The 1989 Cadillac Brougham Is the Best Cadillac From 30 Years Ago
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The 1989 Cadillac Brougham d'Elegance was Cadillac's flagship luxury model from 30 years ago. Today I'm reviewing this Cadillac Brougham to show you all the ins and outs of the most luxurious Cadillac you could get in 1989 -- and I'm driving it to explain what it was like to drive this 1980s Cadillac luxury sedan.
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Brom? Broam? Brog-ham? BRO-HAM? I look forward to you people arguing it out while I relax in two t-shirts.
Brog-ham
Btw please review a Mitsubishi Diamante
Broug-ham
Doug DeMuro do a video about your quirks and features
Why two tees? WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?
Doug DeMuro lets gooo Doug I love you plz a dm
The low horsepower lets u be more accurate during drive-bys
HahahHHahahaha. I can imagine the scene, after they shot up the house dude in the back is like "ok we got him, punch it" and the driver's like "I had it matted the whole time."
@@CsykKrit lmao then it would be hilarious if the guy got out and started walking faster than the car
Pew pew pew
You could do a walk by faster
That's funny I like that😁
From car reviews to house reviews and now, boat reviews, now that’s progress
Its a car though.
@@zdwade r/wooosh
I used to have 75 Caddy Eldorodo,
My uncle would always call it a land boat.... So i get the joke
@@zdwade ...it must of went over your head bro
can someone explain the joke?
I liked that car in 1989 when I was 29, and I still like it today. You could drive it from LA to SF, and get out feeling fine. Soaked up the bumps, glided over the seams in the pavement. Took the fatigue out of driving. These ideas are still worthwhile today.
That's the truth man. Grand marquis / town cars did the same. I travel for sales and I miss all these cars badly
This was my first car. My parents got me one for Christmas when I was 17. Mine was all black and it had red leather seats. I'll never forget it. My parents bought it for 5 grand cause it was used and almost 10 years old. I'm 42 now and this video brought back so many good and great memories. Thanks for that. ✌ ❤
I bought one then after test driving the Mercedes. 50 miles in the Mercedes you felt like you had a spanking. 250 miles in the Cadillac and you felt like driving another 150. That was very important to me then because I made 200 mile trips for work and arrived ready to work.
It seems like Lincoln got your message before you ever said it.
Why, its terrible
I love how earlier cars actually focused on making customers happy and giving them a better treatment …
they didn't, just look at the pinto
@@DocterWaffles That was the 70s not late 80s. Cars were much more reliable by then
Car manufacturers do that today
its almost like thats the point of a luxury car…
@@BananaPhoPhilly cars from the 70s were also pretty comfy if you ignore all the malaise era BS, like the Cordoba
Does it make me weird that I’d rather see a review on this old Cadillac instead of a hyper car
If its weird then we're in the same boat at least.
Agreed. Hyper cars do absolutely nothing for me. Most of them look wild yet silly, and certainly don’t have any real beauty. And their performance can’t be fully realized in the real world.
I wish he would review a lowrider
He has a good balance from a dream to something we could actually afford.
boomers RISE
I find these reviews much more interesting than the hyper cars
I like both. A good mix of old and new.
Agreed, good use of than too :)
and make me want to buy one
Fun fact: The 80s Caddy had air suspension, which you could adjust by stopping at the gas station and adding some air! Cool feature
This is one of my overall favourite car designs, I just find it so elegant with beautiful proportions.
The reason why the trunk switch is in the glove box is so that when you use the valet, the owner can lock the glove box thus preventing the valet attendant or anyone else who may be driving it other than the owner from opening the trunk. Many cars had it back then.
Yeah, to hide the bodies or drugs......😇
My 82' Cavalier had the trunk button in the glove box. It wasn't as unique as Doug makes it sound.
Yeah and ( in some models) had to have the key on for it to work. Convenient but inconvenient.
Yep, our 88 Thunderbird has it as well.
@@dekelanson5280 yea almost every caddi had it back then it was a gm thing.
Two points:
1) How does a car guy like Doug not know that the middle brake lights were mandated in 86?
2) Are these really that rare today in California? I'm Californian born but live in Ohio & every few weeks in my small town here I'll still see pristine examples of this out & about being daily driven.
Emissions more then likely why you don’t see many in California
@@backroadracing5449good point
Doug is not a car guy. He is a smartassed 14 year old who thinks he’s the smartest, wittiest guy in the room when in fact he comes across is not knowing much about anything.
I live right next to Sun City Arizona and I still see them every single day driving around. In fact, about 20 years ago I bought a mint condition one for only $1,700. Best car I've ever owned hands down. Unfortunately it was stolen and was involved in a high speed police chase that ended up totalled in the back of a parked car. 😢
@@LiveTUNAnice!
A couple of things. The trunk release was in glove box because you cam lock the glove box with what i believe was the trunk key. It kept the valet out of your trunk. The vinyl roof provided a quiet ride experience when it rained.
I loved these American cars. Coming rom Europe, we used to go to the US on vacation in the early 80s and you knew you were in a different world when you saw these fabulous, huge cars. They were like nothing else in the world. Now, the cars are all bland and look the same wherever you are in the world. Back then, these huge cars, the fantastic highways with those green signs and great American radio stations is what I remember so fondly.
Its sad really the whole world has to become this homogeneous cutout.
Unfortunately, government meddling has created the homogeneous automobile world we have today, as complying with the ever more burdensome requirements placed upon automakers drastically limits what they can do, and also redirects resources from creativity into compliance. This universally happens when the government gets involved. More government involvement guarantees less awesomeness.
@pianoplaylist Agree. And his reviews are much too long imo.
We Americans miss those days, too, Rob.
*sigh*
Seriously? You miss these hulking tankers that got 10mpg and took half a century to get to 60mph? Yikes. These behemoths helped usher in global warming and the death of the US car industry.
The little lights that let you know if a bulb is burnt out arent actually lights, theyre fiber optic cables that run from the light fixture itself.
~The More You Know
This was space age tech when that system first came out, and yes, mechanics did try to splice them back together with ordinary electrical splices.
You are right brother, your dad must have had one of these growing up like my folks did.
I heard fiber optic cables make you go blind.
@@truckernation7886 you heard wrong
Yep. I believe Corvette's had them in 1968.
The extra box as you called it was where the optional digital miles to empty would go. The seats are outstandingly comfortable. Modern cars do not come close to the class style and comfort of these caddys
and it was designed for the Garage Remote before that option was created
yeah but no lumbar support
@@randomrazr those seat backs do recline. Again those cars are much nicer than anything built today
@@eduardoduarte1598 of course I do. Because I am right
Yep I bought a 84 coupe off the body shop I was working at in high school (1995) and it gave instant mileage and fuel to empty. I thought the fuel mileage was on the left though with a button or two and don't remember the mirror control being there, been 30 years but I thought I remembered power mirrors.
I'm 35, and I always wanted one of these back when I was in high-school. I wish I picked it up. Would of been the most chill car to have lol 😎
My dad owned an 87' and riding in this car was like riding in your living room.
I don't know why Doug compares this to a Mercedes, seems like it was meant to be a Rolls.
I had one, outside of not getting out of its own way, it was a nice car, just completely under powered.
@@anthemss there is no reason to hurry when you drive this. We have an 84 barritz very similar to this one and the lack of power isn't even a thought
@@tonyc6996 Yep, strictly for cruising, enjoying the ride
Grandpa had the 87 coupe Deville
When I was a kid back in the 90s if you saw one of these or a Lincoln Town Car you knew that guy had money.
If you were in New York back then you knew that the people in the car belonged to one of the "Families"
That neighborhood you grew up in must have been Schmucksville.
These cars were pieces of shit that crotchey old fuckers bought because their hemorroids would hurt if they drove anything with a suspension stiffer than a bagel.
Beautiful car very outdated but cool in its own way
I bought my first one for $600 in 2000ish.
@@ThunderAppeal Or maybe they simply enjoyed NOT feeling the impact of EVERY expansion joint in the road being transferred to the backsides of occupants like every bmw, mercedes or audi. The people who bought these cars were interested in luxury, not racing on the autobahn.
"The Penalty of Leadership" was an ad in the "Saturday Evening Post" back in 1915. It was the ad that put boosted Cadillac's name as a car brand.
I can still remember the day back in the 80s when one of the neighbor kids discovered that the hood ornament was on an elastic cable and we all took turns bending it and releasing it until the owner came out and yelled at us
Of course!
Why do you describe the back seat as "surprisingly" comfortable? How can one look at that seat and NOT think it's comfortable?
Cuz he needed something "interesting" and "entertaining" to talk about. In retrospect, he knows nothing about the cars he reviews. I just noticed that, and I've been watching him for months. He's like a beta car guy. Nerd purporting to be a car person, in reality, he just likes cars.
@@LeoDeki I've been watching his channel now for quite awhile and I've come to that conclusion too. I'm surprised by rather basic things he doesn't know about cars and he often gets facts wrong, indicating to me he doesn't do much research before he talks about things incorrectly, like horsepower figures, engine sizes, the names of parts, production runs, etc.
@@LeoDeki I agree. He acts as if he was born yesterday. He makes these "amazing discoveries" of things most true car people consider basics.
@@palebeachbum he also says the car has the best headlights or coolest lights for every sports car. Every car he reviews seems to be the best at somthing
@@hairychesticles1 I think that's more of a Doug quirk than factual statement, when he says such things. He's called satin silver trim "chrome" before. I asked the gods how he has such a cult following. Kidding aside, I do enjoy him and his channel. There are far more annoying youtubers out there reviewing cars. I'll be polite and not name names. Doug is definitely one of the better ones out there.
"It's... A Cadillac!" - James May, 2007
" I like dogs and cats" James May
If you and I were in the same room, I go straight to jail for what I do.
It's a Cadillac, bling.
"POOOOOWER!"-Jeremy Clarkson
The car from the original usa special
What makes my 1989 Cadillac Brougham special is that this year it turned over to 45k miles and was bought new and belonged to my now deceased dad & mom.
I had an 88 brougham in factory condition about a year ago. I sold it to fix up up 64 electra 225. even though I like the electra more I still kick myself in the ass for getting rid of that mint condition caddy
@@logantyler3741 how much did you sell the car for if i may ask?
Excellent. Wish I still had mine
Got to admit it - when I was a little boy, _these_ were the cars I was drawing. Like, in the mid-80s.
"I got da Fleetwood Brom"
"Wit the velour?"
"Fuggetaboutit."
You said powa already
@@allanringgold3710 so much powa godda say it twice
@@namemcnamerton4249 so much 150hpowa
My Italian heritage came out reading this
What reference is this?
The trunk button makes sense since the glove box is lockable.
Sometimes I think he pretends not to know stuff just to rile people up. Ever since I saw him lose his mind over an equalizer in a Mitsubishi I've been suspicious.
The SN95 Mustang had the same exact button.
@@Vin80_A lot of older cars had it there. Usually there's two keys, one that opens the glovebox and trunk and one that opens the doors and starts the car. You lock the glovebox and give the valet or whoever the ignition key and they can't access the trunk.
Modern cars just put a valet switch into the glovebox that disables the trunk release and then you lock the glovebox or they have a lock on the trunk release itself.
IRBork GM cars until the 90s all had two keys. One for all locks and the other for specifically the ignition.
For when you want a steak but you still have a body in the trunk...
I'm 49 years old in 2023, and I rather own this car than any new car out there today!
That is a particularly gorgeous example it must be said. Lovely.
2:51 I swear I thought my phone died 😂
Same, He forgot to load his first title screen where he asks for cars to review, the second screen came up tho lol
Especially if you have an AMOLED display lol
@@RotchildFrancoisJr lol😂😂😂
@@RotchildFrancoisJr Why is that
@@Matt_Dagostino LCD (Most phone screens) = Black isn't really black because there's a panel behind the screen still illuminating the pixels. So it's more of a dark gray.
OLED (Most Samsungs, iPhone X etc) = Black is actually black because each pixel can turn itself completely off.
Look at a black screen on your phone in a pitch black room. If it's an OLED display. It should literally look like your phone is turned off. If it's an LCD screen you'll still be able to see that your screen is on.
This was my first car! The Fleetwood Brougham, We called it the COP.. Caddy Of Pain.. good times lol
Flossy in the lac. I can picture that. Nice to see your comment on here.
No idea you watched demuro flossy! Love your reviews man
Gas was so cheap!
FLOSS!!
hell of a start. bmw is more of a sideways move though. least its smaller lol
It’s pronounced “brome”. My father was a general foreman at Cadillac.
The horn is called a “trumpet horn”. We had several growing up and I fell in love with the brand as a child. Still love the old school Cadillacs and still love the brand.
Here here!
I had a Fleetwood back in the 80’s and it was a lovely car that had all the appointments you mentioned here. What a nice flashback. I own a de Ville today. Nothing like the luxurious ride of a Cadillac.
Yes! These are the videos I like. Old cars I don't know much about that actually have quirks - not all these 2019 boring cars that are reviewed on a hundred other channels.
Agreed!
Right? I see you get it too!
ikr. every second douche on youtube talks about the aventador or 488, seeing the same thing over and over gets boring fast.
I couldn't agree more.
Why Doug never reviews classic muscle cars, that would get lots of views
Those were the days when a full-sized sedan could literally seat six adults. Land Yachts!
Land Yacht... Love that term.
frankiecrocker There actually wasn’t that much room for a large car. The center seats had a propeller shaft to contend with. The front seats didn’t have cut outs for the rear passengers so rear leg room was tight.
@@user-tb7rn1il3q back in the 80s, I had the F body Pontiac (midsized) and one time I had to drive 5 family members to the airport, a 30 mile trip. 3 in the back, 3 in the front on the bench seat plus luggage in the trunk. Yeah, two passengers had to ride the hump, but that ain't happening today with a modern day sedan, you'll need a full-sized suv.
frankiecrocker They must have been small. People are larger nowadays.
Land Yacht! what a great description!
I disagree that these only appeal to 80 year olds. I was just 7 when I fell in love with a neighbor’s 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille.
People who make fun of classic American style are truly fools.
I totally agree ! I am in love with this car since my childhood. It is sad to see a Jeremy Clarkson type of self obsessed, person showing a lot of inferiority complex, reviewing this master piece of a car. Very very sad.
Why does he need to review it and make fun of it if he doesn’t like it. Go to your Corolla or Camry man. Sad
@@junaidhussain3411 This “masterpiece” doesn’t even compare to what the europeans were making
Very true, I’m 13.
@@Gaba_Ghoul I disagree, nobody had Luxury like American cars from the 50s to 90s. American cars had more room and more plush interiors. Cadillac was the luxury brand then and even then the closest competitor was Lincoln.
@@NP-rh3dt Not true at all. German cars had(and still have) way better engines, way more quality and were ultimately more luxurious.
You can’t even compare Cadillac to brands like Mercedes, Rolls Royce or Bentley. If you wanted the best luxury car in the 90s you’d buy a Mercedes w140, not a Fleetwood
I know no one will probably see this comment, but my grandpa had one of these cars, and this video was a crazy nostalgia trip. I still have a scar from playing with the cigarette lighter. He grew up dirt poor in rural Oklahoma, worked his way into aerospace engineering, and helped develop the B1 bomber. He grew up pining over caddys of the 50s and this was his "I made it" car
well, *I* saw/read it, so... Great story, and yes, Cadillac was the pinnacle of success, having "made it." Back then people tended to stick with a company, like GM/Ford/Chrysler, and would "move-up" the line maybe starting with Chevy and ending with Cadillac around retirement after 35 yrs and a gold watch from their companies. The tagline, "Standard of the World" was not far off from truth at the time.
If you transport 6 with this, 2 will be in the trunk.
Cameron Sours, that would be 7: 2 up front, 3 in back and 2 inside the trunk (sorry to say no release from the inside for those latter two...).
are we talking about people or drugs?
Aaron no they talking about “money”
As a kid we sat 3 across in the front and back a few times in my grandpa's 85
I fit 6 in mine. And then there was room for 4 in the trunk
Those Cadillac seats were wonderful!
This just popped up for me. I remember a friend of the family having one of these in '89 and the thing just felt like it was floating.
Doug's a tad off as far as it's competitors horsepower numbers. The Mercedes 560SEC's engine delivered 275hp, Cadillac's own 4.5L LW2 engine in the Allante for the same year produced 200hp and, Jaguar didn't have a V8 in the XJ of the time, but their 4.0L inline 6 delivered approx 225hp. Same for BMW's 7 Series, your options were V12 or I6 and the inline 6 in the 735 clocked in at just over 200hp. Only its American rivals had these insanely low power numbers from V8's with the Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Ave having a slightly larger engine (5.2L V8) and only 140 hp, and the Lincoln Town Car having a 5.0 with 150hp.
I had a 1979 fleetwood brougham and the interior looked exactly the same. Mine had a factory CB radio and 8-track player.
The Penalty of Leadership was written in 1915 as an advertisement copyright. It became so famous that Cadillac used it everywhere (ie in this owners manual) for decades.
It was actualy the Ad that caused Cadillac to surpass Packard, and catapult them back into the forefront of Luxury car World. It basically saved Cadillac from bankruptcy. Packard succumbed to this in 1958.
Its also not very rediculous in its message, just points out the weak follower mentality of the majority & the tendency to backstab success for ones own gain.
These 80s American cars look like ever part was designed by a separate division... the front end, the rear end, the door panel,assembly... it fits together like Frankenstein's Monster.
Go look at modern vehicles the logo is in the headlights, small, but it's there.
When your good work becomes a target for the shafts of the envious few, you've got it made in the shade!
When I see the interior of this car, I think of smoking, VHS and curly hair.
Gorgeous and I'd take this over absolutely any Mercedes ever made
unfortunately you have shit taste
You know Doug, it is a bit amusing to me how you mock the the cars you are featuring but if you were growing up in the era people liked the innovations or even quirky features. I was a limousine driver when that model came out and my limo company promptly ordered a stretch of that Caddy. It was sweet. It quickly got outclassed, in my opinion, by the Lincoln Town Car models though. I just think maybe you might be slightly more respectful. I mean, it's really all about design and taste.
This takes me back to my childhood. My father dreamed of having this car and talked about it for years, never achieving that goal.
Yikes.. thata how I am with the Corvette I want at 27 yrs old lol
SRT92 You can do it. I set a goal, worked hard, lived frugally, saved up, shopped right and was able to own both of my dream cars (silver Porsche and Z06 Corvette) by my early 20’s. Of course if you have children or some other responsibility, it will make your dream a little harder to reach, but if you put in the work and don’t give up, you’ll get there.
Dr. Lyle Evans Yea unfortunately society is taught to where living frugally is looked down upon on...cant entertain women like that but fuck that I’d take the vette over a broad anyway lol
@@SRT92 Broughams before broads😎
I wanted a Lincoln Town Car for a long time. I'm at a point in history that will never be repeated. I'm 19, single, have (some) money and now these old luxury barges are going for extremely low prices. Never again.
you forgot to mention the 5 cigarette lighters inside.
Doug doesn't have the balls to smoke---but what's interesting is that he didn't point out that "there ARE actually FIVE outlets where I can plug my iPhone in and charge it--which is good since I'm such a douchebag that all I know is how to be a snarky smartass like the rest of my generation over the internet"!
@@christopherthurston3919 buzz off, old man, get with the times. This man is the future, your history
You probably never seen a shaved vagina either 😂
And no cup holders
@@christopherthurston3919 One does not have the balls to smoke, one is dumb enough to smoke. Addiction to the habit (which makes you smell awful, yellows your teeth, gives you smoker's cough and destroys your stamina when walking, lifting objects etc) starts with someone casually taking drags on a friend's cigarette in order to prove they "have the balls", until one day they realize they need it.
This car looks so much better than the newer Cadillacs, or newer cars in general.
If you have never seen one of these in person, you couldn't possibly understand how luxurious they were! I don't find this car a quirky, I would say LUXURY. When this was new the seats were a supple leather and buttoned. 6When you sat in it, you felt like you were in a cozy recliner ! The wood grain trim was very highly polished like a vintage RRoyce. Space, SPACE is what I would say. 6 people could ride for hours comfortably together without getting in each others way. When I was a kid, we sometimes had 5 parents and 2-3 kids riding together for hours to go to Football games.
My favorite time was night because this car had Opera Lights in the doors, behind the back seats, lighting in the front seats (remember people had to look at paper maps back then) and both sides had lighted vanities with adjustable light color. The car was magnificent when the lights were on at night. My most favorite parts of the exterior were the Hood Ornaments and trunk ornament, the heavy spoke wheels and laurel wreath designs.
For those who love music, this car had symphony sound and literally you felt like you were in a concert hall. I have never had a car with that sound again.
Please review more old land yachts! Like old Lincolns, Cadillacs and such
oh yes , we miss these cars. Towncar and Caprice
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Agreed - The early to mid 90s Park Avenues and Ninety-Eights are calling you! LOL =p
Yeah I have a woody wagon I'm trying to get him to review, he said he was interested and asked where I was, Its been several months and he hasn't gotten back to me.
@@harysuper Do you mind if I ask how you got a hold of him? I thought he had the info somewhere in all his videos, but I can't seem to find it for some reason. I have a '94 Olds 98 in nice condition I'm wondering if he'll review, hehe :p After all, it is one of the last years they made the 98, and only a decade before they closed shop, RIP...
Broughams were the pontoon boats of land yachts, they floated along , on those long sunday drives, with the whole family comfortably seated, front and back, we went on many a 6 hour drive and never were farther than 30 mile from home. I lived in the blue ridge mountains of SC. Life was good.
It is very interesting to see, how in 1989 that Cadillac was very very different to what a Mercedes or BMW of 1989 were, whilst nowadays the car industry around the globe seems to develop into some kind of convergence.
Also a 1989 BMW 750i - the pinnacle from Bavaria - had a 5 Liter V12 with 295hp. That must have been an incredible difference to the Caddy. I would really really love to have one of those Brom Delagances!
Such a beautiful car. A motorized piece of ART
Sometimes I forget how young Doug is. This car is legendary!
Absolutely! I'm glad to own a 1990 Brougham d' Elegance, and want to add more to my Cadillac fleet!
He's a moron 🤦♂️🤣🤣
DatDude7802 Yea., Doug is a punk ass little bitch who knows nothing about real luxury.
Agreed. I am 41 years old, I remember these cars like yesterday. I wouldn't say that he is a "moron". Just rather that he is young.
Legendary in what regard?, it was literally only sold in the USA because nobody else wanted trash like this. Luxury?, a Bmw or Mercedes from the same year has more luxury option than this piece of crap. Nothing legendary about this waste of steel.
I owned a 1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham D'elagance about 15 years ago. Very similar to this. Black with 'Saddle' tufted leather interior. Had the 'Astroroof' clear panel sunroof as it was made in Texas and referenced the Houtson Astros. Rear air bag self leveling suspension. Soft close trunk. Don't knock these cars until you ride or drive in them. They are very nice!
My dream is to have a caddy like this. Gotta love those pillows
LOVE it! Love all 80s boxy models really. Who else was cringing when Doug kept rocking that Cadillac hood ornament back & forth? 😖😬
🤣🤣💪🏽🤜🤛👏👏👏👏
Last of the real Cadillacs. I had one and I miss it dearly. Gorgeous car!
Those seats at more comfortable than Eny new seat you don't need support your not racing the thing lol
Those cars are the best Doug is an asshole for saying Mercedes built better cars I love Cadillac.
@@h3xd3m0n9 Plus you could ride for hours on the highway for long distances without getting a sore ass, as in some of these newer so called 'supportive' seats!
The middle front seat is the perfect size for your grandchild (aka me in the 80s).
The owners manual for my 74 says that the safest place for a child is to stand straight up behind the driver's seat
MORE COZY. TODAY THEY CRAM KIDS IN THE FAR REACHES OF THE CAR.
My older brother used to have to ride up in that seat too.
@ But when you flip them up it becomes a seat.
@ They must have changed it in the '89. We had an 81',83' and an 87', and the bench seat was split 60/40 with the driver the 40 and the 2 passengers the 60 so the pillow on that side was wider and more comfortable for the middle passenger.
Doug this is my favorite video on youtube.. I've watched it like alot of times that I probably have it memorized.. I'm still anxious till the day I get my brougham
Thank you for posting. I had a 1990 Cadillac Fleetwood in 2010 and loved it. Unfortunately the motor didn’t hold up past 80k miles. This video brings back good memories.
These kinds of cars is why I originally subscribed to you. More relic and quirky cars Doug!!!!
I agree there are tons on new cars
I personally love the older ones
👌agreed
At least Doug does them at all! Not like that smarmy git, Shmee...
Super cars are for the birds, mahn.
BETTER TO FIND SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE CARS OF THAT PERIOD IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THEM.
That Cadillac “button” by the dome lights, looks like the perfect spot, and size to store a pack of cigarettes. And that was a lot more important in the 80s
or weed
It's for a optional built in garage door opener. It's pre wired you could buy one now plug it in and use it.
I store the remote for my CD player in that slot
I just got a wave of nostalgia watching this video 😊 I remember when I was a little girl in grade school and one of my uncles would come in their Cadillacs and pick up me and my cousins with them hot ass leather seats during summer break and drive us up to the corner store and buy us 50 cent ice creams and cold drinks🤩 *sigh* I miss those days
Drove one of these once back in the 90‘s.
Nothing more relaxing than that.
A peaceful giant.
The one thing I loved about cars back in the day was the headlights were real glass & you didn't have to worry about them fading over time. On these new cars headlights are made out of plastic & over time they get oxygenated & you can't see as well.
Bring back real glass for headlights ! ! !
It's the ultraviolet light from the sun, not oxygen.
While the glass stayed clear, the metal reflectors did not, they yellowed over time. On the volvo 240, headlights were an assembly, and one could buy and pop in a new reflector, separate from the housing and glass.
Had a fender bender where 1 new headlight was needed and the color difference between old and new were too obvious. 1 new reflector on the other side fixed that.
Amen! And what's more, the glass headlights used to be a standard. So if you ever had to replace one, you could just run down to any auto parts store and pick one up for 20 or 30 bucks.
Try replacing a modern car headlight assembly for less than 10 times that price!
@@edwardschmitt5710, Acrylic headlights oxidize when exposed to UV light.
Headlight lenses come with a clear top coat to help prevent this, but eventually the coating wears off & sunlight turns the hard plastic yellow.
What don’t you slaves get ? Your masters spend the whole lives trying to figure out how to make ours more miserable, they have nothing else to do while they collect your “taxes”. If we did the same then they would work and we would be politicians and youtubers. It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.
Richard Hammond : it’s a long walk
James May : it’s a gentleman car
Jeremy Clarkson: NO POWERRRR!
James May : Oh cock .. (either a really frustrated CLARKSOOOOOON)
James: Oh come on you have to admit that is a FABULOUS sight
Jeremy: Well you've got plenty of time to admire it.
* takes turn * Oh dear, the fine china has toppled
That was one of my favorite Top Gear episodes. Thanks for the reminder. Made me smile. "It's a Cadillac!" James adored it. I do too.
My dad always had Cadillacs in that era. His last was burgundy with plush velour seats, an 8 track tape player, usually playing Sinatra. We drove across country on many long trips and actually drove it up Pike's Peak in Colorado. I don't think we ever wore seatbelts. Very fond memories for me.
This is great! Reminds me of the super used '89 I drove for a while. That one only had the suede covered seats though. It was, or at least felt, like the smallest Caddy I drove... had a '72 sedan De'Ville, '76 Coupe De'Ville and a '76 El Dorado which was by FAR my most favorite w/ the factory 500 ci engine. Seated 8 and was like driving a comfy couch down the highway.
I bought one of these new in 1989. I was 40 not 80. After all the paperwork was done, the salesman came up to me and said, "we're a little curious as we don't sell these to someone your age. Why did you buy it?" "Irony," is what I said. A very important feature was the back seat, which was roomy enough for amorous activities. I kept the car until 2008.
I owned one 1967 coupe deville when i was 18 and my buddys were driving Camaro''s and Firebird's....
I had a "73 Fleetwood in the late 80's after college. It was widely known as "The Party Cruiser".
To have bought one of these beauties new at the age of 40, you must have been doing real well for yourself at that time..hope your success has continued through the decades!
Had a 72 Lincoln with a great back seat.
daniel lack Thanks!
1989 was 30 years ago....here I am thinking 1970 was 30 years ago
Holy crap.... same
Time flys
Yeh the feels when youre born 99
Я и то заметил это))))) Смутило даже, вдруг я забыл нарицательные числа на английском, Lol)))))))
Dinosaur math, happens almost daily!
My grandma used to have a late 80s Fleetwood Brougham when I was younger and kept it looking and running brand new. Wasn’t the fastest thing in the world, but in something like that, you’re not really worried about speed or going fast in general.
This was a fun flashback. My grandfather bought a 84 Fleetwood d'Elegance and it had basically everything this car had, maybe the only difference was that extra cushioned seats. One thing I noticed he never pointed out that my grandfathers Cadillac had was a built in from the factory CB radio, we used to have fun with that on road trips to Tennessee, I'm surprised this top of the line didnt have it.
A car from 30 years ago has stuff my car from 5 years ago doesn’t have.
Some 70's American cars have electric seat adjustment while I thought it was only from the last 10 years in luxery cars.
@@southeparkfreak power seats were an popular option on american luruxy cars since the 1950's, they were even before AC was an option!
@@southeparkfreak 10 years ago? Electric seats are common since the 90's...
@@HeavenlyWarrior Not on European cars. Ive never seen them in cars here except for reasonably modern Mercedes and BMW cars.
@@MrCarguy2 Yeah, the first time I saw a car from that era with electric seats i was absoluty amazed haha.
Did I miss it? Did he not mention the auto-load leveler, auto high-beam system, or even the built-in garbage container on the passenger floor??
These cars are awesome.
the level ride is awesome.. the first time I drove my parents car and had to put gas in it i was LOST... I was walking around the car scratching my head...luckily the man on the other side showed me it was behind the license plate LOL Such a classic and luxurious car...
Very well pointed out .
something that blew my 21yo mind was how the hood ornament allegedly kept the car centered in the lane when aligned with the white line! im sure older folks of the time were thinkin, "kids today!" haha
@@thechronic555 agreed. I totally remember my Dad teaching me that.
That's what the "peak" in the hood was for most cars! The ornament just made it easier.
Love those casket-pull door handles. I have a 1990 Cadillac Deville which has most of these same features but in a front-wheel drive car based on GM’s C-body. It’s the last of the true Cadillacs, with chrome outside door handles and vestigial fins on the back. Brilliant car. Quiet, comfy and super-reliable.
I had a blue one for over 20 years.It was THE BEST car I`ve ever owned and I`m in my 70`s. Some broad hit me,bent the frame & totaled it! It`s truly a thing of beauty,good on gas with the Olds engine.
+Doug DeMuro In September of 1988 I was 9 and lived precisely 2.5 miles from where you are standing (which I assume is the parking lot of Hilltop Park). I’d recognize that repeater antennae at the top of Black Mountain anywhere. In 1988 the park where you’re standing didn’t exist but the two schools it overlooks did. I went to both of them in the 90’s MAN.
Ok
Yea you and 8 million others in the area. I never do understand comments like these and why we or Doug should care.
Evan J I care, cool comment
Superb Media Content Creator you’re a dick
Good stuff
The trunk release is in the glove box so you can lock your valuables in the trunk, and then lock the glove box so the valet can't steal anything. This is when there were separate door and ignition keys.
Also, lot's of manufacturers but logos on the turn signal, I've seen it on new Dodges.
Yep, lots of '80s GMs had that yellow button inside the glove box
Fender turn signals were on old Plymouths and Chryslers years before Dodge adopted or rather had it forced on them. Cadillac had them since the late 50's I believe, Chrysler products a little later. Had a big dog who used to go after the fender blinkers in my Mom's station wagon, way, way back in the day.
You can clearly see there is no lock on the glove box
@@ADubTheGrizzy At 7:23 you can see the handle on the glove box door is slotted, that's where the key goes. I googled just to be sure.
@@ADubTheGrizzy The key goes in the silver glove box release.
My father had a Cadillac as it was the end game of GM. When he was a young man he had a Chevy Impala SS, he then graduated to a Buick Electra, and then finally a Cadillac. Their plan was as you aged you went from one model family to another. I can't think of any automobile manufacturer today who would have such long-term thinking and planning in order to retain their customers.
The Guy doing all the talking is some what sarcastic. I am a 74 year old Vietnam Veteran, I previously owned a 1972 Fleetwood Brougham, black on Black. The car was beautiful. The Cadillac in this video is beautiful as well. I currently own a 2008 DTS Cadillac and prior to that, I owned a 2007 DTS for almost 3 years that was totaled. Back in the day, In my opinion, Cadillac’s were the bomb. They were beautiful with the Cadillac wrath on the hood and they rode great as well. It use to be a joy for me to drive to Vegas in my 1972 Brougham. I kept it for 15 years and put another engine in it. I should have kept it as a classic possession. I didn’t at that time ,own a house with a 3 car garage, so for space concerns, I sold it. Back in the day, General Motors was the bomb. They were great. However, in this day and time, they have lost it. My current wife of 43 years has owned 2 Mercedes, currently a 2014 E-350. Mercedes are a little mechanically better than General Motors products. However, Cadillac’s are not bad for the buck purchased. In my lifetime thus far, owning 3 Volvo’s, 3 Cadillac’s, my favorite cars I owned, would be my 1966 396 engine Super Sport Chevy and my 1972 Black on Black Brougham Cadillac. I believe your host of this Video is sarcastic at best and car history should be respected. Currently, I am pretty Happy with my 2008 DTS Cadillac.
Doug the type of guy to review a classic Cadillac without calling it a "Caddy"
Caddy remindes me, as a european young man, to a little delivery truck from Volkswagen😂
@@thatswiss1385 lol, same here
i love these comments
Wow feeling nostalgic AF. Miss my grandpa. I think I want an old Caddy now.
No dought
@@whateves5369 what in the world does 'dought' mean? 'dought' isn't a word.
skepticbb93 Go for it
I EAT ASS no doat
Must be in your 30's eh. This is all we grew up with.
Doug missed that-
The fuel cap was hidden behind the rear license plate which was spring loaded and foldable.
The rear brake lights were also the turn signals.
The ride was like floating on a cloud.
From 1980 to 1992 the Cadillac Brougham only underwent MINOR changes and they were all essentially cosmetic. A 1980 chassis and a 1992 chassis were almost identical. Even the last generation, 1993 to 1999, was still built on the same frame. And what you consider to be quirks I consider to be sensible convenient features that I miss and wish was on modern cars in many cases. I particularly liked the lamp indicators on the corners of the hood, the cornering lamps, and the fuel filler located behind the license plate.
I never cared much about Cadillacs. BUT In high school in 1986 I worked and a stockboy at Kmart. One day I’m out gathering shopping carts in the parking lot and notice this new beige Fleetwood Brougham, “manufacture” plates and gauges mounted on the pass. Fender facing the driver!?! What?
As I’m taking all of this in, the GM engineer driving the car walked up and gave me the dish. They were in Florida to do humidity testing on the then new 5.0 liter engine offering (previous to that was, I think, the HT4100, 4.1 liter v8? yikes!) He told me I had just missed the yet to be released Allante test mule they were running as well. I was enthralled. Exciting times indeed
Jeffery Smith Oh God the Allante 🤦♂️... if they had made it rear wheel drive it would’ve had a chance...poor thing.
What do you mean by the "dish"?
dannydaw59you know, The Dish: what’s up, the back story, what’s going on behind the scenes
@@jefferysmith3930 the scoop, the real deal, what's the haps?
@@fsb1284 Many men my age and older only remember it because of the episode of "Married With Children" where Kelly was a 'booth babe' or something for an Allante.
Long sleeve shirt and cargo shorts... I get the sense that Doug always films his videos on laundry day
If you've ever spent time in Southern California, you'd know that Doug's outfit is perfect throughout the winter there.
My first car was a 1984 Oldsmobile 98 that my grandfather left me when he passed. It was gray with a burgundy vinyl roof. My friends and I called it the gray monster. It’s basically the Oldsmobile version of this car. One excellent quirk/feature of this car that was not mentioned by Doug was the Fold down back license plate that revealed where are you inserted the gasoline hose for Fill ups. GM did not want to put an unsightly gas door on the side of their luxury car, So this is where they cleverly hid it. I loved this car. Six seatbelts definitely came in handy when hauling my high school friends. I ultimately had to get rid of this car when the transmission started going out and the car would no longer engage in reverse. It would often take all six of us to push the car backwards out of a parking spot. 😂
When I was 15 in the late 90s, my first friend to get a license drove us around in one of these. It was orange with the orange velour interior, and had a florida deep tint. Comfiest car I have ever been in. Loved that thing.
It's kind of sad luxury is now judged by tech instead of ride quality, or space or comfort. You can stuff a corolla full of "luxury" tech features but it will never ride like an old Cadillac or Lincoln.
Ride like an old Caddy or Lincoln? You mean never stop bouncing down the road/highway?
(btw I do agree with that luxury is so much more than just tech, much to be said about feeling high-end materials and well-built switches and buttons etc.)
That's because a Corolla is not meant to be luxury and is less than a third of the price of a car in this class. Modern full-size sedans do heavily focus on ride quality, space, and comfort. A car priced similarly to the Cadillac would be a Lexus LS 500. World of difference compared to a Corolla.
@@GHTakerz even the so called luxury cars from today aren't just about luxury though. They're luxury sports sedans a modern Mercedes Lexus or even Cadillac or Lincoln will NEVER ride or be as comfortable to sit in as these old land yachts.
@@GHTakerz ... and I'll still take this Caddy over the lexus anytime!
Thats probably good, old Cadillacs drive like garbage. Riding soft is easy, but doing so while having a controllable and dignified ride is the hard part.
Those seats look incredibly comfy
I had an 86 brougham. It was the most comfortable car I ever drove.
I had the privilege of sitting in a 93 Sedan DeVille with a very similar interior, can confirm, almost better than my bed
When turning, you might fly out the window if today seatbelt isn’t on
They are
Yet bad for people with bad backs.
Which many elderly drivers have.
My father was a big Caddy guy in the 70''s & 80's. His last one was the Seville with the slanted trunk, black and silver. I loved those cars...
It’s incredible how many classic features from this car were kept when the Fleetwood Brougham was redesigned in 1992, thankfully the LT1 V8 in that one solved the power problem and the fuel economy was better than expected for such a large car.
My father had a '92 Fleetwood Brougham. It was ridiculously comfortable.
Doesn’t one get seasick with that soft suspension?
@Warm Soft Kitty That's your opinion and I respect that. I myself had an 87 Fleetwood D Elegance and found the seats to be real comfy. Ride also made me feel at ease so much so that I never felt the need to go fast or cut through traffic.
@@nicola6323 Only you apparently
I feel like journalists killed true luxury. The only way to get this luxury of leather, smooth ride, and true comfort is to buy a Rolls. Anymore, it seems like cars (luxury or not) all have to have fast 0-60 times, and must handle like it's on rails. No car today just floats down the road like these, or older Cadillacs. Also, luxury isn't just about features, but moreless simplicity, comfort, quietness, space, etc.
Also, the trunk button is in the glove box so when you had your car valet parked, you could lock the glove box and keep the valet from getting into your trunk. Also, the little flap under the dome light is indeed for a garage door opener. Also, the "lights" on the fender and above the rear window are fiber optics from each light and that's how you could tell if your lights were inoperative.
I think vehicle safety is a part of it too. If the guy in front of you blows a tire you need some poise. Also you need enough power to confidently merge onto the highway in most parts of the US.
I couldn't agree with you more. Where have all of the comfortable luxury cars gone? Not everything needs to handle like it's in a race - sometimes you want to just effortlessly cruise into the sunset.
Buy a Mercedes s class
@@FCV0511 "Where have all of the comfortable luxury cars gone? " The market chose speed and handling luxury over 'comfortable luxury'
Just the Idea... that when you had a Electrical Connector.. that had a fault or didnt make the connection.. an indicator would light up.. telling you.. where it was.
Thats GOTTA be the simpliest most inexpensive feature... there is.
You have a bulb out.. it tells you where. Sure.. it had to be on a Caddy Brougham... but the cheapest of current crop of vehicles.. doesnt even do that.
Sure..
Today.. youd get the most complicated process:
Do a "system check"
Look on the Nav / center screen.. to find out if a bulb is out.
That '89 Brougham....GOT The Shit Model 3 and S beat...
I owned a 1988 Buick Electra Park Avenue that had a lot of same features as this Cadillac. The Buick had similar door handles, a similar climate control system, plush comfy seats similar to the ones shown, the same interior tail light indicators, and the same trunk closure system, the same rear reading lights, and the same rear third brake light. One big difference is the Park Avenue had the Buick 3800 V6 engine which produced 165hp.
The Buick was essentially the same body but in many ways was better than the Cadillac. Olds also shared the platform with the 98 Regency. Both were better than the Cadillac with more reliable engines.
I have an 88 Coupe DeVille which only went for $23,574 MSRP or ~57K today! This video was very cool, especially comparing the flagship to the lower end Cadillac that I own :)
I have 3 Lincoln town cars and a Cadillac Fleetwood. I love my boats lol😁😁😁😁
Thanks Hoovie...
godlovesme68 yup the only good expensive cars.
godlovesme68 I pick up black chicks in fleetwoods
godlovesme68 i like the 90’s grand marquis. Those cars rode super smooth.
We had a 1991 Chrysler 5th Avenue that had similar tufted velour seats and were like riding the clouds...gold over gold!
Owned an 87 Bro-Ham (haha) White on White for about 4 yrs. Always wanted one and I bought one for 800 bucks back in 1998. It was in a accident and the guy told me everything that needed to be fixed. Had the money to get it right and it cost me 1400 to get it on the road again.
No way this was a daily driver. She was my toy car that I keep garaged and only brought it out on the weekends. She got 11- 12 miles a gallon in the city but much better on the highway.
Road like a Caddy on the QEW to Toronto and it always turned heads. Felt like a King every weekend. I truly loved that car. Ended up selling it for 1000 bucks to a guy who was in a Caddy club and he took it down South to Georgia. Left her in good hands.
To me it was a very pleasing experience to own a car that I always wanted and I hope everybody has the same experience that I did with my Caddy.
I had a 1987 Fleetwood Brougham and I loved it. I got it used for next to nothing and it was one of my favorite cars I ever owned. I wish I could buy one today.
I wanted this as my first car. I ended up finding a 1988 Oldsmobile Regency 98 Brougham which became my first car. Kept it for 8years and had 3 other cars in that time line. That 88 needed a coil box, alternator and the heater radiator. I was able to do all the work myself except the heater coil. Tune ups were easy to do. The most reliable car I had to date. Miss that car and wish I can find it. I’m 38yrs old now and had others cars after that. Still wish I held on to it. She was brown with the luggage rack on the truck. Spoke hubcaps and tan leather with power everything. Oh and can’t forget the whitewall tires!
(Truck release button was in the trunk as well)