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I've been looking at the car for months, and one thing I took note of, was a sales manager at my local Caddy dealership, during his pitch to me early last fall, strongly assured me that Cadillac would NOT be placing the new CTS in rental fleets of any kind. He said Cadillac wanted to take the extra step to protect this car/brand from any extra depreciation. Either he was completely blowing smoke, knowing what vehicle I was in, or Cadillac decided to put the base car in, and not the DI engine and other upgrades.
As far as problems with first year production of the CTS, it happens. I feel for anyone that experiences problems with their car, because that's the only one that matters. From what I've gathered over this model year, it's in the minority. From memory, there seemed to be many more problems the first year of the redesigned 5 series(2004). The first year of the current 7 series(2002) is probably one of the worst BMW's ever built. Any Bimmer service advisor would agree.
I'm still a couple of months away from purchasing. We'll see where pricing is, and if there would be anything significant with the '09's that would make me wait through the summer. I've really appreciated all the input in this forum.
So...my question is, has anyone found a rack or carrier for this car that takes 4 pairs of skis?
You can specify a specific model with your Avis reservation so they can hold the car for you when you arrive. I'd try that since if you just ask for a Cadillac, you will probably get a DTS first rather than a CTS. It's still possible you might get a '07 model since its not uncommon for rental companies to have a car in the fleet for 24 months, but I didn't see any '07 CTS's on the lot in Boston.
The car did pretty well on fresh snow tonight in Boston, but I only drove 2 miles on it.
I personally like the dark ebony interior vs. the tan interior...just a little too light for my tastes...but my rental car is Pearl White so the color is appropriate.
My coworker who owns a BMW X5 really liked the car and complimented it while we drove to dinner. He also remembered the car positively from the current Cadillac TV ad campaign, so I guess the ads are working.
Rainsense wipers didn't seem to work in the snow even though the system was on. Strange...
I'd swear the trunk opening is smaller than my old CTS...maybe its just an illusion.
With the front drivers seat properly adjusted for my legs, there is just enough leg room for my 20 mo. old daughter but not for my oversized 4 year old son. Still, I can live with that. In many ways, I would personally like the upcoming coupe since nobody full sized is going to sit behind me anyway.
Simply click the wiper arm down one click from the rainsense setting. In my '08 CTS the rainsense feature is only engaged when I push the wiper control up one click from the starting point.
Good luck!
I'm wondering if some one could help me with my question.
I have a 08 CTS with less than 2K miles on it. During smooth acceleration, after car shifts to 2nd ( ? or 3rd) gear at about 2K RPM/40 mi/hr, I hear a subtle knocking sound, similar to spark plug knocking sound. I do not think it is due to gas grade, because the car is being run exclusively on Shell V-power.
I called my dealer to have him look at this issue. He told me that "this is normal for direct fuel injection engine to make that type of noise". The knocking disappears with somewhat more aggressive acceleration.
Is it true that CTS's direct fuel injection "knocking" sound is a norm? Does anybody else hear this sound?
I'd appreciate your feedback
I'm thinking your car will be just fine after this sad episode -- at least I hope so.
Good luck.
When I am negotiating for a deal I always ask for the out-the-door price. I don't care what fees they have to add in, what their profit figure is or anything else they want to include. I only want to know what it will cost me to drive the vehicle out of the dealers store. Then I have a true figure to compare the deal at various shops.
Any other figure is open to a rip-off, such as the 'document fee', to be added when you go to pick up the car.
Also, if you are comparing deals make sure the different vehicles are exactly alike, option for option, or know the value of the differences.
Thanks for your help.
PS
Does anyone know how I can purchase one of these units.
GM does not want to satisfy their customers.
By the last day of my rental, it was clear that the word had gotten out since I saw no less than two other rentals at my hotel and another coming into the car return lot with me.
Weather in Boston was wet and messy....lots of deep puddles, old slush from the previous snowfall. The RWD CTS handled everything with no fuss...I was actually expecting to see the traction control engage for a few things but nothing happened. One nitpick...during a good rain, the CTS's water deflection off the roofline seemed to push the water in front of the side mirrors on the front windows, which made it more difficult to see. This may have been the fact that there was still some snow and ice on the roof of my car at the time. the side mirrors are also smaller than previous versions...no doubt for reduced wind resistance but it makes seeing that car in your blind spot a little harder.
I was admittedly smitten with this car when it first came out but you never know what your opinion is going to be once you put some miles on it. I intentionally didn't want to abuse a brand new, never broken-in engine, but overall, the experience was really nice (despite the ugly weather, hacked up Boston streets, etc). Make my version a Premium package with the Nav system and ebony interior, and I'll be very happy.
- Ray
The difference between the Music on the Hard drive with the centerpoint setting and the XM receiver is noticeable.
I have the Nav system and I have a couple questions:
1. Can you actually record what's playing on the radio or does it only buffer it to the hdd? When listening to the radio and I hit record, nothing happens. I've read several reviews where they say you can "record" the radio but I have not been able to do so. It is FM that I'm trying to record.
2. I purchased a SanDisk Cruzer 4.0 GB flash drive and loaded a few mp3s on it to copy to the hard drive. I inserted the drive and hit the AUX button and got the error (this is from memory so I'm not sure if it's exact): The USB device is not supported. Please remove. The system automatically went back to the source I was listening to prior to trying to play the songs on the flash drive.
Any ideas on this?
you may also need to refresh your signal for your reciever..you can do that online at the XM site for call and have it done...
thebug...
Anybody put snow tires on their CTS this season? How 'bout a report on how they are working out for you?
Excellent plan. If I were you, I'd ask to have the same guy do all your routine (& god-forbid, non-routine) maintenance. My guess is that he's already taken ownership of maintaining that car and he'll take really, really good care of it & watch it like a hawk. Think of it as having your own private pit crew.
Sounds good so far. Good luck!
Hope that helps.
I didn't buy winter tires for the CTS this time, but I think I will for next season.
thx
al