2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Collector Series 6-Speed…..BAT

[RS49]

Great buy on a well-optioned collector series car with striking color and low miles, and in excellent condition with ppf as well. Enjoy it…you don’t even have to do the painful 500 mile break in!

I thought break-in was 1,500 miles?

 

[Slick Blackwings]

1500 was for rear end, to avoid any chance of it humming.

 

[shbox]

I thought break-in was 1,500 miles?

It is. It's in the manual. (not just rear end)

 

[FormerM3]

Man just to show you, when you buy new its hardly an investment after you put all that PPF, taxes, and any ADM that got tacked on. Beautiful collectors blackwing though.

 

[BimmerFan]

Man just to show you, when you buy new its hardly an investment after you put all that PPF, taxes, and any ADM that got tacked on. Beautiful collectors blackwing though.

I think most everyone that bought these as an investment were disappointed.

I bought it because it is an awesome car. YOLO and all that...

 

[savethemanual]

you buy new its hardly an investment

Cars are never an investment.
The last 4 years have really skewed everyone’s expectation around car ownership.

 

[Finally-a-V]

@RS49 ...do yourself a huge favor and read the manual. There is a great amount of very useful info in there, especially about PTM. You can probably skip the 287 pages on seatbelts.

 

[RS49]

@RS49 ...do yourself a huge favor and read the manual. There is a great amount of very useful info in there, especially about PTM. You can probably skip the 287 pages on seatbelts.

I'm a huge nerd. I already read it twice!

 

[Barstoolman1127]

Cars are never an investment.
The last 4 years have really skewed everyone’s expectation around car ownership.

You obviously haven’t been watching the prices Porsches are bringing on BAT lately, they’re simply crazy!

 

[BimmerFan]

You obviously haven’t been watching the prices Porsches are bringing on BAT lately, they’re simply crazy!

Porsche sports cars have been an exception for the past 20 years or so, especially the air-cooled ones.

 

[FormerM3]

Cars are never an investment.
The last 4 years have really skewed everyone’s expectation around car ownership.

preach it @savethemanual indeed most used cars are suppose to be a depreciating asset. I see it as the price of fun.

 

[BimmerFan]

I see it as the price of fun.

LOL, I like that.

Perhaps I should change my username to "FormerM4"?

Hey, I see on your sig that you also have a GR86. I was toying with the idea of buying one of those (Subaru version) for a track toy. What are your ownership experiences?

 

[MookdocOE]

87 GNX total waste of cash...........................

 

[ernsteeng]

87 GNX total waste of cash...........................

And yet I've wanted one since they were new....

 

[savethemanual]

LOL, I like that.

Perhaps I should change my username to "FormerM4"?

Hey, I see on your sig that you also have a GR86. I was toying with the idea of buying one of those (Subaru version) for a track toy. What are your ownership experiences?

My last car was a 22 BRZ. As a track toy the only issue is the oil starvation issues on high G corners. I have been hearing there's an aftermarket fix in development but keep that in mind.

Why not track the blackwing? Consumables?

 

[BimmerFan]

My last car was a 22 BRZ. As a track toy the only issue is the oil starvation issues on high G corners. I have been hearing there's an aftermarket fix in development but keep that in mind.

Why not track the blackwing? Consumables?

I've heard about the starvation as well as the sloppy gasket sealer getting into the oil pickup. Those two things really put a damper on the idea for me. I did get to test drive one, and it's a fun little car but kind of a brutal ride if one wants to just go for a Sunday drive.

I won't track the BW because it's just too expensive to risk out on the track. Yeah, I know, get the insurance, but that's not cheap and has a steep 10% or better deductible. And honestly, just too fast for me, big scaredy cat pussy boy. And consumables too, surely that's a factor. But the real reason is that it's just too fast, too capable for my comfort level. It's more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow.

So I bought an older C6 Corvette that is more fun to drive than the BRZ, and will hold up (tires, brakes) better than the BW on track duty. And I can pop out the roof if the wife wants to go for a cruise on a summer evening. And it's easy and inexpensive to get stuff like track brake pads for that platform.

End of rationalization.

 

[savethemanual]

So I bought an older C6 Corvette

I was just about to type in my previous message to get a cheaper GM product like a camaro or a used C6/C7. Good choice!