1982 Cadillac Eldorado Diesel start & run

This is a video of a Cadillac that I recently bought to add to my "collection" of Diesel-powered cars. Although this car looked like it had been through a war, it seems to be mechanically sound. I had to replace the whole interior by swapping it from another Eldorado, and I will still need to repair many dings & dents. (this isn't for sale; it's posted for the interest of anyone who hasn't seen a 350 Diesel that still runs.

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[ford9572]

@Gabzaiat, You must've not been around or were probably too young in the late '70s & Early '80s, There were quite a few of these cars around back then, The engines being Olds 350 gas engines converted to diesel weren't all that reliable though.

[kx250rider661]

@ford9572 I wish I were too young :-(. I was a teen when these were new, and I remember being really fascinated with one that a neighbor bought (a 1980 Sedan deVille Diesel). I was really upset when he traded it back in for a gas model, and I think that's why I "had to" get this Eldorado. I've had it now for about 4 years, and just bought a 1983 Seville Diesel from the original owner, and this one looks like it just left the showroom.

[idontcare80]

What an awful thing. Ugly as sin, huge, heavy, noisy, underpowered, unreliable and to top it all off when you open the hood it looks like someone took a shovelful of rusty scrap metal and dumped it into the front of the car. What kind of drugs where these people on when they came up with this thing?

[kx250rider661]

@idontcare80 That's why I have it ;)

[thuntking]

I have a chance to buy one of these diesel caddys. It's an 81 with 40,000 miles in drop dead mint condition not a scratch on it. Is it worth the 5 grand my neighbor is asking for it?

[kx250rider661]

@thuntking Well, it's worth what someone will pay, and frankly I'd pay that if it's truly a 40K mile car in mint shape, IF I were looking for another one (which I'm not at the moment). Usually I see people on eBay asking $1200-$2500, but those are usually gone-around miles (no 100,000s digit), and they're usually needing paint or interior work, or have mechanical issues. But be warned, that even if the 40K miles is true, and it looks new, you could still have a blown head gasket, etc.

[oldsmobileguy81]

I can't believe how ignorant people are. Diesels at that time weren't huge horsepower and they certainly didn't have the modern technology that the new ones do.

The oldsmobile diesel was gm's first attempt at a consumer diesel. They were not a converted gas motor. There were big differences. The fact is if you have one they are a very rare engine. Consumers did not treat the like they should have. The mechanics were not trained on them. And the diesel fuel in the early 80s was poor.

[fixinggrace]

I drive a diesel van and love the sound. Hang on to that Caddy. That is a nice car.

[bluemoondiadochi]

i guess now you are able tow a yacht to seaside yourself!

[VitaminC440]

@kx250rider661

EXACTLY! = D

[idontcare80]

@TehWench You would probably pay twice that much constantly repairing one of these pieces of crap.

[TehWench]

@idontcare80 Believe me man, I'd love to.

I pay £3200 a year on a 22 year old 1.4 ford fiesta.

I think my insurance company would have a field day with that!

[idontcare80]

@TehWench Well, just drop on by and pick one up! On any given day there is at least one car like this broken down on the side of the road. I'm sure you could own one for a very small amount of money!

[TehWench]

@idontcare80 I'm from England.

I'd give my right arm to have this.

And my left to pay for fuel...

[yamahonkawazuki]

@kx250rider661 i have the same " disorder" and i enjoy every damned minute of it ( disorder= obtaining cars people dislike lol)

[ScaleCarTV]

nice car!!