Any Toyota Prius owners here?

[vacuumlad1650]

That Caddy is beautiful! My great-great-aunt had one that same color until around 2010

 

[speedqueen]

Everything looks better in pictures, Andy...

Note the rusted out front Quarter panel

Here is the story

Bought the '75 last June, paid $1700.00, sounds like a steal right? WRONG!
-Week later, alternator***************$75.00
-July, Battery**********************$105.00
-Shimmy = new front tires + alignment*$275.00
-Last October, Transmission*********$1400.00
-Manuel heater override**************$40.00
Exhaust, Manafold to Tailpipe********$900.00
__________________________________________________
Total Repairs*********************$2795.00

Still to be done,
-Quadrajet Carb Rebuild
-climate controls
-radio recap
-power seat transmission

By the way, I paid for the car, my parents had to take up the repair costs. My Mom isn't happy.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

You should see what im going through on the van. AC, Brakes, Starter, Transmission, Tires, Batteries, Windshield...etcetera etcetra

 

[kenkart]

That cadillac

Rides and drives great I bet, I hate all these new cars that are so stiffly sprung and have very little power steering! My favorites are 60s and early 70s Chrysler products, now THATS power steering!I have never understood why people want to feel the road! I can drive just fine insulated from it.!

 

[suckolux]

I have had 3 of those Caddies over the years. Not kidding

 

[suckolux]

I have had 3 of those Caddies over the years. Not kidding. Its the torque on those, not the horsepower!

 

[speedqueen]

Right about the torque, suckolux.

Also, sorry Dustin for hijacking your Prius thread with my Cadillac

 

[vacerator]

Richard,

will you be getting the rust repaired and that seafoam land yaght shined up for the Dream Cruise?

 

[rugsucker]

CARS! new & old,small & large

I have talked briefly with 3 Prius owners who all seem happy.One almost bought another SUV and was very happy he chose Prius instead.
On a recent 300 mile trip I saw only 2 cars worth a second look.The first was new but with great and interesting styling.As its happy driver came around me I only had a moment to read T-E-S-L-A on the rear.Coming back I met a white with black vinyl top 2 door 68 Thunderbird that might have just come off the showroom floor.
Great 75 Sedan deVille above!I had a neighbor with a new 74 and then another with a triple white with red carpet 75.The new for 75 rectangular headlights and glass in the sail panels make the 75 a favorite of mine.There was a nice Coupe deVille in above colors at our cruise in years ago.What interior do you have?Please,please,PLEASE do not change wheels or factory radio!!(Instead use the money they would cost for gas and rust repair.)Collector cars should include more expensive cars as well as Ford,Chevy,etc.Again,Great Cadillac!
And this week 20 miles from here I see a 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado!Rare!The one elderly owner no longer drove and needed it removed from the proverbial barn.After speaking to the new owner and walking across the street to my Buick a 66 Olds 88 drove by.

 

[brando_husky]

With tesla coming out with the new $35k electric car I believe they will be taking over the market on all hybrid and electric vehicles alike. Their model S at $90+K is probably the most advanced and most definitely powerful and economical electric car ever produced.

 

[speedqueen]

Sorry Mike

Rust repair is not in the budget at this time, at least until all the mechanical issues are repaired.

My joke on the Woodward cruise, "If I wanted to drive 5mph while breathing others exhaust I would get on east bound I-94 at 5 o clock".

 

[vacerator]

re; dream cruise

for sure Richard. I don't do it either, but I park near Beaumont Hospital with other Pontiacs. A friends Fiero over heated very badly one cruise from idling too long.

 

[speedqueen]

Pontiac... What kind?

Also, thanks for your concern Rugsucker, I may be 16 years old but would never turn it into the pimpmobile. I wont replace the radio or the original wheels, I love them but I either have to find someone to recap (radio term meaning to replace the compacitors) or to find a NOS or working used radio.

Here is a pic of the interior, as per your request. Please ignore the crumbs, we just returned from a trip up north during last Sunday's Northern Michigan snow storm and the weather has not cooperated for me to drag my new Fairfax out to it.

 

[brando_husky]

Looooots of companies out there that do retro radios for these so you can have Bluetooth, aux, usb etc hookups and run modern speakers for better sound without adding modifications or any modern looks. VintageSound is one. Tons more though. Great option for people with classic cars who want modern functions for radio but not to remove an original look.

The only way I would change the wheels is for some baby moons but that would be about it if I ever did

 

[rugsucker]

Cadillac

Looks good!Great color styling that you don't find on the new cars.(To me nothing looks worse than an otherwise great car with huge wheels,skinny spokes and exposed brake parts.)And it has fender skirts!Auto trivia-I think 75 was the first year for carpeted floor mats.

 

[speedqueen]

Sorry Brandon but I just can't stand reproduction anythi

You're right about modern styling and thanks for the trivia fact, I do have the original (rather worn) floor mats.

So as not to hijack this thread further I created a new one explaining the disaster that just happened when I went to vacuum the thing so I could get a few more interior shots. Please feel free to discuss my cadillac there. (I did not realize it would be so popular as to hijack Dustin's thread.)

Link to the thread "Thank God It was the Fairfax"

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREADM.cgi?31702

 

[speedqueen]

Sorry, that's the mobile link,

here is the desktop.

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?31702_0