Who /cad/ here? Got a new cts last month. Consumer reports

>buying a luxury car for handling
I hate this meme

>>16186246
This guy has a point, but handling is still a valid point of comparison for any vehicle on the road.

OP I can't validate or deny that claim, but I can tell you that the 5 series certainly has a higher ceiling in the handling department.

>but /o/ doesn't talk about it
It's a boring mid-size sedan.
What do you expect?

>>16186281
In terms of comfort the 5 series should have better comfort especially if the CTS has P-Zeroes runflats. The CTS walks over the 5 series in terms of handling with the magnetic ride. The main difference between the two vehicles is if you need to fit adults in the back seat, the CTS's packaging is bad.

>>16186289
Instead /o/ talks about the latest mechanical breakdown of their e39, where split folding rear seats is an upgrade

>>16186303
There is one anon who owns an ATS that breaks down a lot. If that's any conciliation.

>>16186302
The runflats are standard but most owners ditch them when the tread wares. Even the base engine in the cts 2.0t is more potent than the 528's 2.0t

>>16186313
The P-Zeroes will transfer a lot of the road bumps to the cabin but most people switch to Pilot Super Sports. That being said, if you're buying a CTS without the twin turbo v6 or supercharged v8, you're doing it wrong.

>>16186320
0-60 in 5.7 isn't good enough?

>>16186233
>Consumer reports says
interesting

>>16186320
but I cant afford v6 or v8 in yurop is 2.0tt that bad?

>>16186350
Due to depreciation, a 2014 CPO CTS V-Sport with the twin turbo v6 costs the same as a 2.0t.

>>16186394
The 2.0 is a single turbo. The 2.0t is notorious for going through pistons. Unfortunately you're screwed due to displacement and import taxes.

>>16186413
yes I know it's not the best engine, but I don't wan't another german mobile(I'm sick of paying 30-50 gs for absolutely nothing except muh badge), I'm leaning towards an escalade becouse I can register it as a truck and this means cheaper insurance and other taxes, i don't care about mpgs. My only problem is the price of the escalade I'm sure its worth it but damn I'm just an yuropoor

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>>16186233
Who else /eurocad/ here

>>16186563
do you have any pictures of your ride?

>>16186507
Escalades are horribly unreliable and when they will fail, no one knows how to fix them. My family has gone through a 2003 that had the entire suspension fail and 2011 that motor just failed.

>>16186571
I disagree, I know a few escalade owners. I'm sure it has its problems just like any other luxury vehicle especially if it's not new, but it's the same thing with range rovers(probably even worse), bmw 7 series, older mercedes SUVs, audis... like I said i had enough of "muh german quality"

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>>16186568
sure thing m8

>>16186246
If you are driving it, you need to expect some handling dynamics. Poorfag, eh?

>>16186752
Wow that's cool dude! How's it like driving anAmerican car in EU? Have you been to the Americas?

>>16186805
Well, for one the majority of people think Cadillac still makes slow boxy 7L land yachts. And people often refer to it as Chrysler... But everyone seems to like it regardless. Until they ask about fuel consumption, which is tad different from their tar throwing diesel cancer cars.

>>16186805
Oh yea, and I have been to US. Didn't drive a Caddy there though.

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>>16186306
Might be talking about me, its got a lot of problems but warranty takes care of it.

Love the car as a drivers car, my dad had a e90 335d I have driven and the handling is very similar, but the cadi was a little more than half the price.

However its not a very good luxury car, and everyone but the driver is not very comfortable.

>>16187560
The 335 and ats are both just too small for anyone to be comfy outside of the driver.

If you want cabin comfort, look at the new CT6. Better than 750d IMO

>>16189256
>750d
>d
>tractor noises
>comfort

>>16189256
>its not a 5.0l liter diesel

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So is Trump going to stop Cadillac from importing CT6 PEHVs from China to Meriga?

>>16186302
>The main difference between the two vehicles is if you need to fit adults in the back seat, the CTS's packaging is bad.
Still? I had a sit in the previous generation, and it was comically bad. Size of a 5-series, rear seat space of a 1-series.

>>16191620
The alpha platform is horrible for anything other than performance. The backseat and trunk is smaller than my Camry. They didn't include a spare tire in the trunk and the battery is in the trunk too. At least I can get in the backseat behind my driving position in the CTS. I can't even get my foot in the rear seat of an ATS.

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>>16186752
wassup euro caddy bro

>>16191744
Youve gotta wedge your toes underneath the driver seat, kinda comfy once your in there

>>16191584
No need, the battery pack takes up basically the whole trunk, no one will buy them.

>>16191744
cts is the best caddy you can buy period, ct6 is too expensive for my pockets but a damn nice machine

>>16186752
i just had to save that pic

>>16194537
The CTS is also the most reliable Cadillac that you can buy. Not that being the most reliable Cadillac is an accomplishment.

>>16194818
i dissagree i think they are preety reliable but they definetely have to improve

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>>16194890
>>16194818
I always found this picture funny, ATS is most reliable and least reliable at the same time.

I have a 13 ATS4 3.6. Love it honestly. Comfy, quick, and handles well when I need it to. I don't drive THAT often, but enjoy the hell out of it when I do.

Also never had an issue with CUE at all like most people complained about when I was researching the ATS.

>>16195358
They fixed most of the major issues with CUE in the 2014 models and the 2016+ years have Android auto and Apple Carplay. That being said, CUE ignores most of my inputs when I try to use it. Good luck trying to change the radio stations while driving if you don't have any of them favorited.

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>>16186233
I'm white I swear. 76,000 miles on it.

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>>16195514
I rarely listen to radio anymore since its mostly shit, but I did favorite a few channels. I just listen to podcasts or pandora through bluetooth so no issue there.

I think I've only had 1 issue where the screen lagged out a bit going to Nav or A/C. I've just been pretty lucky thus far I suppose.

Was proud of the clay bar job I did so took a pic right after. Shitty summer heat/trees blooming made it almost a moot point now. Now just looking for a decent front plate to put on since I don't want to deal with filling the license plate holes.

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>>16195516
I find myself wishing I had a land yacht like this now. Safe in a crash scenario, comfy as FUCK to drive ... I just still need to weave in and out of dumbasses in traffic so that the only downside right now heh. My parents had a few of these as I was growing up and thats some goooood sleep on them seats.

Nice, anon, I like it!

>>16186233
/o/ doesn't talk about the 5 series either. The fuck is your point?

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>>16195580
>mfw I want to shitpost incessantly in /landyacht/ but I don't because my '94 was one of the few in the generation to have FWD but not a shitty northstar gasket bomb inside it so I don't feel like I deserve to post it.
The insides are beautiful and I love driving it. My only regret is that it isn't a manual. You could totally get one too, it's super fucking cheap. I got mine for $1,600 just walking by it one day and said "Fuck it, that's mine now." and bought it the next day.
If i'm honest, I love this car and I plan on keeping it as pristine as I can, although I just found out some faggot door-dinged me and now i've got this smudge in the side of my car. What do you drive?

>>16186350
thats kinda slow feeling senpai

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>>16186233
I can not afford one
but there is a club of them near by most are deville convertible
but there is a 1908 model s and a ctsv

>>16186233
its fucking ugly

Why cant they bring the new ones to aus?

http://www.carsales.com.au/car/dealer/private/demo/cadillac/cts/?sortby=~Price&silo=stock&WT.z_srchsrcx=makemodel

Holy fucking ripoff batman

>>16196873
m8 I'd like to buy a Tahoe in Europe and that kind of a car costs two to four times more than an SUV/pick-up of similar attributes (besides the engine, of course). In fact, they're more expensive than Escalades.

>>16196491
god damn burgers, you have great cars for sooo cheap

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Thinking of going /CAD/ with a 1958 restored psycho billy Cadillac. Should I cop? It's this or a 92 crx and a 68 poncho

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Cad here.

>>16198211
It looks good in the picture, but I'm skeptical about the price. The thing to keep in mind about this car is that it is a 60 Special, which is different from the standard DeVille series. This car was designed to fit between the DeVilles and the Fleetwood Limos. It rides on a longer wheelbase and has its own trim and interior components which could be hard to locate since they only built 12,000 of these cars in 1958. If it is in good shape then do it! I love big Caddies!

>>16196491

>>16195561
This is mine, sorry I should have linked it ... forgot about no IDs

>>16186413

They still haven't fixed the piston deaths in the newer ones?

>>16198961
GM warranties the drivetrain thru 70k miles, so an early piston issue should be covered

>>16186507
This is why Lexus/Infiniti/Acura exist retard.


Fuck burger cars
Fuck kraut shit too

>>16191584
No.

Just tariff thay chink built shit until they build it in burger land instead.


It will probably end up being a giant POs and hopefully GM will go out of business, so it can restructure privately and kick all the union goons put and actually start making good cars instead of accountant / committee driven shitboxes.

MAGA!

>>16192004
Fug

>>16195561
>carmax
Did carmax put chinese tires on your car like all of their others they sell?

>>16198326
Basketball Amerigan detected

>>16202610
I owned several jap cars when I couldn't afford better cars and they were shit but at least they are cheap. We don't have acura in EU and I don't like lexus. The only cars I wil drive in future will either be german or prefferably american.

>>16202622
yeah it's a mean machine

>>16186805
It's not exciting as the others like E-Class, 5 series or other shit. But Cadillacs look good tho.

>>16203099
it's way more exciting to drive than boring germans, what are you talking about

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>>16195358
I seriously hate that glossy plastic center console. I wish Cadillac changed the interior and make it something like the CT6 has.

>no volume knob

But I'm European and would love to own a Cadillac in the near future once my financial state is stable enough.

>>16203112
yeah, me too, euro caddy bros unite!!! Unlike you I don't mind the glossy center console(I kinnda like it) but then again I agree the ct6 has the best interior or the escalade at least in my opinion

>>16203099
But m8, Cadillacs are more handle-friendly and fun to drive than any cars in it's class.

>>16203123
this

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>>16203122
the escalade has the most boring and uninspired interior a big expensive suv will ever have

it looks like they "tried" to make it look expensive

look at it it's just a tahoe dressed in an expensive gown

fucking americans and their "luxury suv" logic

also there's a video on youtube showing the noticeable wood imperfections i'm tooo lazy to link it but check it

but yeah ct6 interior looks very good

>>16203141
and still I absolutelly love it, and it's not just a dressed up tahoe( I guess you are one of those who is always bringing the tahoe thing when we are talking about hummers and escalades), interior in the escalade is amazing it's a fucking SUV so it should be more simplistic and easy to live with not the complicated range rover interior wich would work better in a sedan not SUV

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>>16202628
HAHAHA actually yes! Very shitty tires, and since they have so much damn tread I hate to pay to replace them til I at least get them worn in more. (or the previous owner was too cheap for good ones). Other than that I do really love the car. The light blades are just sexy as fuck.

>>16203112
>no volume knob
>has steering controls
Why are you even bitching?

>>16203141
>look at it it's just a tahoe dressed in an expensive gown

Well yeah, that's how you make a luxury SUV. Top trim Tahoes are fucking comfy m8.

>>16205046
Because knobs are better than some touchy-fiddly glass?

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Am I the only one that likes the cts coupe?

I'm thinking about getting one next year

>>16207065
it looks like a prius from the back.

Also that back window would provide no visibility so there's that.

>>16207065
Well, it's arse is gigantic. You know, black-woman gigantic.

But it's great car. Especially the V one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xVT6JoiXfI

>>16207065
no, I like them too

>>16207065
The rear end is stupidly tall
Makes the car seem like it has an absurd amount of rake
Other than that its really cool

>>16205046
I don't mind that. I just not am comfy with touch capacitive shit.

>>16207682
same here but buttons are sadly going out of fashion

>>16207065
I love my V coupe. Nothing really bad I can say about it except gas mileage. Had it for over a year now and it still makes me smile every time I step hard on the gas.
>>16207078
>>16207092
>>16207673
It looks a lot better in person. It's just really hard to photograph a car with distinctive styling like that.

its ugly af and is just a boring box for midlife crisisfags

dont see what there is to talk about

that goes for Cadillacs in general

>>16209506
looks amazing cadillac people always knew how to design a car except a few cars(cimmaron, caterra) and the midlifecrisis does not goes just for cadillacs but basicly for other sedans as well

>>16209506
Are you actually 13 years old

>>16210044
there are plenty of ugly Cadillacs in the 50s and 80s

last good looking Cadis were the 90s

>>16210054
sorry Im not 43 gramps

>>16198211
I really like the Caddy. That's not bad at all if it's a half-decent restoration.

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>>16210044
Well, the Caterra is a rebadged Opel Omega.

And desu I quite like that design.

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>Who /cad/ here?
I do.

>>16213504
proper caddy enthusiast

>>16213021
yes I know what it is, what design you prefer is completely your thing my problem is it does not represent the caddy design heritage one bit and is just boring and to me slightly disgusting

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02 Eldorado here. 180k on the clock now after a trip from GA to NY

>>16214551
nice car man

>>16214551

Don't those cars have northstar engines? how did you manage to get one to 180k miles? i heard those engines were very fragile.

>>16214830
Northstars are actually super resilient. Once you replace the head studs with non-shit parts they will run forever.

>>16186798
>buying a luxury car to drive
sounds like you're the poorfag here