2004 CTS-V Review and Ultimate Buyers Guide
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
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In this video we take an in depth look at the pros and cons of owning a 2004 CTS-V. We also compare it to the experience of owning a new gen GTO. This is a must see if you're thinking about purchasing either of the two vehicles!
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how dare you make me watch that much footage for no pay off
Fr tho
Garrett Giuffre Yeah, but once you make the power it's not getting to the ground without breaking things. I wouldn't necessarily just throw axles at it and hope for the best. When you're looking at properly upgrading the rear, it would cost thousands.
Custom steel has a true fix kit...for 5G Mine is getting headers, cam and ported heads, going for 450wheel after the hop kit, as long as I dont launch or rag on it, should be fine, once I get my Gen II, Ill throw the CS kit in it.
thanks for the advice.. I was considering the CTS-V... I think youve changed my mind
Man I remember how long ago I subscribed because of the goat. Still lovin your videos my dude;) can't wait to see what the next ride will be!
Thanks for the info! I'm actually in this exact dilemma of choosing between these two cars. Been leaning towards the gto and I think this sold me on it.
The CTSVs only issue is their diff just dont first gear launch.
To be honest, i check both, Almost stop my choice on 2005 GTO and then try G8 GT, same power, plenty of room, cost not to much for mods, nice looking car, limited slip diff, I just add CAi, ARH headers and tune it's a solid daily driver.Very happy with my G8. BTW nice review
Thanks! I would've looked into G8s when I got the goat, but they were still substantially more expensive at that point.
Expensive to modify? What are you smoking??
As you said in the beginning of the video, that car has a excellent set of factory heads on it!
Adding a good size cam and you're well over 400whp. Even people in California could get away with a small cam and make more power.
Going to the biggest issue with the V "wheel hop" good rubber and a upgraded axles which are under $500 solve that problem.
The V is a excellent Sports Car with a muscle car attitude!
Gee Giu ya I think everyone got a little dumber watching this video, I dont know what hes talking about.
Where can I find an upgraded axle for it? I know where to get the wheel hop kit, Im just terrified to floor my baby.
The diff blows more than a hooker
Remember when I subscribed to see the GTO, I liked the ctsv also and can't wait to see what you have next. I am looking to buy a GTO
Sweet deal man, I have something special in store for the future :)
A little late. I found an 05 V that's built. Pushing around 550whp. Dudes rich and is bored as fuck with the car and hes selling it for $8500. If he is pushing 550whp and the diff is still holding up, think the diff has been replaced? And is it a good price for that car even in 2018.
I was looking at videos related to the 1st gen CTS-V and came across yours. I liked your review of the CTS-V, as well as your comparison of the Caddy to the GTO. Amusingly enough I own an '04 GTO which has done some daily driver duty, though my '98 Firebird generally serves as my bad weather driver (nicer weather I have a 2013 Ducati Monster 1100EVO 20th Ann. that I ride). My wife and I are currently looking into an LS6 powered CTS-V to replace her daily driver. They're both excellent cars, though they can be costly to maintain. There isn't a day that goes by that I regret buying my GTO, even after more than 6 years of ownership. Now I just need to talk my wife into letting me get a C6 Z06, LOL!
how much did it cost to insure
BigKleib34 do you think the second gen CTS Vs are just as expensive to maintain as the first gen?
I am looking at an 05 GTO 6spd I have been offered to trade. It has 130k miles on it which I think isnt too bad if the guy has taken care of it. My one concern in the price of insurance, what did you pay on yours just for something I can go off of if I try to buy the car? Also is there anything else I really should worry about on a GTO?
Not easy to make a cts v fast? On my 06 cts v. I run the 5 lug cts hubs and rotors. I have plenty of wheel choices. Have a drag pack set up now.
My coworker has a 2006 cts v. It does have a salvage title. 147k on body and 85k on motor. He has only cold air intake. Its not excellent but good condition. He is offering to sell to me for $6500. What do you guys think is it a good deal? My original plan was to find a 98 to 2002 trans am or camaro. Preferably with bolt ons. I'm in the saving up $ stage so just wanted feedback from owners of cts v's and f body. Reliability and cost of ownership. Not concerned with fuel costs more concerned with reliability and cost to maintain
Those 98-00 LS1s had oil starvation issues, not always but its something to watch for. Both are great cars, only thing to watch for on a salvage title, is the subframe and body true still, does an alignment hold and does the back whine.
I'm interested in getting a gto next year. What is a good price on a 05 and what mileage range should I look for? Nice review also.
I'm planning on getting a gto in a few months but it'll be considered my first car I'll be 18 I currently drive an 03 silverado with a few mods to push about 305hp do you think I'll be able to handle the power? I mean I will test the car but I'll be smart about it
05 GTO or 01 Bullitt? I'm a Ford guy, but I like the set up of the GTO.
Is a Cadillac CTS 2004 or 2005 a good first time car. Need help I am thinking about getting one!
CTS or CTSV?
I'm a HUGE fan of the ls2 gto and I really want to get one soon but once I start a family I will want to go with the cts v, more preferably the ls2 cts v but ls6 is perfectly fine with me but I'm thinking of getting the gto and then cts v as a family car with some speed, would you recommend going with the ls6 V and putting lots of money in it making it quick but still a family car? or buying a gto and putting lots of money and keeping the cts v stock?
Oh n how much u pay for car insurance for the gto? N who much did u pay for the gto
I had that same dilemma... so I got the 05 3.6 base cts for a daily driver and an 04 Gto as a cheap sports car build time to cnc port those heads!
Does the 2005 cts-v have a lot of these same issues too?
i wanted 2 buy one of these last year,couldn't find it these are super hard to find so i went and looked for the secondary car that i would want besides sport,Luxury so i decided to get my self the GTO been having it for about a year know really reliable car have traveled in it numerous times and thankfully really reliabe like it more than my 30th anniversary camaroZ28 even tho that is a great car 💯
Hmm... I've owned my 05 V for over 4 years now. I've put about 40k miles on it. Besides from changing the diff bushing, a fixed alternator, and regular oil changes... That's all that's been needed. The car is now 11years old. With just under 80k miles there are no obvious signs of anything wrong with the car. Things go wrong when you start modding. Pretty much the best car I've ever owned. Problems with the rearend going out is because people launch them. Its a family sedan. 4k lbs worth. Could GM had put a beefier one in, of course. But since they didnt ,dumbasses need to stop giving the car a bad name. Its still very underrated, and is just as expensive as any other LS car. GO buy a GTO, or a G8 and you'll come out with the same result. Your wallet will be just as light. I'm not a fan of the other body styles so I went with the V. Pick your poison, but this guy is reviewing a decade old vehicle. Any car pushing 100k miles will have problems. Plus I don't think GM thought this was gonna be a tuner car. Just sayin
same.. but went thru 2 radiators and one transmission. 135k miles now.
They are great cars and awesome platforms to modify, just address the main issues, do all you can and from there. And for gods sake DONT LAUNCH FROM STILL OR DO FIRST GEAR PULLS.
You can launch from a stop it just better be doing donuts.
Creative steel has a bolt in read end for $6,000 that won’t break.
I have a V1 w 155,000 and it’s kicking strong.
Waiting on a parts delivery having the cam swapped and other miscellaneous bullshit and upgrading the transmission.
I Iwas looking at a gto 2004 5.7 auto last weekend for 10,000 g's it had 114,000 miles on it ,the body of the car was perfect ,do u think its worth it?
Sounds about right. You should be able to get it a bit cheaper.
yea i know bro,thanks
Can you please do an update video of the v2 compared to v1 in terms of tunability, reliability and cost of onwership?
Short story V2 is superior in every way.
Long story: GM learned from their mistakes of the V1, this time mating a LS9 derived engine, to a stout transmission, either the 6L90, or a T6060. Then they proceeded to put a nearly bulletproof differential in the V2, the V2's weakpoint is its axles, I believe this is by design as they are more than strong enough to take a tune and quite a bit of boltons, also in the Auto the transmission is a slight weak link, but D3 sells a 1kWHP kit for it for a very good price.
@@armaggedon4christ v2 is better at anything straight line. IMO V2 is a boring drive compared to a V1. V1 handles better and the chassis is tighter. -Coming from someone who has owned both and just sold the V2 to pick up another V1
@@michaelgallagher4021 yeah, but I wanted the newer chassis, and I wanted that sweet sweet magride also IMHO just a better car, not on turns no but just a better assembled car personally.
I don't know how knowegeable you are when I comes to imports but I am an all around car enthusiasts looking for a daily driver. I live in a state where we get a lot of rain as well so I personally though they are two completely different beasts have narrowed it down to a first gen CTSV or, and I know I'm going to get crap for this from the all American GM fan boys but I was also considering an EVO 8. I know I can make over 400awhp with an Evo all day long and be happy with all wheel drive madness but will I be happy with the power the CTSV has? You say it's hard to make more power out of one? How hard is it really to make more power? I mean from what I've heard the sky is the limit when it comes to LS platforms I'm just curious why you say it's not easily modified to make big numbers? Also how hard is it to make a V take a corner? Would it be as simple as some decent coilovers and an anti hop bar oh and of course sticky tires? Thanks for your time!
1859ddd Easy to make good power out of a V or any LS engine for that matter, just have to watch that rear end. I can't really comment on handling or Evo performance. Thanks for watching!
So what car do you drive now?
hey man great review. Im to in love with ctsv's and I'm aware of the probs. Looking into one right now 2006 with 83k miles on it for about 13ish thousand which seems pretty good from a dealer too. Do you believe this is decent mileage to build off? last owner had it for 4 straight years so i imagen its been well maintained. he's had it since 30k besides the obv probs and its coming from far away so i wouldn't be able to check it out (although its a reputable dealer who's done many out of state sales) but its primarily for a daily build i want to do please let me know ur opinion thanks
I know Im a few years late, but theres one for sale in houston for 8k guy says it will new a new T56 does have 181 on the clock just letting you know.
Very nice review, im curious what car are you looking at next?
You'll see ;)
what's your next car man??? I'm also on the market looking too trade in my 2011 Mustang v6 for something pretty nasty and reliable.
Thanks for the info I have been driving a 05 6mt g35 coupe for 5 years and I'm tired of dumping oil in it every week. Plus parts are outrageous started looking at 98-02 camaro's but the gto's caught my eye. haven't looked at the v not a 4 door guy. Any advice on the gto I should look out for? Looking at 05-06 auto trans tired of driving stick.
There aren't too many common mechanical issues with them. I know the back seats split at the top center and there are sometimes weird electrical issues due to BCM failure.
Picking up my 06 GTO next week thanks again for the video I can't wait to get out this G and into a real car!
Balls Deep Reptiles As a G owner could you promise me something? A lot of your brothers out there with intake, tune and exhaust do a mental gymnastic and think their car is a Ferrari and try to race the rest of us with c63 amgs and m3s, etc. This is not ok, you will lose, why do you make an ass of yourself trying to race a faster car in the middle of traffic?!?! Just promise me you won't be that guy..Gs are great cars!! But it isn't going to take an amg or m or any other car over 400hp. So please don't we love you but we are getting pissed and it's going to come to head
AMG HEAVEN wtf are you talking about? I made this post 3 years ago I now own a 600 rwhp 06 supercharged gto. honestly don't even know what the cars are you're talking about i guess BMW? I don't have much luck getting anyone to race me out on the highway.
Ey bro I have seen most of them go for sale for 10gs or lower with 140thousand miles on dem or more but my question is how good or those motors and transmission?? By keeping the car stock?? And is that motor expensive? And transmission
alexander Garcia Motor and transmission are solid.
So in other words 140thousand is nothing right?? N how much am I looking for a Iegit rebuilt u uno in case In the motor and tranny??? And thanks for the reply bro!
Lmao I find them for 10k with 70k miles
@@pllumajsgarages9149 yeah depending where you live!
So years later I ended up getting one for 9k with 120k LS6 but now im LQ4 stage 3 cam longtube headers etc lol fun car
Whats faster stock for stock, my friend just picked up one (04ctsvm6) and i want to see if my 05ls2a4 is quicker. i also have a 02 trans am ls1 that i know will fall behind in that pull
Awesome review man!
I have a RX7 and RX8 now so I know all about expensive to make fast....Ive been thinking of dumping the 8 and picking up a V. Anything V specific to look for when buying a used one?? Ill be going to arizona or someplace like that to avoid the salt belt. Im planning on getting one with heated seats and nav and all that. Any cheap way to update the nav?? Does the factory radio have bluetooth or would I be better off going aftermarket??
Just the rear clunking. It'll happen when you get on it then abruptly let off. The factory nav sucks and the buttons flake off so I'd go with an aftermarket unit.
Yo . Good shit bro.. keep it up
how much does this particular car go for
Is a Cadillac cts a good first time car! Like a 2004 or 2005 with nav and all the other good stuff?
Thanks for the video very informative. I've narrowed down my search to an 08 Mustang Bullitt or an 06 GTO also thought about a 5.0 mustang 2011 any thoughts?
LOL Don't even think on that one 2011+ GT the way to go! Make sure you get premium with brembo breaks plus it is a newer car. Any 08 mustang beside gt500/roush stage 3 is garbage!
Thank you for the video
Love my V, hate my 6 lug wheels 😑
It's not easy to make a cts v fast? Stock they can hang. With 5th gen camaros and mustangs, you could make 400whp easily
It's easy to make power out of them but you're forgetting about the $10k+ investment to make everything behind the transmission sturdy enough to handle it.
@@BigKleib34 your a ham sandwich buddy
How much did you pay for the CTS V?
zoomboi productions you must be black
@AMG HEAVEN the fuck does that mean ?
wtf?
What are you looking at getting next?
Aww, the issues u saying for the CTS-V is almost the same ones for sedan de ville that had the northstar engines
Nope the northstar blows up in epic fashion by design. Gm messed up how they mated the heads to the block and they pull themselves apart, basically. The LS engines are way more reliable and dont have that issue at all.
Good stuff bro i was in the market for a V but think ima go for a G8 GT.
you are a life saver xD
You better get into the evo's to replace that cadi.. man, the SUV that u drive doesnt fit ur style, we'r waiting
camaro or cts-v
+BigKleib34 Thanks for the info!
Man I don't know why GM is so cheap sometimes. That rear end issue is the same with my trans in my grand prix gxp. They went cheap and used the same trans in a gtp (3800 supercharged) in a gap (5.3l v8). So dumb in my opinion. Good video tho
Yeah it's a shame because their engines are powerful, cheap to mod, and reliable.
GMfanatic if you bite the bullet though and drop 3 grand on a reliable transmission from triple edge performance it transforms the car. the GXP u have is better than my impala SS (also the same car) in many ways so I would consider it if I owned a GXP.
Justin Leask lol i traded it in for an acadia denali. but u i am in the market for a new toy. its between another g8 gxp or a chevy ss. havent decided yet
Both are bad ass cars but I've heard the Australian cars can yield some annoying unique issues so I'd go SS
Justin Leask ss is australian as well.
Great review, I own a 2004 V too. Check out our video at keola36. Oh my 04 V is a supercharged Maggie. Wehave an 06 V and 09 V
God dammit kyle.