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Chris M

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23 CT4 V Blackwing (Pending)
Greetings.

I have been searching for my next everyday car and after cross shopping some cars that may normally not be in the same conversation, I have landed on a 4BW. Which could be strange or just show I have a type, I suppose, since the other car in the garage is my 23 M6 Camaro SS1LE. I'm single and my youngest kid is 20 (be glad when the college is done, tuition is ridiculous), so I have no particular need for a 4 door. But, I get most of the Camaro fun in a nicer interior, better visibility and I can continue down the road of turning the Camaro into more track car than road car, and keep the 4BW for road trips and daily duty.

I have found a 23 4BW with 11K miles, and it ticks all of the must have specs for me. M6, Blue (Wave), upgraded seats (the mid tier sueded seats in this one), and PDR. Bonus is Carbon 1 and 2. Unsure if I like, but not a dealbreaker are the bronze wheels and sunroof.

I have some questions about the car though, doing a check through Carfax and Autocheck, everything looks good, but a couple of oddities. In service/first registration date shows 2025. The first event is the dealer listing the car in 2025 with 6K miles already accumulated, so I assume it was a loaner or demo. Strangely, although no registration prior, it was listed as a CPO car in the first titling event, any attempt to generate an original window sticker returns an error through multiple sites, including carfax, although running the vin for anything else works just fine, showing up at a 23 4Bw as expected, at insurance, parts places, etc. Additionally, and unsure if this is related, the steering wheel number is 26-xxx rather than 46-xxx. I understand this to mean that it was pre production or advanced production, depending on where I look.

Heading out to pick up the car on Tuesday. Thanks for reading and looking forward to being part of the community.
 
Dealership would never have a manual car as a loaner. Being pre-production and not being registered until 6k makes me think this might have been a press car.
 
That's a good point about the manual loaner. I hadn't thought of the press car possibility. I considered it being a Spring Mountain V Academy car, but the sunroof makes me kind of doubt that, although I haven't been, I would not think they would send a sunroof spec'd car to the academy.
 
My friend sent me a pic of the CT5 cars when he was at Spring Mountain. They were all slick tops. I assume CT4 ones there would also lack a sunroof.
 
Interesting mystery, should be fun to keep searching to find out more. Had a situation like that with a BMW I owned a few years ago. Never quite got to the bottom of it, but it led me down some fun paths.

Congratulations on the purchase, as a recent new owner, who obsesses about my cars and owns quite a few, this has been a very satisfying one. Very few true competitors, and fun that it’s an American made car and performs at such a high and refined level. It was all the glowing reviews that hooked me, then my second test drive where I was allowed to really drive it that sealed the deal (spooked the sales guy, but he was having fun, so he told me to keep going)

I know everyone has their preferences, but the bronze wheels were a prerequisite for my purchase. Best of the OEM options, in my opinion.
 
That's a good point about the manual loaner. I hadn't thought of the press car possibility. I considered it being a Spring Mountain V Academy car, but the sunroof makes me kind of doubt that, although I haven't been, I would not think they would send a sunroof spec'd car to the academy.
Dunno about anyone else, but I don't think I would want to be the second owner of a V Academy car😳 You KNOW it's been regularly used to its fullest extent. Unless the price was right...
 
Dunno about anyone else, but I don't think I would want to be the second owner of a V Academy car😳 You KNOW it's been regularly used to its fullest extent. Unless the price was right...
It’s also been meticulously maintained by the manufacturer, so probably not as beat up as some out there.
 
It’s also been meticulously maintained by the manufacturer, so probably not as beat up as some out there.
True. But wear and stress are real and accumulative, regardless of the care and maintenance. Agree, would lean towards a V Academy car over an equal miles Avis/Hertz/etc. rental :LOL:
 
I have some questions about the car though, doing a check through Carfax and Autocheck, everything looks good, but a couple of oddities. In service/first registration date shows 2025. The first event is the dealer listing the car in 2025 with 6K miles already accumulated, so I assume it was a loaner or demo. Strangely, although no registration prior, it was listed as a CPO car in the first titling event, any attempt to generate an original window sticker returns an error through multiple sites, including carfax, although running the vin for anything else works just fine, showing up at a 23 4Bw as expected, at insurance, parts places, etc. Additionally, and unsure if this is related, the steering wheel number is 26-xxx rather than 46-xxx. I understand this to mean that it was pre production or advanced production, depending on where I look.
I work for Sewell Cadillac in Dallas. If you want to send me a DM with your VIN, I can see what I can find for you in GM systems.
 
Thanks David, I'll do that.

I am more curious than concerned. I have a quote for an extended GM warranty, and as long as everything looks good tomorrow, I'll pull the trigger.

Truth is at least the Academy has a maintenance program. Buying a low mile car could be a person who has tracked or run their car super hard and done no additional maintenance. Who knows. And a press car would be GM maintained as well. The VIN qualifies for the GM warranty, so I'm happy with that.

Biggest concern for tomorrow is checking the helmet space with the sunroof. I'm 6' but more legs than torso so I think it should be fine.
 

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