The CTS-V Wagon has always been my dream daily driver. So when one popped up on CarMax with only 12k miles I decided to jump on it. Paid to have CarMax ship the V Wagon to my local store, and it’s still in transit, so I haven’t bought it yet. But after running the VIN through a command F on this google doc: https://www.cadillacforums.com/threads/extensive-v2-production-number-breakdown.960330/ I discovered that the V Wagon I’m waiting on spent the first 6k miles of its life as a member of Cadillac Racing’s Infineon fleet.
So guys and gals…totally not a red flag right? Right?
Unless the car is being offered at what is equivalent to salvage-title prices for a CTS-V wagon, this is a hard, hard pass.
Anyone who has any familiarity with the stresses track duty can do to a car, especially one that is being passed-along by non-professional drivers who have no interest in the longevity of the car would advise you to not buy this car unless it was offered at a significant, and I mean SIGNIFICANT discount from a similar vehicle that has lived the majority of its time on the street.