Ferrari Mailing List: Re: (OT) speaking of the reliability of the Cadillac CTS-V...

[LS (lashdeep]

Super chimp!!!

I love these types of videos and recaps. We don't know what the history of
the car was before...

This reminds me of the old NSX Files recount of their F355:

http://www.nsxfiles.com/f355_update.htm

LS
--- bigheaddennis [at] earthlink.net wrote:

> From Autoblog:
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> >We're going to start this post by stating that domestic automakers have
> come a long way in improving the quality and durability of the cars they
> build. That said, cars are still built on Friday afternoon and every
> once in a while one not fit for public roads slips out. Unfortunately
> for General Motors, the owner of this Cadillac CTS-V that refuses to run
> properly is part of the team that runs a little site called
> Streetfire.net with a subscriber base for its user-posted videos in the
> millions. Cjonesy is his name, and this video he posted on
> Streetfire.net today documents the death throws of his 2006 Cadillac
> CTS-V with around 12,000 miles on his trip home from the PRI show. 
> 
> The CTS-V manages to limp home over a couple hundred miles, during which
> time cjonesy films himself cursing the car and its maker while never
> going faster than 60 mph with the pedal mashed on the floor. The
> tachometer died before he started recording and halfway through the LS1
> V8 begins to rattle like its possessed by a demon. Cjonesy's monologue
> to the camera throughout the video is as funny as his car is tragic, but
> we warned there's some cursing. 
> 
> Cjonesy's a trooper though (for now) and posted the video to get
> feedback on what he or GM should do about the car. Well, GM already
> ordered one of its dealer's to replace a customer's car today, so while
> the wallet's open...
> 
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http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/29/video-cadillac-cts-v-in-throws-of-death-nsfw/
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> (...and here is where Lashdeep calls this guy a chimp...  :-)
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> vty,
> 
> --Dennis
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