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« on: July 04, 2007, 10:56:03 pm »
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Cadillac CTS, 2003-2007
Cadillac CTS, 2003-2007The reliability of used Cadillac CTS models has been "average" according to Consumer Reports.  "It might be best to avoid 2003 models," recommends Contributing Editor Chris Chase. "Used CTS values are very attractive thanks to aggressive depreciation", he notes.  
   
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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2007, 07:00:11 am »
I have liked the look of the CTS since it came out.  Reading that list of recalls I would not be tempted by a 2nd hand one unless it was a 2006 or 2007 still with lots of warranty.


I see one can no longer do a "build your cts" on the GM.CA website. I guess production has finished and the 2008 not out quite yet.
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« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2007, 02:02:42 pm »
I like the idea of one of these with a manual box. Stylish (subjective of course), good power and quite cheap for what you get. Just squirrel away some money for repairs. Probably quite rare to find with a stick. I've considered a Jaguar S-Type as well but again manual boxes are quite rare. Probably both are on the big side for as well.
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« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2007, 06:15:04 pm »
Quote from: Arthur Dent on July 05, 2007, 02:02:42 pm
I like the idea of one of these with a manual box. Stylish (subjective of course), good power and quite cheap for what you get. Just squirrel away some money for repairs. Probably quite rare to find with a stick. I've considered a Jaguar S-Type as well but again manual boxes are quite rare. Probably both are on the big side for as well.

Do you mean X-Type?  I thought the S-Type was auto-only.
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2007, 12:28:58 am »
The CTS is probably the one Caddy I'd buy Thumbs up As for the wheel hop, it may be really bad when you rev up and dump the clutch but since daddy isn't buying me cars I guess I'll just have to treat them a bit better than that  Tongue
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2007, 07:44:46 am »
I think the wheel hop is only in the CTS -V
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2007, 08:09:45 am »
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Quote from: Arthur Dent on July 05, 2007, 02:02:42 pm
I like the idea of one of these with a manual box. Stylish (subjective of course), good power and quite cheap for what you get. Just squirrel away some money for repairs. Probably quite rare to find with a stick. I've considered a Jaguar S-Type as well but again manual boxes are quite rare. Probably both are on the big side for as well.

Do you mean X-Type?  I thought the S-Type was auto-only.

The V6 S-Type was (is?) available with a manual transmission. Absolutely love the look, but like most Euros, pretty low on reliability.

Unless you put your mileage on 1/4 mile at a time, the wheel hop issue on the CTS-V is way overblown. I really don't like how they look, but the performance and reliability seem competitive with the Euro models.

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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2007, 01:53:19 pm »
Keep in mind that while rrocket said a lot of people complained about wheel hop in the CTS-V, he's a drag racer and probably talks a lot with other drag racers.  I'm sure a CTS-V has wheel hop problems on the drag strip, but I doubt it does during spirited drives in the country, and I'm not sure it would even during the occasional track day.
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2007, 09:49:26 pm »
Getting back to the original article, strong depreciation plus good performance plus good reliability makes this an amazing deal for a used car buyer.  I was pretty blown away by the prices I was finding on autotrader.com.  I'll have to test-drive one some time and see how much "sport" there is in "sport sedan."  If there's enough, this could be a great Scoobie replacement.
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