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2019 Cadillac XT5 Base

Posted: Wed. Aug. 21 00:03:49 2019

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 888-499-5596 AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU! rse you must hold a side button, then press the shifter FORWARD and then push it to the SIDE! To Park you don't move the shifter, rather, you find the button at the TOP of the shifter and press it(???)...and don't even try to get into Neutral for a car wash! They had to stop the car wash for me today because it would not change into neutral even though I pushed the lever to neutral--I guess you must push the side button, go up and over to reverse and then back to neutral (???) Dumbest shifter design in the world!--even DANGEROUS; #2-- Option for tan leather dash cover. The light color of my particular dash cover causes MAJOR reflection in the windscreen and makes your eyes think it's always a bit foggy. I'll never buy a car with a light dash cover again; #3--squeaks and rattles...OMG! I haven't bought a GM in years and remember how bad GM vehicles were in the 70's and 80's...they are just as bad now! Major squeak in the rear seat mechanism that is very hard to stop (I'm going to take it in under warranty for repair as I see many others online saying the same thing). More squeaks/rattles in the dash, seat belt mechanism, and brakes! I wouldn't expect this in a Cadillac. #4--The Multifunction display is positioned just right to ALWAYS REFLECT THE SUN and be hard to read. It's also super susceptible to fingerprints which make it almost impossible to read in sunlight (and yes, I clean my cars regularly); #5-- A/C system...I live in Phoenix and today is nearly 110 degrees. The system can barely keep up and the seat A/C is less than half what my Ford can do. In fact, I often check to see if the seat cooling light is even on as I can't feel hardly anything; #6--remote start almost never works (I'm going to make sure my key batteries are working...but there shouldn't be a problem at the 2-year mark); #7--not as quiet of a ride as I would expect from a Platinum level Cadillac; #8--Rear seat headroom is embarrassing and I can't take any tall people with me to lunch unless they can ride up front. #9--little things like the unique adaptive cruise buttons that lets you jump up/down 1 MPH or 5MPH depending how you push the button are neat features....but the tactile feel is so bad that it's hard to control between 1 or 5mph and my wife gets mad every time she tries to use it (and she is a very competent senior executive of a major corporation). #10--no thought into things like toll-coin storage and such (even our Ford Fusion had a well designed console with lots of design for usefulness). The XT5 has one big storage pit in the armrest and a cubby underneath the console that is almost inaccessible when driving. There are two drink holders, but that's it! And even the phone holder/recharger is positioned to where you can't get your phone out if there is a Starbucks in the console drink holder!....Like I said...the designers must never have driven another brand of vehicle. If I had paid full price for this car I would have been VERY disappointed...but since I paid about half for a 24-month old car I feel I got a deal and can put up with the dumb design flaws. Oh...what do I LIKE about the car. #1 I love the head's-up display; #2 I love that the car integrates with Apple Car Play so I can bypass the built in navigation and such (which is horrible); #3 the sound system is quite good; #4 the car is peppy and sure footed; #5 the surround view camera system is very helpful; #6 the driver assistance features are very helpful (automatic wipers, side headlamps when turning, adaptive cruise control, emergency braking, blind spot sensors, etc.). It's not a BAD car, but it falls very short as a $60-$70k luxury car.
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