Than get in here and introduce yourself to your neighbors!

Hi all, I'm Giz. Retired AF officer, world traveler (govt and personal), inventor, computer consultant, in-car PC (CarPC) owner, USACI SPL competitor....

Done some of everything, been some of everywhere; lived, loved, and lied a lifetime's worth, but I ain't done yet! My current personal challenge: set foot on all 7 continents (currently 2 to go and Antartica is going to be a b*tch but soon). Pick up my mail in St. Louis, but would rather be in Greece.

Dad bought his first Caddy in 1962, and there's been at least one in the family ever since. Left me his last, a 95 Eldo - told me don't spend a dime on it just drive it till it dies. And at 189000 miles I could no longer bare to torture such a beautiful piece of American craftsmanship. Traded it. Missed it. Bought an identical 96. Now customizing it as an ETC-V. I know I may never achieve true V-status, but somebody's gotta try.

That car is freaking magnificent.

Hello all, I am Chad. I'm 20 years of age and currently I'm a full time service consultant at a Chevrolet dealership in the Twin Cities. My main interests are cars of all sorts, but luxury cars are my main love, anything basically with an engine (bigger is better!), all sorts of music, most of which you could classify under the "rock and roll" umbrella label and sarcasm, I love sarcasm. I love spending time with friends, cruisin around, meetin girls, running, roadtripping and hanging out on here. I'm a classic rock/alternative nut, I've got 1561 songs on my iTunes library, all of which were bought, most on CD form.

I got really interested in Cadillacs back when I was 14, got my first (the '92) when I was 17, in December of '04 and I'm looking at gettin' something new soon, either a high end German car or an Eldorado Touring Coupe made in the twilight of their life. But whether I stay with Cadillac again or stray off, I'll be back again, with a classic sometime in the near future......maybe a 74-76 Fleetwood Brougham D'Elegance or Talisman, maybe a early '80s Fleetwood Coupe, maybe a 77-78 Eldorado Biarritz. Who knows.

Yup, I lurk around these parts too, up in SE WI, in a little town of Darien just off I43.

Got bit by the Cadillac bug with a 91 Deville I got from my mom and dad. They bought it 6 months old in Jan of 92, and gave it to me in Nov 02. I put 40+K miles on it and sold it to a friend and got a 94 Fleetwood Brougham V4P and since Feb 05 I have put 90K on it (It is Aug 07 now). I felt more comfortable putting mega miles on the Fleetwood than the 4.9L Deville.

I do tuning of the 94-95 LT1, and will probably start messing with more soon. It is a ball....

I am here in downtown Chicago. I like to think it is only temporary.. but it is looking like I will be here for the next 3 years :rant2:

Hi, I'm Mark from Janesville WI. Checking in! This weekend I plan to take a trip to Kenosha and hit the lake for a dip and a picnic with the kids. On the way back we are going to make a stop at the world famous Brat Stop (http://www.bratstop.com/) for suppers.

Yup, I lurk around these parts too, up in SE WI, in a little town of Darien just off I43.

Got bit by the Cadillac bug with a 91 Deville I got from my mom and dad. They bought it 6 months old in Jan of 92, and gave it to me in Nov 02. I put 40+K miles on it and sold it to a friend and got a 94 Fleetwood Brougham V4P and since Feb 05 I have put 90K on it (It is Aug 07 now). I felt more comfortable putting mega miles on the Fleetwood than the 4.9L Deville.

I do tuning of the 94-95 LT1, and will probably start messing with more soon. It is a ball....
Hey neighbor! Darien... my old stomping gronds, lol. I've Been to the farmers bar a few times when I was younger... Nice little place for us farmboys! :lol:

Great lakes? Well, we have the lake of the ozarks.

When you go into the Ozarks, do you hear the opening song from Deliverance?

Yeah, we know the place... We live behind it, we clash from time to time, 2am and they are thumping the house pretty good with excessively loud music....

Know it all too well....

Got them fined not to long ago so they are behaving a little better... But not much... We are moving soon so we don't care too much anymore.

Hi, I'm Mark from Janesville WI. Checking in! This weekend I plan to take a trip to Kenosha and hit the lake for a dip and a picnic with the kids. On the way back we are going to make a stop at the world famous Brat Stop (http://www.bratstop.com/) for suppers.


Hey neighbor! Darien... my old stomping gronds, lol. I've Been to the farmers bar a few times when I was younger... Nice little place for us farmboys! :lol:

Yeah, we know the place... We live behind it, we clash from time to time, 2am and they are thumping the house pretty good with excessively loud music....

Know it all too well....

Got them fined not to long ago so they are behaving a little better... But not much... We are moving soon so we don't care too much anymore.

Yeah, I hear ya. It was fun back in the day - before we all got married and had kids and learned to act like a grown up, lol! Great to hear you are moving my friend. Maybe someday we can get some people together from the area and have a get together at the Vegas Gentlemans Club? :canttalk: lmao... (I was just at Kunes yesterday to check them out). I think I might be able to PM after this post...

If you need a good parts guy, Dale at Country Cadillac in Delavan is a great guy. Busy as anything, but very helpful.

I thought it was 50 to post IM's. Not sure if Lord Cadillac can override, but it would be helpful to cut down on spam posts just to get the count up (Sal??? PLEASE?)

When you go into the Ozarks, do you hear the opening song from Deliverance?

I'm usually too high on meth to notice.

http://ozarkopathy.org/horror.html

I'm amused because I thought I invented the term "meth belt". I guess the Post-Dispatch beat me to it!

I just noticed this forum the other day, so here I am.

2005 Stealth Gray CTS-V, that I bought used in March 2007.

I live in Round Lake IL, which is about 15 minutes west of Great America. I work in Schiller Park, just off that little strip that connects Chicago proper to O'hare airport.

We need to get some kind of southern WI northern IL meet going!

http://www.cooleywire.com/jimmyh/pics/cars/cts.jpg

I'm usually too high on meth to notice.

http://ozarkopathy.org/horror.html

I'm amused because I thought I invented the term "meth belt". I guess the Post-Dispatch beat me to it!


Whoa, that's pretty fu**ed up. Southern Missouri sounds like Alabama circa 1962.

And I thought I'd heard on the news that the city I live in (Eagan, MN) is one of the nationwide leaders in meth production.

Notice Jesda wrote that at 4:20 :jawa:

We need to get some kind of southern WI northern IL meet going!

What about the LaSalle show on the 22nd (http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/1192436-post1.html)??

What about the LaSalle show on the 22nd (http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/1192436-post1.html)??

so is that just a meet and greet then? i think the wife has plans this sat, which means i am babysitting; again. who all is planning on being there in case i can get out of watching the kids?

I'll be there with my SLS

Gary should move to Gary Indiana.

Gary should move to Gary Indiana.

people dont move to Gary, they move FROM Gary

I'm ashamed to share a name with that "town"

I'm ashamed to share a name with that "town"

I like to refer to it as the "Armpit of the midwest."

Is that what the smells are!??! As a kid when we traveled from St Louis to Grand Rapids, MI, we ALWAYS knew when we in Gary.....

I grew up in Iowa, so I'll say hi.


HI!


Now I live in FLA.

Question, why are Iowa and Missouri in the "Great Lakes" section? This is the first time I've ever heard of either of them being included anywhere other than the "Midwest" It's been a few years since I've been home, but as far as I can remember Iowa & Missouri are as "Prarie" as Kansas & Nebraska.

people dont move to Gary, they move FROM Gary


Isn't that like one of the dirtiest cities in the country?

"Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana"....Isn't that a song?

Hi, I'm Mark from Janesville WI. Checking in!

Nice, I lived there for 8 months about 2 years ago when the plant was changing over to the new Tahoe/Yukon. I didn't have my V then, but my G6 was always parked in front of Stokes.

I'm Seth and live in metro Detroit, and other parts of the country, travelling around as an engineer for GM. :D

Greg
Originally from Granite City, IL. Transplanted to Effingham, IL for the past 12 years.
06 CTS V Stealth Grey

I like to think of Granite City as a linty belly button.

Greg
Originally from Granite City, IL. Transplanted to Effingham, IL for the past 12 years.
06 CTS V Stealth Grey

I like to think of Granite City as a linty belly button.

Between the steel mills and the stockyards, it made me think more of a Mech Wars battlefield, a week later.

Between the steel mills and the stockyards, it made me think more of a Mech Wars battlefield, a week later.

I believe there is a bar with a shower somewhere in between. I had the opportunity to spend five summers in one of the local foundries, good incentive to hit the books in the September. Real work sucks!
BTW, a friend (also from GC) recently picked up a silver 04. He now lives in the High Pointe neihborhood, on the road that runs between McClausland (sp?) and onto highway 40.

people dont move to Gary, they move FROM Gary

AMEN! My mom took the skyway into Chicago and I woke up in Gary and the first words outta my mouth "Holy **** we're in a ghetto!" From then on my mom won't take the skyway in. I just remember guys sitting on the guard rails with their trash cans blazing

The skyway. What a hell hole. No wonder Chicago sold it.

Hello i am Guy,

I live in Milwuakee and drive a 2003 Escalade. I work for harley-Davidson and also do some boxing.

'sup

We are moving next week to Cherry Valley in Rockford, so we are going south of the Cheddar Curtain....

We are moving next week to Cherry Valley in Rockford, so we are going south of the Cheddar Curtain....


Sweet, and we are moving to Downers Grove in the next month. Hopefully we can meet at some point!

Guyz1996deville What plant you work at? I am Jay, from milwaukee/waukesha area, work at Harley and drive a 2001 Catera 1st owner, I am hoping Santa will bring a CTS-V, if not i am still saving up for one.

I would love an STS-V with a LS7 in it.... :)

How do you like the Catera? I know the auto press didnt care for them, but I have often thought of looking for a 5-speed Catera or early CTS when my Maxima dies.

I am still quite happy with my 94 Fleetwood LT1.... Gonna take a lot to get me out of it.... V8, RWD, conventional GM platform that is great for performance....

Hello, I'm Wes. I was just browsing around today and noticed the forum. There has been a Cadillac in the family for quite some time. Right now I've got 1990 Cadillac Seville that's getting an engine replacement come spring time. Right now I'm working on replacing worn suspension components and bushings.

After the swap I plan to start working on the body. Wet sanding and all.

Find Illumina on here (FWD forums) and talk to him, he has a 90 too.

Welcome!

Hey all I'm Nick, I am 22 years old and a newer cadillac owner from Oshkosh, Wi. I have always owned a GM/Chevy vehicle, until I took my first ride in a cadillac. I was 20 at the time and looking for a new car. I decided to test drive a 93 El Dorado, it was beautiful. Maroon paint with grey leather seats, the best car i ever drove it was the same year they put the northstar in the ETC model and left the old 4.9 in the regular model.

After owning one cadillac, when the time came to get something new i had to of course look for another. I found a beautiful 99 El Dorado. It was all black, with black leather interior, and a dark wood trim... I mean it was Beautiful!! I recently tinted the windows to 20% all around except the windshield, and i couldn't be happier. The outside is all chrome trim with 17inch stock chrome wheels with gold cadillac symbols in the center. Recently i have tinted the headlights to give the car a real clean all black look, and i removed the tags from the back so the only marks it has would be the side panels saying El Dorado and the El Dorado mark right above the license.

You can see some pictures here : http://www.corrupt-protection.com/pics/cadillac/

I hope everyone enjoys.

Hey all I'm Nick, I am 22 years old and a newer cadillac owner from Oshkosh, Wi. I have always owned a GM/Chevy vehicle, until I took my first ride in a cadillac. I was 20 at the time and looking for a new car. I decided to test drive a 93 El Dorado, it was beautiful. Maroon paint with grey leather seats, the best car i ever drove it was the same year they put the northstar in the ETC model and left the old 4.9 in the regular model.

After owning one cadillac, when the time came to get something new i had to of course look for another. I found a beautiful 99 El Dorado. It was all black, with black leather interior, and a dark wood trim... I mean it was Beautiful!! I recently tinted the windows to 20% all around except the windshield, and i couldn't be happier. The outside is all chrome trim with 17inch stock chrome wheels with gold cadillac symbols in the center. Recently i have tinted the headlights to give the car a real clean all black look, and i removed the tags from the back so the only marks it has would be the side panels saying El Dorado and the El Dorado mark right above the license.

You can see some pictures here : http://www.corrupt-protection.com/pics/cadillac/

I hope everyone enjoys.

welcome Boss
:welcomeJimmyH:

Hola Bitches :gungrin:

Welcome!

I live in NE Ohio. I am a good friend of NUTZ (the member that is building a custom V rear end). I have been an avid Car Guy since I was a kid. I bought my first car when I was 13, I am now 53. I once went Drag Racing in one of my friend's Cadillac STS and it had a Northstar motor. If I remember right it ran some low 15.10 in the 1/4. It was one smooth ride.

I work two jobs, 1 which is more than full time as a Service Adviser at a Chevrolet Dealership, the other is part time and that is Promoting Car Shows and Drag Racing Events. One of my Events this year will be held in Columbus, Ohio on Father's Day Weekend the other will be held in Salem, Ohio the end of August.

I use to do Promotions from 1985 to 1991 then once more in 1995. I owned and started the Super Car Showdown which was a Heads Up Drag Race for cars from 1957 to 1974. I sold it off back in 1988 and started the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) which was owned by Comp Cams back then. The NMCA was another Heads Up Drag Racing Event but it was looking for the World's Quickest Street Legal Vehicles.

I got out of race promotions back in 1991. At that time we were living in Memphis, Tn. and my wife and I were in Darlington, SC doing an Event and the girl that we hired left our sons (ages 2 & 4) at day care. Day car closed at 6:00pm and we got a call from them at 9:15pm that she never came to pick up the boys. I loaned her one of my cars while we were gone and she ended up wrecking it on the other side of the city. She even took the emergency cash I left just in case something came up. Day Care kept the boys that weekend but once we got home my wife said NEVER again and quit the NMCA. She moved back to Ohio, got her job back at the Post Office, came back to TN one month later and took the kids back to Ohio. I stayed one more month and quit to be with my family.

I did one more Event in 1995 but it got rained out and I lost my enthusiasm. Well my youngest son (he is almost 20 now), has been hounding me to do Promotions once more because he says he does not remember me doing this. The only way he even knows that I did such a thing is by the Car Magazine Articles that they received back then. Between the two Events from 1985 to 1991 they got on the Front Cover of 17 National Car Magazines and were featured inside 32 of them. All I can add is that I hope we are smiled on this year for the new Events.

Regards
Chuck

Welcome Chuck.

Kurt, from Monroe, town of about 11,000 just a few miles from the IL border in southcentral WI. I've been on the cts forum for a while, just discovered this group, this is great being able to talk to fellow midwesterners. I work at UW-Madison (GO BADGERS) doing IT for university housing. We're the guys that keep the internet working for all the students in the halls and have to slap them down when they get caught doing illegal filesharing.

You should all plan on going to the midwest meet in Davenport, IA in April, Nick did a nice job setting up the one last year in Des Moines. We only had about 15 cars show up, but we had a blast, let's see if we can double that number this year.

Got an 03 raven sport lux, it's my midlife crisis (I got divorced last year), been having a great time modding. Posted a couple of pics, but they are old, since then I've added 18" Helo tease wheels, Borla dual exhaust, smoked sidemarker lights and finished my Alpine stereo install. I'll post newer pics when the weather warms up.

BTW, anybody ever hear of Cheese Days in Monroe, WI? It's a 3 day festival held in Sept. in even numbered years. Green County is one of the largest cheese producing areas in the world and they have this huge celebration that involves cheese, beer, brats, beer, polka, beer, blues music, beer, yodeling, beer, a 2 hr. parade on Sun., beer - you get the idea. We usually get about 100,000 people in town over the weekend. Would be a great place for a bunch of midwest caddy owners to have a nice fall get-together. Only problem is the lodging in the area gets booked up months ahead of time, but hey I've got plenty of room for a bunch of people to crash on the floor, couch, chair, wherever.

Cheese Days
http://www.cheesedays.com/

On the odd numbered years in Sept. the local brewery sponsors a huge blues festival that is starting gain a reputation in the midwest as being a must-see blues event. If you're a blues fan, last fall's event featured Sonny Landreth & James Cotton, plus a bunch of other great bands. In the past they've had Roomful of Blues, W.C. Clark, Pinetop Perkins, to name a few.

Berghoff & Blues
http://www.berghoffbeer.com/berghoffandblues/

I was born over in Indiana, but I live in Los Angeles now.

Actually, mid life crisis would have been a CTS-V :D

Actually, mid life crisis would have been a CTS-V :DUnfortunately, the extra monthly payment I need for a V goes to the ex in the form of child support :rant2:

Get her back so you can get the V?:banghead:


:bang2:

Get her back so you can get the V?:banghead:
:bang2:

lol, i'd rather take my chances robbing a bank :gun:

Hello!! :getaway:

lol, i'd rather take my chances robbing a bank :gun:

Hi all, Ron in Lake County ILL. new to the Cadillac owners experience, although I very nearly bought an ETC a few years ago (things just didn't work out). originally from Wisconsin, just north of Janesville so I know a few of the areas discussed so far.
got the midwest meet marked on my calendar, maybe see some of you there.
rg

I work in Lake County.... About 5 miles from the county building on Milwaukee and Winchester.... Follow Winchester to Technology Way, hang a left, and I work at the end of the road!

N0DIH - yes, I know the area fairly well. we may have crossed paths on occasion.
read your profile and wonder if you know of tracks around here where one could get timed (1/4 mile, maybe road course?). does great lakes still have grudge nights? I would like to find out just how quick the new DI car is. guess I could wait til the midwest meet.
thanks.
rg

Hi all, Ron in Lake County ILL. new to the Cadillac owners experience, although I very nearly bought an ETC a few years ago (things just didn't work out). originally from Wisconsin, just north of Janesville so I know a few of the areas discussed so far.
got the midwest meet marked on my calendar, maybe see some of you there.
rg

hay :welcomeJimmyH:

I live in Round Lake.

I hit Pep Boys there once in a while... A friend of mine lives near there too. He has a 70 Monte Carlo for sale too if anyone is interested. Needs lots of work, but would be a killer car when done.... Love them long hood rides...

Come join the West of the Lake CLC!

http://www.westofthelakeclc.com/

I hit Pep Boys there once in a while... A friend of mine lives near there too. He has a 70 Monte Carlo for sale too if anyone is interested. Needs lots of work, but would be a killer car when done.... Love them long hood rides...

Pictures??

Hi all, Ron in Lake County ILL. new to the Cadillac owners experience, although I very nearly bought an ETC a few years ago (things just didn't work out). originally from Wisconsin, just north of Janesville so I know a few of the areas discussed so far.
got the midwest meet marked on my calendar, maybe see some of you there.
rg

Where is lake county? Anywhere near Crystal Lake? I've got a buddy who lives there, really nice area, lots of great golf courses.

Lake County is the farthest northeast, bordering WI. I am in Round Lake, about 20 minutes south of the WI border. Crystal Lake is about 1/2 hour southwest of me.

Lake County is the farthest northeast, bordering WI. I am in Round Lake, about 20 minutes south of the WI border. Crystal Lake is about 1/2 hour southwest of me.

I did a map to round lake and see where you're at, about 2 hrs. away from me in Monroe. I've been to several golf courses in that woodstock, crystal lake, harvard area to the sw of you.

I see from the other thread that you're plannin to go to the meet in davenport, look forward to meeting you and checking out your cts.

We moved a couple months ago to Rockford, but I work in Lake County near 45 and 176 (between 176 and 137 on 45)...

I am on the corner of 134 and Wilson.

I'm in Bloomington, IL writing java code for a major auto insurance company and sport an 03 escalade and an 02 wrx. I'm going to be getting rid of the 'lade unfortunately. If it doesn't sell then I'll hang around. :) My hobby is autocrossing the subaru and the escalade has cut into the race tire budget harder than anticipated. It's definitely a great tow vehicle and has done the job quite well. Feels good to sit in the nice leather after standing up all day in the sun! :)

I do custom java applications on the side as well. For a full blown "bio" (if you will) then check out my website.

Hello i am Guy,

I live in Milwuakee and drive a 2003 Escalade. I work for harley-Davidson and also do some boxing.

Guyz1996deville What plant you work at? I am Jay, from milwaukee/waukesha area, work at Harley and drive a 2001 Catera 1st owner, I am hoping Santa will bring a CTS-V, if not i am still saving up for one.

Hey guy's I live in Tosa work at Crest Cadillac and use this for my test track.
I am very very careful and save when using my test road. :shhh:
I make runs only certain days and times. :shhh:
Please do not share the location. I make safe runs. :shhh:

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Hey guy's I live in Tosa work at Crest Cadillac and use this for my test track.
I am very very careful and save when using my test road. :shhh:
I make runs only certain days and times. :shhh:
Please do not share the location. I make safe runs. :shhh:




So when my diff explodes, are you the guy I should see? :D

oh and welcome!

Well it's nice to see one or two others from Minnesooooota here. I've always admired Cadillacs and I just bought my first one last Friday. I traded my 2000 Suburban for a Diamond White 2001 Deville DHS and so far I'm loving it! I'm looking forward to some warmer weather here to get the car all cleaned up and enjoy some cruising.

Well it's nice to see one or two others from Minnesooooota here. I've always admired Cadillacs and I just bought my first one last Friday. I traded my 2000 Suburban for a Diamond White 2001 Deville DHS and so far I'm loving it! I'm looking forward to some warmer weather here to get the car all cleaned up and enjoy some cruising.

Welcome to the forum.