"we'll get sweaty and see what happens..." Not a line you expect to hear on a smoking tire video.. lol

Oil temp was due to the solar eclipse causing a venus retrograde situation.

"It's completely stock but has...." classic The Smoking Tire opening line from the guest there hahaha!

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...

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.

The fact that Matt does his own ads is the best part of this channel. Prefer that 1000% over traditional ads.

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.

Cazab offered me $2,425 for my 2014 Mazda3 S GT... A dealer offered me $17,800 on a trade three weeks ago.

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.

Kudos for the guy for exercising restraint and not being an idiot with the mods. Great sleeper.

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.

Cazab website offered to buy my 2013 BMW for $180. Yes $180

"You know about what cars are worth" Cazab offers $1400 for a mint 2013 Scion XB. WTF.

Never heard anyone refer to a cts as a large vehicle

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.

It's a nice car, 4-doors, manual transmission, rwd and Corvette engine, perfect combo for me. Check for that oil temperature.

The ctsv brembos of this gen is a direct fit to g8s. Rotors, brake pads, calipers, bolts etc cost about $500. Great upgrade for g8s.

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.

Cazab wants to buy a 2018 Aston Martin Vanquish for $150. Lmfao.

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.

Man GM interiors sucked a decade ago...

To any TST viewers out there: if any of you happens to own a Cadillac STS V, I would love to see your car featured in a video.

When he picks tight and all you wanna see is some WOT pulls 😂😂

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.

Y'know, I bought KZfaq Red so I would never have to see ads again while still supporting my favorite creators. You're killing me, Matt.

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.

CTS-V's had a tsb for a ground issue to the oil temp sensor. It caused the oil temps to read high if the ground wire wasn't properly grounded.

Straighter or Tighter? That sounds like a hell of a TST Shirt.

Have a v1 oil temp issue is a bad ground happens at least once a day

Super comfy, and plenty quick.

I love my 07 CTS-V. The handling and braking are great despite how heavy the car is.

I'm glad you posted this and didn't just leave it on the cutting room floor.

Be honest you've never played the game and I don't blame u one bit

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!

Since the Last evo review, nothing Will impress more matt for a long time 😉

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. 😊

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.

I'm not usually one to quickly pass judgement on someone but I'm not too sure this guy is a real car guy....putting it very nicely :/

Finallly!!!!!! Thank you for doing a CTSV. Their is a god!!! Never clicked so fast in my life!

it’s cool i watch an ad before the video, then as soon as it starts i watch another.

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.

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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.

Matt keep doing your ads I understand you need to get paid. Ignore everyone who bitches and moans.

I always like the four door versions, did they make the wagons in a V?

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 -_-

...can attest...buddy has the CTS-V brakes on his bug eye...look good work good...

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.

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.

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.

Matt this video was great! Just like many other episodes this one came with a twist

Hey Matt, I just bought a nice watch you recommended some videos ago from the watch club. Now that I have received this brand new model, I wanna be real classy and smoke a cigar. Can you recommend me some good brand????

Id love to see your pedal inputs in real time on these tighter sections. It would be super educational but i'm sure it would be impractical to do.

The Design reminds me the XLR i had back in the days. Was a nice car. Loved 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...

Always loved the front end design of the CTS-V

Matt, The on vs. in at the beginning, think this is due to higher belt line in modern cars?

Cazab offered me $155 for my 2011 335i. I know depreciation is bad but come on, my E46 is worth more than that

These are really nice cars. One of my friends had it to 160 on the autobahn.

that carolla was like "oh shit the fbi"

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.

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 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.

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

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!

Something funny, you know how KZfaq now lets you mouse over a video before you click on it and a little preview plays in the thumbnail so you can see what the video is about? For this video, it's just footage for the game in the ad at the beginning. I imagine it would be really confusing for someone who was new to these videos to see that preview for a car review lol

Been waiting on this one for a LONG time. Other than the oil temp, how did it drive?

this is what ive been waiting for!

Gotta love all the knuckleheads still complaining about ads on all the free content. Let the man get paid for his time and just enjoy the video.

Matt that is correct about the CTS-V Brembo cheap brake calipers i personally have a friend who did exactly that.

Just a ground issue for oil temp sensor, Matt , 😂 I heard over 300 degrees and was like no way based on drive time and drive style

SOUNDS AMAZING AND LOOKS AMAZING!! I would expect the Dashboard to have some sort of fake wood trump though.

Not enough shots of the actual car in my opinion. I like watching Matt and all but it's about the car!

It's very strange watching Matt advertise games

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.

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.

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 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.

OK I know I'm putting a bullseye on me for asking this but is the 2, 3 shift funky on this car? For some reason I would miss that shift ALOT. Read somewhere the trans had a issue with this. Any suggestions.

Engine oil filter relocation kit with a oil cooler should fix that.

I'm pretty sure these had a tune update due to an issue with the oil sensor readouts showing high. Granted an oil cooler never hurts on a big car like these.

There has to be something wrong with the gauge or the sensor. It can't cool down so quickly, too much variance in such a short time.

Run 10w30, ground issue on that oil temp gauge

1:42..I could never fit in the back of those cars😂

Thicker oil maybe for a cheap solution?

Is are cts-v compared to are hsv senator in Australia . Both luxury high performance cars

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 tried to get an offer for my 2017 RAM on Cazab but they don't have the brand listed.

Cadillac ATS Brembos were what you were thinking of. Had them on my wrx.

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.

It might be thin oil. Thicker oil during summer time.

Cazab results: My 2017 Outback: No offer Wife's 2014 Ford Escape: $4695. KBB trade-in value $12,265.

When is the video on corbin's Rolls-Royce coming?

What a rip off $2,260.00 for a 2012 toyota camry se v6 loaded with every option and only 100,000 miles. Cazab website fix your algorithm

any info on the CTS V brakes ? looking to buy some !

Anyone else just skip the ad at the beginning?

Matt, what ball powder do you recommend?

Very cool car!

That oil temp can't be right

Im just here for the 200 gold