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Since there has been no reply to my request for more information from the post by Mr Doom I'll try to quantify some of his post.

"some use a 20 year old Cadillac that was finnished the day it left New York "
My question here is, who operates a 20 year old Cadillac ? I havent a clue who does and its certainly not me.

"and others use brand new Hummers etc"

Would that be the Hummers manufactured by AM General ?
If so, I refer to an article in the Detroit Press where AM General confirmed that the Hummers are not recommended for stretching, their spokesman at the company's headquarters in South Bend, Ind, a Mr Craig Macnab said "we don't like it ( stretching Hummers ) we don't encourage it, it voids all warranties ".

And while I'm on, here's what Mr Mike Perugi ( brand manager for the Chrysler 300 ) had to say "we don't have anything to do with that ( stretching their cars into Limo's) the company can't stop Limousine-makers from converting cars and selling them. It does void the Chrysler warranty"

Back to Dooms post : "How the caddies are ever allowed on is beyond me"

My view is, how the vehicles manufactured by AM General and Chrysler are ever allowed on.............................................. is beyond me !

I now refer to the Detroit Press article again : Quote

Only Cadillac and Lincoln build factory models designed for Limousine conversion by speciality manufacturers. Converting other vehicles into Limo's generally voids warranties and sometimes comes with stern warnings from manufacturers.

To close, I own and operate a manufacturer certified vehicle, built by a certified manufacturer.

Hope that the above is a clear enough dissemination of Mr Dooms post.

your standard yank has soggy handling, less HP per ltr than a lawnmower and trim quality of a cheap Honk Kong souvenir, visit an american car centre and check the seats, headlining and switchgear,...... and i love yanks!

Top gear tried a corvette, a saleen mustang and a GT40, hardly run of the mill yanks and none ive seen stretched, and even then he commented on the corvette managing to have soggy but bone jarring ride, almost impossible!

99% of the yank-tanks are NOT corvettes or cadillacs

And well over 99% of cars on British roads are not Rolls Royce either are they. What a pathetic argument.

I never said they were

but given the choice of a caddy or a roller i know which most would choose...

I have owned a Roller and from a drivers point of view I would probably go for the Caddy now.

May I suggest that you go to www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk and check out the Cadillacs up for sale, some are as old as 1932 in mint condition and pulling prices far in excess of new cars. Ask yourself which company invented the control system we use to this day ( clutch pedal left Brake pedal middle accelerator right ) and who invented the starter motor ( which up until its invention required the use of a starting handle ) or which company was the first to fit a night vision system in a car. Cadillac !

What most seem to miss is the simple fact that these cars are high end luxury cars that are built to last a whole lot longer than a standard lower end car, it didn't stop Maddona and Ali G riding in an 80's designed Lincoln Limo on their video ! Its not a fair comparison to place a Lincoln or a Cadillac in the same category as a Cavalier as they are built to different criteria to fit their respective markets, how any car is looked after is far more important than their age and yes, whilst we do have some tatty cars here we also have some excellent ones as well ( just like our own home market ).

that will be some comfort to passengers

i didnt know drivers needs were paramount for limo's....

Id still say that build quality on the Roller far exceeds any Yank, as does BMW and Mercedes.

If VOSA, LAs and the cops cant be arsed to stop the "tart carts" (love that by the way), what chance the rest of us?

It's all our jobs to ensure they are arsed.

I know of some people who are on the VOSA case, and will not let go.