Nakoa
Well-Known LVC Member
i test drove a 98 deville th other day.
What i liked:
The steering wheel, it has a nice look and feel to it
in town ride, the car rode great on city streets
the engine sound, very meaty sounding car, a sound i wish my towncar had and im sure with x number of dollars in exhaust i could achieve this sound, blah blah blah.
didnt seem to have any more power than my 99 towncar, but definately wasnt lacking.
heated seats
dual zone climate control
digital dash
hood ornament
bose system is pretty cool
useable head rests, something my towncar does not have.
what i disliked:
the dash layout, it wasnt bad, but it was real boxy looking and unrefined.
uncomfortable seats
the audio control placement
the crusise control placement
the ride on the freeway wasnt nearly as quiet or smooth as my town car
the lack of chrome accents
the tiny wood strip surrounding the black plastic plate on the door where the windows and door lock controls are.
i cant remember if it was the 2000+deville or this one that had the shltty seat controls. when you adjust the bottom part of the seat, the back doesnt move and it feels like it sucks your ass inbetween it and the back.. that might have been the 2000 now that i think of it.
overall, it was a really nice car and very different than the town car. the 97-99 body style is waaaaaaay more attractive than the 93(94?)-96 deville with those dreadful built in fender skirts and terrible grille. this car didnt have that beached whale look. vast improvement over the early-mid 90s deville. i would drive one, but if it came down to a comparable year towncar or the deville,(pre 2000), the towncar would win.
2000-2002? probably the devile.2003-curent, id take one of each, but my god that current towncar(03+) is a sexy beast.
Now to go drive a few sts's.
What i liked:
The steering wheel, it has a nice look and feel to it
in town ride, the car rode great on city streets
the engine sound, very meaty sounding car, a sound i wish my towncar had and im sure with x number of dollars in exhaust i could achieve this sound, blah blah blah.
didnt seem to have any more power than my 99 towncar, but definately wasnt lacking.
heated seats
dual zone climate control
digital dash
hood ornament
bose system is pretty cool
useable head rests, something my towncar does not have.
what i disliked:
the dash layout, it wasnt bad, but it was real boxy looking and unrefined.
uncomfortable seats
the audio control placement
the crusise control placement
the ride on the freeway wasnt nearly as quiet or smooth as my town car
the lack of chrome accents
the tiny wood strip surrounding the black plastic plate on the door where the windows and door lock controls are.
i cant remember if it was the 2000+deville or this one that had the shltty seat controls. when you adjust the bottom part of the seat, the back doesnt move and it feels like it sucks your ass inbetween it and the back.. that might have been the 2000 now that i think of it.
overall, it was a really nice car and very different than the town car. the 97-99 body style is waaaaaaay more attractive than the 93(94?)-96 deville with those dreadful built in fender skirts and terrible grille. this car didnt have that beached whale look. vast improvement over the early-mid 90s deville. i would drive one, but if it came down to a comparable year towncar or the deville,(pre 2000), the towncar would win.
2000-2002? probably the devile.2003-curent, id take one of each, but my god that current towncar(03+) is a sexy beast.
Now to go drive a few sts's.
