Not your Grandfather's Cadillac...or is it?

[VagonLove]

37 here. I sold my E90 M3 while working from home, had my heart set on an E63 Wagon until prices spiked. Decided to get a Civic Type R to tie me over until E63 prices came back down... but then became sold on a CT5-V Blackwing.

The M3 >> Merc wagon >> crazy-looking Civic >> Cadillac path shows you how much I care about optics. I just want to drive great cars.

I had a deposit on a 2022 E63s wagon in June of 2021. By August M-B had decided that engine would not be coming to the US in 2022. I love wagons and considered an RS6, however, at the end of the day rowing my own gears was more important to me. I think I am going to be very happy with my choice once my car finally makes it to my dealer (built week of 1/24).

 

[soulsea]

I had a deposit on a 2022 E63s wagon in June of 2021. By August M-B had decided that engine would not be coming to the US in 2022. I love wagons and considered an RS6, however, at the end of the day rowing my own gears was more important to me. I think I am going to be very happy with my choice once my car finally makes it to my dealer (built week of 1/24).

I had an E63S wagon ... it was a great car but the 5BW is exponentially more fun to drive.

That said I would sacrifice either testicle for a 5BW wagon.

 

[white98ls]

I had a deposit on a 2022 E63s wagon in June of 2021. By August M-B had decided that engine would not be coming to the US in 2022. I love wagons and considered an RS6, however, at the end of the day rowing my own gears was more important to me. I think I am going to be very happy with my choice once my car finally makes it to my dealer (built week of 1/24).

I love the E63 and test drove a sedan, but with the Blackwing offering a manual and better chassis that you can buy brand new for less than a moderately used 4-year-old E63S Wagon, the choice became easy for me. And everything I've read about the RS6 says it's a lot less fun than the E63. The RS6 is also 800lbs heavier than a 5 BW!

 

[white98ls]

I had an E63S wagon ... it was a great car but the 5BW is exponentially more fun to drive.

That said I would sacrifice either testicle for a 5BW wagon.

That's great to hear! I really enjoyed my E63S test drive but I wouldn't say it caused me sleepless nights. Then again I've never owned an automatic so that means a lot to me.

 

[travysh]

Not sure how much this poll is showing age of blackwing drivers or age of internet users

In the < 40 club. Old enough to afford it young enough to enjoy it

 

[Tall Steve]

I'm about to be 57, and I'm cranky with a strange sense of humor... Wanted a Cadillac for a long time but wife said I was not old enough to have one, so I waited and I'm glad I did......

 

[jonnywaffles11]

I'm 28 but identify as a cranky 50 year old....

 

[Snowwolfe]

I will be 69 next month.

 

[ericwilliamstevenson]

46 and very squarely in mid-life crisis zone.

 

[burn813]

43

 

[Kimkeys99]

50 but I feel like I am 25

 

[1Evil55]

31 here, don't really care for what people think. I owned a Corvette at the age of 25

+1. Owned a Cadillac when I was 25. Owned a Cadillac when I was 35. Hoping to still own the BW in couple years for 45.

 

[1Evil55]

I like your poll.

QUOTED!

 

[Metal4all6]

39 here... kids are old enough now - our youngest is just about out of a booster, so time for dad to get a fun car lol.

I had Camaros in high school/college, then a Mitsubishi Evo 8 in my mid-late 20's, but had to trade up to a SUV when we had 3 kids. The CT4 BW has a big enough back seat to squeeze them in haha. Still keeping my Yukon Denali for bad weather, longer trips, and when I want to bring the dog though. Wife has her minivan too.

 

[therustytrombone]

I will be 69 next month.

Nice.

 

[PbPedis]

If my mental/maturity age counts for anything, you'll have to add a "<16" category to the poll.

 

[burn813]

If my mental/maturity age counts for anything, you'll have to add a "<16" category to the poll.

Is that like add "in bed" to the end of all fortune cookie proverbs?

 

[pmsteinm]

I got my first Cadillac at 21 (2000 STS). Then an 04 CTS-V, then my current 09 CTS-V. I'll be 44 by the time I get the 5BW.

The 09 V has been the most reliable car my wife or I have owned. It will be 13 years old this April.

I'd really like to keep up the trend of only having V8s (even the Oldsmobile Aurora beater car I bought from my parents had one, although it was pretty weak by today's standards).

 

[malakas]

I had an E63S wagon ... it was a great car but the 5BW is exponentially more fun to drive.

That said I would sacrifice either testicle for a 5BW wagon.

As a former multi-Vagon owner who already has a kid, I'd sacrifice both testicles for a manual CT5-V BW Wagon. A sedan is not a bad parting gift but those Vagons were epic.

 

[Mike Martz]

Not sure how much this poll is showing age of blackwing drivers or age of internet users

In the < 40 club. Old enough to afford it young enough to enjoy it

Had this same debate on a Audi site years ago. I have been an IT guy most of my life and now pushing 70, I am probable an exception. I expect that the poll is missing a bunch of 50-70 year old owners. But who cares if they aren't on the site. They are the ones driving around in Tour mode anyway.