As I said the lexus seems like a pretty good option and there is a decent chance I will actually end up getting one.
Edit: new question… would a Lincoln Town Car Also be a reasonable choice?
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Lexus LS400 is by far the greatest luxury car ever made. 1UZ-FE is quite literally bulletproof, it’s quiet and the LS400’s looks are amazing. With that said, why don’t you just buy a cheap economical car, like most of the other new drivers in the world?
I just went ahead to read the LS400s wiki to get a more in depth idea of the car… no question, the Lexus is hands down one of the best luxury cars ever made.
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With that said, why don’t you just buy a cheap economical car, like most of the other new drivers in the world?
This the US, these are cheap cars. You’d probably pay more for a Civic with similar miles and condition. Mileage won’t be as good, but gasoline is relatively inexpensive here. Plus, you get a V8 moterrrr…
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A very, very slow V8 moterrrr 
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I just went ahead to read the LS400s wiki to get a more in depth idea of
the car… no question, the Lexus is hands down one of the best luxury
cars ever made.
I have no doubts its a great car car and quite likely to be what I get(if I have any say in it) and I even don’t mind its looks too much which is something I can say about FEW 90’s or japanese cars, the XF10 is both and I actually like the look of it as well as not having major doubts about reliability. as or why I dont want to get an economy car, they are around the same price(or more) and normally one of the main sacrifices for economy is size, both in engine and in overall vehicle size, I’m a relatively large person and find most cars to be cramped so I decided a luxury car might not be a bad idea in addition I WANT a big but weak V8 with “terrible” power to displacement ratios which are abundant in luxury vehicles and I’m perfectly content spending a bit more in gas to have those things. another upside with luxury vehicles is its pretty easy to find ones with low and probably gentle mileage, where as with economy cars its harder to find used ones that dont have tons of miles on them and with more sporty cars people tend to drive them harder so they wear out quicker(or at least so I’ve been told).
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I’m 6’3 and I drive a Ford Ka. Your point is invalid.
I agree with the opinion that the Cadillac of that era are just terrible cars. If you want something big, a Crown Vic is an often recommended choice for pretty obvious reasons. Their engines are unkillable and the parts are very common. And I know the local provincial police miss the spaciousness of those cars compared to their current Chargers.
Also, I size of the car =/= how cramped the interior is. I heard great things of the various boxes on wheels (Xb, soul, element) when it comes to fitting tall people. And anyone who sat in a first gen Echo can tell you those things are like the tents in Harry Potter.
You can forget about finding an LS400 for under around $10-12K USD in decent condition. I’ve been down that road before. In general, luxury cars will be expensive, unreliable, and very maintenance heavy. Toyota and Nissan has been the exception for reliability, but maintaining her is going to be very expensive. No matter how good a car was built… things wear out. Same goes for older Mercedes vehicles. All the rest will maintain that your wallet is to be lightweight even more so.
I’m going to suggest the same as others have; a Crown Victoria or a Town Car, since you seem to want an Ameri-float cruiser. There’s a reason why they are the fleet vehicle of choice. 
Personally, I’m quite partial to the 2nd generation Town Car. They were the last of the square-ish body designs, and they look very respectable when well maintained. They are getting old though… so finding a good specimen might be an issue; but no more difficult than what you were first considering. Parts will likely never be an issue either.
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I’m 6’3 and I drive a Ford Ka. Your point is invalid.
Well first off my problem cars being to cramped isnt because of height, its mostly because of width. I’m not a very tall but I’m somewhat wide and a lot of cars feel cramped to me.
Yes, these shitty Cadillacs might be cheap but they’re cheap for a reason.
For
example, Rover Metros in the UK can be found for well under £1000 with
20k miles. Nobody wants them because they are, in honesty, total
deathtraps.
The same sort of thing applies to these 80s GM shitboxes, they’re slow, ugly, unreliable and just generally very undesirable.
If
you want a reliable car that is big and has a V8, go for the Crown Vic
or the Marquis or the Towncar, just like almost everybody else said.
well yes I know they are cheap for a reason, but before I made this thread I had actually heard that they were actually somewhat decent as long as they didn’t have the northstar or V8-6-4 as I said before but I was still somewhat skeptical so I decided to ask around, but that said I do actually want a pretty slow car and love the look of 80’s american cars so I disagree with 2 out of 4 of the points you brought up… wonder what that must say about the other two reasons. 
You can forget about finding an LS400 for under
around $10-12K USD in decent condition. I’ve been down that road before.
In general, luxury cars will be expensive, unreliable, and very
maintenance heavy. Toyota and Nissan has been the exception for
reliability, but maintaining her is going to be very expensive. No
matter how good a car was built… things wear out. Same goes for older
Mercedes vehicles. All the rest will maintain that your wallet is to be
lightweight even more so.
I’m going to suggest the same as others have; a Crown Victoria or a
Town Car, since you seem to want an Ameri-float cruiser. There’s a
reason why they are the fleet vehicle of choice.
Personally, I’m quite partial to the 2nd generation Town Car. They
were the last of the square-ish body designs, and they look very
respectable when well maintained. They are getting old though… so
finding a good specimen might be an issue; but no more difficult than
what you were first considering. Parts will likely never be an issue
either.
I couldn’t even find an LS400 being sold for half that much in my very brief Craigslist search(that said no clue if any of them were in decent condition either) And I know luxury cars will be expensive to maintain and probably unreliable(although I don’t quite know to what extent).
Crown Vics were always something I have been considering and same with the Town Car(but I prefer the look of the 1st generation which would be even harder to find in good condition)
“I want a pretty slow car”
…wha
http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1979/186815/cadillac_sedan_de_vlle_7_0l_v-8_efi.html
http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1984/331160/cadillac_sedan_de_ville_5_7l_v-8_diesel.html
http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1981/330770/cadillac_sedan_de_ville_4_1l_v-6.html
There’s pretty slow, and then there’s stupidly fucking slow. This happens to be the latter, who woulda thought?
Okay so it it’s 0-60mph time is a second or two higher than I expected, but its not that big of a deal really I honestly had my worries about it having too much power for a beginner, that’s probably a good thing for a first car and I still get the bragging rights of having a big V8 and it at least does a quarter mile in under 20 seconds.
Edit: well for one that is a older model of de ville, the 7th or 8th is what I’ve been looking at going by that site.
Under 20 seconds by uh… less than a second?
This thread is actually hurting my soul
Not if you get overtaken by a Smart ForTwo.
You guys have to remember that 12 seconds in 1980 was not slow… it was average. I’m not saying that’s not sad for a 7 litre engine… it is… but 80% of the automatic-equipped cars on the road at the time did 60 mph in a range of 10 to 14 seconds.
The first car I remember my family had was a 1983 Nissan Sentra. She did 0-60 in 13 seconds with a 69hp 1.6L engine mated to a 3-speed automatic. We were never behind traffic.
but regardless performance isn’t something I’m really too concerned about.
TL;DR a 6th generation DeVille is a terrible choice for a car.
Yup, kinda figured that bit out… now I’m just trying to figure out if we are all still talking about the same years of car
I don’t think they ever received a 5-speed transmission. I think they all had 4 speeds unless something changed at the very end.
I strongly recommend the panther platform in general.
False. The first batch (“300A”) in the first half of 2003 only came in black. In 2003 you could also get silver and blue. In 2004 you could get black, silver, and red.
A cousin of mine had one, and when I was a kid (like 7 or 8 yo), I thought it was the most luxurious car in the world
You can always buy it and see how it actually goes, but as many pointed out, it is not a smart choice. If you want a big american slow car, a crown victoria may fill your requirements.
If you’re paying the car with your life savings, you might really really really need to think in what you’re actually buying, you don’t want to feel you waste your money in a car that may end up not being ideal.