Would Truck Guys Drive A

98 Z71 SLT · September 16, 2009

if given the chance to??

I was on a mission to find a different car for my sister. She is turning in a leased 07 Altima in a few weeks.

Since I work at the GM store, I thought she would go bonkers for a CTS.

I drove one home to snap some pics of it, so I could send her the pics. Damn...I was SOOO comfy, I didn't even want to get out of the car !! Talk about a smooth impression, and agressive styling...

Wasn't too expensive either...it is in the same league as our trucks. She could have bought it, with only $5000 down, for $494 a month at zero percent.

Well, turns out she actually declined, and intends to stay with a Nissan product ( ) It's her choice, but I guarantee this CTS blows away any Nissan stuff.

SINCE she has declined, well, we (the store) still have the CTS in stock

Right now, for a $44xxx car, my buy figure is at $36xxx. Not low enough, IMO

White Diamond, AWD, Roof, Leather

CTS...whatchya think guys?? Would you guys daily drive one??

music · September 16, 2009

No.

jgold121 · September 17, 2009

Make it a 2-door CTS and we'll talk

oldschool327 · September 17, 2009

If it was a CTS-V, Hell yeah (Over 550 HP in a Caddy package )! Talk about a kid in a candy store, but I would still have to keep my truck.

brandon_guzzo · September 17, 2009

nope prefer my new truck or my new infinity fx50 sorry

tramz · September 17, 2009

Maybe when I'm 98.

MS3DALE · September 17, 2009

Well I'm going to go against everyone else and say....YES! I would drive a new CTS as a "daily driver" The new CTS's are very nice rides,I would pit them up against any other luxury car in that market,they have come a long way from the Catera they use to be!!

That being said....I would still have to keep my truck though,I ain't getting rid of my truck for no car!!!

And as oldschool said....It would be awesome if it was a V!!!!

MS3DALE · September 17, 2009

Oh Stealth man....Does it have the direct injected V6? Thats the way to go with the 304hp!!!

lewis9378449 · September 17, 2009

YES. My daily driver is a 95 STS with about 180,000 miles on it. I've had my '07 Crew Cab LTZ 4x4 for two years now and just hit 10,000 miles. I drive the Caddy everyday to keep miles off the truck and to keep people from banging it up in the aprking lot

Doomsday · September 17, 2009

I would drive one, I'd definitely prefer the ctsv but, the normal cts is very nice and would be an awesome daily.

Jennabear · September 17, 2009

I like the CTSs! Justin has been eying a CTS-V for a while...

70elky09silverado · September 17, 2009

Test drove a CTS last year, that car rocks!!! Even with the v-6 it had at the time it was great! The wife even enjoyed throwing it through a corner at 40 mph. Ended up with the SRX though for the all wheel drive and it sits up higher.

gabet95 · September 17, 2009

NO DON'T!! Stay away from Caddy passenger cars. I owned a 2001 STS for just over 3 years and it was the biggest piece of SHIT I have ever owned. At 43,000 miles it had gone through 3 sets of front brakes, one set of front rotors, one front strut, 2 rear shocks ($600 a pop), one head gasket and had the wrost case of torqe steer of any front wheel drive car I have even owned. I have also heard a lot of horror stories about the CTS line.

I've owned several Lexus passenger cars ranging from entry level all the way up to $70,xxx and have never experience such catastrophic failure. I have since vowed to never own a Cadillac passenger car again. Cadillac passenger cars do not hold a candle to Lexus fit and finish, Caddy's don't even come close to product quality.

My .02

vdubmurray · September 17, 2009

They need to make the CTS-V in a coupe.

vdubmurray · September 17, 2009

NO DON'T!! Stay away from Caddy passenger cars. I owned a 2001 STS for just over 3 years and it was the biggest piece of SHIT I have ever owned. At 43,000 miles it had gone through 3 sets of front brakes, one set of front rotors, one front strut, 2 rear shocks ($600 a pop), one head gasket and had the wrost case of torqe steer of any front wheel drive car I have even owned. I have owned several Lexus passenger cars ranging from entry level all the way up to $70,xxx and have never experience such catastrophic failure. I have since vowed to never own a Cadillac passenger car again. Cadillac does not hold a candle to Lexus fit and finish, doesn't even come close to product quality.

My .02

Cadillac has really stepped up in quality since 2001. I'll agree the mid 90s-early 2000's weren't exactly precision quality, but the new ones are impressive.