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

[Jonathan Haines (oblioh]

These NSX files guys are wankers.  They used to bring their cars out  
to Willow Springs for track days.  I could pass them just about  
anywhere on the track with my Alfa GTV-6.  A strong GTV-6, but a GTV-6!


Jonathan.



On Dec 30, 2006, at 2:32 PM, LS wrote:

> 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:
> >
> > > 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...
> http://www.autoblog.com/2006/12/29/video-cadillac-cts-v-in-throws- 
> of-death-nsfw/
> > (...and here is where Lashdeep calls this guy a chimp...  :-)
> >
> > vty,
> >
> > --Dennis
>
>
> www.exhaust.tv
>
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