I test drove a blue 2007 Cadillac XLR this morning, and reached agreement to buy it pending funds transfer.

   
    
    
    
 
It had two visual flaws, but overall very handsome condition with ~45k miles.  I liked that it was local, and I could see it easily in person, and I liked its story so far — lightly used by a family with multiple vehicles.

No mods, and I am likely to keep it stock.   With a 320 hp rwd V8 and around 3600 lb performance is sufficient.

Purchased from an individual and I need to wait for USAA to send an official check to pay for it before I get the car & title.

Heard this recently, and would love to have it on a TShirt

Looking back, I spent most of my Money

on Cadillacs and Memories;

the Rest, I Wasted.

I have enjoyed my 2008 STS-V.   It has almost 500 hp, corners well, and is quite comfortable.  It uses premium gas in large gulps but is a fun car to drive.

  
Now that I have sold my Duke Roadster I am ready for a Cadillac Roadster, an XLR, preferrably the XLR-V.  There are some things I like about the non-V vs the V – price, wood trim steering, adaptive cruise.  

  
But the V may be a safer purchase –  in used cars good to buy the best example you can afford.

So now I am back in the “heck” of Cadillac shopping.  Pouring over online ads, car history reports, pictures.  Weighing mileage, year, noted condition vs whether I can see it in person or not. Good times.