We’ve seen three Cadillac XLRs here on Barn Finds over the last few years. It’s hard to believe they’re old enough to be considered even remotely a vintage vehicle. What I wouldn’t give to be 21 years younger. This 2005 Cadillac XLR can be found here on Facebook Marketplace in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and they’re asking $11,200. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Chuck F. for the tip!
The paint variation between the Crimson Pearl paint on the passenger door and the right front fender is pretty noticeable, as is the door gap there. The seller acknowledges that there are a few cosmetic issues to get worked out, but they don’t go into detail on what they are. That’s really the only one that I notice. How about you? They are very sleek and sexy cars; it’s impossible to argue that. Well, not impossible, but darn near impossible.
This view shows the buzzword for these cars, the taillights. For the Pinto, it’s that every one of them will eventually blow up, for the Delorean, it’s the flux-capacitor. Every single 80s LeBaron convertible has been owned by Jerry Seinfeld’s dentist, and so on and so on (times 1,000,000). For the XLR, it’s the taillight lenses that apparently are harder to find than (insert really hard to find thing here). Thankfully, these look good and haven’t been stolen yet by gangs of roving XLR taillight thieves. Or maybe they’re still concentrating on Prius catalytic converters. We rarely get to see inside an XLR trunk compartment for some reason.
I’m assuming the sheepskin seat cover is for comfort or maybe to preserve the driver’s seat rather than hiding anything, but we don’t know. The back seat… er.. wait. No, the interior looks really nice to me overall. A 6-speed manual would have been nice here, but the XLR, even in XLR-V trim, came with an automatic transmission. The folding hardtop is a cool feature, that’s what I’d want on my convertible, if I had a convertible. They say the top works great, by the way.
The plastic shroud hides a Northstar 4.6-liter OHV V8, with 320 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque. Passing through the 5L50-E five-speed automatic to the rear wheels, this is basically a luxury Corvette with Cadillac sheet metal and badges. I’d take one over a Corvette every time, but that’s just me. The seller says it runs and drives great, which is nice to hear. Hagerty is at $10,900 for a #4 fair-condition car and $17,000 for a #3 good car, just as a reference. How much is this car worth?
SG, fun discussion of “buzzwords.” I’ll be on the lookout for “gangs of roving XLR taillight thieves.” But given I’ve not seen an XLR in ages, I don’t think I will be helpful in apprehending any.
Not a bad car. I like the colors. Not particularly expensive. Just enjoy it as a fun cruiser.
Thanks, Bob. I only mentioned a few “buzzwords,” there are a million of them. Maybe some other folks will mention a few, like every white Chrysler is “as big as a whale,” etc.
I agree, we just paid $11,000 to the gov’ment for taxes, even though I made 30% less last year, so $11k for this car seems like a steal. I know which one I would have rather spent money on.
Probably those Coleman minibikes would be on the top of the list!
I am pretty sure I wouldn’t buy this car if I was 41 years younger.