1985 Cadillac Seville Base Sedan 4-door 4.1l on 2040-cars
Potomac, Maryland, United States
Body Type:Sedan
Engine:4.1L 250Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Cadillac
Model: Seville
Trim: Base Sedan 4-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: FWD
Options: Leather Seats, CD Player
Mileage: 109,000
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Sub Model: Base
Exterior Color: Black
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: Black
If you love something you must set it free. This truly is the reason for selling my favorite material possession. I cannot garage keep the Caddy right now as I am stuck in an upside down mortgage condo and because I also use it too frequently to drive around the local neighborhood day to day I cannot qualify for proper insurance to protect the car in case of an accident. At first I didn't care but now as I have invested close to $14K in the vehicle I can't bear to think if I was involved in an accident that some insurance company wouldn't reimburse me to cover that investment simply due to the fact that I can't get the proper coverage. I would rather sell the vehicle off to a Cadillac enthusiast who would be willing to take her just that little bit further towards a complete restoration, get the antique show car insurance, and be able to give her the proper home she deserves. The car I believe has saved my life. Before I had it I drove rear wheel sports cars and was admittedly a pretty lousy driver, always going too fast and I ended up in some bad wrecks, my last leaving me out of commission for a month or so. After all that I decided to go another route and I bought this car and I immediately began to notice that I was no longer racing around or cutting people off. I was driving cautiously, casually, and most importantly very comfortably. When you're in this caddy you are always just feeling carefree, happy, and content. My driving record has since become clean, my insurance rates have dropped, and overall I just feel better and safer being out on the road. I even laugh as I see drivers doing what I used to do racing from light to light, hard breaking, and looking constantly pissed off and miserable. I pull up next to them at the light and they look over at me and either smile, laugh, give a thumbs up, wink, or wave. I am asked constantly about the car around town. People always are always friendly and want to talk about it, complimenting me on how cool it looks and wanting to know the details about everything.
The car does qualify as an antique as it is over 25 years old and antique plates could be sought after for the vehicle although I never did. The CD player installed by a previous owner plays regular CDs as well as MP3 CDs, has a remote, and works great. The AC system was replaced by the newer system that only requires charging it when the Freon eventually runs out, so it's updated to being eco-friendly. There is a toggle switch put in beneath the steering wheel to choose between blowing either heat or AC. (When the light is on it is on AC mode) The car has passed all MD state inspections and emissions regulations, every time no problems. This same model car has been featured in the movie "The Last Boy Scout" starring Bruce Willis. In the car chase scene drives down the side of a cliff in LA, off the roof of a house, lands upside down in a swimming pool, explodes, and then Bruce Willis goes over and empties about a full clip into it anyways to make sure no one survives. (http://www.moviemistakes.com/picture112297) The same car model in maroon color was also more recently featured in the movie "In Time" with Justin Timberlake, driven once again by the bad guys chasing JT. (I couldn't find a clip sorry) And of course you have a great classic commercial where the rich polo player wins the trophy and gives it to the trophy wife, although the car is white and has a sunroof in the commercial it is the Elegante version I believe not the base version I have but still, funny to watch. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFWTSfJSMQk) On this note, if you happen to work in Hollywood and want to purchase the vehicle just for a retro bad guy movie and blow it up that would be alright with me as at least it would live on in the movie memory.
I have an old Carfax report from 2009 when I bought that shows no accidents or damage to the vehicle ever reported on it and I have never had an accident in the vehicle myself either. I also have a letter from the immediate previous owner and they claimed to have receipts and spent roughly $9K on the vehicle over the years, $3K of that just within the last year before selling it to me in 2009. I can't say one way or the other about them as I don't have proof of all of their receipts but I do have my own records I've kept and all the receipts which I added up and compiled into a spreadsheet. I've spent over $6K in parts and about $8K+ in labor since early 2007. The odometer has rolled over from previous owners past the 99,999 and is now showing under 9,000 miles. For a full restoration it would need a Cadillac factory paint job costing another ~$6K likely as well as the other things I listed before addressed and fixed if it was to become a show car but even as it is just right now it is still pretty awesome in my opinion and in total usable condition. Appraised just recently for $8400 this year. There just aren't that many hard top older 80s models Cadillac cars around these days anymore, especially ones in this great condition that have the black paint on black leather combo. Forget about it. It's just a great car to putt around town in with your girl where she can get all cozy up next to you as well in those big cushy leather front seats that are only separated by an arm rest that can be put up or down easily enough. And talk about state of the art for 1985, the dash display is all digital and both front seats have full automatic controls for front, back, tilt, and lift.
I have that old clean Carfax report from when I bought in 2009, the clean ebay car report from 2009 as well, additional pictures of the car, the recent appraisal report showing it's valued at least at $8400 I had done this year, and my comprised excel spreadsheet documenting all the expenses of the work and parts done over my years as the owner since 2009. So if you would seriously like to bid I can assist with these as well to help you make the purchase decision. I know my buy it now price is high and it's probably because I'm struggling to say goodbye, so make me an offer I can't refuse.
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