1996 Cadillac Fleetwood consumer reviews

No other car like it. I have owned my 96 Fleetwood since, I can't remember. What a ride on heaven's cloud. If you've never ridden in one you're missing out big time.

At age 85 I have had them all from a 39 ford tudor to an '81 Rolls Silver Spur to an '01 Mercedes S600. Now my last '06 Mercedes SL55 gathers dust in the garage wedged between my '59 Cadillac Convertible and me -70 Cadillac Eldorado while my 3 '95 Buick Roadmaster Wagons and my '96 Cadillac Fleetwood decorate my driveway. My daily driver (well, not daily but the go-to-market car) is one of the Buicks or the Fleetwood.They float, go as fast as I want, handle amazingly well for a big boat and get decent gas mileage AND i can slide a sheet of plywood in the back of these wagons. The Fleetwood is everything a Fleetwood should be and i have had experience with fleetwood cadillacs from a '47 Fleetwood series 75, a '54 Fleetwood 60 Special, a '54 Fleetwood series 75, and many more until my dalliance with Mercedes cars starting in 1970. GM may have lost their love of a real American car but not me!

This car had major leg room and definitely comfortably. This car had everything your mother and father dreamed of growing up in there generation. This car floats like a ship on water.

Smooth ride, great pick up and handling, superb comfort, great for moving large articles. very reliable and quite economical for a full size car

Bought mine used with around 62K miles. Needed a couple of very minor things like new spark plugs to get the LT1 purring and fuses for the Sentinel lights, but other than that it runs like a new car. The exterior is a vast expanse of sheetmetal and chrome. The trunk and dashboard are extremely oversized. The Brougham seats with extra padding are soft yet incredibly supportive. They have an extremely wide range of adjustments. Backseat passengers have plenty of room regardless of height. The Corvette-derived engine is very fast. Not quite as much power as the Northstar but it has been much more reliable for me thusfar. Passing and merging are very easy. The only thing I can complain about is the placement of the seat heaters (on the side of the front seats). It makes it difficult to turn sideways to get out of the car without putting pressure on the controls. Also, there are no radio/climate controls on the steering wheel or A/C/heat vents for the reat passengers. Strange, since they were standard on the 1996 Sedan Deville. It also seems like the 96 Deville has more front legroom, but even so I doubt anyone of any height could possibly be uncomfortable in the front seats of this car. Overall, this is a great car (and also a lot of car for the money). If you like comfort and space, you probably won't find a more comfortable or spacious car than this one. Just don't expect a particularly exciting driving experience.

Big, comfortable, powerful, style, and acceptable mpg (23.8). Have never owned a car that have enjoyed more!

I am having more fun with this car than any I have owned since my 2002 Trans Am WS &Ram Air! It is almost as big as my beloved '74 Coupe De Ville which outweighed it by 5 or 600 pounds! It is demure and silent as a Cadillac should be (unlike the 99 Deville I traded for it). The Northstar was much faster and noisier but the LT1 Chevy sits facing forward and the drive shaft goes to the rear the way cars are supposed to be. It will get down the road if pushed and has all the power it needs to move its considerable bulk. I plan to keep it as a future Barrett-Jackson entry! It has 82,000 miles and I only drive about 3,000 miles per year so it will remain low mileage. I have owned well over 100 cars including close to 20 Cadillacs and this one is the culmination of Cadillacs glory days!