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

[LS (lashdeep]

Jonathan, I'm shocked at this statement...

:)

LS

PS-There have been three R5 Turbo 2s on ebay in the last 2 months. What
are you waiting for?!?!

--- Jonathan Haines <oblioh [at] adelphia.net> wrote:

> 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
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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