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*sigh*
I guess I'll still keep her. :-)
Looks like the model changeover didn't slow things down at all.
Over 27,000 built YTD which is over 50,000 a year production.
And Cadillac was thinking they would only be able to sell 30,000 a year.
http://www.autonews.com/files/prod.pdf
They couldn't keep cars on the lot.
They now have 5 at their main store and 3 at their
suburban store.
That is probalby just because the supply caught up with the demand and the '04's will be there in a couple of weeks.
Their quickest sales have been under 35K while the 37K+ cars with sunroofs, etc. stay on the lots for a few weeks.
I still think most of the buyer's are older.
Many probably don't care if it has a sunroof.
Does anyone know how the CTS is holding its resale value? I would guess quite well since I've only seen one used CTS for sale locally and it had a "carriage top" installed...YUCK!
I'm surprised to hear the 0% interest doesn't apply to the current CTSs on the lot. Guess I was lucky to buy mine in November of 2002 at 0% for 36 months (Do the math. As you can figure, the monthly payment is pretty steep! Yikes!) But as you guys say, it bodes well for the overall success of the car.
Dropped by the Dealership today to pickup some CTS brochures for our SoCal CTS Gathering June 21st. My dealer has about 35 CTSs in stock (20 had just came in and weren't prepped yet). All CTSs I saw had the new Temp Gauge we've all lusted for. I saw a black Luxo Sport CTS, with the Ebony interior. That is what I really would have liked, but my Dark Pewter is pretty nice too. The all Ebony dash and interior is a new option. Also saw some of the California Editions with the Machined 17" wheels. A new Dealer option was Dealer CHROMED factory 17" Aluminum wheels with neat chromed caps. Very nice touch!
One of the salesmen remarked that the CTS was their best seller by far, with Escalades trailing behind. The CTSs are definitely catching on here in Los Angeles. The L.A. crowd is very jaded towards BMWs and Japanese makes, so it's rare to get them to comment at all. But lately I get a lot more looks and nice comments. I notice women seem to really like the car. They comment the most.
About the ride, I agree the Luxury Sport is a bit firmer than the Luxury or Base Model ride. I test drove both. Probably a good idea for anyone considering one, to try both & compare. But I feel the extras included in the Luxo Sport Option are worth it and I love the "driving on rails" feeling in the curves. That car really hauls! I briefly had her up to 110 mph a few weeks ago. I was on a short section of Freeway and the end was looming up so I backed off. It was still pulling when I backed off. What a car!
By the way, thanks for all the posts on the tires. I still think my car has the V rated tires, but I think the newer ones have W rated tires as you stated. I saw it in a write-up somewhere.
Hope you folks are taking advantage of the 24 hour Test Drive. My wife & I RENTED a loaded CTS last October, to see how it fit into our lives. That 24 hour "test drive" sold us on the car, but we PAID to find that out (about $160). A FREE Test Drive would have been VERY nice!
Glad b4z finally test drove the CTS! Really makes you a believer, doesn't it? He'll have one soon. He has the fever too!
Yeah, my wife is due to deliver our first child in about 3 weeks (July 4th), so she's very hormonally challenged at this point. I can't get too mad at her. :-)
Still have a long way to.
30-40 posts a day and sometimes 70 posts was the norm. 9 out of 10 posts had NOTHING to do with the CTS.
here is a gem some of you might remember:
Posted by me on February 26, 2002
"We are now almost 2 months into the intro of the CTS and I don't think anyone on this thread has bought one yet.
That has got to be some kind of record."
Some of you may remember that it took 2.5 months for an edmund's member to purchase a CTS.
After wading through about 1800 posts (most off topic)I am feeling a little nauseated.
LOL.
July "Consumer Reports" magazine rates the CTS #7 out of 15 tested and gave it an overall mid "very good" rating. Their issue seems to be lack of reliability info (since it's still a new model) so they "can't recommend it."
0% financing, the CTS has been eligible for a couple of the 0% financing promos, but interestingly it has not been included in all of them.
I'm sure the auto-on is a safety feature so that people don't forget that they have turned it off. I tested mine a few times when I first got the car and found that it does automatically come on when I start the engine after having turned traction control off (both with the button in the glove box and with the radio control).
sevenfeet0: A wife who's a "keeper" and a baby due on the 4th of July. Doesn't get any better than that! Makes all the discussion about cars seem very insignificant. Congrats to you and your wife.
http://www.60degreev6.com/index.php?p=newspost&nid=45
Further, you mentioned a SoCal CTS gathering on 21 June, please elaborate.
thebug...
thebug...
Considering that sales started Jan. 2, 2002 that is excellent. We forget that there weren't any cars in the pipeline and the cars that were on dealer's lots were strictly demos and not for sale.
They were also only producing about 400 cars a week in January 2002.
Production started in November 2001.
It looks like about 25-27K 2003 CTSs have been produced YTD for 2003.
So there will be about 55-60,000(maybe more?) 2003 CTS's on the road.
Not too shabby.
And 7ft., next year this time you will be a Father's Day honoree. A great feeling, and even better when you qualify because of being both a father and a GRANDfather. Do you know yet whether you are going to be a father or a mother?
That might be an option for a lot of us.
Went back to the dealer again and looked at the cars under the blazing afternoon sun.
I took another look at the cars because I felt like I was changing my mind about the blue.
The blue is very close to the black, so I felt if I am going to go to that color I might as well do black.
Black is very menacing but clean. When you come up behind someone driving a black car they usually pull over.
I then looked at the silver which is a very European color.
I like the new silver better than the old.
The prob with silver is getting one that has good paint with no splotches or metallics that are grouped together.
I decide on the black, but as I was leaving, the sun was hitting the blue just right and you could really tell it was blue.
The metallics popped out and the creases were accentuated.
I still want to see the smoke silver. If it is a gray with a lot of metallics in it then I will go that way.
If it looks like the silver mist on the Intrigue I will go blue.
The cashmere is still the most elegant color though.
http://www.ronalusa.com/cars/cadillac_cts.html
I notice it mostly when I'm at a full gallop, and it doesn't seem to happen as much when I'm in one of my other cars. Interesting.
thebug...
Speaking of the impending birth, my wife went into "early labor", which just means her system is starting to prepare for the real labor in a couple of days. It looks like we'll be a couple of weeks early of the original July 4th date. In the meantime, I've mounted the car seat to the CTS' LATCH system connections in preparation.
As far as whether I'm going to be a father or a mother...well..never mind...this one's too easy to make a joke out of. I think you're asking the sex of the kid. He'll be Richard Ewing V.
I guess it is too new.
I am also wondering which GM RWD wheels will fit on it. Don't even know the backspacing.
RSM has a blue CTS with black painted Enkie wheels, but there is no confirmation from enkie that they fit.
The CTS is very squared off with sharp edges so I am looking for a wheel with square or rectangular spokes and a void that is squared off.
In other words, the spokes need to come into the both the rim and the hub at an angle with no radius to it.
What I would really like is a 5 spoke design where the brakes were visible.
I am also thinking of doing the gunmetal grey, or black ice as it is called with the dark blue.
I am disappointed in tirerack's offerings.
Too FWD econcobox looking.
I think certain BBS wheels would look great.
If you can keep it clean for more than 30 minutes you are a better man than me. LOL.
I used to own a black '85 IROC. The first thing I did to it was get a blow dryer and pull the lower stripe and big "IROC-Z" decals off the door.
The car was stunning to say the least.
Talk about people moving out of the left lane for me! It was like parting the Red Sea on the interstate.
The downside of it was that people couldn't see the car as well and were constantly pulling out of paking lots and side streets in front of me.
If I had a black CTS coming up behind me at speed I would cetainly give him room.
CTS is quieter, rigid body structure, heavier steering(maybe artificially so).
CTS is the bomb, Impala is the firecracker.
I don't guess I could have done any better for 21K 2 years ago.
Overall I don't recommend anybody test drive a CTS then get in a Impala. Quite a letdown.
Re the number of CTSs on the roads, I took a trip to North Jersey yesterday, only 70 miles each way, and I saw 6 on the way up (yes I find myself counting) and 5 on the way back so a good part of those production number must be finding their way to the northeast! Around here it seems that the larger dealers are keeping 15 to 20 on the lots but that's the most I've seen.
As for the ride, after I test drove a CTS my Intrigue felt like a golf cart it took bumps and asphalt patches so harshly.
sevenfeet0, congratulations to you and your wife. I'll guess you guys will be bringing him home Cadillac style:)
When I picked up a catalog on the CTS in mid 2002, the darkest interior was Dark Pewter. Ebony was not an option. I had not seen an ALL EBONY interior until last week, and I drop by the Dealer frequently to checkout the current stable of Caddies.
The Salesman TOLD me they had 20 in the back lot, still needing prep. I counted at least 12 in the Showroom and front lot. When I bought mine, they were rare. I think there were only 6-8 in stock and not many Luxury Sport models like mine. But I LOVE my car as she is. All Ebony would be great, but not enough to prompt a trade-in.
The number of other Caddies on the lot is not as impressive as the CTSs. Escalades are VERY popular so they are prominent. I wanted you guys to hear a comment made by one of the Salesman: He said "the CTS is saving us. CTSs are our number one seller, with Escalades trailing behind" I have noticed there are not too many NEW STSs or Devilles around on the streets. I'm now seeing at least one CTS a day, which is a good sign. Once again, this is in the Los Angeles/South Bay area. -Jer:>)
We'll have CTS brochures to pass out. We'll talk CTS and compare notes on our cars. Lunch at Del Taco.
Our Flyers are available at Lou Ehlers Cadillac on Wilshire Blvd and Ronald Moran Cadillac in Torrance.
If this is a success, Lou Ehlers Cadillac says the next event they will bring out new Cadillacs for people to inspect & test drive. Wow!
If interested, email me at Jerry@laccc.com