Recent content by AACaptRet

I was at Little Rock as a freshly minted 2/Lt circa 1961-62. I was a B-47 copilot.

The fastest I have ever been on the ground, was about 215 miles/hour. That was liftoff speed of the B-47 in 1961. 490 mph at 2500 feet. I was 23. A long time ago in a galaxy far away.

I will be 86 in May. My days of going fast (and a few other things) are over, but I appreciate the acceleration of my 5BW when I join the interstate highway. I have had people pull up along side of me and want to race. I ignore them. You don’t have to race when you know you would win.

I don’t know what the power to weight ratio for each of the BWs is, but it’s probably similar. However I can testify that the acceleration of the 5BW will push you back in the seat, and require you to ease off the thrust before you get the attention of the law enforcement agencies. And allows me...

Don’t let your son drive it.

I used that word because it would get the attention of the customer support department at Cadillac.

This is Cadillac customer support number. (800) 333-4223 Tell them that the dealer is uncooperative. Everybody has a boss somewhere.

Since both of those go through a satellite antenna, I suspect that they share a common problem. I suggest contacting OnStar. They probably have had this problem before and should be able to help. It might also be a software issue. In any event, OnStar would be the first place I would try.

Nice. The gray or silver looks elegant. The 5BW is the answer to the 4 door sports car.

I think you are confusing my experience with the little used Kubota tractor and my experience with the 5 BW. The engine failure and replacement in the Cadillac CT5BW was completely covered by the warranty. Sewell Cadillac of Dallas picked the car up at my house, brought me a loaner, replaced...

I have no complaints with the new engine. Of course, I didn’t have any complaints about the original engine until it went “Tango Uniform”.

My dealer contact was through the sales rep, who told me that there were several others who had similar (engine failure) problems. She didn’t go into details. I got the impression that they didn’t want to advertise it. There is no telling about the level of quality control in the subcontractors...

All I knew about my 5BW engine failure was that some internal part or parts failed and the oil distributed metal fragments throughout the engine.

The biggest advantage that the 5BW has over the 4BW is cabin size.

I suppose so but I didn’t.