Poll: Will StealthV ride again, and if so, what

[ahahnu]

No dry humping just .

A little more fuel to the fire...... I'm still in Phoenix......

Go G-Men!

[Kadonny]

Rick, I thought you were an avid gear rower.........no?

[CTSV_Rob]

Here's a four door for you.

http://www.pontiac.com/g8/

[StealthV]

Yes, avid gear rower. In the blink of an eye last week, things changed.

There will be a stick AWD V in my garage when it is available (WW will have one too). Until then, slushbox is the only thing available on a '08 CTS4.

For the V replacement, AWD + Slushbox > RWD + stick.

[Wienk]

StealthV:

If you can't wait till the '09 V, then I have to second Chef... make a visit to your Audi dealer. They are awesome in your part of the country. Actually, in any part of the country.

I love my V, but it stays home most of the winter, and that sucks.

As for slushboxes, well they are not so hot in your part of the country. Actually, in any part of the country.

Good luck!

Wienk

[StealthV]

Wasn't planning on buying a new car this year and simply can't swing a new high-end hot rod sedan today. And used? That's not for me; someone has to buy the new ones and take the depreciation hits. Just doing my part.

Right now it is between a new '08 CST4 or 535xi. Is the Bimmer worth $15k more than a Caddy? Will have to do some more research on residual values and the included maintenance plan on the 535 to see if the Ultimate Driving Machine is worth it. A new CTS4 with supplier discount for $10-20k less than a Teutonic machine catches my attention.

With the Caddy, one just has to put up with dealers that are used to catering to people that finance $5k cars for six years. From the dealer experience alone, BMW is orders of magnitude ahead of Cadillac in my market. Can one quantify the brand experience with a dollar value? Cadillac is closing the gap on product; the dealer network is still lacking.

It's not how many golf bags, it's - How many hockey sticks fit in the trunk?

[StealthV]

Say hello to what the pop-tart nav^TM machine will look like in six weeks. The order is in; now it is a waiting game.

Test drove a CTS4 DI yesterday - Wonderful car, very refined and V like except for the mushier suspension tuning, softer brakes and 50% less power. Guess those things pretty much make a V eh?

[Jon]

Originally Posted by StealthV

Say hello to what the pop-tart nav^TM machine will look like in six weeks. The order is in; now it is a waiting game.

Test drove a CTS4 DI yesterday - Wonderful car, very refined and V like except for the mushier suspension tuning, softer brakes and 50% less power. Guess those things pretty much make a V eh?

Congrats Rick. I'm glad to see you stayed with a Caddy

[wildwhl]

Rick -

So you ordered a base CTS

WW

[StealthV]

Sorry, didn't order the base model.

The pop-tart^TM button on the dash kicks ass.

[Dennisscars]

ok.. so begins the google searching for supercharging... surely somebody S/C'ing a V6. I bet my go cart's S/C will fit....if not probably the flower's mini charger might.. wheee....



so did you already photochop in the your signature red calipers? Need's chrome wheels..

[StealthV]

Yes, the calipers are photochopped red. Ordered the polished wheels for $700 - Wish it (and the V2) had 6-bolt hubs so I could bolt up the CCWs.

The best thing - Zero wheel hop.

[Dennisscars]

Maybe MINI Maggie can change that...

[CTSV_510]

Good news for ya StealthV if you haven't seen it already: http://editorial.autos.msn.com/artic...umentid=435432

Quote: "All luxury cars should perform as well as the CTS, it's a leader in its class for safety.

I think you can drive your new CTS upside down too.

[Dennisscars]

I wasn't a Benz fan but 500hp true Maggied Benz has got my attention.. but there has to be a way to undo that "quieter" maggie sound feature..

Maggied Benz