Wisconsin Cadillac Car Dealers

Re: [gator5000e] by 10sfan on Fri Oct 31 07:22:04 PDT 2008

With the problem facing GM, wait a month or so, they will be forced to provide major cash back to move inventory. I do not like putting any cash up front as in the event of a total loss, your insurance carrier will not reimburse you for that part of your loss. Their lots are filled to capacity. The reisdual value for leasing their vehicles is low and without their own financing arm, your at the mercy of the local banks which are tight with their lending on especially on GM, Ford and Chrysler vehicles.

CTS purchase experience by scott1 on Tue Mar 30 17:57:10 PST 2004

I did the research and ordered an 04 cts from Russ Darrow Cadillac in Waukesha, WI on 1/24/04.  Mine was ordered with the Sport/luxury package and the DVD navigation system..in blue chip with the light gray/ebony interior.  I was at the dealership yesterday and saw the exact car I had orderd on the showroom floor..with 10,000 dollars worth of dealer installed add on crap on it. It turns out this was in fact my car..someone screwed up and didn't realize that when it came in..over two weeks ago. I have been checking with them regularly during those two weeks to see if it had come in too. Not a good way to start a dealer relationship.   They were apologetic about the screw up...and after inspecting the car..I agreed to accept it for my originally negotiated price, if they took off the "Vogue wheels and tires" and put the original equipment Mirror polished alloys and Goodyear Eagle all seasons back on. They will leave the other dealer installed stuff on, at no charge. This consists of a "wood Kit", that adds fake wood to the dash, at a cost of..are you ready for this...$1,995.00!! (If I wanted a dash full of fake wood..I would have bought a Buick)   They also have a "Gold Package", that gold plates the cadillac insignia on the front grill, and the CTS emblem on the trunk lid. They sell that one for $995.00. They also have some pin striping on the sides and the trunk lid...that actually looks nice on the car...that sells for $995.00.   Bottom line...the factory sticker on the car is $43,045. I bought the car for 39,965.00, and was also able to use the GM Conquest rebate of 1,500. My final price is $38,465.00.   I pick the car up tomorrow afternoon...as long as they have the correct tires and wheels back on..and I will check very closely.   How does this deal compare to what others are getting?