I have been researching my next Cadillac purchase.\u00a0 I was split between a 2007 Cadillac CTS-V or a 2008\/2009 Cadillac STS-V.\u00a0 Either car would be really interesting to me for the next 5 years, but I am starting to lean toward the STS-V.\u00a0 So now it becomes an issue of finding the right car, at the right price.\u00a0 Also I really need to go drive a 07 CTS-V and the 08 STS-V just to make sure there are no details that have escaped me.\u00a0 I like the manual transmission in the CTS-V (my Wife would not), but the luxury features of the STS-V fit my concept of an ultimate Cadillac better.<\/p>\n
I have a wide span of time that I can shop.\u00a0 My 2005 Cadillac CTS is doing very well, and is under extended warranty for more than another year.\u00a0 So my current car situation is stable.<\/p>\n
The STS-V was made in limited quantities.\u00a0 The engines were actually made by hand, by a single technician on each engine.\u00a0 In 2008 around 458 STS-V’s were sold.\u00a0 That makes them a bit more difficult to find & buy than some other models made in higher numbers.\u00a0 On the bright side, with such a recent car lots of them are still on the road, and some are coming off lease, or their owners are trading in for newer cars now or will this summer.<\/p>\n
In fact, prime V-shopping time may be this summer as the CTS Coupe and V-Coupe are released.\u00a0 I suspect a lot of V-owners will want to update to the V-Coupe when it is available.\u00a0 That will make a bit of a Buyer’s market for their current 1st Generation CTS-V or STS-Vs.<\/p>\n
I would like to find a low mile STS-V at a very low price of course, but I am in the fortunate position to be able to wait for the prices to fall a bit until they reach my target range.\u00a0\u00a0 My plan is to purchase the STS-V, then put my CTS up for private sale locally, with all the drama & irritation that includes.<\/p>\n
It is a good time to shop with the internet available.\u00a0 I did learn a bit more about some oddities on eBay with bidding against a Reserve, and the ebay near-real time interface options.\u00a0 Getting some of those details down may be important in grabbing the right car at the right price.<\/p>\n
It might be fun to purchase the STS-V remotely and drive it home for the first trip out of the box — just depends on where the ‘right’ Cadillac is that fits in my price range.<\/p>\n
If you have a 2008 Cadillac STS-V that you want to sell (very inexpensively) please let me know!\u00a0 It will end up getting featured here on CaddyInfo quite a bit over the next 5 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have been researching my next Cadillac purchase.\u00a0 I was split between a 2007 Cadillac CTS-V or a 2008\/2009 Cadillac STS-V.\u00a0 Either car would be really interesting to me for the next 5 years, but I am starting to lean … Continue reading