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Windy City · 09-21-2009, 09:56 PM

Anyone out there presently own one? I am thinking about buying one for the wife and was looking to hear ins or out on it.

2011RS/SS · 09-21-2009, 09:58 PM

I drove a buddy of mine CTS-V with a automatic.. Let me tell you it will fly to be such a heavy car. The only downsides that i was told is that it is too quiet and it eats gas like nobody's business

Windy City · 09-21-2009, 10:23 PM

Too quiet is like too much money or a girl too pretty! No such thing to me. Gas thing won't be too bad to me either as she will be going from an SUV.
Thank you for sharing your experiences, I appreciate it!

TaylorRyanSS · 09-22-2009, 12:16 AM

quiet=bad imo lol

If I had one I would make it sound like this:

Windy City · 09-22-2009, 09:50 PM

Anyone, Anyone, Beuller, Beuller.............

FxsX24 · 09-22-2009, 11:39 PM

exhaust sounds like shit to me

AngryAmish · 09-23-2009, 01:16 AM

I drive one in my happy place...

Its an alternate universe where I own a CTS-V and I'm married to a smart model that owns her own beer factory and is fully trained in the art of Shiatsu massage.

God I love that car.

BumbleDs · 09-23-2009, 01:23 AM

cts-v is a no, but I just traded in my STS. it was not a V, and a little bigger and I loved it. Auto wiper controll, push button start, bose surround, heated cooled front seats and heated rear. awesome awesome car.navigation nothing to brag about. a true sleeper, real fast car with great ride and adjustable mag. controll was awesome. Id suggest the STS-V if anything.

Sir Nuke · 09-23-2009, 08:26 AM

I have a STS, and drove a buddies CTS-V, BOTH are SOOOOOOOO quiet, and ride like a dream. and teh V kicks a$$, IMO, its the best of both worlds, performance and comfort.

CamaroScotty · 09-23-2009, 08:35 AM

We have a customer with one chipped up to about 580 HP.....Nice car!!!

TheCaptain · 09-23-2009, 01:47 PM

Anyone want to lend me some cash to buy a CTS V? I'm only about $15 000 short! (for a used one out of the states anyway) lol

WYD OPN · 09-25-2009, 06:51 AM

Highly recommended! Jekyll and Hyde Ride. The auto would be best for the wife, most likely. Great ride/handling trade-off, but I'd have her drive one to make sure it's not too stiff for her taste. Not much down-side, in my experience, except inclement weather driving and concerns about her overall driving skill. Brakes are unbelievably powerful and predictable. Mine has the Recaros, but make sure she tries them vs the base seats ( especially if she's... um... larger than average in the buttockitus region). The perfect trifecta: ZR1/CTS-V/Z28. If the V is too much car or money, a G8 GXP is a great value and has more front/rear/trunk volume.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 09-25-2009, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by WYD OPN

Highly recommended! Jekyll and Hyde Ride. The auto would be best for the wife, most likely. Great ride/handling trade-off, but I'd have her drive one to make sure it's not too stiff for her taste. Not much down-side, in my experience, except inclement weather driving and concerns about her overall driving skill. Brakes are unbelievably powerful and predictable. Mine has the Recaros, but make sure she tries them vs the base seats ( especially if she's... um... larger than average in the buttockitus region). The perfect trifecta: ZR1/CTS-V/Z28. If the V is too much car or money, a G8 GXP is a great value and has more front/rear/trunk volume.

What do YOU think of the Recaros vs. the standard seats? I haven't sat in them, yet -- but I wonder if it's worth being an option for the Z.

IROCZJEFF · 09-25-2009, 11:39 AM

I had a CTS-V for a company car. Very nice car! The car is very well balanced and the power is amazing! I am glad that I waited for the Z28 with the LSA motor! The only thing you are going to need to do if you plan on driving the car in the winter is buy a set of Snow tires. The exhaust note is a tad bit low but nothing a Corsa or Borla exhaust couldn't handle. If you buy a V also look at Wait 4 Me Performance thay have some nice bolt on's that will take the car to 605HP very quickly. Jeff

If you can swing the Recaro's do it, they are great seats! The microfiber steering wheel and shifter are awsome!

09-21-2009, 09:56 PM	#1
Windy City Drives: Not enough room here! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Plainfield, IL Posts: 1,016	Anyone Driving a Cadillac CTS-V? Anyone out there presently own one? I am thinking about buying one for the wife and was looking to hear ins or out on it. __________________ BEWARE OF THE LPE BROTHERHOOD! Remember: You can sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house!

09-21-2009, 10:23 PM	#3
Windy City Drives: Not enough room here! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Plainfield, IL Posts: 1,016	Too quiet is like too much money or a girl too pretty! No such thing to me. Gas thing won't be too bad to me either as she will be going from an SUV. Thank you for sharing your experiences, I appreciate it! __________________ BEWARE OF THE LPE BROTHERHOOD! Remember: You can sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house!

09-22-2009, 09:50 PM	#5
Windy City Drives: Not enough room here! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Plainfield, IL Posts: 1,016	Anyone, Anyone, Beuller, Beuller............. __________________ BEWARE OF THE LPE BROTHERHOOD! Remember: You can sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house!

09-23-2009, 01:16 AM	#7
AngryAmish Drives: Impala Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 813	I drive one in my happy place... Its an alternate universe where I own a CTS-V and I'm married to a smart model that owns her own beer factory and is fully trained in the art of Shiatsu massage. God I love that car. __________________ Proud Owner of #168

09-23-2009, 08:26 AM	#9
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '26 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,681 View My Garage	I have a STS, and drove a buddies CTS-V, BOTH are SOOOOOOOO quiet, and ride like a dream. and teh V kicks a$$, IMO, its the best of both worlds, performance and comfort. __________________

09-21-2009, 09:58 PM	#2
2011RS/SS Drives: 2016 corvette Z06 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 236	I drove a buddy of mine CTS-V with a automatic.. Let me tell you it will fly to be such a heavy car. The only downsides that i was told is that it is too quiet and it eats gas like nobody's business

09-22-2009, 11:39 PM	#6
FxsX24 Drives: S10 283 V8,Jimmy 4wd 4dr bk/bk Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Verona NY Posts: 307	exhaust sounds like shit to me

09-23-2009, 01:23 AM	#8
BumbleDs Drives: 2010 Camaro RS/SS TF Edition Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Des Moines Posts: 629 View My Garage	cts-v is a no, but I just traded in my STS. it was not a V, and a little bigger and I loved it. Auto wiper controll, push button start, bose surround, heated cooled front seats and heated rear. awesome awesome car.navigation nothing to brag about. a true sleeper, real fast car with great ride and adjustable mag. controll was awesome. Id suggest the STS-V if anything.

09-23-2009, 08:35 AM	#10
CamaroScotty Account Suspended Drives: Your new SLP Camaro! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cedarburg, WI Posts: 6,790	We have a customer with one chipped up to about 580 HP.....Nice car!!!

09-23-2009, 01:47 PM	#11
TheCaptain N7 Spectre Drives: 14 ATS Performance 3.6L AWD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 2,732 View My Garage	Anyone want to lend me some cash to buy a CTS V? I'm only about $15 000 short! (for a used one out of the states anyway) lol __________________

09-25-2009, 06:51 AM	#12
WYD OPN Full Throttle Only Drives: '16 ZO6 C7.R & CTS-V & '12 ZR1 CE Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 17	Highly recommended! Jekyll and Hyde Ride. The auto would be best for the wife, most likely. Great ride/handling trade-off, but I'd have her drive one to make sure it's not too stiff for her taste. Not much down-side, in my experience, except inclement weather driving and concerns about her overall driving skill. Brakes are unbelievably powerful and predictable. Mine has the Recaros, but make sure she tries them vs the base seats ( especially if she's... um... larger than average in the buttockitus region). The perfect trifecta: ZR1/CTS-V/Z28. If the V is too much car or money, a G8 GXP is a great value and has more front/rear/trunk volume.

09-25-2009, 11:39 AM	#14
IROCZJEFF Drives: 69Z 70Z 85IROC-Z 911LE 97 SS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 178	I had a CTS-V for a company car. Very nice car! The car is very well balanced and the power is amazing! I am glad that I waited for the Z28 with the LSA motor! The only thing you are going to need to do if you plan on driving the car in the winter is buy a set of Snow tires. The exhaust note is a tad bit low but nothing a Corsa or Borla exhaust couldn't handle. If you buy a V also look at Wait 4 Me Performance thay have some nice bolt on's that will take the car to 605HP very quickly. Jeff If you can swing the Recaro's do it, they are great seats! The microfiber steering wheel and shifter are awsome!

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