This is when Cadillac knew how to make good commercials that touched your soul!🤔

These jingles rock as a car nut. My grandmother had an 85 Fleetwood short wheel base and it was a very nice, luxurious car.

I still own my 1984 Cadillac Cimarron, I'm willing to bet when these full sized models came out it was quite a shock

Cadillac Is my fav

I have a 92 Cadillac DeVille and it has been one of my favorite vehicles I have ever owned and at 33 I have owned like 8 vehicles

The wonderful American way of life!

When life was simpler

@deez8202

2 жыл бұрын

mmmm i love lead!

@therealjayseh

3 ай бұрын

Good thing you love lead because you're sure to get a lot of it in your diet today! You know with China making everything? Think about that for a whilethink about that for a while

It was so simple and beautiful..

We used to own a 1985 Cadillac Sedan Deville back around 1995. My family drove it to San Antonio, TX to Zacatecas, Mexico until my mother sold it for a 1995 Mercury Cougar in 2000. We now have a 2019 Chrysler 300 after we sold off the 2015 Dodge Journey. *sigh* I miss that 1985 Cadillac as it brought back fond memories of my dad.

@WSNO

Жыл бұрын

You gotta seek out another deville and ditch those things you've got now. You'll be so glad the amount of space you'll have to drive in as opposed to that sardine can 300, and better bang for your buck in every capacity than that half-step above a caliber Dodge. If you NEED a truck the earlier Escalades were as much a truck as any real GMC, or if you wanna keep in the Dodge family then the 80s Ramcharger is a helluva truck

I had no idea retained accessory power (roll windows down up to 10 minutes after car is turned off) was such a huge deal!

@JoeSmith-cl9qn

5 жыл бұрын

It's not a big deal today. It was back then.

@fp5495

Жыл бұрын

@@JoeSmith-cl9qn That's what he already said.

Damn I miss the 80s

I was 14 in 1984

My greatgrandmother used to drive these hip cars

Back when they made real Cadillacs 🤘

I love my '92 DeVille, maroon with tan interior, though the angular bodies and quad sealed-beam headlights of the 1985-89 DeVilles have always been appealing to me. I found a black '88 recently with an optional carriage top and red velour interior recently on a cruise. It was a bit overpriced for the year and milage but in very, very nice cosmetic condition. I daily drive her year round and keep up on the maintenance and upkeep. She helps me keep my period-chauffeur custom '69 Fleetwood Brougham and Superfly '77 Sedan DeVille in minty-driver condition while still riding in Cadillac Style along with her triple blue '87 Brougham sister.

فخر صناعات الامريكية الكلاسيكية 🇸🇦💚💚

ONE OF MY DREAMCARS

I will never call that poop a Cadillac.......What were you thinking GM !!!!!!

@nikodemzak270

6 жыл бұрын

F*ck You! I've got one and it's really great and comfortable car!

@jasoncurry6672

6 жыл бұрын

Me two fuck what that guy thinks👊👍

@chieftp

6 жыл бұрын

the same thing car companies have thought for decades - convince people to keep spending more and more money for less and less car.

@FRANCIS6189

6 жыл бұрын

They were garbage.

@TeeroyHammermill

5 жыл бұрын

It was a product of it's time that sold quite well. Same basic design up through 1993 model year. I didn't care for the dashboard layout, the wide turning radius, or the slow power windows but they were great driving cars. The build quality wasn't great but not terrible either.

This was a Cadillac Of Tomorrow

Buy our shit old people!

If you want to see an updated Cadillac Commercial ... Go to Caddy Commercial 2015, on KZread, perhaps one the Best commercials!!!

Very beautifull this Cadillacs 1985

German rivals went far ahead during 80s

Cadillac Of Tomorrow

Cadillac really shot themselves in the foot with that downsize. "Best of all, it's a Cadillac" I beg to differ!

@TVHouseHistorian

3 жыл бұрын

I beg to differ. I remember being fascinated by all that technology and a V-8 packed into a smaller, FWD platform. By around 1987, the deVille had a superbly soft ride. Can't say much for the HT-4100, but then it was the 1980's.

@turnne

3 жыл бұрын

@@TVHouseHistorian These looked like Buicks and Oldsmobiles. They looked very generic In fact Lincoln even had a commercial during this time where the valet was pulling up the wrong car because they could not tell the difference

@TVHouseHistorian

3 жыл бұрын

@@turnne I won’t argue with you there. I guess it’s a matter of taste. And yes, I’ve seen that Lincoln commercial. It was hilarious. They certainly had a point. The deVilles were virtually no different than the Park Avenue and the Regency of that day. Lincoln definitely had a design advantage. I agree with you.

@turnne

3 жыл бұрын

@@TVHouseHistorian LOL...and with the Oldsmobile or Buick you got the 3.8 litre V6 which was a MUCH better engine that the HT4100 that was put in the Cadillac

@TVHouseHistorian

3 жыл бұрын

@@turnne You are so right! My 88 Park Ave and my 86 Regency were bulletproof. Never had the guts to go for a deVille, though they were nice driving cars when they were new. We had neighbors up the street who had an 87 deVille. Great car if you were only going to own it for 3 years. But yes, very plain. I guess I’m into plain 😂

Not sure about these cars, but Cadillac took a bath on the downsized Eldorado in 86, had to scurry and make some changes to make it different from the Riv and Toronado

@klwthe3rd

5 жыл бұрын

The downsized Devilles and Fleetwoods sold extremely well when they were first introduced in 1985 as you see here. Sadly the only problem these cars had was the very weak 4.1 V8. It was known for blowing head gaskets. Problem was finally solved with the introduction of the 4.5 V8 in 1988. If you love this body style, try to buy a 1988 with the better motor.

@kcmaldonado3948

5 жыл бұрын

@@klwthe3rd Yes, I remember a co-worker had an '85, and his mechanic telling him that as long as they produced that engine, he would have a job.

@WSNO

Жыл бұрын

@@klwthe3rd pre-1987 DeVilles can be retrofitted with the 4.9 if you're hellbent on that motor, but actually the reason they failed is because most people were still used to the less technological american V8s of the previous decades. Someone used to 90s and such cars will have more good fortune with the 4.1 and 4.5 and its upkeep.

@WSNO

Жыл бұрын

Its all a matter of preference. I love my 60s & 70s Cadillacs, but my daily is a '92 DeVille, same as these just with the corners rounded out. Its great for mingling in modern traffic on its level, and parking is easier than a big land yacht. That's what these cars excell at while retaining the comfort and aesthetic prestige of earlier Cadillacs. Anyone who wanted a big Caddy in the 80s would be buying a Brougham; still Front-engine-rear-wheel-drive body-on-frame into the 90s. I've also got one of those in the driveway year-round, triple blue. 😉

@klwthe3rd

Жыл бұрын

@@WSNO I would think the retrofit would be a great idea honestly. The 4.5 and 4.9 motors were much much better in regards to durability and NOT that much more complex compared to the 4.1.

fuckin sick

Cadillac

Analog dash in 1984? Surprising. I thought Cadillac had gone digital by then.

chevy citation v8

Unfortunately these overly downsized models had all the traditional Cadillac styling cues but zero road presence...they looked like a Chrysler K-car.

@3713msg

2 жыл бұрын

They were horrible, poor quality car.

@fp5495

Жыл бұрын

You're wrong. People didn't want huge old luxury cars anymore. That's a myth created by today's crowd. If people wanted that back then, they could have still bought the full-sized Fleetwood that was still in production, but this new Sedan deVille outsold it in the thousands. Lincoln couldn't compete because they didn't have the dollars to revamp their whole lineup so they tried to push the Town Car as a real luxury car. It didn't work, Caddy still outsold Lincoln year after year.

A Cadillac Of Tomorrow?

I think the American gas guzzler cars of the late 70's and early 80's some of the worst performers ever produced. Remember the clear coat coming off the the paint job, and the interior headliner falling on top or your head. Cadillac was no exception.

@TVHouseHistorian

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Not to mention the numerous electrical issues that plagued GM vehicles of that era. All gadgets and switches would malfunction early in the life of the car. Most of the issues were with the luxury models. In some cases, the cars would literally self-destruct by catching fire. The Chevy Suburban was known to be a time bomb, lasting maybe 5 years before having every issue you mentioned, plus a whole lot more. Cadillac was no exception. Growing up, our neighbors down the road had a brand new Cadillac that gave them headaches from the first week of ownership. The late 1970s and throughout the entire decade of the 80s was a time when GM did not stand for quality.

@nickk1406

3 жыл бұрын

I except that of Dodge Neon or Ford Tempo😭

Looks like an overturned refrigerator.

Uh oh! What Happened To Cadillac?

What Happened To Cadillac

We're Not Renault Clio

Oh dear....

I'm Buying A Renault Clio

So I'm Not Renault about it

Hey, I know a black guy that has one of those!!!!

Pure junk. My mom ordered a new FWD 85. Two engines within 30k miles. That's called, "getting that genuine GM feeling".

Buy The Renault Clio

Aaawww yes...1985..when Cadillacs turned to shit 💩 💩 💩

i hated these downsized cadillacs and still do to this day

Luckily they stayed in business after making that piece of crap. I owned two of them in the early 90s. I had coupes. Still nothing to write home about even with two doors.crap crap crap crap crap.

WORST Cadillacs EVER. Crap.