I'm Officially "Old" - Bought a Cadillac...

[PUCKER]

I'm officially "OLD" LOL...so old that I bought a a Cadillac...no, not a plain jane Caddy...but one of those fancy supercharged 668 HP 6-speed manual sedans...the 2024 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing!
One of the last cars with a manual. Drives AMAZING! So crazily impressed with it! I had no intentions of tracking it...but...got invited to the upcoming V-Club Track Day at COTA so...looks like I'm going back on track! Fun times ahead!!

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Nice!
What is the color called?

 

[PUCKER]

Nice!
What is the color called?

Thank you! Coastal Blue Metallic. It's very striking!

 

[Tnhawk]

Congrats on a nice vehicle.

 

[ULEWZ]

I disagree. When you get old you buy a Corvette. I have had 3!

Nice car by the way.

 

[Otto_Mation]

I had one of the earlier CTS-V's with the LS6 and a six speed manual. It was pretty bad ass for the time. I installed a custom stainless exhaust and it sounded great. I remember a couple of kids in a ricer trying to entice me to race them, I guess because of the sound of that LS6. I finally romped on it and lit up the tires and left them sucking my exhaust fumes. After I let off of it they rolled up beside me and asked me to roll down the window. They were excited and said, "holy shit that thing is bad ass". I just smiled and said this ain't your grandpa's Cadillac.

 

[PUCKER]

Congrats on a nice vehicle.

Thank you!

 

[PUCKER]

I disagree. When you get old you buy a Corvette. I have had 3!

Nice car by the way.

LOL...well, I've had seven Corvettes...LOL

Thank you!

 

[PUCKER]

I had one of the earlier CTS-V's with the LS6 and a six speed manual. It was pretty bad ass for the time. I installed a custom stainless exhaust and it sounded great. I remember a couple of kids in a ricer trying to entice me to race them, I guess because of the sound of that LS6. I finally romped on it and lit up the tires and left them sucking my exhaust fumes. After I let off of it they rolled up beside me and asked me to roll down the window. They were excited and said, "holy shit that thing is bad ass". I just smiled and said this ain't your grandpa's Cadillac.

The CTS-V's are AWESOME!! My dad bought one, fully loaded out, carbon everything...it was amazingly sweet! It was white with all of the black carbon, black wheels...it was essentially the 4-door version of my 2017 Z06 (which was white with black carbon, black wheels etc). Seeing them together was COOL! It spent some time in my garage when my parents were gone traveling. Fun!!

 

[Tnhawk]

I disagree. When you get old you buy a Corvette. I have had 3!

Nice car by the way.

When you get old, you get a red convertible and try to let your head shine brighter than the paint.

 

[jimbo]

Very nice vehicle. Happy for you.

 

[PUCKER]

Very nice vehicle. Happy for you.

Thank you!

 

[Vaquero]

You can't hide money.

Seriously, congratulations on a sweet ride.
I bet that's fun and comfy too.

 

[PUCKER]

You can't hide money.

Seriously, congratulations on a sweet ride.
I bet that's fun and comfy too.

Thank you! It's fun and comfy!!

 

[Vaquero]

Momma's last car was a F-sport sedan.
Great car and fun.
When she started talking about trading, I insisted on comfort.
I couldn't walk upright after 2 hours in those seats.
Now she's driving a mid-size SUV.
Most of the fun is gone, but dang that thing is comfortable.
XT6 btw.

 

[Lead Belly]

Beautiful wheels ! Love that new car smell.

My first Caddy was a yellow 1975 Coupe De Ville, with a 500 cu motor (8.2L) making 190hp. It was a land yacht and weighed 5150 lbs and 231`inches (19.25 feet) long. Cost a smidge over $8K.

 

[Brains]

I'm way too cheap to actually head to the dealer to get one, but a Blackwing is one car I'd love to own. I can't get into the available paint colors though, oddly there's not one that I love. Looks like they dropped orange this year too.

But ... Awesome car regardless of the paint color. Enjoy!

 

[striker55]

That is one badass car!

 

[Mills]

You Can't Give Rednecks Money​

 

[Texan79423]

Bad ass and out of my price range. Been there done that. It is OK to grow old(er) just never grow up.