My Future Goal: 2nd Gen CTS-V

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12/25/2014 at 13:38 • Filed to: None

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Prices on these are going to hit rock bottom now that the new hotness is here. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Next year is going to feature big changes when I get some wheels. That plus an upswinging economy means getting a $30k car for me is doable in 1-2 years.

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Then I can be like DeMuro and write about how terrible life has become now that I own a ~500HP luxury car! (just kidding, I won't do that)


DISCUSSION (13)


Kinja'd!!! spanfucker retire bitch > PS9
12/25/2014 at 13:45

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It's a laudable and envious goal, sir.


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > PS9
12/25/2014 at 13:49

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This seems like a perfectly reasonable and justified car to buy but...

I myself could never buy one unless it was the wagon. Just because I know the wagon exists, and I'd regret not buying the wagon.

WAGON


Kinja'd!!! PS9 > spanfucker retire bitch
12/25/2014 at 14:37

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The bumper is pretty big. I'll probably have to add some honda holes to keep the aero penalty to a minimum when I'm double clutching.


Kinja'd!!! ienjoyautomotives > Brian Silvestro
12/25/2014 at 14:39

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Family friend of ours had an auto 4 door V, I'm with you, I'd want a metallic black, wagon with the 6 speep


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > ienjoyautomotives
12/25/2014 at 14:45

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Yes, exactly.


Kinja'd!!! PS9 > Brian Silvestro
12/25/2014 at 14:46

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Those are about $20k more right now. $30k in two years is doable. $50k...not so much :(

Bonus downer: Performance wagons are basically a captive market because there are so few to choose from and the demand is always high relative to the supply. That makes them basically immune to the depreciation tax that other luxury products are subjected to when aging/entering the used market. :(


Kinja'd!!! Brian Silvestro > PS9
12/25/2014 at 14:50

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Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > PS9
12/25/2014 at 15:21

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We just looked at one last week. 24k miles. $38,900. That's a crazy good deal.


Kinja'd!!! SonorousSpeedJoe > PS9
12/25/2014 at 16:03

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A CTS-V at $30k?

Damn, and the 2013-2014 Taurus SHOs that I was perusing last night seemed like screaming deals at $24k-$30k. I'd trade heated seats all around and front seats with ventilation and Multi-Countour massaging for RWD and a supercharged pushrod V8 any day of the week.


Kinja'd!!! Nobi > PS9
12/25/2014 at 16:04

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I'd still love a high revving 1st gen.


Kinja'd!!! Dsscats > PS9
12/25/2014 at 16:31

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An Opponaut was selling his for $39k


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > SonorousSpeedJoe
12/26/2014 at 01:29

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Still miss my '97 SHO - the temptation for a newish one would be strong if I actually needed a car (I don't).

And for all you lusting after RWD sedans with manual trans (or even a flappy paddle gearbox) I would drive not only the Cadillac, but everything that fits your criteria that's, say, 8 years old or less. So many cars leap off the depreciation cliff, and many are still falling. And if I need a car and have a decent pile of cash? Make mine a Continental Flying Spur, thank you very much.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > PS9
12/27/2014 at 08:17

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This is a good goal. How'd you have it, if you could choose?