Always saving my white w/ blue stripe 2005 GT and black w/ creme interior BMW Z8 for NY/NJ weekends in dry climate, my daily driver has been the first generation Audi Allroad with a 6 speed manual transmission. I really love the car, as a daily driver when I commute to my office in New York City, just 15 miles over the George Washington bridge from where I live in New Jersey.
Every time I have thought about replacing the Audi, nothing on the market appealed to me, since my first priority is a manual gear box. I am old school, and enjoy shifting with three pedals, even in NY City traffic. I also love the concept of a station wagon, and the Allroad was my first. I finally decided on a replacement, and special ordered the car. The Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon in black Raven (not the disco metallic Black Diamond, but real black like my Z8. Titanium color leather Recaros, sunroof, and riding on black satin graphite wheels with yellow Brembo brake calipers. I also special ordered a black mesh CTS-V grille, and am having anything else that is chrome on the car turned black. I also bought an extra set of black OEM wheels with Pirelli winter tires mounted, since the car comes with Michelin Pilots that are not usable under 38 degrees. Build date is 2/28/2013. Of course the first priority was ordering the 6 speed manual transmission.
When I first told my wife that the replacement for the Audi was a Cadillac, she laughed and thought I was joking. In her mind the last cool Cadillac made was the 1959 Eldorado Biarritz convertible I drove around NYC in the early 90's when we were first dating. We visited a friend staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami this past December, and parked in front of the hotel, next to the Gallardos and 458 Italias (including a new spider) and a MP4-12 was an all blacked out CTS-V wagon. My wife wanted to know what that "Bad Ass" car was, and when I told her it was the Caddy, she said "Now I get it!".
Every time I have thought about replacing the Audi, nothing on the market appealed to me, since my first priority is a manual gear box. I am old school, and enjoy shifting with three pedals, even in NY City traffic. I also love the concept of a station wagon, and the Allroad was my first. I finally decided on a replacement, and special ordered the car. The Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon in black Raven (not the disco metallic Black Diamond, but real black like my Z8. Titanium color leather Recaros, sunroof, and riding on black satin graphite wheels with yellow Brembo brake calipers. I also special ordered a black mesh CTS-V grille, and am having anything else that is chrome on the car turned black. I also bought an extra set of black OEM wheels with Pirelli winter tires mounted, since the car comes with Michelin Pilots that are not usable under 38 degrees. Build date is 2/28/2013. Of course the first priority was ordering the 6 speed manual transmission.
When I first told my wife that the replacement for the Audi was a Cadillac, she laughed and thought I was joking. In her mind the last cool Cadillac made was the 1959 Eldorado Biarritz convertible I drove around NYC in the early 90's when we were first dating. We visited a friend staying at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami this past December, and parked in front of the hotel, next to the Gallardos and 458 Italias (including a new spider) and a MP4-12 was an all blacked out CTS-V wagon. My wife wanted to know what that "Bad Ass" car was, and when I told her it was the Caddy, she said "Now I get it!".
