{"id":14580,"date":"2013-03-06T10:56:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T16:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/?p=14580"},"modified":"2013-03-06T10:56:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T16:56:24","slug":"pre-purchase-inspection-at-crest-cadillac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/pre-purchase-inspection-at-crest-cadillac\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Purchase Inspection at Crest Cadillac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 8:15 am I arrived at Boardwalk Porsche in Plano to test drive a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V on behalf of a remote CaddyInfo Reader who is in the market for one of these.  I grabbed some shots on my camera, and on my phone (easier to email immediately) and then we did a test drive.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14580 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/pre-purchase-inspection-at-crest-cadillac\/102_1902\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1902-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1902-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1902-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/pre-purchase-inspection-at-crest-cadillac\/102_1903\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1903-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1903-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1903-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" 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src=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1905-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1905-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1905-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/pre-purchase-inspection-at-crest-cadillac\/102_1906\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1906-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1906-150x150.jpg 150w, 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\/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/pre-purchase-inspection-at-crest-cadillac\/102_1901\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1901-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1901-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/102_1901-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After the drive, Chris Williamson of Boardwalk agreed to come with the CTS-V over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crestcars.com\" title=\"Crest Cadillac of Plano\" target=\"_blank\">Crest Cadillac<\/a> in Plano for a pre-purchase inspection.  I called ahead to let them know we were on the way, and off we went.<\/p>\n<p>Darin Partin of Crest met us in the Service Drive, and got the V lined up for the check-up while we waited.  The check was done quickly, and the Technician went over his findings with me in person.  Plan for 1 hour of labor charges for a pre-buy inspection.  <\/p>\n<p>Overall this was an easy, quick experience and I appreciate the full support that Crest provides.  This was a painless way to relieve some buying risk, and I would not hesitate to recommend that any Cadillac buyer bring their prospective Cadillac purchase to Crest for a pre-purchase inspection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crestcars.com\" title=\"Crest Cadillac of Plano\" target=\"_blank\">Crest Cadillac<\/a> is a sponsor of CaddyInfo.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 8:15 am I arrived at Boardwalk Porsche in Plano to test drive a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V on behalf of a remote CaddyInfo Reader who is in the market for one of these. 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