cimarron - Jalopnik

posts about #cimarron more →
10K Mile '81 Cadillac Cimarron For $8,995: Nice Price Or Crack Pipe?
1985 Cadillac Cimarron
What's The Worst Example Of Brand Dilution?
Down On The Street: Cimarron d'Oro!
Short-Lived GM Car of the Day: Cadillac Cimarron

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

toronado455
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
The digital dash is pure awesome. I had no idea they put those in these.

Still, this is prolly not the ultimate Cimarron as these were eventually equipped with the 3.1 liter.

GM should've just made an A-body Caddy instead of these - including a wagon version. How cool would that be?
Reply

tonyola promoted this comment toronado455 was starred toronado455 was unstarred

tonyola
08/19/09

@toronado455: The 3.1 engine never made it to the Cimarron as factory equipment. Perhaps some were put in later to replace a tired 2.8.
Reply

tonyola was starred tonyola was unstarred

toronado455
08/19/09

@tonyola: Ah darn. My bad. I must have originally just thought it would make an easy swap, and then at some point forgot it was only an idea. Doh!
Reply

toronado455 was starred toronado455 was unstarred

ploopsy
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!

Reminds me of the Acura 1.7 EL. Its basically a glorified compact car.
Reply

quayzar promoted this comment ploopsy was starred ploopsy was unstarred

quayzar
08/20/09

@ploopsy: It is a re-badged Civic much like the CSX that replaced it which is a JDM Civic though in the case of the CSX its design became the Japanese Civic instead of the other way around. Wikipedia and Canadian friends are my source.
Reply

quayzar was starred quayzar was unstarred

Tibu Jenkins
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
There are 100 people who voted Nice Price for this...

That's it. That's the joke. It's all I have.
Reply

FlakJack promoted this comment Tibu Jenkins was starred Tibu Jenkins was unstarred

Maxx Cracker
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
Oh come on people! It has a digital dash!
Reply

CadillacCimarronOwnersClub promoted this comment Maxx Cracker was starred Maxx Cracker was unstarred

the good dr zero
08/18/09

@Maxx Cracker: Bingo - $15 grand for a digital dash, nice price!
Reply

the good dr zero was starred the good dr zero was unstarred

MushyHeirloom
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
Fifteen thousand to a museum, fifteen hundred to a sane individual. Giant rock.
Reply

MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred

Mrb00st
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
I don't even think a loaded cimarron cost 15k when it was new, did it? No wonder this one's 95% crack pipe now. You have to be kidding. 15k for a J-body? I mean i wouldn't pay 15k for an '04 J-body with 26k miles... much less an '86.
Reply

discontinuuity is missing Uncle Pete, the Auto Insider, and the Banhammered Nine promoted this comment Mrb00st was starred Mrb00st was unstarred

PlayerX
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
Let's see, for that money, I could have an E30 325iS for the summer, 325iX for the winter, and a lot of beer money!

That's what I'd do if I had that kind of money to blow.
Reply

discontinuuity is missing Uncle Pete, the Auto Insider, and the Banhammered Nine promoted this comment PlayerX was starred PlayerX was unstarred

LionZoo
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
I can't be fooled, this is obviously a blatant attempt to try to get the highest crack pipe percentage in the history of NPoCP.
Reply

Al Navarro promoted this comment LionZoo was starred LionZoo was unstarred

FTGDWolverineEdition'09
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
I am glad that there are 51 like minded folks like me so far. We have always fought against the odds people. We can still turn the vote around!

I even have the full support of the Morris Marina Owners Club from the great England-land. Apparently they have been fighting that neo-nazi dictator called Clarkson and his cronies. Unite we shall win!

p.s: This message has been approved by Al Gore.
Reply

Edited by FTGDWolverineEdition'09 at 08/18/09 11:49 AM

Old_Car_Guy
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
I once owned a Pontiac J2000 from the same family of crap. From personal experience this is one huge doobie.
Reply

Al Navarro promoted this comment Old_Car_Guy was starred Old_Car_Guy was unstarred

dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
Clearly, the owner of this car has not heard of a little known program called cash for clunkers.
The sad thing is this might not even qualify for C4C...
Reply

Maymar
08/18/09

@dwegmull welcomes all the ghosts: It's close though, 19mpg combined - somehow with the stick, it sinks to 17mpg (re. clunkeriffic).
Reply

Maymar was starred Maymar was unstarred

bangernomics
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
I voted nice price for purely sentimental reasons, my second car was a cavalier (vauxhall), and this is the same but with a large engine and a dash board that escaped from a 1982 video game, and GM stuck a Cadillac badge on the back. What's not to like apart from any number of decent cars for the same money.
Reply

Al Navarro promoted this comment bangernomics was starred bangernomics was unstarred

HoyaCarLover
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
I could probably buy a used CTS for that. CRACK PIPE!
Reply

Al Navarro promoted this comment HoyaCarLover was starred HoyaCarLover was unstarred

gman1023
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
Well I kinda would like to own a Cimmaron someday just for the WTF factor. By '86 they were not the terrible cars they had been in the early years, but it was still a terrible excuse for a Cadillac. I would consider thinking about it if the asking price were a third of what it is. Asking $15,000 for a Cimmaron is way out of line, no matter the condition or features and especially this one being a purple car with gold trim. That and if you're seriously in the market for a Cimmarron, there are better and cheaper examples out there.

It's a Crackillac.
Reply

beercheck - Commentin' Dirty promoted this comment Edited by gman1023 at 08/18/09 11:17 AM gman1023 was starred gman1023 was unstarred

tcotrel
08/18/09

In reply to 1986 Cadillac WIth a Cavalier Attitude for $15,000!
As I recall, there was a luxury tax that kicked in on business fleet car purchases just above the Cimarron's listed price. It was, in part, aimed at that not-insignificant market segment.

I drove one with both the stick and auto back when it first came out. The V6 could hold its own against any other multi-valve four-banger out there at about half the maintenance costs and parts availability would not be a problem down the road. The Cimarron was an excellent Chevy. Otherwise it was the Packardbaker of the 1980's. Sad.

Sorry. Crack pipe.
Reply

Al Navarro promoted this comment tcotrel was starred tcotrel was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion