[Stealth]

disappointed in you.
seroiusly?
CTS?
the NEW new looking caddy's are so ugly.
espcially the cts coupe, its rear NEEDS 24 -odd inch wheels, and wheelarches to support it.
and you traded in a GT-R!??!
disappointed in you

Thanks, i appreciate it, but like i said, good luck fitting 4 people in the car... i use the car for business meetings and trips and lunches, and it just doens't work man :/

i intend to own both cars in the future, but for now i have to think practical.

and 556HP, fastest and best handling sedan in the world, is still semi-practical

pictures to come.

[Stealth]

[Topgun]

if you had to buy a 4-door car with a budget, what would you go for?

[BengalTiger]

if you had to buy a 4-door car with a budget, what would you go for?

I believe I even posted a picture of my choice a few threads ago...

BTW- that Caddy RWD?

[Bob-san]

if you had to buy a 4-door car with a budget, what would you go for?

I believe I even posted a picture of my choice a few threads ago...

BTW- that Caddy RWD?

I would assume so--it's a great-handling sedan. I've never heard a front-wheel drive sled be called that. (and if you search wikipedia for cadillac cts-v you'll see it is rwd)

Anyways--the Caddy is a nice car. What did you do to your older Caddy?

[Scuddie]

God damn...  That CTS-V is insanely gorgeous.  Can I have one?  I'll be your best friend!

[Stealth]

4 door car with a budget - well you can get caliber srt4s for like $24k.  if you had an even more limited budget, then i'd say an altima or an accord

when you say older caddy, are you referring to my 1980 or my 2005 V?

[Bob-san]

4 door car with a budget - well you can get caliber srt4s for like $24k.  if you had an even more limited budget, then i'd say an altima or an accord

when you say older caddy, are you referring to my 1980 or my 2005 V?

The 2005. Anyways--I know one car I'll never sell is the (eventually will be mine) 1956 DeVille sedan.

[Stealth]

yup. keep looking forward to it.  those old school cadillacs are in a class of their own

the 2005 i still have... it's for sale, but the value on these cars have gone down the toilet...
what was a $54,000 car not even 4 years ago, is now, with under 40k miles, worth maybe $23,000...

[Bob-san]

yup. keep looking forward to it.  those old school cadillacs are in a class of their own

the 2005 i still have... it's for sale, but the value on these cars have gone down the toilet...
what was a $54,000 car not even 4 years ago, is now, with under 40k miles, worth maybe $23,000...

Sucks. I am considering buying just a normal car though. I figure $6500-7000 total for a 2000 Volvo C70 coupe for the car, tax, title, and insurance.

[IceFire]

Well its not a GT-R but the CTS-V is also a very awesome car and indeed it is a fair bit more practical being four doors and all that.  Well done!

[Mongoose]

That's pretty damn sexy.  Sure beats the hell out of my Escort.

[Roanoke]

CTS-V looks nice though Yank motors are a little brash for european tastes.

I've always found these 4 door supercars a bit puzzling. Y 'know, CTS-V, Audi RS4/5/6, M5, top end Evo/STi etc etc ? On face value it's a pratical 4-door but then it has a big-power engine, with big fat tyres and all the associated running costs so it's not really all that pratical.
On the other hand it's a supercar but with none of the drama or awesome shape of a coupe/supercar. So it's neither one thing nor the other.

Personally, I'd have something totally urbane for day to day (Focus, Astra, Corolla etc, something unsporty and un-pretencious) and have someting full-on for highdays and holidays. Like, I dunno, an Exige ? Or the GTR ? Or a higher-end Corvette ?

[BengalTiger]

(and if you search wikipedia for cadillac cts-v you'll see it is rwd)

IIRC the DTS is wrong front wheel drive, hence the question.

[IceFire]

CTS-V looks nice though Yank motors are a little brash for european tastes.

I've always found these 4 door supercars a bit puzzling. Y 'know, CTS-V, Audi RS4/5/6, M5, top end Evo/STi etc etc ? On face value it's a pratical 4-door but then it has a big-power engine, with big fat tyres and all the associated running costs so it's not really all that pratical.
On the other hand it's a supercar but with none of the drama or awesome shape of a coupe/supercar. So it's neither one thing nor the other.

Personally, I'd have something totally urbane for day to day (Focus, Astra, Corolla etc, something unsporty and un-pretencious) and have someting full-on for highdays and holidays. Like, I dunno, an Exige ? Or the GTR ? Or a higher-end Corvette ?

I know what you mean but some of these cars are very pleasant handling just as an every day vehicle and then you can unleash the monster underneath if you want/need to do it.  For some people having a bit of a sleeper is perfect.

Not that this is a real comparison but my Corolla XRS looks mostly like an every day Corolla but if I put the pedal down its going to surprise people (for a Corolla).  I kind of enjoy the fact that its got just enough torque and HP for its weight to get moving at a decent rate (for a car that costs as little as it does).  I'm not under any illusions that it even compares to something like a GT-R versus CTS-V but I think the basic concept is the same.  The GT-R LOOKs like its ready to tear up the track while the CTS-V, to the uninformed, just looks like a slightly aggressively styled but largely average 4 door sedan.  I've seen a few older CTS's drive around and I may have seen a CTS-V months ago and I pointed it out to whoever I was with and they really didn't see anything in it.  Which I think is awesome actually given how well it can move.

[Stealth]

yeah they look like normal cars, but out-perform 99.9% of cars on the road, which i think is pretty cool