# What to look for in a Cadillac Allante?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-cadillac-allante/27172>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 2, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-cadillac-allante/27172 "2009-03-02T02:50:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![oldsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e0b2c6/32.png) [@oldsfan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldsfan)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-cadillac-allante/27172/1 "2009-03-02T02:50:59Z")

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I have heard good and bad about the Allante. If you have experience with one, would you share your thoughts on the car? Mechanical? Comfort? Ride/Drive? Expense to Maintain? Dependability? Is the hard top really something I would want – or use? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-cadillac-allante/27172/2 "2009-03-02T03:05:54Z")

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Go Northstar or go home. The 4xxx engines are unreliable and underpowred.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-cadillac-allante/27172/3 "2009-03-03T02:32:46Z")

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Except for the body, it should not cost a lot to maintain. But the body is from Pininfarina. There were just a bit over 21,000 built in total. If you don’t drive too fast, the FWD won’t bother you.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-to-look-for-in-a-cadillac-allante/27172/4 "2009-03-03T04:49:51Z")

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I understand the electronic dash is a weak, and expensive, component.