"BadBow99S10" wrote:
> [quote:b34b62fac9="Nate Nagel3"]
>
> I think that your friends are full of crap, a '60's Caddy
> would be an
> excellent driver car. Unlike Chevys and Fords of the same
> era, the
> Cadillac engines were excellently engineered and will last a
> long time
> with only routine maintenance. Moreover, they're usually
> owned by
> little-old-lady types and not abused.
>
> That said, if you know "very little about cars," you likely
> will be
> violated most unpleasantly by the first repair shop you bring
> such a
> machine to, and you should also not even buy a 30 year old car
> unless
> you know how to look for common signs of trouble. Some
> problems that
> look very scary are no big deal to someone who knows how to
> hold a
> wrench; some that appear to be no big deal mean lots of
> expensive work
> in the future. I'm not trying to discourage you from dreaming
> of one;
> just saying that you should learn how to work on an old car
> first, then
> go shopping. Sorry if I just burst your bubble.
>
> nate
> [/quote:b34b62fac9]
>
> Dude,
> I would say, do whatever you want. Ignore those people
> people. If you want to buy a good car, bring a mechanic friend
> if you have one. Also, a small, strong magnet is a good way to
> find bondo work and heavy rust. Remember that not everyone on
> these boards is an expert. Example: the quote attached. GM
> builds both the Chevrolet and the Cadillac. The older
> Cadillacs are worth a lot of money, and probably worth
> whatever you put into it and probably more.

If you can’t figure it out, what I meant above, was that Chevy and
Cadillacs normally use the same engine. As for Fords, they just $u(k.