I'm pretty much set on getting a CTS-V in the near future. Looking at 06 or 07.
I just sold my last turbo 240sx and I'm looking to start a new chapter. The V fits the bill nicely.
I just have a couple questions.
I'm pretty much looking EVERY WHERE for one. I know the common problems because I've been searching and have been reading the forum for awhile.
I've seen a few in CA that look promising but I want to know if the V's sold in CA have different emission equipment. I know back in the day you never wanted to buy a CA car because it would come with loads of extra emission equipment and it would have a crappy tune in the ECU for performance. Did Cadillac do the same thing with the V. Should I steer away from any car sold in CA?
The last thing is maintenance,
Does the CTS-V have any higher mileage maintenance that's required?
Do it have a timing belt that needs to be changed.
All V's are CA emissions compliant...I believe it is just the ones that were sold in CA originally that show CA emissions on their sticker/warranty information in the GM system. No worries there.
Thanks for the info guys. I'm aware of the normal maintenance stuff I just wasn't sure on the higher mileage maintenance that most people don't think about until it's too late.
Here's another question:
Would you go for a lower mileage 05 V (65,000-70,000 miles) or an 06 V with around 75,000-80,000 miles. Based on the fact that everything else condition wise are equal.
I'm not the type of person to be too worried about higher mileage because I take very good care of my cars. I'm just curious since the 06 comes with alot of fixes to common problem that showed up in the 04-05 Vs. I just wanted to get other people's opinions who have more experience with these cars.
06-07 is better because of the stronger rear end, but they still suck. I bought an 06, but if I had to do it over, I might have bought a cheap, low mileage 04 an put a Creative Steel Ford 8.8 rear diff in it. Same total cost (except in your labor and inconvenience).
I think on the year questions its more do you want an LS6 car or one with a truck motor....i mean LS2....:bouncy:
I went with the LS6 for various reasons and got mine with about 58k on it. Granted I did have to drive 600 miles each way to get the one I wanted but it was worth it.
On the maintaince side I got a GMPP plan when I bought mine so I have had the dealer do all the oil changes (about 80 bucks), brake pads (about 100 an axle), and trans/diff fluid (about 400 total) in the last 20k miles. So really not as bad as I thought....however the GMPP has gotten me new front struts, new throttle body (last one was never cleaned apperently), and most importantly a new Diff about 2 weeks ago (mine was the original 05 diff and went to almost 80k miles of "spirited" driving".
So long story short if you get an 04/05 and the diff is original make sure to either get a GMPP plan or put some back for an 8.8 swap w/ axles down the road.
Happy to see you're considering a V, body80! If you have any additional vehicle questions, I'm available via email at Katie_Lucille@gmexpert.com. Glad to see the community has been stepping up to help with your opinion requests so far.
Have a great weekend,
Katie
Cadillac Customer Service
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