First a few pictures to shock the scene
The actual 3700 kilometers, gas mileage of 10.7.
New car just arrived at the store
The day of the car
Paste the car coat
Added the sports package, the first time to see the chassis, very neat
Hand-stitched a tumbledown steering wheel cover
Casual shooting A few beautiful photos
Daughter-in-law driving
This place I do not know if anyone knows
The following is to say that since the car selection and purchase of the experience it. Before that I have to spit on the shift paddles, what was the designer thinking? With shift paddles shift gears than automatic shift is slow, there is a little sand sculpture ah.? First, choose a car to buy a car? My wife and I began to look at cars from June 2019, looked at nearly four months, ordered the CT6's Luxury Sport Edition in early October, and then waited for two more months to pick up the car in early December. The whole car landed at 360,000, the car price of 32.? Here surely someone asked, why not buy the lead transport, this is not obvious, because the bag is shy ah. In four months of car shopping time, my wife and I two people, visit the "famous rivers and mountains" 4S stores have walked all over the road, test drove a lot of cars, I'll briefly talk about my feelings. (A) Lincoln Continental - Pros: chassis comfort, interior space, can add 92 oil. Cons: sound insulation is worse than CT6, audio is very general, inside and outside of the look are too greasy and ugly, price is expensive the same price can buy CT6's higher configuration. (B) Lincoln MKC - Pros: after careful consideration, there are no advantages directly pass. (C) Audi Q5L - Pros: the brand is more recognized, the low is also four-wheel drive, although it is a four-wheel drive, cheap, the price and CT6 has been almost as expensive as a million or two, dual-clutch drive up really quite cool. Cons: ugly interior, less space, worried about toxic interiors, not too fond of SUVs.? (D) Audi A6L - Pros: interior thief handsome, dual clutch drive up cool, shift is very sharp, dual screen touch up very texture, interior space. Cons: soundproofing and audio are not good, the price is also more expensive than CT6, the price of the same configuration is far worse.? (V) Model?3 Import Standard Range - Pros: saves money, semi-autonomous driving saves energy (my wife commutes 75 miles to and from work every day), interior is more environmentally friendly. Cons: small car, seats are very uncomfortable like a bench, poor workmanship, like buying a toy not a car.? (vi) Alfa Romeo? Juliet - Pros: exterior and interior are handsome and stylish; chassis and handling are very good; power is also excellent, transmission is very well tuned. Cons: passenger anti-human design, legs can not be stretched out straight; expensive (at that time, 280 horsepower to 370,000 car price, due to the expensive selling price coupled with the fear of after-sales, and finally gave up).? (VII) Volvo?S90 - Pros: lots of room in the back. Cons: average soundproofing; large space but not comfortable seats; average transmission tuning and turbo delay; no odor as advertised. These are the cars mentioned above that we test drove and eventually gave up on, one of the more unfortunate ones being the Juliet, really liked the car. We heard that it's 280hp has recently dropped in price again, eh that's karma...? In addition to these cars above, we also went to the 4s store to see the Audi S4, BMW 5 series, 4 series, 3 series, JEEP Grand Commander, Volkswagen Maiden, CC, Pfion, Honda Accord, Jaguar XEL/XFL.? From so many cars CT6 stand out by what, in fact, especially simple, is the face value ah. This is a world of faces. Second, the car experience? Small 6 sub just to the time of the first insurance, more than 5 months to drive less than 4000 kilometers, which is about one-third of the highway, the rest is commuting to and from work. I'll talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the CT6 that my wife and I found in the process of using the car. (A) CT6 advantages: 1. sound insulation. CT6 for wind noise and road noise isolation really do a good job, when the A6L we are not quite satisfied with its sound insulation, and finally did not choose. It is basically two worlds with the windows open and closed. Once we passed by a square, some people were dancing, and at first the windows were closed, and then opened to realize that their music was so loud. 2. Handling. Usually drive more lethargic, not very intense driving, the few fast lane changes overtaking can let me feel the car gives me confidence. The body of the follow-up is very good, such a big car when I drive up, really give me the feeling is not so huge. 3. Acceleration. It's not particularly fast, but at least it's a lot faster than my original car, so I feel like it's perfectly adequate. 4. interior. The interior is still quite generous, should be used in all places with leather, although the design is slightly older, but still not a good-looking interior. It's also quite comfortable for daily use of the car. 5. Lights. I'm not talking about the headlights, but the 4 handlebar LEDs that light up at night when I approach the car with the keys. These are really premium, and along with the welcome light when you open the door, it's really worth it for the price point. The CT6 is really handsome and good looking, with a length of 5 meters 2, it makes the whole car very slim, plus its design language makes him look very sturdy. In my wife's words the CT6 looks like a tall handsome bodyguard in a black suit, it's not like the Pilot, X7 or these big SUV's that expose every muscle, but it manages to give a feeling that you can rely on it. My wife is very small, and driving the little 6-sub is just a great contrast...? (b) Cons of the CT6:?1. Bad steering wheel settings. I don't understand what Cadillac's designers were thinking, making the CT6's steering wheel so heavy, especially when moving the car at low speeds, because of the oversized body, so it's more of a struggle to steer. And there is a problem with the steering wheel's return torque. When I turn a corner, the steering wheel is not very willing to return to its original position by itself, and it always needs me to add a hand. Not only that, the CT6's steering wheel is too big, plus it's a four-spoke steering wheel, which makes it seem particularly large and not very refined. ?2. Poor engine sound insulation. I mentioned the CT6's good soundproofing in the pros above, but that's just wind and road noise isolation; the soundproofing it does for the engine is poor. When starting out at a stoplight, even with my stereo on, after revving past 2k rpm, the engine noise comes right into the car, kinda dropping it. 3. Transmission stuttering. I didn't test drive it much, but after using it for a while in my daily life, I could feel a more obvious stutter when I shifted up and down from 123 to 123 at low speeds. And at times when switching between reverse and forward gears, there would be a kick in the butt. These are in fact the car calibration is not fine enough performance. 4. Low chassis. This problem is actually a lot of people have mentioned, but the original in the purchase of the car before I was not too concerned about, but in the actual drive up, really sometimes want to curse. Especially under the underground garage, the first time under my garage, I was out of my own car to watch my wife a little bit to drive the car down, the nearest place spaced less than 1 cm, if the car is full of 5 people is not to bottom. I don't dare to think about it. 5. Long body, steering is not convenient. This car is now basically commuting to work, because the home garage and unit parking conditions are very good. And usually shopping, go to the mall will have to use the family's other car, because indeed in some small intersections this size is not very friendly. 6. The chassis is bumpy and the road feedback is very direct. However, this may be due to the fact that we have 19-inch wheels, but no electromagnetic suspension, I do not know what the 18-inch feel, because the test car is the lead transport. ?7. Center control dying plus jumping fault codes. These are minor, my car jumped a fault code for headlights once, power off and restart and it was fine. Then every 3 or 4 days while driving it would have a fault code for the safety restraint system, but they were fleeting and I didn't really care. The center control died once, reboot is fine, these are actually small problems. Third, summarize? Buy a car ah, must buy their favorite car. What is their favorite car? Is able to tolerate it has this and that kind of shortcomings, at the same time in you sometimes parked the car to leave the time, can then turn back to appreciate the car, this is your favorite car.CT6 has a lot of shortcomings, but my wife and I are very much like to buy a car have spent a lot of money, but not to buy a car that you like. Many people instead care a lot about what other people think, and other people didn't pay for it.