I'm trying to track down the previous owner of my car. It was traded in to Mike Duman Auto Sales in Suffolk. It is a black '05 CTS-V with a Magnaflow cat-back. I'm trying to find out more info on the car if possible. Any help would be appreciated.

 

why not ask mike duman???he will have records of it...

 

Not if its about mods or something like that.

 

Are you sure you want to open that can of worms? For every person that takes care of their car, there are 10 who don't.

 

Exactly. I want to find out any history on the car so I can find all the problems and fix them. The dealer won't release previous info due to the privacy act statement.

 

Simplistik:

If the car seems in good shape, have a Cadillac dealer do a pre-purchase inspection (PPI) on the V to see if there are any warts. If you are anywhere near Lindsay Cadillac (www.LindsayCadillac.com), I'd suggest having them do the PPI. I owned a 2004 CTS-V and loved the car.

Feff

 

I got the warranty history, but that only tells part of the story. I need to fish through it and get service history from each dealer that worked on it. Whoever had it before me drove it kinda hard. Rear carrier bushings, tranny mount, and probably motor mounts are all due for the urethane upgrade. That's a common thing to go on these cars with any kind of hard use. I plan on ordering a bunch of performance parts from Lindsey Cadillac when the funds become available. Other than that everything works just as it should. No oil loss or anything like that. I need to get it on a lift myself, but I just havent had the time lately to get it in the craft shop on post.

 

Simplstik:

Most of those are wear items even if the car wasn't driven hard. Call Luke Butler at Lindsay and see if he of their service department can pull the history of the car. If it's been serviced at a Caddy dealer, it should be in the system.

The V is a great car!

Feff

 

Exactly. Basically everything supporting the drivetrain is crap parts. I checked with Suttle here in Newport News, but all they could give me was the stuff that GM has paid for, in other words, replaced under warranty. The T56 in it was replaced about a thousand miles before I bought the car. It does tell me the locations where the warranty work was done. I just need to get off my lazy ass and either drop by or call them to get the complete service record.

 

T56? Didn't know those came in a caddy, learn somethin new everyday.