CSX
Member
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2023
- Messages
- 9
- Location
- Tucson, AZ
- V-Series Cadillac(s)?
- 2023 CT5-V Blackwing, 2013 CTS-V
Longtime V2 owner here and been lurking around the Blackwing forums for some time now - I'm very much a late adopter (didn't get into the V2 until the V3 launched and was auto-only which solidified my decision) and thought I had the last manual V8 supercharged American sedan ever - until the CT5-V BW came out. And then I made the mistake of driving one. And although the V2 has a special place in my heart, I knew the BW was too good to not get one. I refused to pay a markup on 2022-2023 models, and then Cadillac dropped Electric Blue for 2024 plus I started hearing rumors of a potential facelift for 2025, but when it was official, I wasn't sold on the facelift or the 33" screen and figured I'd have to see/play with one in person...in the end, I had decided a 2026 in Typhoon was going to be the car for me. But then I got an interesting alert on Autotrader.
A 2023 Electric Blue 5BW with basically every option I would have ticked in 2023 (including manual, CF1+2, PDR, and CCBs - just missing the red seat belts), being sold with 82 miles on it and with no previous owners? I called the dealer and the story was it was a GM showcase car that apparently lived in Detroit alongside a Rapid Blue C8 and ZL1 to show off to investors and other bigwigs that came to town. Was being sold Certified Pre-Owned which took a bit of the sting of the warranty having already started - which seemed interesting considering it had never been sold but confirmed with Cadillac customer service that it was considered in-service despite never actually leaving GM's ownership.
Bought for $112k+tax against a $126k MSRP - I felt like I did pretty okay for what's as close to a brand new 2023 as I can get. Unfortunately, despite utilizing enclosed transport from a company recommended by the dealer, they managed to scrape up the front carbon splitter and put a small scrape on the rear bumper so I've been (im)patiently awaiting Geico to resolve the claim (it's not going well - basically they're getting a non-response from the trucking company so I suspect I'll have to litigate my way out of this) so waiting on that to get resolved before I put miles on her. But in good news - I still qualify for a paid Spring Mountain trip and will look forward to attending probably in the spring!
Looking forward to hanging around here more actively and hopefully get a chance to meet some of you.
A 2023 Electric Blue 5BW with basically every option I would have ticked in 2023 (including manual, CF1+2, PDR, and CCBs - just missing the red seat belts), being sold with 82 miles on it and with no previous owners? I called the dealer and the story was it was a GM showcase car that apparently lived in Detroit alongside a Rapid Blue C8 and ZL1 to show off to investors and other bigwigs that came to town. Was being sold Certified Pre-Owned which took a bit of the sting of the warranty having already started - which seemed interesting considering it had never been sold but confirmed with Cadillac customer service that it was considered in-service despite never actually leaving GM's ownership.
Bought for $112k+tax against a $126k MSRP - I felt like I did pretty okay for what's as close to a brand new 2023 as I can get. Unfortunately, despite utilizing enclosed transport from a company recommended by the dealer, they managed to scrape up the front carbon splitter and put a small scrape on the rear bumper so I've been (im)patiently awaiting Geico to resolve the claim (it's not going well - basically they're getting a non-response from the trucking company so I suspect I'll have to litigate my way out of this) so waiting on that to get resolved before I put miles on her. But in good news - I still qualify for a paid Spring Mountain trip and will look forward to attending probably in the spring!
Looking forward to hanging around here more actively and hopefully get a chance to meet some of you.
