# Using a 1960 Cadillac for therapy **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** eldorado, cadillac\ **Created:** [May 22, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236 "2017-05-22T21:38:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/1 "2017-05-22T21:38:36Z")
I think that there is something to be said for disconnecting from the electronic world for a few days, and enjoying the gross pleasures of a vintage Caddy convertible. What a car! [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-19/i-did-a-digital-detox-in-a-1960-cadillac-el-dorado-maybe-you-should-too?cmpid=BBD052217\_BIZ&utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=newsletter&utm\_term=170522&utm\_campaign=bloombergdaily](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-19/i-did-a-digital-detox-in-a-1960-cadillac-el-dorado-maybe-you-should-too?cmpid=BBD052217_BIZ&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=170522&utm_campaign=bloombergdaily) šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/2 "2017-05-22T21:51:09Z")
Convertible Therapy, Vintage Car Therapy and Single Digit Gas Mileage Therapyā€¦ Sign Me UP! ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/3 "2017-05-22T21:57:12Z")
Iā€™m not a big Caddy fan but it reminded me of my 59 Pontiac complete with the Wonder bar radio. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/4 "2017-05-22T22:01:40Z")
My boss had a big old Caddy, picture looks like I remember, it felt like you could be driving off both sides of the road at the same time šŸš¢ ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/5 "2017-05-22T22:15:11Z")
Iā€™m not a fan of current Caddys, but the old ones were great. There was a time long ago that Caddy and Lincoln made some of the finest luxury cars in the world, respected and admired everywhere. Caddy has these past years recovered somewhat from its bad years, but Lincoln canā€™t seem to remember how to make a luxury car anymore. Iā€™m surprised Lincoln hasnā€™t disappeared. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/6 "2017-05-22T22:28:33Z")
> [@the\_same\_mountainbik](#): > > Iā€™m surprised Lincoln hasnā€™t disappeared My feeling also. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/7 "2017-05-22T22:34:22Z")
Perhaps the only thing that save Lincoln is that the Hiphop artists discovered all the nice spaces in the Navigator to hide drugs and gunsā€¦ šŸ˜Ø ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/8 "2017-05-22T23:08:59Z")
We had a 1964 Cadillac Series 62 with the Wonder Bar radio, and a foot switch to activate it. I loved that. I also loved the power. The 429 engine had 340 HP and a whopping 480 lb-ft of torque. That was my favorite car of all the cars my parents owned. The author got it wrong. The car stalled when she went around the corner too fast because it drained the carburetor. Do you think she knows that there is a carburetor in the car? ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/9 "2017-05-23T04:13:28Z")
Do you think she knows what a carburetor is? ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/10 "2017-05-24T12:01:14Z")
> [@the\_same\_mountainbik](#): > > Iā€™m not a fan of current Caddys, but the old ones were great. I wouldnā€™t mind owning the CTS-V > **[Cadillac CTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_CTS-V)** > > The Cadillac CTS is a luxury car, manufactured and marketed by General Motors from 2003 until 2019 across three generations. > Initially available as a 4-door sedan on the GM Sigma platform, GM had offered the second generation CTS in three body styles: 4-door sedan, 2-door coupe, and 5-door sport wagon also using the Sigma platform ā€” and the third generation was offered only as a sedan, using a stretched version of the GM Alpha platform. High performance sedan variants were offered for each g... ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/11 "2017-05-24T12:47:53Z")
I test drove a CTS in 2005 at the urging of my daughter. It was okay, but not particularly great for the money. My sisterā€™s '76 Biarritz was a much classier and more luxurious car. Now THAT was a Cadillac! ---
**Author:** ![Wha-Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@Wha-Who](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wha-Who)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/12 "2017-05-29T02:42:29Z")
TSMB: We bought a brand new '08 V6 CTS and drove it to 2013 when we traded for a brand new 2013 2.5 non-turbo ATS. We like the ATS better, a little smaller, better fuel mileage and it steers a bit more German but newer CTS Caddies are better. We love a Cadillac; we feel more respect on the road from other drivers even with a bottom of the line Cadillac. People might think that we have a lawyer at the ready. I can know this from driving two low price cars as well. What is your Cadillac? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/13 "2017-05-29T02:53:12Z")
> [@Wha\_Who](#): > > we feel more respect on the road from other drivers even with a bottom of the line Cadillac. Some how I doubt this theory. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/using-a-1960-cadillac-for-therapy/104236/14 "2017-05-29T03:31:58Z")
> [@Wha\_Who](#): > > What is your Cadillac? I didnā€™t buy one. Other makes had better reliability and longevity records. I only test drove it out of respect and love for my daughter. Iā€™m very happy that youā€™ve found a brand and model that youā€™re happy with. I personally am at an age where I recognize that all cars have their strengths and weaknesses, and what people buy and enjoy has more to do with their priorities, tastes, and daily needs than any other factor. And thatā€™s perfectly okay. Life is too short to select a car for any other reason. My priorities are comfort, reliability, comfort, longevity, comfort, cost of ownership, comfort, and comfort. With my disabilities, comfort is pretty critical.