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<\/a>OTW before Dawn<\/p><\/div>\n
There was not a\u00a0 lot of smiling, although I appreciated the good company and that our Son could bring the CTS back home after dropping me at the airport.\u00a0 First they learn to walk & talk, get out of diapers, answer the door and pay the pizza man, and finally drive you to the airport to get a new car; brings a tear to my eye.<\/p>\n
Although my favorite local Dealer, Crest Cadillac in Plano<\/a> has kept a sharp eye out, we had not been able to find ‘the right’ car for my next Cadillac. They are always my first choice to buy from, and I highly recommend them as a Dealer (and yes, FTC, a CaddyInfo Sponsor<\/a>).<\/p>\n After deliberation I had narrowed the likely candidates to either the 2008 Cadillac STS-V, or a 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, with price points for each.\u00a0 As a thumb-rule, for shopping I decided the 2009 CTS-V is worth around $10K more than the 2008 STS-V — to me — due the LSA engine with more HP, Magnetic suspension, and updated Sigma 2 Chassis.\u00a0 Both are attractive purchases, and very good buys but at 2 different price points, $10K apart.<\/p>\n David Taylor Cadillac<\/a> in Houston had a 2008 Cadillac STS-V.\u00a0 It had come in on a local trade for a newer Cadillac, and was Certified Pre-Owned<\/a>, which among other benefits means a 6 year, 100,000 mile warranty with $0 deductible, roadside assistance, courtesy transportation, and attractive financing.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, we could not agree on a price.\u00a0 We got to within $1K of a deal, but no deal.\u00a0 Using my $10K delta rule, the negotiated price was just within $10K of what I felt I could get a nice 2009 CTS-V for.\u00a0 I kept shopping, and began to feel increasingly that I would simply need to focus my shopping on a nice 2009 CTS-V.<\/p>\n Cadillac Stock Photo: 2008 STS-V Suede Seat center inserts<\/p><\/div>\n Luckily, last week Cadillac ‘re-launched’ the Certified Pre-Owned Program<\/a>, with the offer to make the first 3 payments on your new CPO Cadillac — up to $1,500.\u00a0 Also loan offers for qualified buyers were available down to 1.9%.\u00a0 Suddenly the $1K that the Dealer and I were at logger-heads over fell from the sky, and I was on my way to Houston to get a CPO Cadillac STS-V.<\/p>\n I tricked Nelson Davies of David Taylor Cadillac <\/a>into posing with the car by asking “hey, would you mind if I take a picture of you with the STS-V?”\u00a0 Note the not-subtle “Supercharged” lettering along the side of the STS-V; love the attitude this Cadillac has.<\/p>\n I flew down so no one (son) would have to drive 10 hours back and forth with me.\u00a0 He just finished exams, and is on break.\u00a0 Actually, I should have paid him to drive me down, since he is a penniless student and the $\/hr compared to the flight and taxi ride would have been a great income source for him for the day.<\/p>\n BUT, then I would have missed the Taxi ride from the Airport to the Cadillac Dealer.\u00a0 My poor Taxi driver shared his travails, at 57,\u00a0 with 10 children spread among 3? “baby-Mothers”, and a new 25 year old Girlfriend who wants to go to parties while he is working instead\u00a0 of waiting patiently at home.\u00a0\u00a0 He has trust issues, she wants to be 25.\u00a0 I suggested the book Noble Intent<\/a>, by Helen Davis\u00a0 In the book Helen suggests that we always assume that others have Noble Intent — they they intend to do the right thing for example — and shape our opinions and judgments of others from this point of view.\u00a0\u00a0 I found it enlightening.\u00a0 The Taxi Driver suggested I was just the Customer he needed to talk to today.\u00a0 Win\/Win.<\/p>\n Both pics were supposed to have the Cadillac sign in the background, but luckily Nelson used the camera correctly and saved the day.<\/p>\n The drive home was uneventful joy.\u00a0 I cruised at 70 mph (or so, always within legal limits or so this post says, and any suggestions of anything to the contrary are just silly) with a few bursts of “Texas Jim” speed to keep up with traffic when traffic was moving along at that pace.\u00a0 It is striking when a sport sedan puts you back in your seat at 70+ mph, and the STS-V just digs in and goes in remarkable fashion.\u00a0 This car was designed to run for a full tank of gas flat out on a race track without missing a beat, and I believe that was accomplished.<\/p>\n THE BALANCE OF POWER. See this post<\/a> if you are not familiar with the Cadillac STS-V.<\/p>\n Lots more to tell about the STS-V, but I wanted to get up a roadtrip report quickly.\u00a0\u00a0 Stay tuned.<\/p>\n Please post a reply here or in the forums if you have any questions about the V.\u00a0 I am more than happy to talk about it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This morning I got up before dawn and drove my Son & my 2005 Cadillac CTS to Dallas-Ft Worth Airport to catch a flight to Houston to Shop. There was not a\u00a0 lot of smiling, although I appreciated the good … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWhen you\u2019re talking about 469 hp, you want to make sure all that muscle is put to its best possible use. So Cadillac engineers created a balance of power in the STS-V that does just that. Externally, an elevated rearward-positioned spoiler creates balanced, road-gripping downforce. Structurally, an optimized low center of mass improves weight geometry, while 18-inch front wheels ensure accurate steering and 19-inch rear wheels deliver abundant power transfer. Expansive stabilizer bars and muscular spring rates harness massive braking and cornering forces. And corresponding to its substantial horsepower and torque, the driver-selectable four-mode StabiliTrak stability control system has been tuned to provide an exceptional degree of control in even the most demanding situations.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n