Thinking of selling my hoe for CTS-V
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The Positive is that its probably worth more than the Tahoe (like you said). My opinion is that, ya they seem like a beastly car (550hp, 550ft-lb) but I've driven the CTS-Vs and wasn't impressed at all. It seems odd to me that they had such great reviews which would also be a plus but I feel that it rode kinda slow. I hope that makes sense. haha. It just seemed like the acceleration and power wasn't equal to the specs of the car. Keep in mind i've driven a lot of high performance cars. I personally wouldn't trade my Tahoe for a CTS-V except for the value standpoint. Put it this way, If they were worth the same, would you trade your SUV for a Car?
For the record...Your Tahoe is sick!
For the record...Your Tahoe is sick!
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Its an 09 it was my typo but didnt feel like fixing it and yes you u are right they didnt make a cts-v in 08 and 09 is when they started making um with the 556 hp supercharged i believe i think the first gen ones where only 400 hp
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I have driven fast cars but never owned one I ride street bikes and to me they are fast and some cars just can't compare.. but when i drive this cts-v it hauls to me but i can see where you are coming from since you've been around them more than me...but you do have a point if they were worth the same I wouldn't trade my tahoe for it i love that thing to much
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Also keep in mind (someone correct me if Im wrong) I think SUVs keep a higher resale value than cars. Ya the CTS-V may be worth quite a bit more now, but what about 2yrs from now? When Cadillac came out with the first CTS-V (2007?), it was the "new thing." Not gonna lie, ya i went and test drove one. If I remember correctly they priced out in like the high 40's? Shoot 3 years later I can pick one up at an auction for around 15grand. Im not trying to knock the CTS-V at all. Its a great car, as well as a great looking car. I personally wouldn't trade my Tahoe for one. Park both cars next to eachother, then decide. You tell me which one turns the most heads. 
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Also keep in mind (someone correct me if Im wrong) I think SUVs keep a higher resale value than cars. Ya the CTS-V may be worth quite a bit more now, but what about 2yrs from now? When Cadillac came out with the first CTS-V (2007?), it was the "new thing." Not gonna lie, ya i went and test drove one. If I remember correctly they priced out in like the high 40's? Shoot 3 years later I can pick one up at an auction for around 15grand. Im not trying to knock the CTS-V at all. Its a great car, as well as a great looking car. I personally wouldn't trade my Tahoe for one. Park both cars next to eachother, then decide. You tell me which one turns the most heads.
you are right my tahoe would turn way more heads than the v. alot of people look at the cts-v as just a regular cts nothing special unless they know what they are looking at my tahoe on the other hand gets alot of looks
Trading your Tahoe for a CTS-V would be a fail unless you are going to trade it right away for a Denali or an Escalade. I drove a CTS-V and a STS-V when they came out and was in love with the STS but could not get over the old person image of owning a Caddy. So I went and bought a Buick (retard) Enclave and went thru 2 lemons before finding my Denali.
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I see what your saying caddy's have that old man image but I feel like that is dying out unless you are driving a DTS and all but Buick is like 10 times more old man to me than caddy's will ever be
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A Buick seems a little "Old Man" to me too... Unless you're Tiger Woods... 
thalacy12
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I hear ya on not being able to make up your mind on two dift vehicles. I've gone Silverado, Yukon, Silverado, and now Tahoe in the last 6yrs...... I live in CT so w/ the New England weather it's gotta be 4wheel or AWD for me. Your Tahoe is sick looking so I say stick w/ that. Although you can't get the neck snapping power like you can w/ a V you can do some mods and tune that thing to give you plenty of power! Then again this is an SUV forum so I'm guessing most of our opinions are a bit biased ha! Either way they're both nasty rides! Keep us posted
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I owned an 05 CTS V (first gen actually started in 2004). The resale value will surprise you in a real bad way. Plan on around 30% the first year, dropping to about half within 3 years. Mine had a crappy rear end, interior panels came off, bad alignment from factory, a 3 year old NAV disc, etc. A mechanic told me that they can tell how many times I hit redline. Tires lasted 15k (which was good).
Ok the 09 CTS V is different. I think they fixed the rear end Performance is fantastic (straight line or cornering), interior is somewhat small (just my opinion), gas mileage is SUV like. Tires are expensive. Quality is a ? since it is brand new.
It all comes down to what you want, although I would remember that you can get a new V for almost invoice these days. SUVs do tend to hold their value better as I got $17k for my Envoy that I bought for $34k 4 years earlier. $17k for 4 years/50k is real good these days.
Good luck with the decision but don't be fooled into thinking the V is "unique or special" and demands special pricing. In the end it is still a Caddy. If I was looking at the V I would look at the new E550 Mercedes and take delivery in Germany.
Ok the 09 CTS V is different. I think they fixed the rear end Performance is fantastic (straight line or cornering), interior is somewhat small (just my opinion), gas mileage is SUV like. Tires are expensive. Quality is a ? since it is brand new.
It all comes down to what you want, although I would remember that you can get a new V for almost invoice these days. SUVs do tend to hold their value better as I got $17k for my Envoy that I bought for $34k 4 years earlier. $17k for 4 years/50k is real good these days.
Good luck with the decision but don't be fooled into thinking the V is "unique or special" and demands special pricing. In the end it is still a Caddy. If I was looking at the V I would look at the new E550 Mercedes and take delivery in Germany.
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