1985 Cadillac Cimarron Review - The Most HATED Cadillac. Here's Why:

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The thoughts, feelings, and opinions expressed in this video are the sole thoughts of Zack and no one else. The purpose of this video is to provide entertainment with the hope that you will take what you see and formulate your own opinions. I highly recommend consuming other reviews of this vehicle before making any form of financial decision.



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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Engine / Transmission
2:17 - Interior
4:32 - BFB Test
4:44 - Seats
6:02 - Trunk / Cargo Space
6:42 - Exterior
7:19 - Final Thoughts
11:43 - Outro

[Foxonian]

Not only did you find one of these still on the road, but one with 2 0 liter four cylinder in it. When the 2.8 V6 became avalible in '85, nearly all the Cimmirons went out the door with one in it per dealer requests until the end of the model run. In order to get a four cylinder in one of these from '85 onwards, you basically had to specially order it which makes this car very rare.

[totallynotkeith]

This man is gonna review every car still running

[Rusty]

Crazy you found two cimarrons. It should have been released in 85 to give it more development. A turbo four would have given it a unique approach more in line with the Saab 900

[iluvcamaros]

It wasn't just fuel economy, the dealers were wanting a smaller Cadillac to compete with the European imports. Like BMW and Audi. It was initially proposed as an X-car (Citation) but the production capacity on those cars was already maxed out. So it got shifted to the J-body. And yes, someone in a suit at GM thought this was "basically a BMW right? It even has a hofmeister kink!"

[geraldscott]

Back in '92 I had an '85 Cavalier for about 3 years. I was a mechanic for a large city fleet department (just retired from there last year) Mine was a base model, but had a V6. The 60 degree 2.8L V6 was one of GMs most reliable engines. Due to it's 60 degree layout, it had less of a V6 sound than most V6s. I knew how this one had been treated, so I had a friend buy it for me at auction. We had a lot of Cavaliers in the fleet back then, also Celebritys, Luminas, and Corsicas. The Cavaliers were the most reliable of all of them. I had no problems with mine. They did have a bumpy ride, and they all had what sounded like a muffled rattle from the front end. We never found where it was coming from. After 3 years I moved up to a Crown Vic. I'm still driving one.

[Nmsmustang]

i love your videos ive been sub for a while only thing i wish you would do is maybe do a POV drive for maybe just 1 min of the vid so we can get a feel of driving all these rare and interesting cars that we prob will never get a chance to drive in real life thanks man

[MrOktsx]

It's too bad GM rushed this to market. If they could have just waited and released it in '83 as an '84 with all the same improvements it had in '88, I think it would have been a different story.

[thebestisyettocome]

I purchased new in 1985. It was a Chevy Cavalier. Period. Even the dealership didn't want to deal with it. My wife thought it would be a great little car to run errands. We traded it off in 1986 for a Audi 5000. By the way we had no issues out of that car whatsoever.

[floatpvnk]

I'm gonna call all auto headlights "twilight sentinel" now

[captainchaos]

Don't know if anyone else is familiar with the show Motorweek, but Zacks enthusiasm, candor, knowledge and overall demeanor reminds me a lot of that shows host John Davis. Which is a good thing because there's a reason that show is so popular and still on TV.

[aspenshades]

Please keep reviewing old GM cars! its honestly just so wholesome!

[ralphl]

The same front seats were used in the '82-5 Eldorado Touring Coupe.

[tjs]

I remember WHY the Cimarron was such a disappointment. It was a Chevy Cavalier-- meaning GM's entry level American-built car- tarted up a bit and slapped with the Cadillac name. And they didn't even but much effort into improving the interior over the basic Cavalier interior. Then to add insult, they cost something like $10k to $20k more than the top of the line Cavalier.

[brettcannon]

I bought mine from the original owner 10 years ago. One of the most reliable cars I've owned. It's a beautiful little car

[yipas]

What's amazing though, is that the EU J cars (Opel Ascona/Vauxhall Cavalier), were way much better than all of the J cars you had in the States/Canada. Actually the EU J car, not only was a better car, but it was used worldwide as a rebadged car, just like what GM did for the divisions there. So the Holden Camira/Isuzu ...somethin'/Opel and Vauxhall were J car's best variants.

[TechMaster]

HOLY SHIT thats MY old 1985 cadillac Cimarron LMAO, the American flag on the windshield, Broken mirror controls, the headliner and the small grandma dent in the rear quarter...That used to be mine lmao i have videos of it on my channel I bought it off the original owner with 43, 000 miles on it.

[ModelA]

Totally remember when those came out. Everyone hated them. I still never figured out why. You're right about the heater!!!

[ItalianCJM]

Can’t believe you found one! Most of these made it to the crusher. I haven’t seen one in like 30 years

[anonymous-nobody]

I owned a 1982 Cimarron, what a POS it was, it was incapable of getting out of its own way even going downhill and off a cliff. The 1982 had a 1.8 Liter carburated 4cyl engine. Please note it was not a "Cadillac Cimarron" but rather a "Cimarron BY Cadillac"

[jefferysmith]

Not only a fast food burger at a 4 star restaurant, but one that costs $30 and comes on the plate with the Burger King wrapper still on it!