{"id":9692,"date":"2011-05-21T18:18:23","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T23:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/?p=9692"},"modified":"2011-05-21T18:22:19","modified_gmt":"2011-05-21T23:22:19","slug":"cadillac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/cadillac\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadillac STS-V visit with TexasJim in Grapevine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ran out to Grapevine Texas to meet with Texas Jim and show him my STS-V.\u00a0 Jim lives out west somewhere, so Grapevine is 30 miles from me and 35 miles from him more or less.<\/p>\n<p>I managed not to talk to the STS-V Nav system the right way, so Jim actually provided turn by turn navigation to get me in to the parking lot where we planned to meet.\u00a0 Now I have that spot saved in the nav for another visit.\u00a0 I love that the STS-V has bluetooth so my pocket cell phone becomes a hands-free phone using the 15 speakers in the STS-V when synced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1545.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9693\" title=\"100_1545\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1545-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1545-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1545-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still driving the Cadillac around dirty, but he had not seen\/Driven the V-Series so I wanted to show &amp; discuss.\u00a0 When I was test driving the <a title=\"CTS-V Test Drive\" href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/?p=7000\" target=\"_blank\">Cadillac CTS-V<\/a> I had brought it out to show, but because it was a Dealer car I could not offer test drives.\u00a0 Since the STS-V is my car, I wanted to give Jim a chance to try it out.\u00a0 He posted his take on the experience <a title=\"TexasJim's post\" href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.ipbhost.com\/index.php?showtopic=38323&amp;pid=189349&amp;st=0&amp;#entry189349\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1546.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9694\" title=\"100_1546\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1546-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1546-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1546-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim&#8217;s 2006 Cadillac DTS Performance Sedan still looks great at 100K+ miles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1549.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9695\" title=\"100_1549\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1549-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1549-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1549-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jim also took numerous pics of the V.\u00a0 One feature the STS-V has is headlight washers.\u00a0 They are actually controlled by the same controls as the windshield washer.\u00a0\u00a0 So while I sat in the V and hit the washers, Jim grabbed this shot:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"STS-V Headlight Washer\" src=\"http:\/\/i76.photobucket.com\/albums\/j40\/superjim1944\/Bruce-%202008%20STS%20V\/P5200045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Normally that little panel is flush with the front of the car, but on command it lifts up, clearing the nozzles below to spray the headlight covers to wash them clean.\u00a0 Charming.<\/p>\n<p>We had a nice visit and talked about Cadillacs, and ran the STS-V up and down the highway so he could get a feel for it.\u00a0 I think we concluded that it would suit him just fine as a next Cadillac.\u00a0 Actually his 2006 DTS is still going strong so no rush to a new Cadillac.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1550.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9698\" title=\"100_1550\" src=\"http:\/\/caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1550-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1550-500x333.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.caddyinfo.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/100_1550-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I like the way the camera autofocus came out on this shot.\u00a0\u00a0 The STS-V was produced at Lansing Grand River by UAW 652.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8220;One Team, One Goal, World&#8217;s Best&#8221;; well done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ran out to Grapevine Texas to meet with Texas Jim and show him my STS-V.\u00a0 Jim lives out west somewhere, so Grapevine is 30 miles from me and 35 miles from him more or less. 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