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I've noted a few car threads on sf.n, along with some boating threads, ect.
I've seen and posted in the car that you drive thread, and seen other various "this car is great!" posts/threads.
What about cars that you would NOT recommend? Speaking from a personal experience, obviously.
A car I would not recommend is the 2009 Cadillac XLR Platinum Edition.
Granted, it was probably purchased with the wrong intentions.
My stepfather has owned the same E30 bmw since 1988. A few years ago, he purchased an 04 CTS. That car ended up turning into my moms, and he decided that it was time to buy another car for himself. Something sporty, fun, something badass. After the two of us had a conversation, it was decided that he was going to get a C6 Corvette. After consulting my mother, the search was on, and eventually the perfect car was found. We owned it for around a year and a half, before he totaled it one rainy night while taking his mother back home.
Time went past, he was shooken up from the experience. He wanted a car that was still fast and sporty, and still had amazing looks. Just not quite AS fast and sporty as the C6. My parents went to the local Cadillac dealership, and looked at the new CTS sedans. They owned the first body style CTS, and loved it. They got into the 09 CTS, and drove it around. They were disappointed. (I have no idea why, it seems like a wonderful automobile to me) On the way out of the dealership, my stepfather noticed this beautiful black XLR gleaming in the center of the showroom. He said to himself "it'd be nice." After they got home, they talked about the day, and my stepfather noted the XLR. My mom stopped him, and asked "it'd be nice?" "It is possible." My stepfather never imagined buying an automobile so expensive, especially paying cash. A month or so later, I went with them to go get the XLR.
First impression, wow. It's amazing!
The first impressions were very quickly shut down.
The reason they got the car a month or so later, is because the power top stopped working in the showroom. No big deal, the dealership fixed it.
Get the car home, within the first month the top stops working again. Leaving them "stranded" in the Kroger parking lot, with a top stuck open. The car had to be towed to the dealership with the top stuck half way open. Thankfully it didn't rain.
Over the course of the next few months, the top continued to malfunction. Every single time they returned the car to us, they said "we fixed the problem! you won't have to worry about this any longer"
We are now in the middle of filing a lemon lawsuit.
My parents have owned the car for over a year, close to 2 years. The purchased it brand new, it had maybe 3 miles on it. It now has less than 1,300 miles on it.
Within the first year of ownership the car was in the shop 5 months. Five entire months. Not five months in a row, but over the year, it equaled up to five months.
Not to mention the weatherstripping on the exterior of the car looked like it had been sitting out in the elements for the past 5-7 years. The car was in the showroom at the dealership, and has lived in our garage since we purchased it. It's never spent a night outside. Not to mention the actual fitment of the weatherstripping, it's wavy in many spots, and isn't properly seated in others.
The fitment of the panels on the interior of the car was also terrible. The passenger side door was missing clips, as well as a loose panel somewhere inside of the dash making a rattling noise. (the exact location cannot be determined)
The paint is also EXTREMELY soft.
Definitely not something I would have expected from an $80,000 car.
That, and in no way shape or form does it compare to a Corvette in terms of speed or sport. That's just a personal opinion, though.
With that being said, XLR is not a recommendation. It looks great from 10 feet, but that's about it.
Pictures of said cars..
XLR, the day we brought it home
Corvette
When nice..
When totaled..
I've seen and posted in the car that you drive thread, and seen other various "this car is great!" posts/threads.
What about cars that you would NOT recommend? Speaking from a personal experience, obviously.
A car I would not recommend is the 2009 Cadillac XLR Platinum Edition.
Granted, it was probably purchased with the wrong intentions.
My stepfather has owned the same E30 bmw since 1988. A few years ago, he purchased an 04 CTS. That car ended up turning into my moms, and he decided that it was time to buy another car for himself. Something sporty, fun, something badass. After the two of us had a conversation, it was decided that he was going to get a C6 Corvette. After consulting my mother, the search was on, and eventually the perfect car was found. We owned it for around a year and a half, before he totaled it one rainy night while taking his mother back home.
Time went past, he was shooken up from the experience. He wanted a car that was still fast and sporty, and still had amazing looks. Just not quite AS fast and sporty as the C6. My parents went to the local Cadillac dealership, and looked at the new CTS sedans. They owned the first body style CTS, and loved it. They got into the 09 CTS, and drove it around. They were disappointed. (I have no idea why, it seems like a wonderful automobile to me) On the way out of the dealership, my stepfather noticed this beautiful black XLR gleaming in the center of the showroom. He said to himself "it'd be nice." After they got home, they talked about the day, and my stepfather noted the XLR. My mom stopped him, and asked "it'd be nice?" "It is possible." My stepfather never imagined buying an automobile so expensive, especially paying cash. A month or so later, I went with them to go get the XLR.
First impression, wow. It's amazing!
The first impressions were very quickly shut down.
The reason they got the car a month or so later, is because the power top stopped working in the showroom. No big deal, the dealership fixed it.
Get the car home, within the first month the top stops working again. Leaving them "stranded" in the Kroger parking lot, with a top stuck open. The car had to be towed to the dealership with the top stuck half way open. Thankfully it didn't rain.
Over the course of the next few months, the top continued to malfunction. Every single time they returned the car to us, they said "we fixed the problem! you won't have to worry about this any longer"
We are now in the middle of filing a lemon lawsuit.
My parents have owned the car for over a year, close to 2 years. The purchased it brand new, it had maybe 3 miles on it. It now has less than 1,300 miles on it.
Within the first year of ownership the car was in the shop 5 months. Five entire months. Not five months in a row, but over the year, it equaled up to five months.
Not to mention the weatherstripping on the exterior of the car looked like it had been sitting out in the elements for the past 5-7 years. The car was in the showroom at the dealership, and has lived in our garage since we purchased it. It's never spent a night outside. Not to mention the actual fitment of the weatherstripping, it's wavy in many spots, and isn't properly seated in others.
The fitment of the panels on the interior of the car was also terrible. The passenger side door was missing clips, as well as a loose panel somewhere inside of the dash making a rattling noise. (the exact location cannot be determined)
The paint is also EXTREMELY soft.
Definitely not something I would have expected from an $80,000 car.
That, and in no way shape or form does it compare to a Corvette in terms of speed or sport. That's just a personal opinion, though.
With that being said, XLR is not a recommendation. It looks great from 10 feet, but that's about it.
Pictures of said cars..
XLR, the day we brought it home
Corvette
When nice..
When totaled..
