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Maybe not vintage but love it. Great color too. Re: what counts as Vintage, I drive with a group that is 'mostly vintage' in its criteria, with a small allowance for modern cars like mine. They define Vintage as anything 1999 or older, and that certainly makes me feel old!

Also noted that wireless CarPlay doesn't work when an iPhone puts itself into Driving focus mode. Makes perfect sense to me.... :ROFLMAO:

It seems like a lot of the bottom-end failures happen at low miles, but @CT5BWenthusiast had rod bearings go at 21,000. Issues with lifters seem to be something that could happen any time. Though for context I'm still tracking 'only' 15 reported failures on this forum from MY22-24

@Slick Blackwings that sucks, I'm really sorry to hear it. These are amazing cars, it is so annoying that they come with this 'Sword of Damocles' engine. I have added you to the actual "list" linked below. You've got a 22 and 24 in your profile... which one failed? Blown Motor Registry [click here]

I'm curious to know too, just because I'm still trying to find a dealer that's trustworthy. On my last visit to my local dealer (in the town where it's good to be alive) I was told my 21K mile 5BW was 'in the red' for a transmission AND differential fluid change (when dropping off the car, prior...

I see you're in CA, by any chance does this dealer rhyme with Sham Shose, WholeNut Croak, or Coolma by any chance?

I was not expecting to find this question in this chat but it's one I'm well qualified to answer! I've owned a 991.2 (2019) Carrera T since new in 2019, and along with the Blackwing it's in the 'will never sell' category. For context, I traded in a GT4 for it and I could not be happier with my...

I guess someone told ChatGPT that Sophisticated = British. Anyone who has met a British person holidaying abroad on the continent might feel differently, lol. I do feel like we Blackwing owners here in the USA are cut from the same cloth as the Jag guys in the UK, but we just got a lot luckier...

Every time I start to think about this question, I ponder what other (new) exciting manual V8 RWD sedan I would want to trade it for, and then stop thinking about that question :D In all seriousness, it's hard to judge the market on a niche car like this. The early wave of 'collectors' bailed...

I'm with @jbawden in that I don't see the point in fighting each other over what's best, 4BW or 5BW. Very different philosophies, so everyone can be happy with their choice. However I'm compelled to point out there is no 'Chassis Issue' with the 5BW even without the PP. The 4BW and 5BW do not...

I don't know anything about the OP, but at least in my case, when I learned to trust the MR dampers this car got a lot more fun on tight and technical backroads at quite legal speeds. Some reviewers like DWA claimed the 5BW was a 'sweepers car' where you can't get into a good rhythm on a tight...

Cadillac is probably doing the same thing as other ICE automakers who went all-in on electrification - figuring out how to walk it back. The whole thing depended on government mandates and subsidization for the infrastructure, and now that is never going to happen in the US. AFAIK Cadillac has...

It would be absolutely amazing if that were the case b/c then an ECU update would fix the problem! I heard rumor the '25 is not affected. We'll have to see what transpires.

Really sorry to hear it @marcmac Updated the blown motor list here: CT5BW Blown Motor Registry

I love the sleeper aspect. That to me was one of the coolest things about the E39 M5 which I hear Cadillac tried to benchmark for the 5BW. I've got gray, no CF, and a 2022 model that doesn't even have Blackwing badges. I like to think I fly under the radar, but even still I've had random dudes...

Lol I'm that guy... it's not a comprehensive list of all the failures, just the ones reported on this forum. If we go for the number you estimated, 50 motors out of every 6000, that actually is really not great from a modern manufacturing quality point of view. The reason I made the comment is...

Thanks for posting the link. Notable that the 5BW isn't on the list. Presumably because the raw number of engine failures hasn't met the threshold for an official NHTSA action?

A 5BW and an Emira sounds like an amazing 2-car solution. I'm sure you already know if you're on Emira forums but Lotus seems to be restructuring ownership. https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/lotus-reunified-what-it-means-and-why-it-matters/49748 The party line is that it...

Wow thanks for the flashbacks of checking that Jack Cooper link every week :LOL: