I have a 2005 ctsv as a weekend car and I took it out on some twisty, curvy, hilly, backroads where I live and it handled very well. I was doing 85 mph in spots where the speed limit was 30 with the windows down blasting guns and roses and going through all the gears like a mad man. It was amazing! The whole adventure was a blast.
Are you people still complaining about the adds and reclames that Matt's doing ? For real ?! He is has been pumping FREE godlike car content for YEARS, taking from his time and money, I would have supported him throughout the years if I had money, seriously, but what does he get in return... ? You can't even watch a single add even when you CAN skip it?? If you are so butthurt just skip a damn minute and continue watching, nobody has to read your sad comments and complaints...
+boosted 2.4 Do you realise that watching adds generates money, not watching videos in general, moreover, ppl purchasing the products that he promotes don't directly translate to profit
The ground on that oil sensor is bad is all. 329* is the max temp, which means it's pegged and seeing no ground. Common problem on the V. Too bad this one hadn't had that fixed which interfered with a legit review.
Several folks already mentioned it. Oil temp issue is caused by poor ground connections. I preemptively fixed it on my 05 CTS-V by cleaning the grounds on the passenger side fender as well as behind the passenger side head. I did that work 6+ years ago and the highest oil temps I ever saw was 285F on The Dragon. I was non-stop pounding the car at low speeds and it did awesome, including the brakes.
That either makes it work or not work. His is working they just can't handle abuse their meant to sell to people who's gonna play 10 seconds and cruise. This guy was dogging it over and over the temp was red hot. Only way to fix that is to put a cool hood on and a bigger oil cooler and fan
for the average joe, it looks like a rental caddy. No crazy rims, aero bits, hood vents, other garbage. Clean. So yeah, it is a sleeper. Could be more of a sleeper, yeah, but compared to rental spec that it still looks like, it is.
The culprit in his case turned out to be the ground right under the hood support and very easy to get at. Reading a DVM from the bolt head to battery negative showed almost 1/2 volt! (450 mv). We removed the 15 mm bolt, added a 3/8" "star" washer (between lug and frame) and the voltage dropped to less then 50 mv. All the problems vanished.
I had an 05 CTS-V and that oil temp gauge was an issue. The common fix was to ground it or get your own gauge properly installed. The rearends were weak and the rear diff pumpkins could even crack the casing. The transmission was garbage too. The syncros would go out within 25k miles. Other than that, the car was a great handling car.
Yep. Common. Shoulda kept beating on it...it was fine. Never heard of syncro issues, however - No different internally than every other T-56 out there.
Bart Small yep, can be syncro issues when factory issues aren't fixed and you get up into high mileage. this car was a very poor example of the capability of the v1
Bart Small how about the t56 mn6/mn12 in the c5 & c5z do there ls6 oil temp or syncro issues. How bout the diff they come with clutch type lsd seems strong
100% true. I had 3 rear ends under warranty, and 1 warranty trans replacement which of course didn't help. Rebuilt again by Tick with better syncros and it was perfect. Motor mounts went out every 20k too. Driveshaft was a POS too. Oh don't forget the plastic end tanks on the radiator, 3 of those under warranty each time they snapped off.
Simon Coles Not really, they had their flaws but they are much more rugged than the competitors. The interior of my 300,000 mile 2004 DTS is very nice for having such extensive use. Only about 3 or 4 main wearing points. The same cannot be said for German or Japanese cars - especially of the era!
Love your videos Matt! Don't care about the ads in the beginning either man, I'll continue to support you by watching your videos and I always turn off adblocker before viewing youtube anyways because I hate not giving maximum ad revenue to channels who work hard to bring us entertaining videos and sometimes put themselves at a pretty high financial risk just to give us a video to enjoy. Keep it up man! Always loved these first gen CTS-V's too for the size and simplicity. Actually looking into getting one of these since I don't want to spend more and get the IS-F Used, I'd be paying probably twice the price and I am a mechanic so I don't mind some quirks or some small issues if the CTS-V needs like an add on oil cooler or something since it appears it might be an issue lol. Plus I like the fact that they're not obnoxiously loud with factory exhaust, I don't need a loud V8 I just want a subtle throaty noise, and some torque and speed. The LS is great in any configuration if you put a couple dollars into making it more robust for any climates and driving styles.
One of my favorite cars (in stock form) was my 98 BMW 540i 6 speed manual. A friend of mine had a stock 04 CTS-V and would beat me by 1 car length in the 1/4 but when we hit the twisties he could never keep up. In a two year period all I ever had to replace on my car was the valve cover gaskets but we were constantly working on the CTS-V. The CTS-V is a fun car but be prepared for frequent repairs.
Oil temperature issue is a sensor grounding problem, there's a TSB on it. I've had it read 300 degrees cruising at 70. I fixed mine by running a redundant ground wire from the oil level/temp sensor to the ground in the driver side kick panel. There are also things that the dealer can do with calibration, etc., and that sometime works, but the extra ground wire is a cheap reliable solution.
Oil pan sending units are known to be questionable. Mine read hot very often until I replaced it. Yes, the interiors are crap and the rest of the car has the cheap 00's GM vibe. But they are infinitely tuneable and the most of the issues are well known and can be resolved. My 04 has over 125K, and while the original LS6 dropped a valve spring at 100K, the trans and rear have been solid. I have a Texas Speed 408" LQ9 stroker in it now, putting down about 575hp at the wheels and after 15K miles still haven't broken anything......fingers crossed! Its all about how you drive it.
cazab offered me $3090 for a 2010 Cadillac cts with 50,000 miles that i traded in a few months ago for $10,000. not only that, but it also gave me the option to just donate the car to them for a $500 tax write-off. wtf is this shit site.
That's funny. I sent him a link to mine like a few weeks ago. I'm finishing up my stroker build. Glad you finally did one Matt Oil temps is a bad ground connection. Keep running it lol.
Cory Z yea probably that. My car still isn't finished quite yet. But it should be stout. 652bhp and 595 torque at the flywheel. Getting dropped in this week. If Matt wants to drive it on the show you guys can see what these things can do with some real power.
Luke V Yea dude. It's got a Ford 8.8 from creative steel, 3.73 gears (stock ratio) upgraded axles and CVs, New driveshaft, LS9 clutch, katech flywheel. Everything should be pretty stout. The stock Diff in mine lasted 103k miles. I owned it for about 50k miles. I beat it pretty good and it held together. The only reason I went with the 8.8 is because I was fairly certain that the motor would nuke the rear end.
eb110americana not an LS6 anymore. It's got an L76 out of a G8 GT. It's a 408 stroker. Going to run it on E85. So the 91 octane number should go up a little. I'm mostly tuning it for E85 because it's WAY cheaper and there are 2 stations local to me.
The cts is not a big car at all lol , it was a mid size car at best in 2004, yea the new ones are full size lux car but in 04 they were fairly compact, . what did this guy use to drive a MG midget, a cts-v is like a 3 series with 400hp which is more then plenty for a car that size.People say the silliest shit trying to sound vogue. " yea i don't normally drive big car, its not what i'm use to" while sitting in a mid size car smh, a focus rs is bigger -_-
A shame it was a stock 150k car... these cars transform when the old OEM bushings are upgraded and that oil temp light is an easy fix of cleaning up some of the main chassis grounds on that early model car. Would have loved to see a review of a nicely setup and modified first gen V... regardless, thanks for the review!
As a gamer, I checked out that game you promoted in the start of the vid.. now, I didnt go with the mobile version I tried it on my PC.. Honestly.. Kinda pretty solid so far. Thanks dude, Im always down for a new game.
If you search Car and Driver's site, you'll find articles from back in the day mentioning problems with high oil temperature readings. It was a sensor calibration issue that affected some of the earlier built cars. GM eventually fixed it.
another thing. I've been anticipating a v1 review for a while. Even messaging Matt myself as I wanted to get his take on the quirks and performance of the v1. instead we got a guy who clearly knows nothing about the v1 platform and was really on to just promote his website...
Poor battery and harness grounding in the engine bay of the first generation CTS Vs causes the oil temp gauge and only the oil temp gauge to soar!! Sorry you didn't get to really push the car Matt, I fall in love with mine everyday and have been wondering lately what you'd think of it.
kristian bolin I understand that it's a used performance car and it will have problems (my first love was an Eclipse GSX...), but GM has a notorius reputation for lack of quality from cost cutting on even the smallest things.
Damn time flies... I have the wrong picture of Cadillac in my brain from 2004, and thinking they only had these cool 'monsters' (cts-v) in like 2010ish.
Open recalls on these cars include brake line failure and random loss of acceleration. Make sure to contact your local Cadillac dealer before the car almost kills you. Btw I have a Creative Steel adjustable shifter for sale for 1st Gen V if anyone's interested!
Can you make the ads just 30 seconds or less so people dont just skip over them right away? I appreciate your videos so i dont mind watching them if they're short because I know they help fund everything. 😊
I used to use this car in Need For Speed Most Wanted. Over the years I used all the cars in the game, but seeing this in the rear world is way more exiting. At the time I did not know they used a Vett engine in them.
Here's what I got from cazab 2014 VW GTI 28,000 miles Not a scuff Offer: $ None You have a special vehicle that we want to give special attention to and its valuation. 2007 FJ Cruiser 6speed AWD/4x4 110,000 miles Clean Over $20,000 in parts invested Could sell for a min of $20,000 to a few people today if I wanted (never) Offer: $4995.00 2000 Miata 5 speed Very clean 150,000 miles Offer: $405.00 2000 Audi TT fwd 5 speed 118,000 miles Immaculate About $20,000 invested in upgrades Offer: $655.00 1998 BMW 323is 5 speed 212,000 (runs like a dream) Body 8-9/10 interior not great Going to be track car Offer: $60.00
Benjamin Davidson agree that the site is low balling like hell but it's not necessary to list how much you invested into the cars, you never get close to what you put in
That Cazab website offered me $73 yes seventy three dollars for my 2017 ATS-V with 10,000 miles in perfect condition. However, I also have the option of donating it for $500. The biggest scam I have ever seen....I can't buy my gas cap for $73. Go to the site to be amazed.
They are a great value but unless you have deep pockets I wouldn't touch the first gen V's with a 10 foot pole. My cousin owned one and quickly sold it after 7 months of ownership. They have sooooo many problems from the factory that you have to correct and a lot of items that break constantly. For instance the rear end is made of glass and they have a serious wheel hop problem from the factory, any time you lose traction the rear end always wants to wheel hop no matter what. Would maybe work as a week end car but I wouldn't trust it as a daily driver which kind of defeats the purpose of the car which is to be a very sporty, very comfortable sedan you can take to work every day. There are many other problems to mention but this comment would be a mile longer than it already is lol.
First time I looked at David and I was like "Wow a girl ?! interesting" Then I saw little bit of beard and I was like "Oh"... then Matt said "This is David " then I was like "Oh no".
I leased one of these back in the day. It was a mechanical nightmare that GM eventually bought back via the lemon law. They cut a few corners bringing this car to market. The biggest weakness was the rear axle; the diff was too weak for the LS6/T56 combo and the gears howled like a wolf at the full moon. It was also prone to axle hop. Other weird quirks about this car: The shifter generally sucked; the wheels are oddball 6-lug designs and there's no factory spare (runflats). The stock rubber wore out in only 7K miles of normal driving. The LS6 engine also felt odd in a car like this, what with its lopey idle that shook the car at red lights. Even non-car people noticed it. Very much the opposite of what you'd feel in an E39 M5, which was kind of a performance benchmark for this car back in those days.
I like the ads drama lol. I say go crazy, let's see what kind of weird shit you can promote, cigars, tshirts, internet games...what's next? Go for some serious weird shit Matt, make it a thing. Love your channel.
One thing that was not mentioned was the mileage on that thing. It looks like it was blowing smoke on one of the passes and $10 grand for a high mileage oil burner is no deal, oh well.
Cazab offered me $3990 for an 02 z06 with 49,000 miles, clean title and everything. Good luck with that business, if you offered realistic offers you might be in a cts v2
"I don't know much about my car but it has some tires, I think, maybe there's oil in the crankcase or not, dunno. Hey let's have Matt drive it hard on video."
LS engines need oil coolers. buddy of mine has a 2010 CTS-V and he needed a FAT ass oil cooler for track use even with a huge cooler, oil still sits at 270F after HARD use.
J chan not the v2 and v3 that's forsure. They have come along way these days at 85-100k now they have to be better. You should take one for a test drive and compare them now. I've owned first gen and now second gen. And not even remotely alike in any way.
No, it was a 5 series sized car for a 3 series price. That’s what the first gen cts was and gm was totally wrong with it. That’s why the ats was introduced and the alpha platform. Amazing car!
I don't think that's bad, really wish he had more brands and want him to earn more money, but pretty sure youtube is not his main source of income, in the end he's a fuckin' great auto journalist, maybe the best, bet you that this is like he amuses himself, driving all these cars...
That oil temp shouldn't shoot up and down like that as quickly as it did. I've thrashed an 04 CTS-V around some quick and tight roads around here in Ottawa and it took it for 30 plus minutes at high revs and that didn't happen so I feel like it might be a faulty sensor or something like that. LS6 are surprisingly reliable engines. I absolutely love those CTS-V's.
as an 04 v owner I'm surprised they didn't really talk about the horrendous factory shifter and fragile first Gen diff, or if he was 1 of the lucky to get the Gen 3 or 4 upgraded diff under warranty
The Corvette had computer controlled shocks available in 1989. The Selectivr Ride Control system found it's way to other vehicles but thise were still valves that were adjusted by a computer. The magnetic system didn't show up until 2002, though.
