After having driven the CTS over a week now, I am very sure we will NEVER own one. Rough and very noisy ride (but then I am used to driving a Lexus LS430 for comfort and luxury.) I also don't consider a "luxury vehicle" full of black plastic to be "luxurious." To each his own.....and that's a whole lotta ***** ya got there! [8D]

 

"I fit my 6 ball bag and my brothers 4 ball bag in the back with room to spare......"


I think I saw them do a corrective proceedure for that one time on Dr 90210.......

 

Wait a minute. You found the CTS Loud and Rough? That car is almost silent. Maybe you had an older one with alot of miles on it. I think maybe that crack is getting to you finally

 

Yes Mike, the car is loud and drives roughly. So much so, the hubby said yesterday after driving it on a day's outing that he would forget considering one. So it isn't just me. I have had 2 of them now in the past week and have driven them for over a week and neither drove any differently than the other. The AC was so loud that we had to talk over it, yet in order to cool the car off sufficiently, we had to have it set where it was and the road noise was nearly as loud as the vette! It is an 07 and the mileage wasn't drastic. BTW...crack is whack! Perhaps you should lay off of it[8D]

 

me thinks your loaner cts was beat to chit by previous drivers....much like I did to mineI drove that lil SOB like I stole it....BTW..it takes turnpike off ramps at 70 rather nicely...but gets real loose in the gravelMy cts loaner had like 1100 miles on it and it was real tight and smooooooth. I do agree it's no lexus but it's also not in the same price range either, at least I don't think it is. Then again..... I have never had a luxery car except the mercedes I drove when I worked for a mercedes dealer...so I have nothing to compare it to. I can honestly say it's quieter to drive and smoother than my dodge ram and my h3

 

Did YOU have my loaner before they gave it to me??! [:@]
OK I won't argue your point LOL. And yes, you are correct about the cost - the Lex was nearly twice the price, so there is NO comparison. I guess I just expected more from the CTS. But that all aside it's just IMO this car doesn't fit my lifestyle I guess. When I literally have to duck my head to get in and out of it and my head is nearly up into the visor. Maybe I am just to used to the roomy feel of a larger vehicle.

 

oh I hear ya, my brother was dead set on buying a cts...till he test drove a lexus....said there was no comparing the two. I forot what lex he ordered but it was the one that parks itself...forgot the name of it. He said after comparing the two the cts felt more like a fancy cavalier than a lux car...so I understand what you are saying....and I agree with you.

 

That would be the LS460 I do believe...SAWEET! AND mucho dinero! Ours is the LS430 one step down which was a $60K vehicle. (We would have never paid that kind of $ for one - but had the very sad occasion of inheriting it last year.)

 

OH! And one last thing...These 2 CTS's that I've had drink the gas like crazy! I kid you not - I got better gas mileage in the DTS's Ive had for loaners and it doesn't do much better than my H3! Makes no sense to me!