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Sedans Cadillac CTS/CTS-V 2009 CTS
231 messages, Last post on Nov 23, 2009 at 1:06 PM
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Replying to: waffleman (Mar 23, 2009 8:52 am) An engine needs a break-in period for the rings and valves to set themselves. During that period, most drivers will notice an increase in the average MPG, optimizing at 8 to 10 K miles. |
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Replying to: pao (Mar 23, 2009 3:30 am) |
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I had 1,000 miles on my CTS with the 3.6 RWD. I drove from Nashville to Detroit over the weekend. Running from 85 to 90, I got 19.8 on roads that that are hilly. Driving a consistent 80 in Ohio, which is level highway for the most part, I got 24.8.
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I just read in our local paper, The Tennessean, this morning that the government will only back the warranties for GM from March 30 forward. There was a column with questions of what if's and one of the questions was: Will the government back warranties before March 30? The answer was no. This is, of course, if GM goes bankrupt. I bought my CTS in January, therefore I assume I will have no more warranty if GM goes bankrupt. If that is true, wow what a lousy buy on my part. That should make for happy Cadillac purchasers; a way to keep goodwill toward their flagship make.
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Replying to: temj12 (Mar 31, 2009 10:13 am) So what if we buy an extended warranty through a 3rd party? Would that cover it? |
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Replying to: temj12 (Mar 23, 2009 4:34 pm) I have not had a chance to do a long highway trip with my CTS09 AWD 3.6 DI. My latest has been 120 miles Highway ( moderate hills), average 70MPH and then the rest city driving. 254 miles to the tank 15.7 gals = 16.2 MPG. Oh well,.... perhaps the AWD 3.6DI combo is the real hog. ;( It still looks cool. I will not tell my green friends...  Anybody out there with my config seeing similar results? Thanks. |
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Replying to: billyc1 (Dec 06, 2008 7:23 am) I'm with you. I love driving manual transmission. I received the same reply in the Boston area when I inquired about a manual trans. Same deal, one sales dude said to me no one would want one of those, right after I asked him about it. After that comment there was no chance I'd buy anything from him. OK, I did drive a base CTS 08 manual trans and found it to be a little clunky. I really wanted to love it. I ended up getting AWD 3.6DI automatic. I play with the Sports mode sometimes(watch out 10 MPG) , but I do miss the manual trans. I will turn back to the dark side on my next car. good luck. |
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I inquired about this to a GM rep during the recent auto show about their mpg quoted on each vehicle. He told me the figures are done on a 12 km or 7.45 mile closed course track averaging 50 mph ,with very little wind allowed during the testing. Each manufacture uses the same test to get their mpg on all vehicles, nobody drives at 50 mph on the hwy. |
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Replying to: billyc1 (Dec 06, 2008 7:23 am)  cadillac.com and asked them to do a search for dealers who had a manual in stock. They did the research and I found a dealer, test drove it, loved it, and bought it.
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Replying to: srushing (Mar 31, 2009 10:26 am)
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