oldskoolboarder
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On Monday, I started looking with earnest for a BW. Yesterday, I flew down to SoCal to pick up my 2025 CT4V (MT BW, Argent, sunroof, satin wheels) and drove it back to NorCal to cap off a long day. I thought I'd share some of my experience, musing and possible questions.
1) I picked this up from Tustin Cadillac dealer and they were very easy to deal with. Chris Severson and Joe Barati were my leads and I'd highly recommend working with them. On Tuesday, Joe called my bluff on a price and I wired money by Wednesday noon. I flew down Friday morning to SNA (Orange County) and Chris picked me up from the airport. That is service. He seemed as excited as I was to pick it up. As my BW sat in the transition area, every salesperson just stopped and started at it. Guess these are the shiz right now.
2) I'm glad I asked for the delivery check list here the other day. As I inspected, I turned it on and steered end to end to inspect the inside of the rims for road rash. Sure enough, there were rough spots on the front driver side. Every employee said they've never had anyone bring this up, nor has anyone looked for it. They had to rack it and found it that it was some residue that had somehow accumulated. Oddly enough, the master tech ended up being the one cleaning it up. BUT, I'm glad I got input from another forum member, cuz that was key.
3) I LOVE that slight rev flex when you start the car. My friend says his M3 does that same obnoxious thing, but I said to me it's music.
4) In my life my MT cars were my 61 Cal VW (slammed to the ground), 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD (I LOVED that car), 2009 Miata sport and 1968 Plymouth Barracuda with a 5 sp Tremec and pistol grip. I know you always have to get used to a car's shifter and clutch. This clutch so smooth, I didn't even notice the 1st to 2nd notch that people have mentioned.
5) I've never had a 6 spd so my muscle memory isn't built to go from 5th to 6th yet. On multiple occasions, I shifted from 5th to 4th. I have to keep thinking of pushing right and down to keep it moving towards 6th.
6) I've been playing w/ the clutch one pedal trick to move from first in traffic an also reverse. My concern is if this is bad for the clutch?
7) How do you use your GM rewards points to buy something? I can't seem to see any point redemption method?
8) With this darkish color, I'm now considering PPF and ceramic. Never did it before, still trying to thing if it's worth it for me. I'm not one to wash my car at home anymore, esp with the water concerns in the Bay Area. I've typically done the Griot's waterless sprays with good success.
9) When using the Cadillac app, none of the Vehicle Settings appear to work. It keeps saying 'Unable to Load...' I've tried doing this IN the car with no change/luck. Only Media works. I also can't get 'Shop' to work. Suggestions?
10) I tried setting up my online account with the XM Radio ID. Says it's not recognized yet. Anyone have a sense how long the sale needs to be in place to be confirmed? UPDATE: Sorted w/ XM chat the other day. All good.
11) I definitely envy the high performance wheel. That V placement is kinda cool.
12) I'm happy with the seats. Has enough adjustment for me. I'm also finding that the door sills are higher than I'm used to. I typically dropped the seat as low as possible (back from my cruising days in the VW) and my left arm has to reach a little higher than I'm used to.
13) I'm still getting used to the clutch engagement in 1st. My Miata was almost to the floor and my Barracuda had so much play. Haven't quite felt the sweet spot yet.
14) Over the course of my 419 mile drive home, I averaged 24.4 MPG. Not too shabby. Granted, I was < 80 MPH and babied it all the way back.
15) Wireless charging of my iPhone 13 Pro w/ a case is not consistent. Not sure if anyone else found this, maybe the case is a bit thick but works fine w/ my other Magsafe batteries
16) If I run a USB cable out of the arm rest storage, there doesn't seem to be any cutouts to run the cable through. Every other car w/ the charging part in the storage box has an outlet for a cord. Am I missing something?
17) I'm an analog guy, in all forms. In fact, I listen to vinyl w/ my vacuum tube monoblocks while sipping whiskey and building LEGO. That's my non-screen time. Even for this gadget-obsessed engineer, there's so much dang stuff to learn on this car. Guess I have to turn up the speakers so I can hear it from the garage.
18) How does this car not come w/ a document holder for the manuals? I know it's old school but I like having the manuals in the glovebox in a case.
1) I picked this up from Tustin Cadillac dealer and they were very easy to deal with. Chris Severson and Joe Barati were my leads and I'd highly recommend working with them. On Tuesday, Joe called my bluff on a price and I wired money by Wednesday noon. I flew down Friday morning to SNA (Orange County) and Chris picked me up from the airport. That is service. He seemed as excited as I was to pick it up. As my BW sat in the transition area, every salesperson just stopped and started at it. Guess these are the shiz right now.
2) I'm glad I asked for the delivery check list here the other day. As I inspected, I turned it on and steered end to end to inspect the inside of the rims for road rash. Sure enough, there were rough spots on the front driver side. Every employee said they've never had anyone bring this up, nor has anyone looked for it. They had to rack it and found it that it was some residue that had somehow accumulated. Oddly enough, the master tech ended up being the one cleaning it up. BUT, I'm glad I got input from another forum member, cuz that was key.
3) I LOVE that slight rev flex when you start the car. My friend says his M3 does that same obnoxious thing, but I said to me it's music.
4) In my life my MT cars were my 61 Cal VW (slammed to the ground), 1990 Eagle Talon TSi AWD (I LOVED that car), 2009 Miata sport and 1968 Plymouth Barracuda with a 5 sp Tremec and pistol grip. I know you always have to get used to a car's shifter and clutch. This clutch so smooth, I didn't even notice the 1st to 2nd notch that people have mentioned.
5) I've never had a 6 spd so my muscle memory isn't built to go from 5th to 6th yet. On multiple occasions, I shifted from 5th to 4th. I have to keep thinking of pushing right and down to keep it moving towards 6th.
6) I've been playing w/ the clutch one pedal trick to move from first in traffic an also reverse. My concern is if this is bad for the clutch?
7) How do you use your GM rewards points to buy something? I can't seem to see any point redemption method?
8) With this darkish color, I'm now considering PPF and ceramic. Never did it before, still trying to thing if it's worth it for me. I'm not one to wash my car at home anymore, esp with the water concerns in the Bay Area. I've typically done the Griot's waterless sprays with good success.
9) When using the Cadillac app, none of the Vehicle Settings appear to work. It keeps saying 'Unable to Load...' I've tried doing this IN the car with no change/luck. Only Media works. I also can't get 'Shop' to work. Suggestions?
10) I tried setting up my online account with the XM Radio ID. Says it's not recognized yet. Anyone have a sense how long the sale needs to be in place to be confirmed? UPDATE: Sorted w/ XM chat the other day. All good.
11) I definitely envy the high performance wheel. That V placement is kinda cool.
12) I'm happy with the seats. Has enough adjustment for me. I'm also finding that the door sills are higher than I'm used to. I typically dropped the seat as low as possible (back from my cruising days in the VW) and my left arm has to reach a little higher than I'm used to.
13) I'm still getting used to the clutch engagement in 1st. My Miata was almost to the floor and my Barracuda had so much play. Haven't quite felt the sweet spot yet.
14) Over the course of my 419 mile drive home, I averaged 24.4 MPG. Not too shabby. Granted, I was < 80 MPH and babied it all the way back.
15) Wireless charging of my iPhone 13 Pro w/ a case is not consistent. Not sure if anyone else found this, maybe the case is a bit thick but works fine w/ my other Magsafe batteries
16) If I run a USB cable out of the arm rest storage, there doesn't seem to be any cutouts to run the cable through. Every other car w/ the charging part in the storage box has an outlet for a cord. Am I missing something?
17) I'm an analog guy, in all forms. In fact, I listen to vinyl w/ my vacuum tube monoblocks while sipping whiskey and building LEGO. That's my non-screen time. Even for this gadget-obsessed engineer, there's so much dang stuff to learn on this car. Guess I have to turn up the speakers so I can hear it from the garage.
18) How does this car not come w/ a document holder for the manuals? I know it's old school but I like having the manuals in the glovebox in a case.
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I have never PPF'd an entire car and usually just do the front end. I am considering filming my entire Black Diamond Tricoat. I love the color so much.
