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  1. Ex36

    Has anyone owned both 4vBW and 5vBW?

    If you want an actual sedan, buy the 5. I only drove the 4 on the wet skidpad at Spring Mountain (so don't have anything to say about the driving dynamics), but I've tried to sit in the back of the 4, which isn't particularly useful for a car with a rear seat IMO. I own the 5 and positively...
  2. Ex36

    Did you do or are doing V academy

    Not to be flip, but everything. Obviously every car is different so if you push it as hard as you're personally capable, you learn how it responds dynamically to the laws of physics and to your inputs. For the 5V BW relative to other cars I've driven hard at speed, I learned that it is...
  3. Ex36

    Did you do or are doing V academy

    IMO, if you bought a BW new and aren't excited by the opportunity Spring Mountain represents, you shouldn't have bought a BW LOL. To take advantage of beating on their cars to learn how they perform when pressed is damn-near priceless to me. Could you figure this out on your own by attending...
  4. Ex36

    Upcoming 11 hr drive in 5BW through cold and some rain. Thoughts?

    Reasonable question. I was driving my 5BW in Raleigh in December. It was about 41 degrees, dry. On a very long ramp transitioning from one highway to another, the road cleared in front of me and I dialed up about half throttle in 4th gear at around 65 mph: sideways! I saved stuffing it into...
  5. Ex36

    CT5-V CT5-V BW Reliability/Maintenance Issues

    I love my 5V BW but it hasn't been without problems. My rear mag ride shocks locked up and were replaced under warranty (about $3K per shock just for the parts yikes)! Talk about the car being tail happy--when there's no compliance in the rear end the thing is silly, losing the rear basically...
  6. Ex36

    2025 5-BW Precision Package Questions...

    https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a62938827/2025-cadillac-ct5-v-blackwing-precision-pack-review/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_rdt&utm_medium=email&date=111924&utm_campaign=nl37484305&oo=&GID=a215877f2e957ce9a2bc3419e8a28e2f165e0b97f4c9cd5dac799fc0c5f9f6fe&user_email=a215877f2e957ce9a2bc3419e8a28e2f...
  7. Ex36

    New member and hopefully owner from Nashville area!

    I love the way the FL5 looks, probably because it looks a lot like the Blackwings IMO (or vice versa). And I like the Boost Blue color. I guess, no surprise I bought an Electric Blue 5V BW. I was awaiting the pricing on the Integra Type S and when ~$52K was announced (to say nothing of...
  8. Ex36

    New CT5-5 BW owner in Durham

    I forgot to add this car was enough to finally entice me to sell my e36 M3 sedan, which has long been a coveted sports sedan of mine (I've owned two). I've usually been philosophically opposed to the size and mass of a car like the 5V BW, but it drives much better than the M3 and doesn't feel...
  9. Ex36

    New CT5-5 BW owner in Durham

    Sorry for the faux pas of misspelling Cadillac LOL! l guess that just goes to show that I never expected to own one, but a great car is a great car, regardless of brand!
  10. Ex36

    New CT5-5 BW owner in Durham

    Greetings from Durham! Last weekend I flew up to Detroit to drive a new Electric Blue 5-V BW back (bonus = it broke in along the way)! I got it from dealer stock specified just as I wanted: Electric Blue, red calipers, Torch Red belts, and black wheels. Of course, it's a manual! I have a...
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