We review the 2005 Cadillac XLR and think about how this is a slumlord's idea of a "Rich Person's Car."
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@nemo53358 жыл бұрын
"no one is going to paint flames on an XLR" CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
@goufr35408 жыл бұрын
Why bother with mere flames on an XLR, repaint it with a high gloss finish and ghost flames from bumper to bumper and add in a skull variant of the Caddy emblem at the start of those flames and on hood.
@nemo53358 жыл бұрын
CWDTrixie also the skull will be blowing a smoke ring that spells "DEATH IS CERTAIN"
@goufr35408 жыл бұрын
hulk hogan Nice one there, but you cant forget the most important part. Gotta have a AARP bumper sticker to.
@StonedThumbstickProductions8 жыл бұрын
Mr. Regular CLEARLY never played Midnight Club 3.
@nemo53358 жыл бұрын
CWDTrixie and a NAMBLA bumper sticker on the other side
@nikodabrooking30277 жыл бұрын
"A boomer dreams of owning a Cadillac in the same way he dreams of owning a boat." What's the difference?
@tayljordan4 жыл бұрын
It's a thing that a boomer uses to pretend he won't die someday.
@TraceLight4 жыл бұрын
Jerry Moody lol
@jamesprice21634 жыл бұрын
I want both a mid 60s Cadillac sedan DeVille and a ls powered jet boat that's paint matched to the Cadillac
@badbehaviour71934 жыл бұрын
A boat is a little little more controllable in the curves.
@okbutwhocares3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesprice2163 60's drug dealer, I love that.
@badledgend11728 жыл бұрын
I had my dad (born in 1961) listen to the "typical boomer mix CD" track list, and each song he nodded and said "mhm. Good song. I see nothin wrong with that list." Ok. Thanks for proving the stereotype dad. So there you go Mr. Regular! 100% right, verified by my boomer dad.
@wautocolorado58976 жыл бұрын
Badledgend117 I was born in 1999 and I think all of those are good songs lmao
@Jinator696 жыл бұрын
Badledgend117 I looked at each song and immediately thought, "Yeah, that's music my dad would listen to." Lol
@zalien66 жыл бұрын
Where’s the list lol
@P7777-u7r6 жыл бұрын
I want to make a YT playlist called "boomer mix 2005" and put all these songs in order To be fair most of these songs are ok songs if you hear them on their own. Not my daily listening music for sure but if one of them comes on the radio i wont oblect
@nikolajelovac16486 жыл бұрын
@@zalien6 in the video
@nikonfan24075 жыл бұрын
I understand this being compared to the C5 Corvette, but I don't think that was the original intention of GM. Surely it was never designed as a posh alternative to the C5, but as an American alternative to the Mercedes SL.
@BADMoeBrown4 жыл бұрын
🤔Ahhhhhh. You're on to something
@ahrred31274 жыл бұрын
This Car Is Based On The Mercedes SL Right?
@2003BMW325i4 жыл бұрын
But with this engine it wasn’t competitive AT ALL. It really needed to corvettes engine to be competitive with the SL
@nastybastardatlive4 жыл бұрын
Why try to talk reason with this lunk head? This is (obviously) NOT a review; what it is is some know-nothing spouting his meaningless opinion. This is like some cab driver or walmart stock boy that fantasizes about owning a corvette. In any event, he owns neither the caddy, nor the 'vette, but probably a sonata or a grand marquis. ( so much crap on KZbin.)
@mromatic174 жыл бұрын
VMAXBX calm down boomer! It’s a corvette with more weight and a 100 less horsepower for more money! Stupid! Why not just stick the 7.0L in it and give it some go juice?
@desmondmoonbear41436 жыл бұрын
When it break *LS SWAP*
@Radi0he4d15 жыл бұрын
Someone in Saudi Arabia had done it, look up "dodi bob."
@blair79bear384 жыл бұрын
Give it the LSA ( aka Supercharged LS )
@savagesock35984 жыл бұрын
L77 swap it from the Caprice
@josemanuel57494 жыл бұрын
One taillight breaks, TOTALED!
@hhs_leviathan4 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't that be kinda sweet thou?
@64DrPeppers8 жыл бұрын
11) Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
@Aeshir26 жыл бұрын
Bernabe De La Cruz DON'T TALK SHIT ANOUT KENNY LOGGINS
@JuanCruz-un9jy6 жыл бұрын
12) Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
@Grimm_Intel6 жыл бұрын
13) Jukebox Hero - Foreigner
@CarsSimplified6 жыл бұрын
14) "I Can't Drive 55" - Sammy Hagar
@hornetbrown6 жыл бұрын
Fuckn funny!!!
@playlisthub41798 жыл бұрын
I had a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora with a 4.0L Northstar V8, the block cracked and it caught on fire in my grandmother's driveway exactly one week after she died. It hurt to see both of them die.
@starxlr78638 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that but if the block cracked, that would not cause the fire. The fire would have most likely been started from a fuel leak somewhere in the engine bay. Also these blocks do not crack for nothing.
@playlisthub41798 жыл бұрын
+AMCNorthstar 93 yeah it sat for 3 years so it was more of a burden than reliable transportation.
@starxlr78638 жыл бұрын
PlaylistHub You mean it sat that long after the fire or before?
@theking-fz1xm6 жыл бұрын
PlaylistHub yeah but this is a totally better engine than what's in a Oldsmobile
@Rikorage5 жыл бұрын
I didn't need to see this. I have no words.
@robertdmont8 жыл бұрын
Wish I was lying, There's a bright pink XLR that I see around my town alot.
@cashivan8 жыл бұрын
probably from a Mary Kay salesperson
@RicoRivera8 жыл бұрын
I've seen one with a mirror like paint job around my area...
@robertdmont8 жыл бұрын
cashivan Ah maybe.
@suspicioususer8 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YA FOR YA PIIIIIIINK CADILLAC, PIIIIIIIINK CADILLAC
@clemenza248 жыл бұрын
I wish you were lying too !!!
@TimmyJoePCTech5 жыл бұрын
Huge props that you haven't varied on your format, this is from 2016 and nothing has changed to this day. NOBODY does that. I guess you did show your face but that's it :)
@321gofast74 жыл бұрын
Ashens?
@Dimondminer113 жыл бұрын
Eyo what? Since when did you watch RCR?
@spont243 жыл бұрын
Oh shit I didn’t expect to see you here lmao
@TimmyJoePCTech3 жыл бұрын
@@spont24 nope not me
@spont243 жыл бұрын
@@TimmyJoePCTech lmaooo
@paisa40838 жыл бұрын
time to delete some songs from my playlist .
@Tony-1126 жыл бұрын
paisa 408 😁 😁
@artistwithouttalent6 жыл бұрын
paisa 408 Eh, don't let a narrator telling jokes dictate your taste in music.
@ricksanchez13556 жыл бұрын
Come on Jim take a walk on a Wildside
@artistwithouttalent6 жыл бұрын
christopher serna Do you know what that song is about?
@emeltea336 жыл бұрын
Same thing Lola, by the Kinks is about.
@TragicAyk8 жыл бұрын
I just love the design of the car.
@wmcbarker41554 жыл бұрын
mine drove really fine, I couldn't afford it, felt like a millionaire behind the wheel
@BigKleib348 жыл бұрын
I love this. LOL had me rolling. This car would probably still be around if they stuffed an LS in it... shame shame.
@orcastrike77503 жыл бұрын
I mean...what’s stopping us from taking matters into our own hands?
@paxhumana20153 жыл бұрын
@BigKleib34, it honestly is not that hard to do an LS swap into the vehicle. Personally, I would rig it up like the Chevrolet Callaway C4 Corvette Sledgehammer. Please, go look that car up on KZbin and tell me if rigging up a 2005 Cadillac XLR, or even a 2005 Cadillac XLR-V, like that car would not be dope as fuck.
@nthgth3 жыл бұрын
You say "stuffed" like it would've been tougher to fit than the quad-cam Northstar :)
@sirloin43723 жыл бұрын
No actually it wouldn’t, it was always going to be a low volume car. It was almost 100k at launch and the v series was 100k in 05. Your comment shows you know nothing about cars or the economy....
@TheScrubmuffin693 жыл бұрын
@@sirloin4372 and you show that you know nothing about cars as well. Every car guy knows that if you put an ls in it, people will buy it. Duh.
@briansmobile18 жыл бұрын
9:18 "that's Cadillac. And this isn't....." OH SNAP!
@paxhumana20153 жыл бұрын
These guys are morons. A Cadillac XLR, especially in its V configuration, is a nice ride. Also, if anything, the Cadillac CTS-V is more of a luxury version of a Chevrolet C5/C6/C7/C8 Corvette than anything else. Moreover, BOTH rides appear in perhaps one of the greatest racing video games of all time, and I am talking about, of course, Midnight Club III: DUB Edition Remix.
@mza1313137 жыл бұрын
+1 fist of the north star reference ++1 for freedom at rubbing one out at your own place
@chadpugh14906 жыл бұрын
That roof is pretty slick tho.
@MrAppleby568 жыл бұрын
Boomer Mix 2005 is the perfect mix to drive to the coast at night and end it all off a cliff...
@jmoney72895 жыл бұрын
Ainsley Harriott ahhh thank you for that very refreshing
@MrEmptyKay4 жыл бұрын
Its literally right there in the last verse of the last song on the mix.
@peteranderson0378 жыл бұрын
The Northstar was GM's attempt to make something as sophisticated as... oh, let's say the Mercedes M119 that powered the SL 500 from the '90s that the XLR was blatantly trying to rip off. What GM learned from this thought experiment gone too far was that while they could engineer something as sophisticated as ze Germans, they didn't have an army of meticulous men from das Vaterland on the assembly line putting it together. What they had was Bob. Bob, who was perpetually half baked even while at work, but was always up to date on his union dues. Bob could slap together an LS regardless of his level of inebriation because the engine has the tolerances of a hot dog flying down a hallway while still managing to make perpetual nervous grin levels of horsepower. The Northstar, sadly, was a bridge to far for Bob.
@666cemetaryslut8 жыл бұрын
Wow, that sounds like it could have very well been an excerpt from Mr.R himself. Well done.
@Justa318i8 жыл бұрын
All that yet Bob's engine is more efficient, more powerful and more reliable.
@900108Chale8 жыл бұрын
Jonathon! Good job man, loved it!!! THUMBS UP!
@DozIT8 жыл бұрын
+Justa318i something the Germans will NEVER understand: simple can be good. However I love German cars, and will let them over engineer the shit out of everything down to pegs in the floor that hold your carpet in.
@BigDonkMongo8 жыл бұрын
Very well done.
@LegionOfWeirdos8 жыл бұрын
I kinda want to buy an XLR and put ghost flames on it... just to be obnoxious.
@md_vandenberg8 жыл бұрын
I like you.
@ajragle8 жыл бұрын
No flaming eight balls, though?
@jibcano8 жыл бұрын
This made me think of the episode of fosters home for imaginary friends where cheese blue and mac did a flaming bunny rabbit paint job
@PPGIRL4208 жыл бұрын
I kinda want to see you fall down a flight of stairs.
@md_vandenberg8 жыл бұрын
JAZZ HANDS Well that's not very nice. The real Dr Krieger would at least get OP higher than a kite before sending him down a flight of stairs.
@PershingDragoon4 жыл бұрын
The XLR just screams "Trophy wife car!" at me.
@kevinvolk9688 жыл бұрын
I wonder if people just do LS swaps when the engine craps out
@theking-fz1xm6 жыл бұрын
Kevin Volk never heard of the engine crapping out
@pfleeger20106 жыл бұрын
I've seen quite a few quarter million mile Northstars myself, but personally, I'd drop in a 2JZ.
@universboi3596 жыл бұрын
@@pfleeger2010 a Cadillac with a toyota engine.... Im a millennial and that pisses me off, I cant imagine the reaction you'd get from the typical gen x or boomer
@Jay-dp5wp5 жыл бұрын
You already know
@addisondoty42315 жыл бұрын
Why when you can get a 6.2 from Cadillac makes more power stock then an LS does
@jackofblades20078 жыл бұрын
Not nearly enough Jimmy Buffett on that playlist.
@stephenlloyd26345 жыл бұрын
Hes on the bonus tracks
@worldsmostmediocre17458 жыл бұрын
that story about my grandfather was incredible, it brought back memories that I never even made. keep em coming, mr. regular!
@gotpug20768 жыл бұрын
Oh how GM glorifies the corvette, this is one car that would of greatly benefited from an LS from the factory.
@ThePhoenixw688 жыл бұрын
Most caddy dealers are chevy dealers in my area. Its because the 3 or 4 times they denied investing money into a dohc replacement for the shitstar (as its nicknamed). GM did this to avoid the awkwardness of a clueless upscale customer starting a debate with a hack salesman of "gee, its just a corvette with wood and vert top?"...stares directly at a random corvette in lot. Just as reg said.
@md_vandenberg8 жыл бұрын
The Corvette is GM's Halo car. There's an unspoken rule that says nothing shall be greater than Corvette. That's exactly _why_ a LS was never dropped into the XLR.
@gotpug20768 жыл бұрын
+Ricky Plotner makes sense to provide for a different age/class of individuals.
@gotpug20768 жыл бұрын
+Matthew “Crash McNeal” VandenBerg thats true, makes me think of the time GM put down Pontiac and its concept of the 1964 Banshee, makes you also think where the C3s styling came from, so many great cars turned away to keep the corvette on top.
@md_vandenberg8 жыл бұрын
***** Thankfully Buick came with the Grand National and pissed off the Bow-tie brigade.
@kotelypiesely12682 жыл бұрын
I was wondering about "why won't they just make a rebodied vette?" AND THEY DID! ITS AMAZING! I LOVE CADILLAC STYLING! - sort of blocky, but dynamic, flowing, lovely
@nezarl8374 Жыл бұрын
Just spotted the boomer
@albertadams20953 жыл бұрын
This is the first RCR that got me teary-eyed. My late best friend, Padraic O. Derrig, had a 2006 Caddy DTS and he and I would polish it on the weekends together. One time, I accidentally scraped the bumper pulling into the garage and I literally had a panic attack. I couldn't get the Meguiars polish and orbital buffer out fast enough! Fortunately, it all buffed out and all was well. In retrospect, it was super minor but at the time, it was a big deal to me. My late friend was from that era where a handshake sealed deals and your word was your bond. I miss him. I know that a DTS is no XLR but it's still amazing how spot-on you are with these reviews! This channel is truly amazing and I feel like you bring people together with your mix of comedy, stats, songs, and stories. Thank you :-)
@twotailedavenger8 жыл бұрын
I've seen two of these. Both were LS-swapped.
@FunnyLariat8 жыл бұрын
LS swap the world.
@twotailedavenger8 жыл бұрын
CaptainTeemoOnBooty The XLR is one of the few cars out there that SHOULD have an LS in it. '79 Camaro? Sure. Junkyard Chevette? Go ahead. FD RX-7? Go to hell.
@jacobwest63968 жыл бұрын
+twotailedavenger agreed on that rx-7. keep that rotary in there!
@twotailedavenger8 жыл бұрын
Jacob West oh, and s-13s. keep vette motors the fuck out of those. Personally, I think you should only LS-swap other GM stuff, with a few exceptions. (they make great motors for baja bugs)
@Dannyyzeee8 жыл бұрын
+CaptainTeemoOnBooty I recently LS swapped my toaster
@baazxd91338 жыл бұрын
i only see older women driving these things. ones that look like they have things to do, and places to be.
@BIGBLUETIGER968 жыл бұрын
Lol the last owner I talked to that owned this car was an old rich lady
@waitingforepisode19278 жыл бұрын
As I posted in another comment, the owner of this XLR is a woman in her 20s. She doesn't like Corvettes, and listens to country. But, she did buy the car from an older guy, he may fit the description better.
@ThaMythbuster8 жыл бұрын
You mean women that look like they're from Florida. And probably *are* from Florida. Golf caps, fanny packs and everything. Yeah, I know exactly what you mean.
@truantray8 жыл бұрын
this quarter's top seller in the Real Estate News.
@ndgoliberty8 жыл бұрын
I'VE GOT PLACES TO BEEEEE!!!!!!!!
@DucksFan5418 жыл бұрын
3:08 "The automatic shifter is smooth and tapered...unlike the C4 which was FLARED LIKE A HORSE'S ERECTION" hahahahaaaa 😂 I almost spit out the drink I was sippin at that part
@FlameG1023 жыл бұрын
the "grandpa" idea of what a caddy is, is probably the best way ive ever heard caddy's cultural image described.
@eaauto61827 жыл бұрын
It may be unreliable, impractical, and apparently hated, but it's one of the most beautiful American cars ever made. It looks European, but with mid-2000s Cadillac styling, which comes together actually very nicely. It's low, and looks nice with the roof up or down. It actually looks exotic, which is saying something, considering it came out of Detroit.
@jameshay72477 жыл бұрын
It is hated by people who have always hated Cadillac... for selling luxury cars to blacks.
@theyhatehimbecausehetoldth75766 жыл бұрын
Lmao. Its looks like a corvette that Cadillac puked on... oh wait
@blogshagify6 жыл бұрын
Most beautiful? The standard grill looks cheap and cheesy; so does the interior instrumental panel. It is in fact a reskinned Corvette that failed miserably
@russelljohnson13035 жыл бұрын
Porsche991 GT3 if only they gave it a beefed up 4.9 those engines are beasts. I drive a 92 deville every day.
@d.e.b.b57885 жыл бұрын
What were they thinking when they built this engine? A newly designed performance engine with a belt? Why? Oh, right; GM beancounters. For christ' sake, build it right with a timing chain. It has to last. Nobody needs to have a belt on a regular car.
@ramenm_8 жыл бұрын
3:00 AM uploads? A+ time organization
@benduker8 жыл бұрын
He lives in PA, so it would be 4 AM for him... glad i'm a night owl :-P
@Idans948 жыл бұрын
+Adolf Hitler 12:00 PM In Israel, suck this you Nazi
@wicko32948 жыл бұрын
Lol
@interzoneboy8 жыл бұрын
It's good time for Moscow, nice morning show for me
@FirstOnRaceDayCapri29048 жыл бұрын
Perfect in Spain watched this while enjoing morning coffee
@Cliffdog018 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or does the Cadillac XLR look like a Mercedes SLK clone. The name and folding roof.
@UnicornWithSprinkles8 жыл бұрын
i was thinking the same. a mix between a corvette and a SLK.
@niklasnevesrensen56798 жыл бұрын
I would rather say that it is an SL clone, not SLK :)
@UnicornWithSprinkles8 жыл бұрын
yeah, you're right, fits even better.
@UnicornWithSprinkles8 жыл бұрын
but looks like a daihatsu copen :D
@studid558 жыл бұрын
Yea, but it is its fat american cousin (as old top gear might have said)
@hagbardceline99098 жыл бұрын
Seriously, every time you tell a story, I realize that I am very much from Pennsylvanian stock.
@Frandaman848 жыл бұрын
either that or we just miss 90s loveline a bunch
@smokingONsumDRO8 жыл бұрын
why is that?
@jpoRS8 жыл бұрын
Seriously, these guys are more Pennsylvania than a bag of Yuengling flavored Utz potato chips washed down with an A-Treat Big Blue.
@nillabeany7 жыл бұрын
Frandaman84 Im in Maryland around the MD, PA, and DE tri-state area so a lot of these jokes hit me. It makes me feel good because I dont really know another youtuber who lives in and makes references about this area of the East Coast. It's like giant inside jokes.
@0hn0haha6 жыл бұрын
YOU WHERE HERE!!!????
@jamessagstetter32697 жыл бұрын
"No one is going to paint flames on the side of an XLR" Challenge accepted, Mr. Regular.
@taproom1136 жыл бұрын
I guess my experience gives me a slightly different perspective. The Northstar's been called "Son of LT-5". My 1991 ZR-1 LT-5 has 120,000 HARD miles on it and still specs out close to new. My 2004 XLR has 155,000 miles on it and the NS stills pulls strong with no issues. Liked it so much I bought a 2006 XLR-V that has 29,000 with only one issue, unrelated to the engine (454 on the dyno). Both XLR's have had zero top problems. Lotus did a fine job designing the LT-5. In the ZR-1 it ran for 24 hours on a big oval track in Texas and 'averaged' over 175mph, breaking a world record that stood for @ 50 years. Belonging to both clubs (ZR-1 / XLR), I hear and see the problems but considering the technology of the day I think they stand up pretty well. (insert insults here) ^v^ PS ... Loved your review of the DeLorean. Long Live the Legend!
@rubyred93chev5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely spot on. 'Son of LT5' is a great analogy.
@Krazie-Ivan4 жыл бұрын
"ran for 24 hours on a big oval track in Texas and 'averaged' over 175mph" ...kinda cute, lol. for comparison, Honda ran it's '86 VFR750 V-4 motor at redline for 1400hrs straight, tore it down, & found zero measurable wear. (the VF in previous years, with the steel cradle frame, had oiling issues. Honda being determined to save it's rep) Lotus make great chassis tho
@sidefx9964 жыл бұрын
Krazie Ivan what the hell does “kinda cute” mean? They set multiple FIA world land speed records that I believe still stand to this day for production cars. Are you really going to compare that to running a bare engine in a clean room?
@DavieDrum988 жыл бұрын
This car was in Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition :)
@alexwoodward3908 жыл бұрын
no, it was in midnight club LA
@DavieDrum988 жыл бұрын
.....Im pretty sure it was in Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition dude, I was just playing with it.......... I also have LA and LA is a waste of a game.
@alexwoodward3908 жыл бұрын
DavieDrum98 lol shutup LA is great
@diego04cr28 жыл бұрын
LA is shit, other guy is right. 2 and 3 are where its at.
@DavieDrum988 жыл бұрын
Alex Woodward LA will never match up to 3 Dub Edition (Remix). Offline Dub Edition is better than LA online, and LA Online is already gone..
@lookmomnobrakes95498 жыл бұрын
Sooo am I the only one who actually likes this?
@ScottaHemi4408 жыл бұрын
I like the looks and concept. but exicution could have been better
@mr2bmw8 жыл бұрын
I like it !
@SeanHarlow8 жыл бұрын
It looks fine, but you can't deny that in the end it was still a C5 Corvette with different badges sold mostly during the time where the C6 was a thing, for a higher price, with a worse motor and a heavier body. If they had waited and launched it alongside the C6 on the updated platform, with the LS2, they'd have had a real chance at a hit which could have easily provided increased profit margins basically in the same way as an Escalade versus a Tahoe.
@MauKapranos8 жыл бұрын
I like it a lot! Didnt knew about the engine problems though
@Jasontyo8 жыл бұрын
No. I like these too. I like the idea of the Northstar but he said it well.
@reno54605 жыл бұрын
They fixed all the problems with the 4.6L Northstar V8 in 2005..
@RageHP-RageHorsePower4 жыл бұрын
Yes I have a 2011 Cadillac dts platinum it's a dream
@highlanderfreelancer45534 жыл бұрын
Ha ha
@tonychasey79904 жыл бұрын
I have an 03 DHS. Northstar car.. bought it new.. it now has 220,000 miles and none of the issues people have bitched about.. I have properly maintained it. No oil consumption. No leaks. No cracked head or block. No bolts pulling out of the walk either. Also no coolant usage. The only thing I've ever done to that car as a water pump and an intake plenum boot. That's it. And it still gets incredible gas mileage for what it is
@retrokingranch4 жыл бұрын
@@tonychasey7990 Hell yeah its incredible. 27mph highway is insane especially for a heavy 17 foot v8 car. I have a deville.
@beereadyyy98494 жыл бұрын
@@retrokingranch I get 30mpg in my 2003 Seville STS, ive fixed a power steering leak and a coolant leak and a sticky egr valve, plan on doing northstar performance headstuds soon
@Eeveethegamer266 жыл бұрын
God when he listed the track list. The sarcasm in his voice haha
@stargazersmusic15056 жыл бұрын
That monologue about cadillac bringing back memories of Grandpa really made me tear up, but in a good, comforted way. Thank you Mr. Regular. I needed that. I miss that guy.
@clutchthepearls30628 жыл бұрын
The Northstar had a lot of issues early and they lasted way too long into its lifecycle, but anything after 2004 has has the bugs worked out. Not to mention most of the issues were on the FWD models. The RWD Northstars were generally more reliable.
@Dankcatvacs8 жыл бұрын
hopefully
@Grimm-Gaming8 жыл бұрын
oh headgaskets! i had 2 96 seville sls'. both blew up.
@ootdega8 жыл бұрын
Oh. I had a short opportunity to buy a 97 Seville for $800 as my first car. Now I'm kinda glad someone else bought it first.
@jcnz848 жыл бұрын
had a 02 Dhs cracked the block, 06 Dts never had a problem but I also changed the oil every 1000 miles. Take care of a northstar it will take care of you.
@kirbyswarp8 жыл бұрын
After the initial repair for the head gasket on my Grandpa's 1997 Deville Concours early on, it lasted until 2014 reliably until he sold it. And he drove that thing everywhere and used it like a truck carrying garden supplies, green houses etc in that huge trunk. It had a ton of miles by 2014.
@dawgmanfat8 жыл бұрын
didn't they make a V version with a supercharged northstar?
@superhavi8 жыл бұрын
Jep, they did. But it was a detuned version and not the same engine as in the CTS-V.
@Frandaman848 жыл бұрын
That would've been the STS-V
@alexwoodward3908 жыл бұрын
the CTS-V never had the northstar....it used an LS1... the STS-V and XLR-V used the supercharged northstar, deSTROKED, not detuned. to 4.4 litres to handle the supercharger better. 400 something horsepower
@starxlr78638 жыл бұрын
Yes it was the 4.4L 32v Northstar V8.
@ibladesi6 жыл бұрын
Yes, my mom had one. I bought it at auction with my STS-V. It was pretty good. I still have my STS-V. Intake and tune. I love how this dude always shits on almost every car. It really wasn't that bad. Umm.. this dude just said it was built on c5. It wasn't. It was c6.
@12chrisrob8 жыл бұрын
My 2001 Seville SLS still works everyday with 265k kilometers. Awesome engine, worked a lot on it, but man that engine is nice
@JohnSmith-wx9wj Жыл бұрын
Canadian? So, six years later, what happened to your car?
@captainkirk56222 жыл бұрын
It's the epitome of a personal luxury coupe .....I always loved this segment.
@onthemoverealestatephotogr96557 жыл бұрын
Oh God that track list...
@coolcosmo30008 жыл бұрын
Holy shit his grandpa story brought a tear to my eye
@David-rn4nf8 жыл бұрын
That was the most beautiful description of Cadillac I have ever heard. I think you nailed it.
@ReboyGTR8 жыл бұрын
So we're not gonna talk about XLR in the audio industry? You know, the XLR plug? For long cable runs?
@Crodon8 жыл бұрын
No we fucking aren't.
@DirectInput8 жыл бұрын
I had and XLR cable once, but it broke.
@Crodon8 жыл бұрын
WHAT THE FUCK DID I JUST TELL YOU?!
@DirectInput8 жыл бұрын
Diggidy
@myownsite8 жыл бұрын
I once accidentally bought a headset with an XLR mic instead of 3.5mm and I had to use the most unwieldy adapter.
@blaketindle47033 жыл бұрын
GM fixed the NorthStar V8 by the time XLR production began. It’s far from common for an XLR to blow a head gasket! I’m a Corvette guy but I admit the XLR looks damn good!
@trentshaffermidwestronin54193 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't mind owning an XLR when I'm a little older! Also, that Tinder line was spot on! Haha 😂
@colinreisser45688 жыл бұрын
How didn't you call out the gaudy Bvlgari instrument panel? Weird attempt at trying to cram in some Italian style.
@fkerpants8 жыл бұрын
I was just about to make the same point. If you blink, you'll miss it at 10:03. It's across the top of the speedo and looks as pretentious as a gold necklace on a poodle.
@Eric__J8 жыл бұрын
I was hoping to find someone else that noticed it. I had to ask what was going on there, because that was beyond weird.
@forgottenautos84615 жыл бұрын
Strangely enough, one of the family members of the Bulgari company is a HUGE Cadillac and GM fan in general - he's a big car collector. They collaborated on this vehicle because of that.
@rockinchimp8 жыл бұрын
Could be worse, it could be as bad as the Lexus SC430.
@itsthemightyd23398 жыл бұрын
Hey, I love my SC430. Lol.
@Twinspinner8 жыл бұрын
+ItsTheMightyD You must let him review it. It's your duty. That will be an amazing video
@rockinchimp8 жыл бұрын
ItsTheMightyD I just can't stand the way it looks but least the engine is decent, I will give it that.
@GT6SuzukaTimeTrials8 жыл бұрын
I like the SC430. It's more appealing to me than say, a Solara convertible.
@nikonordman76248 жыл бұрын
yeah
@sam-nk2id8 жыл бұрын
Am i the only one who thinks this is way prettier than the C5, and just a very pretty car period?
@theyhatehimbecausehetoldth75766 жыл бұрын
You and 25 others must be high
@billysparks54936 жыл бұрын
no it's really pretty
@YeetoLavito6 жыл бұрын
I fucking love the way it looks. Trying to buy a V right now.
@jacobfleming5655 жыл бұрын
Yes
@mitchdewitt32806 жыл бұрын
That story about Grandpa Cadillac makes me nostalgic every time, even though I’ve never experienced that
@jackbeckham78235 жыл бұрын
I feel attacked because when i bought my c10 I had Looney Tunes floor mats
@carstonbrown28533 жыл бұрын
I looked at buying a Cadillac Coupe Deville with Looney Toons mats. Needless to say, I didn’t buy it.
@roberth46888 жыл бұрын
Starter under the intake plenum.....because NORTHSTAR!
@kcm7328 жыл бұрын
Lmao , yep, so asinine it makes me cringe
@armymatt838 жыл бұрын
didn't know that. yeah that is a dumbass design.
@spazoq8 жыл бұрын
Haven't read of anyone having one go bad. Ever. What's your point?
@kcm7328 жыл бұрын
David B r lol, I had to change one last year on a customers sts... Whole intake manifold had to come off. Screw that.... Literally have a nice weekend cause it took longer than that to do
@TeeroyHammermill8 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't have took that long. 4hrs at the most.
@MonotoneTim8 жыл бұрын
Your writing keeps getting better and better. (And the Roman's too!)
@flaagan8 жыл бұрын
In my father's XLR... track 1) Quiet Riot - Slick Black Cadillac
@HankyGT8 жыл бұрын
XLR is c6 based just FYI; only thing c5 is some random carry over. Easily shown in the wheelbase and windshield rake.
@alexhayungs7 жыл бұрын
it's not steppinwolf it's steppenwolf
@ezequielalberto7205 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this answer
@christopherharrison2335 жыл бұрын
He’s uncultured and ignorant, don’t be surprised 🤣
@tayljordan4 жыл бұрын
I think that was done on purpose.
@joecool97394 жыл бұрын
Ok boomer 👍
@alexhayungs4 жыл бұрын
K Y bro this was three years ago, chill.
@esnebta8 жыл бұрын
As a mechanical engineer, this may be the only time I've disagreed with any of your perspectives, but I still think you're awesome, love these episodes, and continue to look forward to more episodes. Let the GM engineers experiment with engine designs. Any progressive step in the right direction is still a progressive step in the right direction. GM knew that the demographic of buyers of this car weren't going to care about performance like the Corvette drivers would.
@heeltoe68458 жыл бұрын
Your comment literally has nothing to do with being a mechanical engineer.
@esnebta8 жыл бұрын
+Heel Toe it has everything to do with being a mechanical engineer. What passionate mechanical engineer wants to work for a company that's just going to be like "hey guys, there's no progress left for us to make, so we aren't going to need y'all anymore. Sorry, but I like the idea of there being more jobs in my field.
@oddball00458 жыл бұрын
idk what world you live in but GM stopped making the LS engines and has moved on to the LT engines. The LT engines have variable valve timing, cylinder deactivation, and direct injection which is all new for the GM small block engine so idk where you get the idea that they're not advancing upon their design.
@rock-oz7eg8 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely not a mechanical engineer kid
@heeltoe68458 жыл бұрын
esnebta The fact of the matter is, the northstar blows. Sure, the LS (or new LT for that matter) is OHV, and all the internet kids might say "oh it's ancient" but it's probably the most bulletproof high hp engine in existence and the easiest to work on and fix. The new LT, as oddball said, has variable cam timing cyl deactivation, etc. A big part of engineering is reducing costs and increasing reliability, and GM has got that down. It's not all coming out with designs that will look 'better' on a spec sheet even though it functions worse. Although as a ME, like you claim to be, should know that...
@dianneraneri69204 жыл бұрын
I have this car in red (officially named Crimson Pearl). I love it. There are two others riding around Fort Lauderdale, one is silver, the other is blue. This car still turns heads, I will tell you that! It is fun to drive! You need to take good care of them and they are expensive to fix if something goes wrong. Definitely don’t agree with the smarmy narration, but I also don’t take myself too seriously either.
@Fellowrser2 жыл бұрын
I’m in Miami if you ever want to sell it let me know
@RayRayP20017 жыл бұрын
try changing the starter in one of these things, go ahead and change the head gaskets at the same time since you have the intake manifold off to change the starter which is inside of the engine!!!
@CPAJayhawk5 жыл бұрын
2:30 Driving this car with the top down with this playlist actually sounds like a great time
@jamesdavis48964 жыл бұрын
Yes I'm a baby boomer, my XLR 05 and drive around playing party like it 1999
@Izaacc974 жыл бұрын
You made me want a caddy so badly from this vid with the monologue of Grandpa 😂😂
@burnzy32108 жыл бұрын
the official car of setting graphics to "low"
@Agent77X8 жыл бұрын
I remember when all the broomers were hot on the XLR V! It sold for $80K and the final year 2009 MSRP went to $112K! I like the look of the XLR with it's narrow side door windows that somehow got into the Camaro but was even narrower still! Cadillac refuse to offer the ZO6 and ZR1 engines in the XLR; which seal it doom as a Mercedes SL and 911 fighter! Plus, the mechanical roof had problems and it was pretty slow too! All in all, people who purchase got their $$$$$$ wasted!
@mattsyposz61988 жыл бұрын
Can you review a 5th gen prelude sometime in the near future? please
@DomDeVille3 жыл бұрын
The Northstar was a good balance of power and economy, as I had a 1999 Deville for years, but the reliability of it was its Achilles heel. When they started traverse mounting 5.3’s in Monte Carlos and Impalas, it had me thinking about an engine swap, but I sold the car to my Buddy instead. The engine outlived the transmission.
@stevekarns84167 жыл бұрын
I stumbled on this randomly after a year but uh. You guys have no idea how much I appreciate the Galavant parody song, truly an underappreciated series. XD
@ridcom8 жыл бұрын
You wanna see a kick-ass Cadillac experiment? Cadillac Ciel.
@rndmzr1534 жыл бұрын
Long boi
@DSFARGEG008 жыл бұрын
That 'boomer list' scenario was LITERALLY my dad.
@alexwoodward3908 жыл бұрын
now review an XLR-V
@GizmoQue8 жыл бұрын
I'll provide the car.
@iangriffith39407 жыл бұрын
william wolfe little uncalled for.
@colemanbonner2 жыл бұрын
The northstar was never given the love it needed to develop into a world-beater until the last couple years when they shrank and boosted it with the 4.4L v-cars. I repair lots of ‘stars, and i love the sound when uncorked, the smoothness, and the actual long-term reliability once you spend countless hours updating it with head studs and the lower-crankcase reseal
@donjosemiguelmaese23485 жыл бұрын
Northstar is a great motor, tons of power that is smooth and quite. Never had an issue with the three I have owned.
@ATCRyderX8 жыл бұрын
The XLR is stunning inside and out. I'd love one in good working order and shape. With that being said, As a NorthStar Owner - They can really fuck off with that motor. Such an amazing overly designed fucking headache.
@starxlr78638 жыл бұрын
They are not bad to work on at all if you know what your doing.
@ATCRyderX8 жыл бұрын
AMCNorthstar 93 No, they're really no harder to work on than other proper powerplant. They're just naturally faulty in the cooling system. Even my "revised" NorthStar (Longer head bolts, etc. You know the drill I'm sure from your username).
AMCNorthstar 93 Yep. My Cadillac has been flushed and replaced with normal green. My ol Yukon just had it's 2nd Water Pump since 1996 running Dex. (I'm not saying you're not right about Dex btw! lol). I got real lucky on that one.
Northstar head gasket failures were corrected by about 2005.
@razvandobos97594 жыл бұрын
We need this back in production. Would DIE to see the 2020 model.
@ColtonBlumhagen8 жыл бұрын
I think I'm gonna make a CD of Boomer Mix 2005, sounds nice.
@TopherIsDaMan8 жыл бұрын
Mom has one and it's pretty awesome hers is a 06 tho
@TopherIsDaMan8 жыл бұрын
Hers is the limited nighthawk black or whatever edition there were only 250 made
@tomryan9145 жыл бұрын
Does she do lunch ?
@carlholm78677 жыл бұрын
American V8's vs Europe/Japan is like the girlfriend finishing before you and waiting laconically for you to get done already. You increase your pace with some pushes with exhaustion coming before climax and realizing giving up for some cuddling is the better option. And that is the Northstar. A great idea. Good intentions. But without the determination to push to the finish line.
@alexcintas87925 жыл бұрын
That was weird.
@jh13282 жыл бұрын
The guy who owned the company I worked for in Harrisburg had one of these. He had a few Astons, a couple 90s exotics, and a ton of property. This fit him perfectly.
@StAlchemyst2 жыл бұрын
"Hey Unc, you know what that song is actually about?" "yeah it's about walking the wild side of town!" "... yep, Unc... that's it..." ROFL!
@XxXSLAYERTHEDUDEXxX8 жыл бұрын
"GM Norstar,finally we're getting with the times." I couldn't stop laughing at the engine review. lol
@ajhorn55105 жыл бұрын
LMFAO my dad made me mix this minus Bruce, plus Dylan!
@ArturKwaszyn8 жыл бұрын
Don't you dare to laugh at Born to be wild.
@Mexican_Steel7 жыл бұрын
That amazing analogy of what Cadillac is and the story of grandpa absolutely floored me. Amazing.
@davidshillander71685 жыл бұрын
The only completely ground up car ever built by Carol Shelby (Series 1) used the L47 Oldsmobile Aurora N* 4.0 with twin turbos. I guess it worked for him.
@RyanDeClue7 жыл бұрын
Worst engine ever engineered. By a country fucking mile. I warn you all, from sad experience, avoid the NorthStar engine AT ALL COSTS.
@johnricci45117 жыл бұрын
My experience has not been so sad. My 04 Deville DHS runs like a top and just sings when you put your foot into it (which you need to do now and then ). Take better care of your toys!
@justinfox8927 жыл бұрын
False. Chrysler 2.7L
@EclipseCoD6 жыл бұрын
i agree with you, last year i bought a 1998 deville Northstar for $500 and it had headgasket failure from the likes i could've never imagined being possible. i was the second owner of it after an elder retired gentleman from california who owns the funeral home in my town. it ran like a top for 2,000 miles. once it was done, it was done and it didnt move anymore and i never felt so helpless in my life. that engine left me walking more than i cared for. idea, perfect body and chassis, perfect brakes and suspension, but the engine was literally like a time bomb that only lottery money could stop. The fact GM manufactured a motor that they knew would self destruct on their loyal customers at the time is disgusting.
@TheAnoxias6 жыл бұрын
Jacob Patterson The problem with the Northstar, is possible with all GM motors, it's the DexCool Coolant (also called DexKill or DexCrap). If you don't change it more often than they tell you, it'll become corrosive and eat away at the head bolt threads, which causes them to pull out of the block. This problem was fixed for 2005-2011. I had a 1999 Seville STS. Ran like a champ up to 160,000 miles until it got totaled last month. I upgraded to a 2009 STS with the same motor. Like all cars, it needs to be taken care of.
@ciaridah6 жыл бұрын
its not about maintenance by a long shot. Its an engineering issue where the head bolts get stripped which means that the hole have to be re tapped, a new head gasket is then needed as well as coolant flush since you are exposing the coolant channels to open air. Otherwise the engine will overheat within 5 minutes at the least.
@The_Fat_Turtle8 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty new to the channel, but is the singer guy the same dude from the AVGN theme song?
@waitingforepisode19278 жыл бұрын
Nope, different guy.
@Bartonovich528 жыл бұрын
He does sound the same. And Mr Regular sounds an awful lot like Mr Plinkett.
@Frandaman848 жыл бұрын
Adult Video G? Network
@dhoffnun8 жыл бұрын
Angry Video Game Nerd. An early KZbin star that's still making angry videos about bad games. One of his friends sings an intro song, and sounds a bit like the Roman.
@mikedawgx018 жыл бұрын
No but the two of them should totally collaborate.
@UELPOLO8 жыл бұрын
I want a corvette but but I don't want a shitty interior.
@nicolasa.31922 жыл бұрын
It took me an insane amount of years to realize there was finally a Drive reference in an RCR episode
@_dmfd4 жыл бұрын
Goddamn, the narrative on this video deserves a fucking Nobel Peace Prize. Absolutely beautiful, Mr.RCR
@kanecombes89188 жыл бұрын
I went to a car show and they had a line of 15 XLR's in a row, and I was rolling on the floor dying.
@aaronlane8276 Жыл бұрын
Did anyone of them have flames 🔥 painted onto the sides?
@cristian67665 жыл бұрын
I don't care what the hell you say in this vid. I'm from EU and i love thid Caddy! It looks hell of a lot better than the vette.
@jason57764 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the playlist I just made my CD
@anthonyyoung6263 жыл бұрын
The XLR was obviously aimed to compete with the Mercedes SL. Maybe there is a comparison road test between XLR and SL. I read a story somewhere that an XLR owner locked himself in the car and could not get the top to go down. Was in there for hours, or maybe it is just a suburban legend. Personally, I spilt the XLR-V (supercharged) wish into a 2008 Corvette convertible and a 2007 DTS. I love them both. And yes, I am a Boomer. And by the way, the 1980s was the best decade for music.
@downsouth420Ай бұрын
I remember reading an anonymous letter in 2600 magazine before the XLR was unveiled of someone at GM admitting to taking the concept car out for a joyride one night. He simply said it was something Cadillac was working on that he snuck out one night. He mentioned trying to drag race a Corvette with it, but the tires just kept spinning like he was on glass. It was about a year later when the XLR was unveiled, and it was obvious this was the car he had taken out.