I said goodbye to my E34

[Garlic Breath]

After 5 years and over 80k miles, I had to say goodbye to her.

One of the most reliable cars I have ever owned.

She was getting a little long in the tooth, the headlights were terrible, the heat and control of the vents were non-existent and I had a weird electrical problem with the side mirrors that went unresolved. I just didn't want to mess around with her any more.

I first started to look for a GXP but Pontiac bailed, then I went looking for a E39 M5.

I was about to buy one but the PPI was overwhelming and I spoke with a few indy's in my area and one of them told me he's not taking anymore customers. The other was a hack. So I would be at the mercy of the dealership for work and I was not in the mood to deal with the BMW service department for a car that was about to be out of warranty and the S62 quirks somewhat scared me too.

Last on my list was the CTS-V, I found a low mileage one that is in mint condition and she is now in my driveway.

I want to thank you all for the awesome website, it saved my ass numerous times. If it wasn't for this site I would have never have purchased one in the first place.

Good luck to all, best of health and happy driving!

[repenttokyo]

congrats on the cts-v - that will be my next car as well. nice to see other E34 fans following the same "progression" I plan to make.

[whiskychaser]

Let me into the secret then. Only CTS-V I could find was a Cadillac??

[Interceptor]

Let me into the secret then. Only CTS-V I could find was a Cadillac??

Yes, it's a Cadillac (had to google it, too). I guess American cars don't get much attention outside the US. Mostly for a good reason - they suck

[Garlic Breath]

Jeremy Clarksons review of the Cadillac CTS-V on Top Gear.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFYr7FTN-II

[BMWDriver]

Sounds like a fun car.

It's probably a long ways yet before I change my bimmer, but I'm rather fond of the e46 coupe and e92 body designs. Though someone with an M3 e46 went back to an e36 for the sheer pleasure of driving, commenting the e46 as over-assisted, that being a customer of a specialist West of Montreal who converts bimmers.

[Garlic Breath]

congrats on the cts-v - that will be my next car as well. nice to see other E34 fans following the same "progression" I plan to make.

It's very fun to drive.

Check out
http://www.cadillacfaq.com/
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...es-forum-2004/
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/cadill...-2004-2009-68/

[Ross]

Yes, it's a Cadillac (had to google it, too). I guess American cars don't get much attention outside the US. Mostly for a good reason - they suck

This Cadillac which "sucks" will outperform most anything in it's class, has a proven reliable driveline and is easy and relatively inexpensive to service.
It will humiliate our E34 "ultimate driving machines" on a road course or dragstrip.
Your blanket statement is just plain wrong and this Caddy is an example of why.

[Ross]

Jeremy Clarksons review of the Cadillac CTS-V on Top Gear.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFYr7FTN-II

High praise from Clarkson, especially given how it just kills him to praise anything American.
The CTS V's test lap time was just a couple of notches below the Noble which is essentially a track car that Clarkson nearly climaxes over.

[Interceptor]

This Cadillac which "sucks" will outperform most anything in it's class, has a proven reliable driveline and is easy and relatively inexpensive to service.
It will humiliate our E34 "ultimate driving machines" on a road course or dragstrip.
Your blanket statement is just plain wrong and this Caddy is an example of why.

I believe you that this Caddy is a great car, but it's just an exemption from the rule. Sales figures speak for themselves. American cars don't sell well in Europe and are usually considered badly engineered (especially compared to German cars), unreliable and gas guzzlers. On the other hand, european cars sell very well in the US and together with japanese car makers almost completely ruined american car industry. It's not that americans don't know how to make good cars, it's just that you need a really bad fuel crisis to try hard enough.

That being said, I really envy you because BMWs in the US are almost half the price than in Europe