Seville vs 530i luxury compact battle

[ving]

Two new models of 1975 MY. Going back in your time machine with the equiv of 40-50K in today's money which car wins out? Caddy Seville (206 inches long, 4,300 lbs) $12,479 180 hp, 0-60 mph 11.5 Vs BMW 530i (190 inches long, 3,300 lbs) $9,187 176 hp, 0-60 mph 8.7 seconds. Seville Vs e12 530i

[BOZACK]

I would take the Caddy. And buy gas at 1975 prices with the rest of the money so I could drive it today.

[ving]

Ha, ha, it's funny to think that 10-12k in 1975 was the equivalent of $45,000 in todays money, and people thought what they were paying for gas back then was expensive too, even more so than today.

[binary]

That caddy, off the dealer's floor was big-pimpin'!

[AzFusionGT]

I'd take the Caddie in a heartbeat...although it's pimpin, it looks a whole lot classier than the Beemer.

[ColonelPanic]

Heh, there's a '78 Seville like that for sale sitting in an empty parking lot down the street from me. They have close to $4K and 'VERY RARE' written on the windows. A bit rough, I wouldn't buy it.That's sad, seeing the that I checked the trade-in value on my Vibe yesterday and it was $6500. Man, the Caddy sure must be a classic, held its value well. I'd take it over that Bimmer though. The Caddy's styling has withstood the test of time more, IMHO. Classy, in a 70's/80's kind of way. The BMW just looks uhh... I dunno.

[binary]

Quote, originally posted by ColonelPanic »Heh, there's a '78 Seville like that for sale sitting in an empty parking lot down the street from me. They have close to $4K and 'VERY RARE' written on the windows. A bit rough, I wouldn't buy it.That's sad, seeing the that I checked the trade-in value on my Vibe yesterday and it was $6500. Man, the Caddy sure must be a classic, held its value well. I'd take it over that Bimmer though. The Caddy's styling has withstood the test of time more, IMHO. Classy, in a 70's/80's kind of way. The BMW just looks uhh... I dunno. Fuggly, in a eurotrash sort of way.I'd take a new caddy over a new BMW today... if I were spending equal dollars.

[ving]

I would always take a DeVille over a SeVille, never liked any of the SeVilles much, but Elvis had two, so I suppose they can't be all bad. The King's Caddies