Having owned two Northstar Cadillac models, I can tell you to run away from any Cadillac product. Like another person alluded, a very nice car when it's new and under warranty, but horrible car to live with once it's more than 4-5 years old.

The build quality is so poor that for example, one had to have a new Northstar motor under warranty at 36k miles because the cylinder bores were so out of round it sounded like a diesel.

Many parts are dealer only, and very expensive. Price struts and shocks if you want an eye opener.

The rear wheel bearings are only available as a complete hub assembly at at cost of around $400 wholesale each.

The headgaskets fail, and the threads for the head bolts on the block fail.

The middle block gasket fails, and since it has pressurized oil passage in it, it will leak oil like crazy unless you spend $2500 to fix.

The interior is cheap flimsy plastic, the switchgear feels like it came out of the cheapest Chevy(it probably did), and the electronics are also very expensive and poorly made.

The power seat in one of them had a mind of it's own and would move the seat foward or backwards without warning. I was once pinned against the steering wheel while driving to the dealer to have the leaking power steering rack replaced at less than 30k miles.

As a matter of personal preference, it's fwd and has the turning circle of the Queen Mary. The drivetrain slop reminds me of a early '80s Chevy Citation, except it's a 300hp fwd car.

Many car dealers want nothing to do with a used Northstar Cadillac, so trade in value is next to nothing. Cadillac buyers buy new/almost new.

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