XLRobbie-V
Member
Hello to all, I'm new and want to introduce myself. I live in North-Central Idaho with my wife. We're both retired and love Idaho with all it's beauty, where we can pursue a typical Western lifestyle. It's a conservative state with abundant wildlife which provides hunting and fishing opportunities. We have Whitetail Deer, Elk, Chukar, Quail, Turkey and Pheasant on our property. Also Salmon and Steelhead fishing at our front door. Our rule is to supplement our diet by taking only what we can eat.
Okay, enough about that. I've been a car guy most of my life, and now that I'm retired, I thought about buying an Alante' for our pleasure cruises. So I started looking online when I stumbled across the Cadillac XLR's. Having been out of the city loop for a long time, I didn't even know Cadillac made another roadster! Plus, I don't think I've ever seen one on the road either? But once I saw it, I couldn't get it out of my mind!
After doing a lot of research, reading and watching videos about the XLR, I found the vehicle fascinating. Of course I immediately fell in love with the car, particularly the -V model. So I changed my mind to buy an XLR-V instead of an Allante'. After seeing an Infrared XLR-V come up for sale on the internet, I called the dealer to find out more about the car. It turns out to be the owner's car, and he wanted me to fly out there to view and inspect the car before buying it. I had a lot on my plate with a death in the family, so after much back and forth talk, I declined and bought the car without seeing it in person.
I was going to have it delivered by trucking it out, but instead, the dealer asked if he could have it driven out by his driver. That sounded good to me because I figured the 2,000 mile trip would be a testament that the car was in good running shape. The driver got it here in a few days where I could inspect and drive it. Oh my, it was beautiful in that splendid Infrared paint job, and the supercharged XLR-V is fast for sure!
Thanks for looking, I hope to read and participate more.
Robbie-
Okay, enough about that. I've been a car guy most of my life, and now that I'm retired, I thought about buying an Alante' for our pleasure cruises. So I started looking online when I stumbled across the Cadillac XLR's. Having been out of the city loop for a long time, I didn't even know Cadillac made another roadster! Plus, I don't think I've ever seen one on the road either? But once I saw it, I couldn't get it out of my mind!
After doing a lot of research, reading and watching videos about the XLR, I found the vehicle fascinating. Of course I immediately fell in love with the car, particularly the -V model. So I changed my mind to buy an XLR-V instead of an Allante'. After seeing an Infrared XLR-V come up for sale on the internet, I called the dealer to find out more about the car. It turns out to be the owner's car, and he wanted me to fly out there to view and inspect the car before buying it. I had a lot on my plate with a death in the family, so after much back and forth talk, I declined and bought the car without seeing it in person.
I was going to have it delivered by trucking it out, but instead, the dealer asked if he could have it driven out by his driver. That sounded good to me because I figured the 2,000 mile trip would be a testament that the car was in good running shape. The driver got it here in a few days where I could inspect and drive it. Oh my, it was beautiful in that splendid Infrared paint job, and the supercharged XLR-V is fast for sure!
Thanks for looking, I hope to read and participate more.
Robbie-
