Cadillac CTS

[gsu_paintballer]

You see the Golf Digest ad and decide you wanted one?

[Gummi Bear]

My only experience with them is the CTS-V (Cadavette)

My ex-boss had one, with ~450hp it was fun to drive, and surprisingly decent mileage if he kept his foot out of it.


If you're thinking a BMW is expensive to repair, I'm guessing you haven't priced out what it costs to maintain a Caddy lately. They ain't cheap...

You want fun, and more affordable with lower maintenance? Look at a Maxima. Blow your doors off fast, great looking, ridiculously comfy, killer mileage and low maintenance.

My wife loves her Honda's (she's had 3), I'm still trying to talk her into one for her next car.

I'm a truck guy, always have been, always will be. My work, and my lifestyle demand that I own one. Trust me, I'm feeling the pain with diesel at $4.75 around here, $100 (where the pumps cut off) doesn't quite get me 3/4 of a tank.

[Ceej]

Trust me, I'm feeling the pain with diesel at $4.75 around here, $100 (where the pumps cut off) doesn't quite get me 3/4 of a tank.

WOW, what kind of truck do you have?

[Gummi Bear]

I've got a Dodge 2500 (3/4 ton) with the Cummins diesel. I get 20-22 running back and forth to work, but it's 40+ miles one way, so I wind up with ~500 miles per week with a little running in the evenings and weekends; even more during hunting season when I'm running to the farm every weekend.

[GaijinGolfer]

I've got a Dodge 2500 (3/4 ton) with the Cummins diesel. I get 20-22 running back and forth to work, but it's 40+ miles one way, so I wind up with ~500 miles per week with a little running in the evenings and weekends; even more during hunting season when I'm running to the farm every weekend.

I hear ya. Theres a lot of people out there who bought diesels back when diesel was less expensive than gas are now screaming bloody murder over the fuel prices.

[GaijinGolfer]

If you're thinking a BMW is expensive to repair, I'm guessing you haven't priced out what it costs to maintain a Caddy lately. They ain't cheap...

All luxury cars are expensive to maintain. My sister in law had to replace the driver's side balljoint in her Lincoln LS. Youd think you could just go out and buy the balljoint for under $100, right? Nope. You have to buy the whole lower control arm, which is about $1,000. Good thing she bought the extended warranty.

You want fun, and more affordable with lower maintenance? Look at a Maxima. Blow your doors off fast, great looking, ridiculously comfy, killer mileage and low maintenance.

Thats car isnt really in the same league as a Caddie. Its like having a Camry with leather seats and calling it a luxury car.

Id personally stay away from any foreign car. You cant afford to fix them and nowdays they arent any more reliable than an American car.

I'm a truck guy, always have been, always will be. My work, and my lifestyle demand that I own one. Trust me, I'm feeling the pain with diesel at $4.75 around here, $100 (where the pumps cut off) doesn't quite get me 3/4 of a tank.

Ouch! I hear ya about the cost of fuel in a truck though. I drive about 350 miles a week and it costs me about $70 each week to drive my truck.

I love my truck, but its almost to the point now where I cant afford to drive it anymore.

[DDBowdoin]

how extensive does a warranty cover work? obviously I know what a warranty is but im just confused on the extensiveness of the coverage

little off topic but hey its a car thread

[Gummi Bear]

All luxury cars are expensive to maintain. My sister in law had to replace the driver's side balljoint in her Lincoln LS. Youd think you could just go out and buy the balljoint for under $100, right? Nope. You have to buy the whole lower control arm, which is about $1,000. Good thing she bought the extended warranty.

Ouch.

Thats car isnt really in the same league as a Caddie. Its like having a Camry with leather seats and calling it a luxury car.

No, you're right, it's not in the same class. It is, however, a darn fine car, and much more accessable for a recent college graduate (remember living with milk crates and stuff for furniture? that's where he's at) It's a car that's affordable, but flashy enough to chase girls in too.

Id personally stay away from any foreign car. You cant afford to fix them and nowdays they arent any more reliable than an American car.

Anymore, maintaining a foreign car isn't really any more expensive than a domestic one (but that's me doing my own labor)

Ouch! I hear ya about the cost of fuel in a truck though. I drive about 350 miles a week and it costs me about $70 each week to drive my truck. I love my truck, but its almost to the point now where I can't afford to drive it anymore.

Yup. That's why tomorrow is the beginning of a new era... My wife and I are trading vehicles for a while to see how it impacts our budget. We're going through ~$150 per week in fuel with our current arrangement, I'm hoping for some relief if I drive her car to work, and she uses my truck for her short jaunts across town. We'll see how it goes...

[GaijinGolfer]

how extensive does a warranty cover work? obviously I know what a warranty is but im just confused on the extensiveness of the coverage

It can vary, but it usually covers engine, transmission/driveline, electrical and chassis/suspension.

They dont typically cover tires, brakes and clutches.

[GaijinGolfer]

Ouch.

I agree, very nice car. Its no Caddie though...

Anymore, maintaining a foreign car isn't really any more expensive than a domestic one (but that's me doing my own labor)/

I dunno about that. Ive owned Toyotas and Ive owned Fords. Parts for the Ford cost about half of what they do for Toyotas.

Yup. That's why tomorrow is the beginning of a new era... My wife and I are trading vehicles for a while to see how it impacts our budget. We're going through ~$150 per week in fuel with our current arrangement, I'm hoping for some relief if I drive her car to work, and she uses my truck for her short jaunts across town. We'll see how it goes...

Best of luck with that. Ive got a '99 Ford F-150 that has 176,600 miles on it. Im going to be due for something newer in the next year or 2 and I had planned to trade it in on another F-150, but with gas prices being what they are, Im seriously considering keeping my old truck for when I need to haul stuff and for driving in the snow and getting a Ford Focus to use as my daily driver.

I could pick one up used for pretty cheap and with what I would save in gas as compared to my truck it would pretty much pay for itself. Then, when its paid off, I will be money ahead in what I save in gas. I heat my home in the winter with a wood-burning stove, so I need a truck; but the gas prices are a real killer. Ive considered getting a smaller truck, but they really dont get much better milage than a fullsize truck.

[WilsonWedgeMan]

Brutha, my wife has an 03 CTS...drives 80 miles round trip to work. it gets decent mileage for a "sports" car,which it really isn't unless you get the "V" model. we're in our mid 50s, and it fits our needs. that being said, it is no way, anywahere NEAR the car that our Riviera was.... it had nearly 200K on it when we sold it, and it would STILL out-run the CTS..there wasn't one with low enough mileage for sale when I bought the CTS, or I'd bought it instead.