This 1993 Cadillac Allante is listed for sale by our kind of seller: honest, to the point, and deadpan about the known issues the car has. The ’93 Allante is potentially one to buy or one to avoid depending on your view of the Northstar engine series. Later cars like this one certainly had a lot more get-up-and-go, but they also had their fair share of reliability concerns as well. Regardless, the seller has priced this car correctly for the issues he knows it has, and the color combination is pretty sweet. It’s in Scotty G’s backyard; maybe he should take a run at it? Check out their Allante here on craigslist for $2,500.

The Allante is a known quantity around these parts, for better or for worse. It was a car with high aspirations, striking designs, and a slightly bananas production process that made it an extremely expensive car to build. The consumer audience it was meant to appeal to more or less showed up, but the early cars with their high price tag and somewhat tepid performance didn’t win over a lot of hearts and minds. The later cars with the Northstar certainly lived up to the image that Cadillac wanted the car to have – a powerful road car with a disappearing roof and prestige coming out of its tailpipe – but by then, it was seemingly too little, too late.

The seller hits on one of my primary complains when selling anything: don’t list my car’s flaws in an effort to knock down the price. The last two items I sold almost sent me to anger management class because I couldn’t stand to be lectured any longer on the numerous things wrong with my vehicles (plot twist: nothing was actually wrong with them.) The seller is up front about this concern and I applaud him for not beating around the bush. Frankly, the car is priced fairly for the issues he discloses, which include dash lights that don’t work at night, a blower motor that needs replacing, and a passenger-side window that falls off the track. As you can see, the driver’s seat leather is also fairly beat up.

Those concerns are all secondary to what could be lurking with the Northstar engine. These motors, while powerful with 290 horsepower and about the same torque rating, are known for having numerous oil leaks and head bolts that typically need replacing if they’ve never been done. Now, I will also admit that the internet can blow car issues out of proportion (everyone tells me a 911 I own should have the coolant lines pinned; it’s never been a problem for me), so I’d just go check it out in person and see if any major leaks are present. The seller contends it doesn’t overheat and it does still run and drive, which is about all you can ask for at the current price. Thanks to Barn Finds reader Jack M. for the tip.