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We have four cars, all have XM radio and so about every month or so, one of the cars has an expiring account and I have to call Sirius and threaten to cancel unless they give me the introductory rate. I ain't payin' $20/month for low fidelity music. I did it this morning for the wife's car...

Apologies in advance for the long story and the eventual cross-post to another forum. In 1980 I was visiting some friends at their apartment complex, and I saw a really pretty burgundy Corvette in the parking lot. The license plate surround said "My Other Car is a Cadillac". How stupid, I...

No offense intended for the girls here. Yesterday I left work a few minutes early but still late for an appointment, so I was zooming down the highway and when I went to move the turn signal stalk for a lane change, it clicked with some resistance and then moved. I thought, "well, that's odd"...

I'm having second thoughts about spring mountain, wanted to hear thoughts from folks who've been, who are experienced track drivers (racers, hpde, etc.). The corvette experience is a lot of basic stuff for people who have never been on track, like how to set options, check oil, use abs. I'm not...

I made a picture of it, below. No, I didn't take a picture, I'm not doing that while I'm trying to drive. I have enough trouble driving and shifting and chewing gum and listening to the radio all at once. The car is a 2023 CT5-V Blackwing with three pedals, and the (I think) Tour display on...

My CT5-V BW is a no options car, yet I have the gap setting on my cruise control buttons, so I presume that the car has ACC. But I can't get it to come on. Now I'm thinking perhaps that the gap setting is just for the distance warning, part of the collision avoidance sensitivity. I read &...

I've had GM products before, several Corvettes, a Chevy truck, my FIL's XT5, the SS, Buicks, Pontiacs... but this car is making me go back to the owner's manual more often than anything I've ever owned before, including an awful lot of BMWs. It's not because it's difficult to use or...

These are the base CT5-V Blackwing wheels, 19" staggered, bi-color kind of grey and polished aluminum (or chrome, I'm not sure). I'm toying with the idea of buying some aftermarket replacement wheels, and wonder if there is any interest in these. Figure that by the time I sell them, they'll...

I also polished and waxed the car, but no one needs to see a picture of a shiny black car to prove it. ;) One of the few complaints I have about this car is the amount of road noise. To save weight (I presume) Caddy has left off sound insulation in large portions of the car, and it seems...

The CT5V-BW/6 is my 65th car. I think it's 65, it could be 67, who can remember? And we're not counting the motorcycles. When I told the wife I was buying it, she said, "I give it 9 months". A friend says 10. A coworker doesn't expect it to last the year. They've started a pool. I intend...

I haven't been to the Spring Mountain class yet, so I've had no education on PTM, and I bought my car remotely so the dealer never had a chance to show me 'nuttin. Reading the owner's manual, I came across these descriptions. So, my questions are simple. It appears that in Race 1 or Race 2...

I'm only at 300 miles on my new car, but I'm noticing wind noise at highway speeds. It sounds like a low fluttering, kind of like when you get a leaf stuck in the mirror housing or on a wiper blade. But there are no leaves. I can't find anything loose or sticking out around the window weather...

See pics, official Genuine GM parts! These came with my 2023 CT5V-Blackwing, and I don't do locking lug bolts, so off they came! Only 200 miles on them, took 'em off with a hand tool, no impact wrench. I will ship them in a small priority mail box, so expect that I will bend and deform the OE...

I read on some other posts that people are not happy with the paint on their BW. More about that below. Anyway, as a recap: I tried to buy a nearly local used BW but it smelled, so I spent weeks searching for a new CT5V manual BW without a crapload of options and without any dealer markup. I...

So I had breakfast with a buddy of mine who is also a car guy. but instead of buying a car once every 3 weeks like I do, he keeps them for 10+ years. He's much smarter than me, and was able to retire at 59 whereas I'm still working to support my habit. I told him the story of my search for the...

I've have seen mention here on this forum of "mid-tier" seats and I'm confused. I thought that there were just two variations of seats, the base seats (kind of flat looking) and the "high performance bucket seats" which is what you get when you pick anything other than base. I've only sat in...

Let's skip over the fact that no local dealer can/will order me a car, and that the only dealer that has been semi-responsive still hasn't given me any real answer about my order, so I'm trying to find a car in inventory. Here's an example from our friends in Wilmington, DE. This car is on...

As I continue my search for the ultimate CT5V-BW/6 for a reasonable price, I see that some dealers have ordered their cars with the semi-aniline seat upgrade. It's not cheap ($8000) and it makes me wonder what all that package contains, besides a nice leather. Is the dash covered in this fine...

I couldn't find a subforum here for purchasing/ordering/shopping the BW, so please forgive me if this does not belong in this forum. I've decided that my life will not be complete unless I can own and drive a Cadillac CT5V Blackwing with a proper manual transmission. You guys and gals have...

If you are willing, I'd love to go for a ride with you, preferably on I-40/440/540 or US1 to gauge the ride quality and road noise. I won't ask to drive. I can't find a car to test drive, nor even go for a ride in at the dealers. I'll buy you a cup of coffee and pay for the gas... ;) I'm in...