you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

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Ok here is the comparison, I had a chance to drive both cars on the same day I drove the Lincoln first on highway then on surface streets.....Then I drove the Caddy on the surface streets then on the highway.... The fist thing I noticed about the Caddy was it was a eye catcher and very comfortable the rich leather seats, the lumbar massage built in was a delight! the Bose eight speaker system with RDS allowed me to see who was singing which song... I pulled over and sat in the rear seats for about five minutes and almost fell asleep way too much leg room (not a bad thing) the ride seems just a little bumpy compared to the air ride of the mark VIII and one thing I noticed is many of the comforts found in the Evil One are also found in the Caddy which I have nicknamed "The good seed" "good vs evil" I love it!!! the caddy has stabilitrack and the Mark has traction control... the both have the same dashboard information I.E. miles till empty....blah blah blah.
But the real test was power, O to 60 on using the same on ramp from a dead stop was rather interesting......I really expected the Caddy to much better but it appear the front wheel drive trying to pull 3900 pounds with the 300 horse power lacked the required torque in fact I needed to reach 6000 rpm for the Caddy to deliver the required 4200-ft of torque which I never reached.. in fact the Caddy almost seemed clumsy trying to reach 60 from a quick start however it soom made up for it with its smooth shifting until I let off the gas then it seemed to have a hard shift into overdrive.

We all know the lincoln rules from dead stop starts.....

City driving is an incredible experience!!! Quick breaking with ABS all I can say is flawless.....

In closing when it comes to pure power the Lincoln Mark VIII Rules
when it comes to over the top Luxury The Cadillac Deville DTS wins hands down.... it this is any indication of my preference the Lincoln still get the garage the Caddy get the cover and the Honda get to go to the grocery store on errands!!
 
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wow, I wish my mark had 4200ft of torque. Although, 295 seems about enough for me to whip yo caddy :p

I love those DTS's, a true pleasure to drive. If you wanna take a long trip, im coming along just for the ride.
 
RE: you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

Drive a Lexus GS400. Uber-luxury of the Caddy, more power than the Mark. Daddy likes...
 
RE: you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

>> We all know the lincoln rules from dead stop starts.....

I didn't know that ... ???

IMHO It really sucks ... unless you have gears and TC.

BTW I've seen a DTS a the track once, it run like 16.5 in a 1/4.
 
RE: you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

Well, it's a bit different, but when I bought my Mark VIII, I drove a 1997 Cadillac STS Northstar. Granted it had 15K more miles on it than the Mark, but it felt like a loose bag of bolts in comparison.
 
RE: you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

I ran against a DTS, very very close, I won by and inch.
 
RE: you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

the 95 deville I had did not come close to the mark VIII. IT was a 96 with a northstar.
 
RE: you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

My ex-inlaws work at the gm tech center - powertrain, truck and bus, CPC, and BOC. They brought home pool cars all the time, and have taken me for rides in all the new Caddys. My opinion of Caddys is clear without saying a word about them. I own a Mark. No disrespect intended to you Stanley. Enjoy your new car, and drive it in good health.
 
RE: you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

The 95 Seville Northstar compared to the 95 LSC is a world apart. Front wheel drive, even if it had the power can't compare to the take off and pickup of the rear drive Mark. I have driven both extensively and the Sevile is a boat for handeling in turns. It is better than the Mark for ride on truly rough roads but bounces more as well. I did like the softer leather seats but the instrument panel was boaring. Mileage calulated by the onbard computer was averaging about 15.5 with a high of 19 on the highway. The Mark gets 22.2 or better on the road and 18-20 in town. Styling is another issue, no comparison to the the Mark. I sold the Caddi and bought an Infinity to go with my Mark.

;-)
 
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Did you know that if enough people repeat an error, enough times, that it actually becomes, correct??

In today's newspaper, a Chevy dealer is selling a used Infinity.
On my home page, (http://www.excite.com) there is one of those ads for an internet buying service to help you buy a car, and they list all the cars they have sold, including Infinity.

Right here, just above we have an actual owner, Bob, of a late model Infinity.

It's >>>>>>>>>>> infinitI <<<<< It ends in an "I" !! I have never seen anyone spell it correctly, even my in-town dealer's used car ad frequenti has an InfinitY four sale :) :)
 
RE: you asked...Deville VS Mark VIII

I think this car will beat both the Mark and DTS.

http://home.ripway.com/2003-12/46915/g35coupe.jpg

I'm really starting to warm up to Infiniti (and Nissan). What do you guys think? I saw a C5 playing around with a G35 on the freeway the other day. Funny thing is, the G35 was keeping up!

I don't know, I'm still going to get my Scion xB as my daily driver. I drive the Mark, but it's my Dad's car. I want to do all these mods like you guys explain in this forum, but he won't allow it! That's why I'm getting my OWN car to do my OWN mods. Okay, enough about me.
 
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I'm really starting to warm up to Infiniti (and Nissan). What do you guys think? I saw a C5 playing around with a G35 on the freeway the other day. Funny thing is, the G35 was keeping up!


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The C5 was "playing around". A good friend has a G35 and my father-in-law has a C5. The stock vette is definately faster at all speeds than a stock G35. The G might not have been stock.
 
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