I Won a Broken Super Rare Hybrid Cadillac You've Never Seen
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- This is my super cheap and rare 2016 Cadillac ELR find! This is 1 of LESS THAN 3000 ever produced and I stole it for half price due to one issue! Let's find out if I got a deal or if I got ripped off!
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If the battery is dead, how are you going to be able to drive it?
The generator / gas engine powers the inverter that powers the motors
Essentially the power the generator (“engine”) makes goes straight to the inverter and to the two drive motors on the front wheels and basically bypasses the battery all together.
This isn’t exactly how it works but that’s a simple way to explain how it works.
I guess you missed that part of the video where he explains that.
@@Tim-Tillercalm down bud
@@Tim-Tiller I was asking randy, not you smart ass
Keeper, that’s a beauty that I forgot existed at one time. Fix the battery issue, I think you are spot on with coolant and drive the heck out of it. FYI. The rims are directional rims designed to pull air through the brakes for cooling.
I love your enthusiasm when you get a new toy. ❤ Fast forward .... Well ladies and gentlemen I know I said I love the Cadillac but it's time to send it on down the road 😉
😂😂
That enthusiasm will soon wear off.
I have a 2017 Volt and love the heck out of it. Yes that is a camera in the window. It works with the lane assist, collision alert, and adaptive cruise. Adaptive cruise also uses a radar set mounted behind the grill. It's easy to see on the Volt if it has adaptive cruise because the grill emblem is more flush on cars that have it. If it has adaptive cruise, what you called the collision avoidance setting is actually the following distance adjust. It's fairly innocuous when it's on until someone is in front of you moving slower than speed you set.
If you want to a quick test on the traction battery, set your mode to "mountain" and drive the car for 15 minutes. This will charge the battery to about 1/3 its range. Turn the car off at that point, then back on, which will send the car back to "standard" mode, which will then run the car on battery first. If your battery is still operative, it will show how many battery miles you have immediately upon start up.
Thank you!
WOW! That little car is awesome! I had no idea they were that cool!
Once you get it fixed, I would hang on to it and enjoy it for a while. For sure!
I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens at the Cadillac dealer.
Great video Randy!
Cadillac ELR owner here! Glad to hear that you love it! It's an amazing car for sure. The 2016s two options that were available to order was the performance package as you described in the video but also adaptive cruise control. Sadly, they didn't come standard (was like a $700 option when new). If you would've had it, the frontal collision distance button on the steering wheel would've been your cruise distance adjustment. Sadly, I don't believe that your car has ACC. I was researching on making a retrofit kit to add it in and it's possible to enable the software for it, but you'd need to swap out the front grille from an ELR that had ACC, get the ACC sensor, then splice into the bumper and engine harness to make it all work. Youd also need to flash a few modules in the car to make it all work. I was really close to trying to do the retrofit until I saw how expensive a new grille was. 😢. Anyways, I enjoyed the video, great content as always!
I love that car!! For $12,500 I would keep it and go get something else to flip. 104 MPG Yes please all day everyday. You could do almost unlimited road trips and it would cost you almost nothing.
Great find. Someone really took care of the car. You don’t see those everywhere.
Its considered a hybrid. Theres a black one for sale in Virginia that a dealer is asking 25k for and had been in a minor accident. Same mileage and year and just had some kind of work to fix the charging. You got a great deal, those rims are awesome.
100% a hybrid, and by definition alone, a standard parallel hybrid, but with an asterisk. It shares the Voltec drivetrain with the Volt, which primarily operates in series hybrid mode (unlike most hybrids), but has a clutch in the transmission that can be engaged to directly connect the engine to the wheels through the planetary CVT (like most hybrids). So this is a three mode hybrid: (1) series hybrid most of the time, and always at low speeds, (2) parallel hybrid above certain speeds, and (3) gas only above certain speeds.
Most hybrids (Prius, Maverick, etc.) operate in parallel hybrid or gas only at all speeds with a planetary CVT to blend the two together (modes 2 and 3 above). The Fisker Karma and i3 REx, like diesel-electric locomotives and Edison trucks, cannot mechanically link the engine and transmission, so they can only operate in series hybrid (mode 1 above).
The true series hybrid Fisker Karma, i3 REx, and Edison trucks have the added benefit of a traction battery that diesel-electric locomotives do not have, so they (and the Volt/ELR) can operate in pure electric mode, which parallel hybrids can do as well. The i3 REx is different, though, since the tiny engine cannot power the traction motors on its own... It can only charge the battery, so if the battery goes bad, you're SOL (which is also true of most hybrids since they need the traction battery to start the engine, but I have a 300k mile Prius with a mostly bad battery... It has enough capacity to start the engine, but cannot take much of a charge and overheats, which the car then shuts it down, but the engine still runs... But it's slow af... I can out accelerate it on a bicycle and the top speed is about 50MPH without battery assist. GM put the clutch in their planetary CVT to overcome this issue, or Randy's ELR would be either non-driveable like the i3 REx, or drive terribly like my Prius).
My Escalade is also a 2016 and has the same thing in the windshield. One is a sensor for the auto wipers, and the other is a camera for auto dimming lights, collision avoidance, etc.
Well, if you are taking to the dealership soon, you could confirm with the staff the details of the things you want to know about the car as well, since I’m sure you and the car will spend some good time there getting things checked, it doesn’t hurt to ask all the questions you want to them
I can’t wait to see there follow-up on this!
Love the Caddy never knew they existedI'm impressed you found this deal
Beautiful car Randy, bought for a price leaving you potentially great profit, you are using all your skills very wisely these days , congratulations .
Its gorgeous🙌 I remember people calling them a Volt in a tuxedo.
It's a gorgeous car! Probably one of Caddilac's best designs IMHO. Original price was insane but im sure it would have been a hit if powered conventionally.
Yes Randy love it. Thanks for showing me something I didn’t know about it. Great video. Have a great day.
Thank you
Hey Randy, OMG! I once again I am amazed at the variety of vehicle’s you bring to your channel! consider this Cadillac and the right wheel, drive little car from Japan! not to mention the wipers, the Mercedes, Allante, BMW, Porsche, 80s vehicle to many others to mention! That few of those Cadillacs being manufactured someday I’ll bet it’ll be a gold mine!
Looking forward to this series Randy. Plug in hybrid rather than full EV might be the way to go. All the benefits of an EV around town, without range anxiety on a road trip.
I have a 2014 CTS coupe, this one reminds me of it. great buy randy im jelly!
Its LOOKS really similar to my 2013 XTS! I love caddy’s!
This is like that 2 door Cadillac used very briefly in the movie Click. Never seen one of these before, nice sedan.
I believe it was the Cadillac Sixteen which is way different from this car. I may be wrong though
@@VN.Michael
Thank you, you are correct
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Awesome that you bought one. I have only ever seen two (that I can remember) ever. You got a steal of a deal on it as well!
Randy, another great video. The Cadillac ELR is a fantastic car. I really like them a lot. I’ve got a friend who bought one brand new. I bought my VOLT brand new. great technology both the cars run and drive fantastic I think you should keep yours
Awesome find! I currently own a Red 2016 ELR with Kona seats with 64,000 that I picked up in Tennessee and drove back down to Mississippi in! I absolutely love the car and don’t ever use gas when driving to and from work! It’s a beautiful car! 🚗
I will admit that is a slick looking car! It reminds me of the late 90's Eldorado's.
I think you got a great deal Randy! With the low miles and rare factor combined it is a pretty amazing ELR and love that color combo. I hope you can get it fixed under warranty but I bet you could do it anyway yourself. Sweet video!🔥🔥
"Watch JR Go" did some videos on installing self driving in his Chevy Volt. I am jealous Randy !!!
Randy that is an absolutely beautiful car, I’m from UK and generally not a US car lover, but this is the most beautiful US car I’ve ever seen.
Thank you for your great videos buddy. 👍👍👍
That pearl white I believe was a limited edition you bought it through some department store maybe sacs. The adaptive cruise control. You just hit the cruise button on the left-hand side of the steering wheel the circle with the arrow going up through it. Then to adjust the speed, you just move that whole button up or down. Or it you hold it up or down it decreases or increases by five mph. I had the 2014
Ive heard that the buzzing seats were notcwell received by most customers but I have had it in my 2013 XTS & once you get used to it its very helpful.
Its a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. There was a 2014 versionon sale from private seller in my area for$14900 with no issues.
That’s because nobody wants the old ones. Those aren’t worth much.
Back when these were new i test drove one at our local dealer. Now i kinda wanna buy one, thanks to you 🤣
It actually looks like the regen does charge the battery a little bit, it says "engine and battery" a short while after regen. When you set off on the turn around spot it shows it for 5 seconds 😊
I bet most people also never heard of this cars replacement: The 2017 and 2018 CT6 PHEV. It is a RWD beast that can hit 60mph in 5.2 seconds and has useable back seats. I never heard of until about 6 months ago and am currently rebuilding and upgrading a 2018.
Those forward camera in the windshield is for the collision avoidance system! I have a 2021 Chevy Bolt EV and it has the same exact thing! We have the Bolt Premiere model
Adaptive cruise would be through the emblem in the grill. It would have a gloss cover over the emblem.
The front of your rear view mirror has the front facing camera for your lane departure & adaptive cruise control. I don't have a Caddy but I had a 2014 impala that had lane departure & i have a 2021 explorer ST that has lane departure & adaptive cruise control. The adaptive cruise is a ROYAL PITFA when I 1st got my explorer & it still is cause it forces you to stay back from people even the people that would get fired from driving Miss Daisy for driving to slow.
Fun fact: the cupholder in the interior is also power assisted. You just have to slightly nudge it to either open/close and it will do it for you
You got a great deal! Demand for the ELR and prices have gone through the roof the past few years, especially the 2016. When I bought my 2017 Volt, I was looking at a 2014 ELR. I can’t remember the price but the payment was only a little less than my volt. I am kicking myself now for not buying the ELR. At the time, the Volt made more sense because it is a little more practical for my family but I could have shoved the kids in the back of the ELR. I love my Volt but the ELR looks fantastic.
@AutoAuctionRebuilds : G'evening Randy 🤠 . In a nutshell this operates pretty much the same way a diesel locomotive engine engine does. What most people don't realize is the diesel engines in trains turn big ass generators which power giant electric motors that turn the wheels on the train and make it go. That Cadillac ELR uses a scaled-down simplified variant of the same type of system that makes it go 🙃 ..
Great find Randy I'm Getting one of these next and have done extensive research on this unit and love the Cadillac brand since I was a young lad. Always had Cadillacs in the driveway
I think on the top of the window is the camera sensor for the crash awareness detector. Dont think you have adaptive cruise control.
I really like this one Randy, it would sure save you a ton of money at the pumps. ☺️👍
The Cadillac ELR looks super! I think you and MWM should do a road trip to Indiana with the Cadillac and a Chevy volt and compare the fuel economy/ range. That will be a fantastic video!
Pretty cool car ,with that kind of fuel mileage definitely a keeper,hopefully you can get the battery issue resolved
Never knew they made that that's a badass electric car I like it
I did not know the Cadillac ELR came in a two door coupe model. It’s definitely a looker!
You do not have adaptive cruise. The cruise icon will have a car in it if you have ACC. That and the collision distance is follow distance if the car has ACC. The sensors on the windshield are for the LKA and the circle is the rain sensor for auto wipers.
Another great video randy, in my opinion, keep it, and flip it when the price is right!!!!!!
I have the same one and yes it does have adaptive cruise.
I find this very interesting. I never even knew it existed lol but I love the styling
Randy, huge fan ever since Uberman. Let the EVs go. Let’s get busy on the Monte.
This is one of my dream cars. And only because of styling. Its still a beautiful car
Great Job on the video it makes love my ELR more and more
Randy keep the car I know what you think it's too much money but if it can be fixed you're driving around in 20000 Cadillac keep doing what you doing I love your Channel
I've had a really soft spot for these since they were first introduced. First of all, the Volt drivetrain was brilliant. It was the best of GM since the EV1. Secondly, the Volt was kind-of a nerdy-looking car. Granted, I like it that way. The ELR is a Volt in an evening gown. These things are sooooo beautiful. The fact that it didn't sell well, which I think was partially because I believe they were about $20k more than a Volt but to me, its rarity makes it even more cool.
Be careful messing with the high voltage batteries, Randy.
This was definitely a great buy and a cool car. Congrats!
Randy found this online:
Yes, when the button ‘Cruise Control’ is hit on the steering wheel, the instrumental cluster shows a little icon representing a small speedometer plus an arrow. If the car has Adaptive Cruise Control, that icon also contains a little car.
Also, another gentleman is currently doing a series comparing the Volt and the ELR - "Out of Spec Dave".
I am up here in Canada and I remember when my Cadillac dealer had a 2016 ELR in their showroom. It was black on black. It was sweet looking. Don't know if they ever sold it. They were asking over $86,000 CDN. I wonder how much they would charge for one in the current market if they still produced it.
I just seen one of those in town
today in Oregon they are pretty awesome looking,
looked just like the one you bought.
My 2016 Chevy volt stopped charging. It was a lease. Turns out it had an air bubble in the coolant. They drained it and refilled it and it worked fine till end of lease
Hi Randy I’m in UK and I think this is a cracking machine. A pure keeper it’s money in the bank with such low issues and rarity I would Salt this one away enjoying when you can and collect few spares along the way and in 20 years time it could be worth 3 times the 20k offer ets face it the amount of cars you have keeping odd one or two as nest eggs is my way of doing it it’s better then money in bank xx all the best from over seas here in UK ENGLAND XX Royboy1
I love this channel very informative and up front no games or gimmicks AAR GANG 😂
I kinda like this car,very unique and slick.
I own a Volt and Toyota Hybrids... its not a CVT at all in any way..... , it has the same hybrid setup as toyota uses.. watch a tear down of a Toyota Hybrid transmission (very interesting) , The volt/ELR are what we have today with the Toyota Prius prime , rav4 Prime.. its a dual motor hybrid system and a larger battery than a typical "toyota hybrid" setup for electric only driving.. and yes the gas engine is directly driving the wheels.... but not the way you think it does. once you understand the tranmission/hybrid system it will all make sense. The trans is a power director. it takes rotational power from the electric motor and/or gas motor and directs it to ether drive the wheels or the generator motor by using the DC motors to control the power of the gas engine.... Its a brilliant design, and has no friction parts like clutches etc.. once you understand how it works you'll be mind blowen.. keep in mind DC motors are also generators and how you can lift a rear end of a truck up spin one wheel and how the differential counters your tire rotation on the other wheel and the drive shaft doesn't move. Now in your mind put the engine on that drive shaft and replace the tires with DC motors.
It's a nice car and the gad milage is impressive even without the battery. Wow. Range extender EVs make so much more since then full EV unless it's an I3.
Nice looking car, interested what they say about the warranty. Like n sub.
Thanks! 👍
Now this is what electric vehicles should be a combination of both or any vehicle powered by whatever source could be a combination of both
One of my wife's doctors has one. It's a cool car.
It's a rain sensor on the windshield four year wipers
Wow what a cool and beautiful car!
Good morning Randy. The 2016 Cadillac ELR is a great looking car. Let's hope that it will run and drive.
Loved watching this video Randy! I can totally relate :)
Ok, when are you listing it. I would love it.
ive seen a lot of these here in Florida also seen a few at rental car places here
According to Cadillac press room it does have adopted cruise. But my question is on the Forward collision. Is it Forward collision warning with automatic braking? Or is it like my parents Chevy traverse where it just warned you until you apply the brakes or you crash?
Drivers guard has been painted and the front bumper is all wonky so assume it has had frontal damage. at some point.
The battery is covered by an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty or 10 years/150,000 miles in states following Air Resource Board guidelines. Apple CarPlay phone integration technology puts iPhone features (iPhone 5 and later) on the display in a smart, simple manner.
Yeah i remember this, I've seen doug's video on it
Randy she's a beauty. Man thanks so much for your content ❤
It's a shame they were so expensive, because they're a really good looking car. Also too bad it didn't have the 2nd gen Volt drivetrain. I've got a 2017 Volt and it's been a fantastic car for me, but I just wish it had a coupe body like the ELR because it's a little cramped up front for a tall person.
Nice score Randy. 😎😎👍👍I like the Cadi Hybrid
My sister bought a 2015 volt back in 2021 for $6800, one owner and 100k miles. Had the same service high charging warning, turns out the car had THREE miles left of warranty when she went to the dealership to get it checked out. They performed the coolant flush and reprogram free under the warranty!
You should show the secret compartment behind the entertainment screen.
I did
I saw it when he opened it.
very nice caddilac randy love it
Great little car! I like it!
Honestly, one of the most gorgeous cars I've seen . Cadillac should just bring it back with a gas engine. Wow.
Knowing gm, they would give you cheap fixes until the warranty is gone.
If it needs a bms module, I believe those are still back ordered. There is an app (my volt) that should work for the ELR to see battery condition ect.
It’s already been to the dealer and it’s back it did not need a BMS
@@AutoAuctionRebuilds Awesome Randy I'm guessing they reprogrammed with the newest battery software and that took care of it?
Out of Spec Dave bought one on the East coast and has several videos on YT.
The drivetrain immediately makes me think of the Edison semi truck. Diesel electric, full electric drivetrain but has a big diesel generator as a range extender. Same also as diesel electric trains. This is just a smaller gas powered version of the same idea
It's not the same... The Edison is a true series hybrid (like a train). The ELR can operate as a parallel hybrid because there's a clutch that can mechanically link the engine to the CVT. The Edison trucks (and trains) do not have this.
@davidkane4300 I did not look into the drivetrain, though my understanding just from the video here was there was no standard cvt or direct connection capabilities from the engine to the wheels. Hence why it made me think of the Edison trucks. If there is a connection through a cvt then yes they are completely separate
@davidkane4300 according to cadillac, it is a true series hybrid, the engine does not connect to the driven wheels in any way other than through the generator and then to the electric motors.
"The 4ET50 transmission is a fully
automatic, front-wheel drive transaxle,
variable-speed, electronic controlled
transmission. The transmission contains
two electric motor / generators that are
utilized to:
propel the vehicle
generate / recapture energy
start the internal combustion engine
1.4L E
The Cadillac ELR uses an internal
combustion 1.4L engine. The engine does
not directly propel the vehicle, but operates
only to spin the drive motor / generator"
I know the mic's have a tendency to amplify road noise, but it would be the road noise that would irritate me at the original msrp . . . looks heaps cooler than a Volt and what a buy !!
For anyone confused by the way the engine in the car operates with the electric drive-train in the ELR. This is pulled directly from the Cadillac ELR emergency response guide:
"The 4ET50 transmission is a fully
automatic, front-wheel drive transaxle,
variable-speed, electronic controlled
transmission. The transmission contains
two electric motor / generators that are
utilized to:
propel the vehicle
generate / recapture energy
start the internal combustion engine
1.4L E
The Cadillac ELR uses an internal
combustion 1.4L engine. The engine does
not directly propel the vehicle, but operates
only to spin the drive motor / generator"
I consider it an Electric Vehicle too with a Gas Generator.
Dodge Ram plans to make something like this. With a 3.6L engine as the generator.
Series hybrid, where the engine is purely working as a generator
@@toyotaprius79 Nope hybrid. Have nx 450h+.😀
Thats really the only way i see electric cars working at this point in time they just arent good enough to daily for most people
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The only thing is that there are so many failure points. Now we gotta worry about both maintaining the same type of engine in a truck now and the electric components.
This is not a true series hybrid... There's a clutch that *can* engage to directly mechanically link the engine to the CVT (and the wheels), which is a parallel hybrid. In normal operation (and always at low speeds), it does operate as a series hybrid, but since it can operate as a parallel hybrid, it's not a true series hybrid vehicle like an i3, Edison truck, or trains (none of those can operate as a parallel hybrid).
I've seen a couple on FB recently between 8 and 10k
If it does have adaptive cruise control see if it is comma ai compatible and it will be able to drive itself in theory
How much does it cost to replace the battery in the electric Cadillac?
The average cost for a Cadillac ELR Hybrid High Voltage Battery Replacement is between $9,597 and $9,698. Labor costs are estimated between $387 and $488 while parts are typically priced around $9,210.
So where did the battery coolant go to? I hope it didn't leak inside the battery pack.
Hey Randy found an ELR on Market place for $13900. Yep I know it's still a little higher than what you paid. It's located in Indianapolis . However it is a 2014 .
Yes the 2014s are usually around that price. The 2016s will be $20K and up.
Excellent condition black one w/50K miles for sale locally with the performance package for 26K by private owner. If I was a rich man.. 😍😍