бұрын
Question: Can't you just buy (or get them for free) these cars super cheap and just drive them until they stop working? sounds like a very cheap way to drive luxury cars.
@Getfuqqedfedboy4 жыл бұрын
Blackadder75 probably not because everyone wants as much money for their cars as they can get. I mean it’s the reason I’m not selling my car, I’ll never get what I want from it and it works just fine for what I need.
@TheOzthewiz4 жыл бұрын
I bet Hoovie could EASILY get his money back by "parting" out the car...
@scottlauren31454 жыл бұрын
Get Hoovie to 1 million Subs!!! He has been in the 700s since I started watching his page. He is one of the the very few automotive KZbinrs I enjoy watching and am never annoyed by.
@froglaps404 жыл бұрын
Lol, I wouldn't say "Never".
@Edsavage4044 жыл бұрын
Probably because of that border patrol pickup he bought.
@crz954 жыл бұрын
It’s because he’s genuine. Not trying to be somebody in front of the camera!
@rickc3034 жыл бұрын
@@crz95 😆😆😆 oh young grasshopper...
@jakeabernathy15374 жыл бұрын
Never annoyed by give me a break! He talks from his ASS!
@Love2Cruise3 жыл бұрын
What I noticed about Carmax is that they offer decent amount of money if the car is less than 4 to 5 years old and potentially can be sold within their own chain. Older cars, which they probably send to wholesale, Carmax's offers tend to be even lower than what traditional dealerships offer on trades.
@matthewc31206 ай бұрын
$250-750 is the ridiculous amounts I've gotten from Carmax before. For running, driving cars. If it's auction bound then they aren't paying much. Even though in some states, or maybe all, they are their own wholesaler.
@jayjones90503 жыл бұрын
I would love it for my Dad. He is 80 and fighting cancer, and always said he wanted a Cadillac before he dies. Makes me want to cry, because a hearse will probably be his last caddy, so sad.
@johnorenick13382 жыл бұрын
He be driving a sweet one in heaven in we will all be together there soon ;)
@bennyjetsaroundtheworld90472 жыл бұрын
Rent him one for the week if it's the best you can do, It's the thought that counts
@DakotaJaegle4 жыл бұрын
“Frame on body” oh yes that was a time to be alive hoovie
@gentlemanparrot4 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine how that would have looked like.
@mathiastwp4 жыл бұрын
@@gentlemanparrot Ariel-Atom-ish?
@gentlemanparrot4 жыл бұрын
@@mathiastwp I was thinking more on the frame _literally_ on top of a body, but that works too.
@sdrape49644 жыл бұрын
Frame on body means you flipped your car over onto its roof 😂
@Lobolobowolfwolf4 жыл бұрын
Only if you roll it 8D
@stephenmorrissey12544 жыл бұрын
The Dealer quote is their way of saying "Go Away" That's it.
@Mrb00st4 жыл бұрын
big facts.
@gertraba44844 жыл бұрын
yup, ovechage the customer to send im away, buddy has a 1969 firebird swore dealer service, till they smashed the windshield ACCIDENTALLY so he got the message then
@channell114 жыл бұрын
When I worked for Ford I had a friend with an old 90's T-Bird and he asked me to price a replacement dash for him. I asked the parts guy for a quote telling him I had a friend that wanted to replace his dash, and he chuckled and said "No he doesn't." $2500 for just the part-in 1999. That's the problem, cars ultimately become nearly worthless but parts stay expensive.
@MV604 жыл бұрын
$300 end links. lol.
@robertfrancis69674 жыл бұрын
All new cars are designed to have prohibitively expensive repairs when the warranty is coming close to ending or shortly after it has ended. It forces customers into purchasing new vehicles because they see repair costs they will in the near future be solely responsible for or they figure a few hundred a month should go to new car payments vs. Payments on a credit card they used to charge the repair bill. New cars have also been shutting the doors on private auto repair shops and can only be dealer serviced because of the implantation of propriety computer software that only OEM service providers have access to the needed software. One example i encountered before I left the automotive field all together was the caliper pistons on VW's can't be pushed in with some water pump pliers, they must be told by the vehicle computer that only a VW dealer can access to electronically retract.
@jondoe88893 жыл бұрын
As the Car Talk guys always said - find a reliable local independent garage for all your repairs. They were also wizards!
@davidmichael92753 жыл бұрын
North star performance makes a kit that fixes the head gaske issues by drilling and tapping the holes, and using much bigger head bolts. The engine has to come out to do it, but I think over time, more and more of these will find the junkyard, and they will become increasingly rare. Might be worth doing.
@dingdongdirtbag4 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or does it seem like the Wizard’s shop just functions as a secondary garage for Hoovie’s fleet?
@gertraba44844 жыл бұрын
a parkign garage for all HV wrecks
@simonmonto4 жыл бұрын
Wizard's buying an island in the carribean soon thanks to hooby
@shaneb13134 жыл бұрын
He should just change the name to, Hoovie's Garage! Literally
@gertraba44844 жыл бұрын
@@shaneb1313 let's look on the $$$$$$$ side with the WIZ riding HV coattails in YT content and views all the way to the bank
@johnmichaelkarma4 жыл бұрын
Wizards Shop?? I thought that was Hoovies Garage.
@richardkafka56254 жыл бұрын
Next on Hoovie's Garage----- The Weezard raises his prices, makes down payment on Citation Jet!!!
@matthewtynan844 жыл бұрын
Jet?! Hell, the Wizard can afford majority shares in Cessna now thanks to Hoovie.
@itsmiguell4 жыл бұрын
Please do not disrespect the wizard, he already owns half of Cessna as a company...
@karld.55873 жыл бұрын
Independent mechanics like the wizard are priceless. When you take the car in, grab a couple of six packs and a couple boxes of donuts to show your appreciation.
@j_freed2 жыл бұрын
Oh sure, kill the good ones by feeding them garbage and poisoning their livers… Just kidding LOL Independent mechanics like these are my heroes… I’ll bring them a bottle of Bushmills for Christmas
@badazzanon70603 жыл бұрын
If the head gasket is done right ( redrill larger holes and larger bolts ) the north star becomes bulletproof. Not many shops exist that do the job. When the NS is running properly it’s one of the best preforming engines ever made
@guybordeleau256 Жыл бұрын
Wizard has a video of the head stud hole redrill....aftermarket kit are available with everything you need....it is just extremely labor intensive...
@KDBM8519 Жыл бұрын
@@guybordeleau256 Do you have a link?
@bankscoleman24734 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing these as a child and being amazed by the quad exhaust on a four door sedan
@larryzeldin75614 жыл бұрын
That was one of the reasons why I wanted one so bad as a teenager untill I found out it was front wheel drive. Quad exhaust with a 300hp V8 engine and a nice interior especially on the 96 and up models.
@jackdaniel18484 жыл бұрын
@@larryzeldin7561 FWD ruined 90's caddies for me also. Sucks because I love the looks of most of them.
@noahp24304 жыл бұрын
Yeah im currently in hisghschool and got a 2002 deville everyones always so confused when they hear that big v8 then you tell them its front wheel drive haha front wheel drive is so boring
@jakeabernathy15374 жыл бұрын
@@jackdaniel1848 Yeah until your RWD car looses control and crashes! With FWD you dont have a thing to worry about especially in snow country. You drive by everyone that spun out in ditches and crashed while you drive buy in your FWD caddy and on your merry way.
@Sir_Leelord4 жыл бұрын
0:50 i'm so worried that gmc typhoon is going to leak some sort of fluid all over that gallardo
@digitalrailroader4 жыл бұрын
Lee Ludtke don’t worry, the platforms on the lift are completely solid.
@alexandermckay85944 жыл бұрын
Those racks are a full pan. If it leaks it just leaves a puddle under the car. Bendpak did a nice job engineering that thing.
@MrSefe4 жыл бұрын
I'm worried that Gallardo just randomly catching fire and burning whole garage down
@az73784 жыл бұрын
The Gallardo won't catch fire if it has not been driven for a long time. Probably battery is dead on the Gallardo.
@emt93704 жыл бұрын
@@MrSefe that would have been his Ferrari.
@BirdDogey14 жыл бұрын
When cars get a certain age, little things break that you didn't know existed.
@killstacy80884 жыл бұрын
You never now how important those little things are until they break.
@richardmoore6094 жыл бұрын
They're always right behind 50 other different things that all need to be taken off and at least 25 of those things need to be serviced anyways so now your $400 bill just turned into a $2,500 bill.
@davem53333 жыл бұрын
The little things that break that you didn't know existed are going to be even harder to track down replacement parts.
@joesantamaria58743 жыл бұрын
Unless it’s on a Toyota, and they never break.
@blasterelforg72763 жыл бұрын
One of the most stylish Cadillacs ever. Owned a '92 STS once. A bit cramped inside but just those lines, angles and the whole sporty look. Unfortunately it never came with a standard tr/an/ny.
@bigredauto67744 жыл бұрын
I've been in the Cadillac club for 20 years. These cars still have a dedicated and loyal following. Especially the STS. I like older RWD Cadillacs but I know several people who would probably happily own this car
@starxlr78634 жыл бұрын
I'm one of them.
@McPh17414 жыл бұрын
Do you know anyone in the Cadillac club interested in a 1967 Fleetwood limo I have for sale?
@davephillips58684 жыл бұрын
I've never understood this reflex to junk really nice cars that need a repair, just because the repair is more than the value of the car. If the car didn't have the well known head gasket problem, it would have been more expensive to buy. Take the money saved and fix the problem. The total spent still isn't that much; far less than a new cheap crappy econobox and they depreciate thousands as soon as you drive them off the lot. They will get you one way or the other, but at least with that Caddy you get to drive around in a really nice supremely comfortable car for your money.
@leeterwilliger23034 жыл бұрын
Yup, hoovie needs to go back to spending hordes of money those " reliable" Mercedes. Lol
@goofyleo38694 жыл бұрын
Caddy clientele will be all dead in 10yrs.
@Ben_Mayall4 жыл бұрын
Richard Hammond said that the Northstar engine is extremely reliable. How dare you lie to us Tyler!
@williamegler87714 жыл бұрын
He was probably comparing it to British engines. In that context it is as reliable as a Toyota Camry....
@johnlukach40914 жыл бұрын
Lol
@AntexRBLX4 жыл бұрын
Or is it Hammond that's lying? 🤔
@justing71104 жыл бұрын
Hammond is an idiot 99% of the time though
@WickedZZzY4 жыл бұрын
@@justing7110 Hammond was being sarcastic.
@adotintheshark48483 жыл бұрын
I still remember when Cadillac advertised these "with the Northstar system". They looked nice and sold a lot. Obviously, they turned out to be typical GM garbage.
@adotintheshark48483 жыл бұрын
@Zooman X Me to, and the announcer purred the advantages of having the Northstar System that only Cadillac offers"
@sr68wilm43 жыл бұрын
Vortec powered Vehicles are by no means Garbage . 307 k(pulling a landscape trailer 70 percent of the time) on my 6.0 Sierra before it had any engine issues.
@MrSloika3 жыл бұрын
@@adotintheshark4848 The 4.9, a design from the age of Neanderthals, was actually a fairly reliable engine and offered along with the Shitstar until 1995 (Deville, SLS), and was the last engine to be exclusive to Cadillac Division....nope, the 4.6 was used by other GM divisions.
@SD-pi9co2 жыл бұрын
GM has made some really good stuff over the years and contributed positively to the automotive industry.
@adotintheshark48482 жыл бұрын
@@SD-pi9co not since before the 70s
@elikinzie233 жыл бұрын
Shout out to the wizard and hoovies for supporting local business! Great content would love to see more of this.
@MrPropanePete4 жыл бұрын
I'm an Aussie and only just came across this channel today, and it's quite entertaining. So let me get this straight. From what I can gather, this Hoover or Hoovie bloke (guy) who seems to have a very deep wallet runs around America buying dud cars and then he gets his mate (pal) Wizard red beard to fix them up.... at great cost. And then he publishes the entire process of losing tens of thousands of dollars on his KZbin channel just to give us all a jolly good laugh.... Precious, I love it, I've subscribed and am about to grab a beer from the fridge and start binge watching all his previous videos....
@Broadpaw_Fox3 жыл бұрын
I know I'm a bit late, but yep - you got it spot on. That said, Hoovie does make a fair bit of $$$ from these vids. It's like watching a movie in a theater...he's making money for providing entertainment. The nice thing is we don't have to pay - the ads do. :)
@stuartkline16113 жыл бұрын
I think ya meant stubbie there m8.
@lightningstrikestwice63023 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute! You worked at a Cadillac and a BMW dealership? I'm surprised the wizard will even talk to you!
@cidercecil4 жыл бұрын
It looks like it's worth the $3k, just enjoy it and stop worrying about depreciation! :D
@robj27044 жыл бұрын
Slap some brake pads on it just before they contact the rotors, fix the heater before winter, and drive it like you stole it. With luck on your side, you'll get 3 or so years out of it. And, it will ride pretty nice, (and quiet) provided you stick some Autozone swaybar links on it. Money saved: a ton. If it should need anything over $500, junk it. Gotta take chances, Hoovie. Oh, wait. You take chances with every car you buy. Some pan out, some don't. Okay, most don't.
@collinklitz74344 жыл бұрын
On the real
@cidercecil4 жыл бұрын
@@robj2704 Exactly ;)
@originalSlayer13 жыл бұрын
My mom had one. She used to leave the keys in it everywhere hoping someone would steal the pos
@paulisham56693 жыл бұрын
Land rovers have worse head gasket problems.
@cjsteele95943 жыл бұрын
@@paulisham5669 Land Rover= Expensive junk.
@northwestmechanic89913 жыл бұрын
They also have the worst transmissions on the planet.
@joesantamaria58743 жыл бұрын
Funny, we called my wife’s the “POS”.
@richsweeney11153 жыл бұрын
You don't collect insurance money if you leave the keys in it..
@danf87213 жыл бұрын
I had my Northstar engine out 3 times years ago. GM inserts don't work so I worked with a toolmaker to make me super beefy ones. He ended up applying for a patent and selling them on ebay. Not only did they work, I ran nitrous without further issues.
@ryang77204 жыл бұрын
10 years ago carmax offered me $1k for my first car. Ended up selling for $5.5k. Bastards.
@ryang77204 жыл бұрын
@James Wright I was 16. I was stupid and knew nothing. So yeah, I knew nothing about business haha.
@ryang77204 жыл бұрын
@James Wright no offense taken. Craigslist is def the way to go. Hasnt let me down so far.
@rwieber794 жыл бұрын
Carmax is the biggest ripoff artists since JD Byryder car sales.
@stephanomartinez35083 жыл бұрын
No. You didnt... who says 5.5k over 5500....
@ryang77203 жыл бұрын
@@stephanomartinez3508 oh I didnt? Alright..and yeah $5.5k
@ModestNeophyte4 жыл бұрын
The relationship hoovie has with the weeeezard is a beautiful thing to behold
@gertraba44844 жыл бұрын
a BRO-mance fer shure
@rafaelfiallo41234 жыл бұрын
Its all gonna change in 6 months when miss hoovie gives birth to red headed baby with thick glasses......
@kingjay2394 жыл бұрын
Yea, I’m pretty sure the “weeeezard” loves his wallet and bank account a lot more.
@metalhenkie19623 жыл бұрын
I own a 2002 STS, daily driver. I love the car.
@harmonicres3 жыл бұрын
And Uber and Lyft on speed dial!!
@hotwheels18383 жыл бұрын
Junk!!
@SD-pi9co2 жыл бұрын
@@hotwheels1838 Please tell us what's NOT junk. If you say Subaru, nevermind....
@hotwheels18382 жыл бұрын
@@SD-pi9co and Subaru 🤭
@lamarwilliams76733 жыл бұрын
They fixed the head problem after 2000. I have a 2009 STS 4.6 V8 and I love it. I’ve had a 94 deville, 03 also, and now a 09 STS
@mritchie854 жыл бұрын
That rug really ties the room together
@goldencosmonaut4 жыл бұрын
My grandpa gave me his 2001 Town Car last year with 29,000 miles on it, runs amazing, air suspension still working, and working well
@revolutionday14 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah!!
@neilgibbons25324 жыл бұрын
Tell that fool to go pick on the Germans or something
@jerrywang57914 жыл бұрын
Wait only 29k miles??
@AndrewAMartin4 жыл бұрын
@@jerrywang5791 Obviously, it sat more than it was driven... Gramps probably shouldn't have been driving anyway...
@jakeabernathy15374 жыл бұрын
I had a 94 town car as my first car. it was great but I love my STS so much more. This is the best car ive ever had. I liked the town car but it did have its issues with its speaky and leaky suspension, oil leaks and random things breaking all around.
@juliotorres5124 жыл бұрын
I have resealed the engine and retreaded The cylinder block and I drove it for 300k with no problems and no oil leaks And 10yrs in service The Best car after you do the repairs!!!
@josephjove83353 жыл бұрын
I like this guy. He doesnt try to be cool, and he shows a vulnerability, but he's very fun to watch. I enjoy the channel very much. I hope he does bigger and better things.
@LovesGreatness4 жыл бұрын
The old broad from Florida took that $3k to the Indian Casino.
@allaansnackbar42694 жыл бұрын
That was my grandma 😕
@JowoHD4 жыл бұрын
@@allaansnackbar4269 thanks to your grandma for preserving such a cool and rare car
@theodavis97784 жыл бұрын
Loves Greatness: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ......
@samueljason84374 жыл бұрын
You nailed it!
@roodboy6064 жыл бұрын
Why not an American Casino?
@marklima744 жыл бұрын
“Frame on Body”?! That’s certainly going to hamper performance 🤣
@dxnwxir15424 жыл бұрын
marklima74 🤣🤣
@steelisthemeal4 жыл бұрын
marklima74 😳😢
@corionh47754 жыл бұрын
Caught that too lol
@Beany2007FTW4 жыл бұрын
Yup, some great mental images though! EXTREME LOWERING etc.
@marklima744 жыл бұрын
Beany2007FTW 😆
@mboyer684 жыл бұрын
I had a 1997 STS metallic pearl white just like that. I think I got $1000 for it in 2009. Awesome car, chirps 2nd gear when you mash the throttle. Car was almost perfect..it had never seen a winter, 85k miles, everything worked, interior was beautiful with real maple trim, every one of the notorious 3rd brake light led's worked too. I should never have gotten rid of that car. That car never gave me trouble. Except when I went to look for the starter... it's under the intake manifold, I looked for it for 20 minutes!
@modgiemodge2613 жыл бұрын
Owned one-loved it. Gave it to a friend with an ABS code, suspension code and a trunk that would not open. Never had the head issue.
@chipholland94 жыл бұрын
That dealer price is the "we don't want to work on a car that old" price.
@mkratos174 жыл бұрын
You are better off just buying a new car or just drive it till it dies
@Icureditwithmybrain4 жыл бұрын
No its: Yes an old car we can charge a fortune to fix it!
@chipholland94 жыл бұрын
4K Game Benchmarks - what happens on a car that old is the plastics get brittle, and it increases the chance of the mechanic breaking something for which replacement parts are no longer available from the manufacturer. So you have a more-broken car and an angry customer. Not worth the hassle - quote them a huge price and hope they go somewhere else.
@horseplop94 жыл бұрын
@@mkratos17 If he just paid the 7K the car Might drive 300K more no???
@horseplop94 жыл бұрын
@midnitesquirldog1 I want the old Caddy brougham ltd
@gabevee34 жыл бұрын
Sway bar end links... $20 for the pair, 30 minutes of time to install. Those prices are why I do most of the work myself.
@ChairmanMeow13 жыл бұрын
I've heard it a hundred times now but the music that plays at 8:45 or whenever he's about to do something dumb still cracks me up lol
@godchi1dvonsteuben7704 жыл бұрын
People have been dealing with oil pan leaks on Cadillacs for decades. It's such a prominent characteristic of the Cadillac brand that it has been in pop culture. Ludacris, and his song Cadillac Grillz: "Cadillac grillz, look at the oil my Cadillac spills."
@ZetaGre3 жыл бұрын
I own a 05 STS. Never realized what Luda meant by that line.
@janbaer32414 жыл бұрын
I was offered $300 for my 1955 Cadillac by one of those online "We buy any car" companies. That is the straight line depreciation value.
@mariateresaeppolito30204 жыл бұрын
General motors are experts in notoriously shooting themselves in the feet, again and again!!!
@BsUJeTs4 жыл бұрын
Maria Teresa Eppolito Dodge isn’t too far behind either.
@seansands4244 жыл бұрын
Nice looking car shame cadillac did not put enough attention in designing the thing supposed to be a luxury car cadillac supposed to be up there with Rolls Royce wish they act like it
@thesenewythandlessuck4 жыл бұрын
@@seansands424 dude I don't know where the heck you live but ANYBODY that knows ANYTHING about cars does NOT compare a Cadillac to a rolls royce. C'mon dude RR'S are hundreds of thousands of dollars , cadillacs are 50k maybe 75k. Are you going to compare a pedal bike to a motorcycle next?
@keefeD1464 жыл бұрын
Its almost like GM doesnt want to make cars no more, they themselves want people to wake up and stop buying their (piece of shiit) cars
@bigcountry70964 жыл бұрын
@@thesenewythandlessuck Rolls Royce is overated, 300-500k and I can get more luxury in a lincoln aviator, a rolls is basically to show off with class
@scottrodgers21393 жыл бұрын
Oh the stories I heard about the Northstar engine while I was an engineer at GM.
@steveoakley5853 жыл бұрын
I just discovered you on KZbin a few weeks ago, I am fan and fellow Wichitan. Also, as a lover of all things cars I appreciate this type of video to steer people away from a bad purchase.
@MicahGilmman4 жыл бұрын
The Wizard is thinking about raising his prices after this video.
@mr.monitor.4 жыл бұрын
@Mike Hannigan hopefully 😊🤣
@gregorymalchuk2724 жыл бұрын
@Mike Hannigan Butt stuff...
@charleykeenan61714 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great videos! I have a 1998 SLS that I bought from a nice older lady for $285 cause her son told her it was "blown up". I changed the water pump and here we are 3 years later and I still drive the classiest beater with a heater at work. Keep up the great content and thanks again!
@jakeabernathy15374 жыл бұрын
thats great! I have a 2000 STS that was my grandmothers. Best car ive ever had going close to 200k now and still like brand new inside and out being in a garrage all the time and I do the maintenance.
@capcitylandtv23834 жыл бұрын
I had a 99 STS I ran it up to 182,000 miles. I changed my thermostat to a 160 and flushed the radiator and ran straight DeX cool and it was fine.
@watchandjewelryloft47134 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I have a 98 STS. Tires of hearing the constant haters. I guess it good. Maybe I can get another one cheap. lol.. I miss it.
@MajorEasley3 жыл бұрын
When Wizard found out what the dealer wanted. He said it's not worth fixing as he under bid himself . LMFAO 😂😂😂😂😂
@glenerickson3583 жыл бұрын
Wizard said to himself, maybe I need to raise my prices
@joeg.02292 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video. I was looking at purchasing a 1995 Cadillac Seville SLS with 44,000 miles. I might reconsider it.
@crookim4 жыл бұрын
The wizard is reassessing his prices after this!!!
@michaelvann89724 жыл бұрын
crookim doubt it. Dealership prices drive so many customers away.
@crookim4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelvann8972 how else is he going to afford that jet?
@galil_68634 жыл бұрын
crookim you mean a yacht?
@crookim4 жыл бұрын
@@galil_6863 in another video he had a jet on his Mac
@LTD3474 жыл бұрын
Dealers always have regular service work so when someone brings in an old car like this they quote high because they really don’t want to take the job on. Their techs aren’t trained on such old cars either so it takes longer to do the work so they quote accordingly.
@edwardlewandowski4 жыл бұрын
A man and his honest mechanic, how I envy you.
@thatoneotherotherguy4 жыл бұрын
I admire mechanics that are knowledgeable and willing to ethically save a customer their money, as well as truthfully tell them they shouldn't bother with certain repairs. The used heater computer was a good example of the former.
@yeahitskimmel4 жыл бұрын
@@thatoneotherotherguy I feel like the dealer pricing on the small oil leaks was their way of telling him to ignore those repairs
@davidevans71433 жыл бұрын
I had one. Drove it for a month. Then drove it from Wisconsin to Texas. Second day there I blew a head gasket. Scrapped after that.
@thomaswidowski7823 жыл бұрын
So, I am fascinated by this. My parents have a 2002 in their garage, around 45,000. All the bells and whistles, STS NorthStar engine! My stepfather recently died and my mother doesn't drive, it's barely been driven for the last 7 years. I guess we'll just drive it till the gasket blows and take to the junkyard! Thanks for all the great info!
@inhaleel92449 ай бұрын
still have it?
@kingdomseeker884 жыл бұрын
11:00 CarMax offered me $700 for a 97 DeVille. It was 5 years old. I decided to keep the car until my transmission failed 🤷🏽♂️
@s996143 жыл бұрын
How long was that?
@dnrgrxve3 жыл бұрын
@@s99614 1 more month
@jimarcher52553 жыл бұрын
And that was $3000.00.
@martijnkosters90244 жыл бұрын
Wizard’s thinking of raising his prices during that estimate comparison.
@HazewinDog4 жыл бұрын
can't blame him LOL
@TheOzthewiz4 жыл бұрын
He's making it up on volume.....
@relaxitsonlyagame3 жыл бұрын
Had 3 of these cars overtime. They were amazing vehicles and never let me down. I sold 2 of them and and one was killed in an accident. If you find a good condition Northstar and love to drive it, consider contacting Northstar Performance in Canada. He knows everything about the Northstar, has the means to bullet proof the engine, and can tune the PCM as these engines were very detuned by GM’s engineers.
@HadToChangeMyName_YoutubeSucks4 жыл бұрын
I have 2 Towncars, a 1984 and a 2000. Absolutely love them. That luxury Cadillac you have has a really comforting and satisfying clunk clunk clunk at every crack in the asphalt, bet you drive with the radio off so you can listen to that.
@crimsonstang4 жыл бұрын
Why is it worth less than nothing? One word... "Northstar".
@sillygoose25083 жыл бұрын
My brother in law owned one and it was a piece of junk and make no mistake about it junk not one of GMs finest products
@kalstonii3 жыл бұрын
Northstar, head gaskets, transmission...all of em go around 110k
@glenerickson3583 жыл бұрын
It was sold and marketed as a great, powerful, reliable V8 engine. Much better than the auto ls built in the 80s
@MrSloika3 жыл бұрын
@@kalstonii The last gen of Shitstar had the head bolt problem corrected, but it was too little, too late. They couldn't get the stench off it, and it died on the vine.
@kalstonii3 жыл бұрын
@@MrSloika the whole set up was bad. Trans way too small for those cars. My trans conked on me (2nd gear, torque converter-a very common issue). At the time i paid to get them rebuilt. Started slipping a year later almost to the date.
@nickgehr69164 жыл бұрын
*TTHHIISSSSSS* is the guy who bought cars every week that Daddy Doug mentioned in his Mercedes Suzuki G500 sidekick video
@SufalDeb4 жыл бұрын
I was looking for someone to comment about this 😭
@MatthewNehrling14 жыл бұрын
Yup.
@yukimasaheppe10794 жыл бұрын
Daddy Doug wish he could be so consistent 😂😂
@johnnyvargas10744 жыл бұрын
Lol! I was looking for this comment!!
@austinthrowsstuff4 жыл бұрын
Look at that run in the garage. Spacious!
@seanjones24563 жыл бұрын
I am a new subscriber and I LOVE your videos!!!! Scotty Kilmer has got to love them too. Keep up the good work. I love it!
@jamesryan51813 жыл бұрын
Needed a good laugh this morning. Thanks Hoovie!
@ronnie_51504 жыл бұрын
Not too many left on the road? Clearly you have not been to any retirement complexes in Florida. :)
@danieldaniels75714 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Jay plenty of these in Arizona too.
@williambrown3194 жыл бұрын
@@danieldaniels7571 usually going the wrong freaking way on the on ramp
@KrisPBacon4 жыл бұрын
Or around any retirement complex anywhere... I swear I've seen 2 around here in my small little california town.
@lucillewest34893 жыл бұрын
All over the Birmingham area too
@covertsnake3 жыл бұрын
A parking lot is not on the road though....
@GWillg8r4life19814 жыл бұрын
The heater wasn’t needed in Florida, never got cold enough to test it!! 🥶
@robj27044 жыл бұрын
Yep. Probably a pink-tinted hairdo New Yorker transplanted to Miami.
@pkuudsk99274 жыл бұрын
Yep I bet nothing is wrong other than the blend door linkage is stuck/ rusted in AC mode and the module times out shuts off and drops a code.
@goofyleo38694 жыл бұрын
Bullshit. There was ice on the pavement when I was in 'boot in Orlando.
@andytaylor15884 жыл бұрын
@@goofyleo3869 I remember one year they lost 80% of their orange crop due to below freezing temps.
@shelster99674 жыл бұрын
Take it back down to Boca Raton, Park it up at Mizner Park with a “for sale” sign and a pair of brass buckled white loafers on the rear deck. It’ll sell.
@tynishabrown30883 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 or sinai residents!! I use to work there and i saw a few parked up .... Majority of the people there are rich and bougie so Mercedes and BMWs is primary and a few camrys
@ithebot404610 ай бұрын
My parent and grandparents had the same local mechanic, they meeted him at church and ever since then we took are cars to him and he always does a great job on them
@decuisagrippa34424 жыл бұрын
Any man who collects cars and has a star trek poster on his wall gets my instant respect.
@mikehunt74834 жыл бұрын
Get a Diesel Ford Excursion. King of SUV'S they're going to be collector items soon
@sadaaromin134 жыл бұрын
Yup
@Arsenal3474 жыл бұрын
This is true i have a eddie beaure
@Firegod12344 жыл бұрын
Powerstroke Speciality in Buford Georgia builds completely refurbished ones with the coil spring front ends. They are badass.
@scottlauren31454 жыл бұрын
They were beasts on the road, that's for sure.
@robertbetz29334 жыл бұрын
I just got one last month 01 7.3 limited i love it!
@beasyphone3 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend and I love watching, I play with hoopties myself here in NC. Keep up the great content!
@christhedrummerkimball3 жыл бұрын
I had that exact same car for many years and I absolutely loved it. It was the nicest car I've ever owned. Unfortunately, the air conditioning broke and it was going to cost almost $2000 to fix! I ended up selling it to a nice young married couple for $2500. I miss that car.
@whitephillip6997 Жыл бұрын
I'm buying one right now for $2800 that's nearly mint condition, but has an air shock that's shot.
@anisbenabed4 жыл бұрын
Cadillac STS :im worthless W220 S CLASS :HOLD MY BEER
@jameskovalik61424 жыл бұрын
Arthur Wall 2005’s are supercharged
@zloychechen51504 жыл бұрын
well, they do go apeshit, but that doesn't normally make them undriveable, so they're not as bad.
@jerrywang57914 жыл бұрын
Bangle butt 7 series: hold my gin
@williamjones44834 жыл бұрын
Doug DeMuro; "I have this 1993 Cadillac De Ville that I borrowed from Hoovie's Garage and I'm here to show you its quirks and features."
@MonzaRacer3 жыл бұрын
Actually the engine oil leak comes from the oil manifold plate about 1/4" thick. Takes removing subframe, drop pan and install new plate and reseal pan (plate and main bolts as they are torque to yield) much cheaper to support the engine and trans and drop pan. Takes about 8-10 hours with cleanup less if it's cleaned up before disassembly.
@naughtmeenaym8692 жыл бұрын
Gotta pull the transmission to get the exhaust crossover out unless you do bad things.
@FloridaCoastalGuy3 жыл бұрын
The fix for the blown head-gaskets is to remove the original short fine-thread head bolts, drill the holes deeper in the block, then tap course threads, re-install the heads with the longer course threaded head bolts. The cost is $5,000.00
@CGJ7755 Жыл бұрын
The kit itself is around $200, the labor to do it all is much much more, but ive definitely seen a few estimates of around $2,200 to do it, but those shops are specifically to do just northstars.
@qwertpoiuy43011 ай бұрын
@@CGJ7755what kit is 200? Interested on doing it for mine
@CGJ775511 ай бұрын
@@qwertpoiuy430 there’s a few companies that make it for northstars.
@toeslider924 жыл бұрын
I have an 06 STS that I have about $2500 invested in, and the driving experience is every bit as good as my 14 Impala that I paid $15K for. Major repairs can cost a lot on some older luxury cars, but what if you never need them? Every car is going to need General maintenance items at some point, like brakes and tie rods, but beyond that if you have $3K in a former $30-40K luxury car and can drive it for 3 years that’s less than $100 a month for a car you enjoy driving.
@d.e.b.b57885 ай бұрын
That's what so many people forget. That Caddy, fixed, would, for say, $8000, give you a very nice car for quite a few years. There are other cars which have bottomed out in value, and will gradually appreciate, so performing expensive deferred maintenance on them could be a nice investment if you also get to drive a nice, fun, car too. Neighbor found a nice, cheap, Merc 500E that needed a trans rebuild, which he got, had it fixed, and still has it 18 years later, running great, in perfect condition.
@SJ955074 жыл бұрын
I’ve wanted an STS since I was 8 years old. I’ve owned a few Cadillacs already, but never the STS. The Northstar has always scared me away.
@pryme20134 жыл бұрын
The 94-96 Fleetwood is a far better car
@77nizzova534 жыл бұрын
Don't do it!!!
@mauricecooper1764 жыл бұрын
The next Gen. STS is pretty cool but these ones are good looking
@douglasengle27043 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. $100 for a Cadillac dealer diagnostics of the whole car is a fantastic service! If it's a great driving car it might be worth paying for rebuild upgrades such as retooling the engine heads with a performance stud kit and other refreshing, but is it that great of a car? It looks nice and with a 400hp rebuilt and possibly bullet proof engine it should have a highway pounce above most of the other vehicles out there. I'd like to know the long term prospects for the transmission. If its possible reliability problem I'd have it rebuilt when the engine is out, also with long term durability upgrades. I'd think the more modern CTS-V might have a bit of a better following, but its unfortunately a smaller interior from reports I've read.
@stevedeleon87753 жыл бұрын
My CIMARRON Caddy gave me 350,000 miles before it died back in the 80's Basically it was a Glorified "Chevy "Cavalier
@anthonydilligaf8233 жыл бұрын
More than basically.. 😂
@leonarddaneman8104 жыл бұрын
I recall the empty, lost look in an elderly woman's eyes when the mechanic, holding her hand, told her the problem was minor but they couldn't take apart the Northstar engine to repair it.
@1XSTEALTHTWINTURBOX14 жыл бұрын
Very sad. I have a 90s 3000gt/stealth transverse 6 cyl twin turbo awd. Oil pan is no big deal. So sad they screwed people so bad with this horrible design.
@kitecattestecke23034 жыл бұрын
What happened then? Car went in the trash?
@leonarddaneman8104 жыл бұрын
@@kitecattestecke2303 The Northstar is a 'sealed' unit. Either it must be replaced, or only a dealership has the tools to open it up. I am sure Hoovie said something about why the Northstar makes the car worthless.
@orlandothings24034 жыл бұрын
@@leonarddaneman810 that's not true, plenty of other techs have the tools to work on any part of a Northstar
@placeholdername32064 жыл бұрын
@@leonarddaneman810 Thats pretty common practice. Lots of auto manufacturers have designed things where the intent is that you have some sort of specialized dealer tool in order to get something on or off. Can usually get around that with being crafty. Can also get the specific tools aftermarket. Besides the relability issues, a big issue here is packaging. They took a V8 which is traditionally a wide, but relatively short and longitudinal RWD engine, mounted it transverse and FWD which makes it a nightmare to work on as you cant get to anything without taking half the car apart.
@brianwloss31134 жыл бұрын
I respectfully dissent. I bought a 95 STS for $3,850 and drove it for years, enjoyed it immensely and it rarely required repair. My friend the car guy argues that if people heeded the instructions to use "Caddy Tabs" (a type of stop leak), when changing coolant, the head gaskets would fail far less often. I never had a problem.
@dljunior2852 Жыл бұрын
Wow after reading multiple comments, yours is the most interested. A buddy of mine would have loved this advice after having 2 cars quit because of this issue. Never heard of this product, is there another name for it and where do they sell it.
@rogergoetz57043 жыл бұрын
I’ve got 4.99 and some used socks. For some reason I was a STS fanatic. I loved how they looked.
@davem53333 жыл бұрын
The swaybar links, brakes and battery are relatively easy jobs that you or a local shop can handle for a fraction of the dealer quote. A friend of mine fixed his oil pan leaks with a tube of black household caulk from HomeDepot.
@dueljet4 жыл бұрын
Man, I would still pay Tyler $1210 for it right now. I love those cars and was a GM tech before I changed careers. It would be fun having it.
@james20424 жыл бұрын
11:08 for the price
@cadillacdeville4193 жыл бұрын
You really have expensive mechanics in the USA, I am in shock every time I hear the numbers. Here in Eastern Europe a good mechanic will take out the engine of STS and put it back in for 300 euro, which is a little more than 300 USD. He will charge some more for changing seals, but it will be less than 500 USD all together (not counting material). I am now more a BMW guy but if that car is mine, I would repair it completely for less than 1500 USD :)
@dylanhaire8012 Жыл бұрын
I wonder what he would sell that one for. I've dealt with multiple Northstar engines and bulletproofed the heads and gaskets. A very comfortable luxury car that gets up to speed nicely. I would pay an arm and a leg for his