The pricing on this car is all wrong. The weird pricing, weird segment size, no direct competitors, marginzaling the CTS, etc. all reeks of old-fashioned GM mismanagement. What’s the endgame for this car? Why not just go above and beyond on the interior (in terms of quality and materials) and charge the same god damn…

If you really want to show you’re not following what everyone else is doing, how about dropping the alphanumeric naming scheme for something a bit more “not stolen from the Germans.” I’m pretty sure El Dorado, Deville, Seville, Fleetwood, Brougham, and even Catera are all available to use. IMO, notihng would say…

Someday, this will be known as “Early-Mid American Empire” and we will look back on it and shed tears of lost glory.

1969 Lincoln Continental... current bid price is $2500. And there is no reserve, it’s a less desirable 2dr coupe and since it’s not a dealer, the price won’t be grossly inflated... which means it you will probably be able to get it for $10K or maybe a bit less.

A lot of people probably won’t agree, but I have always liked the Mark VIII (and VII).

Jaguar XK Coupe. I’ve always thought these were beautiful cars and now they’re cheaper than ever. This one has only 55k miles and will still probably not eclipse the $10k mark.

1994 BMW 840ci

Here’s a few:

OH OHOHHHHHHHHH, these guys were real fast in a straight line!

If we are talking flat out speed, the answer is painfully obvious. For the 2003 model year, Mercedes decided to augment their V12s with twin turbochargers. And now you can get those mind melting luxo missiles for well under $15K.

Hmm, nothing about this car suggests it’s an “XJR Vanden Plas”. That name implies that it was supercharged, but there’s no under-hood picture to confirm or deny this, and IIRC the tach is supposed to say “supercharged” if it actually was. In either case, it would’ve been labeled a “Vanden Plas Supercharged” rather…

*93-96. The 98-99 ‘Fleetwood’ was just a special DeVille, I believe with a slight stretch, but I’m not positive. Still, both very ‘Gentle’.

I have heard good things about the Equus:

The Toyota Century is an extremely gentle car. It’s reflected in the way it’s built. It’s a large, stately, executive luxury car with a remarkably gentle ride and incredibly safe, gentle styling. It’s V-12 may seem like an imposing power plant, but it does not produce much power and is instead tuned for smoothness and…

A ‘98-99 Cadillac Fleetwood

First gen Buick Park Avenue. Full sized, soft suspension, cushy interior. Basically “nap time with whitewalls”.

This. Already have one - a crumpet magnet, but not too precious to drive ($10,000). Good for getting marooned in romantic places and winning points for mechanical wizardry and many spares, as well.

An Olympic champion, even if he won decades ago, is still an olympic champion. How about luxury without snobbery, comfort without excess, in a large German V8 that cruises along the highway perfectly at 140mph? Nothing shouts refinement like an electric center mirror. Here is a 1994 Mercedes-Benz S420. Admittedly,…

This guy gets it! When you glide in on this pearly chariot, da ladies are sure to be all up ons!

If we could ditch the floor shifter and center console for a bench seat and column gear selector that’d be great.