Hello All. My name's John and this my old car, a 2003 Cadillac CTS. I traded it in due to it being out of warranty and costing so much to upkeep. I enjoyed my "Mocha Latte Monster" and I had/have some very fond memories with her but when a stock part costs $300 and the same part aftermarket costs way less and works better thats an indicator the car is behind the times and has overpriced poor quality products. For instance, the stock bose system broke when I test drove it and the head unit had a cassete tape slot. Cassete tape even in 2003!? What were they thinkin? And you tell me to replace the speaker and the Head Unit in an '03 is close to a grand. What the Hell!? Anyway enjoy and Mocha Latte RIP.
Mods
Pioneer AVIC Z2 Double din touch screen GPS w/dash kit - $2,000.00
Pioneer 5 inch highs in the front and rear doors - $250.00
35 Percent Sun Tek Carbon tint - $200.00
Replacement Stock Front Fascia Color Matched - $1,000
Replacement Stock HID headlamps - $450.00 each
Duralast Battery (Just as Good as an Optima) - $185.00
2 12inch Pioneer 800 watt subs - $300.00
Closed Sub Box - $50.00
Special type of Converter plus Wiring - $70.00
800 watt Pioneer Amp - $200.00
Replacement Rear Interior Panels - $250.00 each
Michelin Floor Mats - $30.00
245/35R20 inch Black Milani Ambrosia Rims with a chrome lip wrapped in Xenon tires - $1,500
NitroFill - $30.00
Custom Tag - $58.00 a year
STOCK
Here she is stock and raggety. But her being raggety only made her cheaper. $20,000 w/55,000 miles in June 2006 after I sold my 2002 Mitsubishi Galant. I thought I'd never be able to afford her. I did, just not under warranty. Lesson learned. My wife then Girlfriend loved this car and misses the hell out of it. I do too.
I would soon grow tired of its raggetyness and give it some class...
....But even this wasn't enough to disguise her poor quality. What happened to Cadillac?
MODS
Too many to count and not enough pics so Ill break it up by Interior and Exterior
Interior
Most mods are stock replacements so you couldn't tell
Exterior
I'll Leave you with this
I will forever miss being able to say I have a Cadillac until I actually have one again. But until then GM is gonna have to put out better quality products. The new '08 and above CTSs are nice but I almost died laughing when the salesman I testdrove it with told me the little pop out the dash Nav the new ones come with gave someone he sold one to problems and here they were with a brand new $40,000 car with no radio!!
