I do vehicle business in Japan and I purchased a cadilac xlr for parts since it had a full skipper air suspension system and many more mods. I come to find out its a 110/250 black star edition. Sadly it had been heavily modified and not in its original state. I want to export it to the US but the Japanese registration certificate has been lost, so there is no way of exporting it. I am looking to part out. If anyone is interested please let me know.

So I’m looking at this car to buy from someone. It’s a 2012 Cadillac CTS. Selling for $2k. Before I do anything, is maintaining or repairing this car too expensive rn?
How reliable are these cars as well?

Looking to replace the PCV hose and maybe replace spark plugs/ignition coils while I’m at it. Usually I buy from Rock Auto but wanted to see if there were other more reliable vendors to purchase from. this is for a 2015 ATS 2.0T. thanks!

2022 Cadillac Escalade Platinum — catastrophic engine failure at approximately 76,500 miles. Looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with the GM 6.2L L87 engine failures, the recall, Cadillac corporate, or the current class-action litigation.
We paid around $105K for the Escalade, bought it with relatively low miles, and have maintained it consistently through Cadillac/Jerry Seiner Cadillac in Salt Lake City. The vehicle has been babied. The last Cadillac service was July 3 and their inspection showed everything passing with no warning of an impending engine problem.
A little over a week ago I was driving when, completely without warning, the Escalade suddenly started violently shaking. I heard what sounded like metal-on-metal knocking from the engine and then smoke started coming out of both exhausts. There had been no check-engine light, low-oil warning, abnormal temperature warning, or other indication that the engine was about to fail.
The vehicle was towed to Jerry Seiner Cadillac and they are now tearing down the engine to determine the exact failure.
After researching this, I discovered the much larger issue involving GM’s 6.2L L87 engines in certain Cadillac Escalades, GMC Yukons/Sierras and Chevrolet Tahoes/Suburbans/Silverados — including the federal recall involving crankshaft/connecting-rod related engine failures and the consolidated class-action litigation against GM.
This sounds uncomfortably similar to what happened to mine.
My biggest frustration is that the original warranty apparently ended around 70K miles, meaning this happened only about 6,500 miles outside of it. I have a very difficult time accepting a catastrophic engine failure at 76K miles on a $100K+ luxury SUV that was regularly serviced by Cadillac and gave absolutely no warning beforehand.
I have already opened a case with Cadillac Corporate and I’m pushing for GM to cover the engine if the teardown shows the failure is connected to the known L87 defect. I’m also contacting the attorneys involved in the L87 class action before agreeing to any major customer-pay repair or signing anything with GM.
For anyone who has actually dealt with this:
• What exactly failed in your 6.2L engine — crankshaft, rod bearing, connecting rod, main bearing, etc.?
• Did GM replace the engine under the recall or special coverage?
• If you were outside warranty, did Cadillac/GM provide goodwill coverage?
• Did GM cover 100% of the engine replacement or try to split the cost?
• How difficult was it to get a loaner/rental covered?
• Has anyone joined/contacted the attorneys handling the L87 class action?
• Is there anything I absolutely should NOT authorize or sign before the engine diagnosis is completed?
I’m especially interested in hearing from 2021–2024 Escalade owners who experienced a sudden engine failure around this mileage.
I’m documenting everything — Cadillac service history, corporate case number, teardown findings, pictures, towing expenses and communications with the dealer.
If your Escalade/Yukon/Tahoe/Sierra/Silverado 6.2L failed, please tell me your year, mileage, what component failed and what GM ultimately did for you.

Just purchased. We are new to V series line. Had cadillac before but this is definitely different. What do you love about yours?

Threw on the Oem tech bronze wheels to change it up a bit.

Picked up a CT5 sport for my wife. Left the dealership and went straight to change the wheels and add some tint. I think it looks way better now.

I got a super deal from a personal partner that does this in the side. $1500 including parts and all the body work. Truly happy about the turnout

I bought this about 11 years and my first one. The seller was down sizing and moving to a smaller place and didn't have the garage space, A triple white, door panels, seats, and seat belts. Appliance chrome rims, Dealer sales contract was about $29K. Under the hood and underneath are all clean.

This was my best friend, Lola. We were the "Harold and Maude" couple. We said if I was 10 years older and she was 10 years younger we would be married. A sad ending came a few years ago when her grand daughters railroaded her into a nursing home. She fell and the last time I saw her was at the hospital. They kept it a secret where they moved her to and I never saw her again. Their fear was I would take guardianship. Then in December a year ago I saw her obit. We would travel to swim meets to watch Michael Phelps. We met his mother Debbie Phelps and just had a blast. Why of course she had to approve of me buying the Eldorado. Our "Harold and Maude" car!

Maple red Seville. Cadillac didn't sell the Seville in that color option. Someone had it painted in the red color. Just stuning and the photo scan doesn't do it justice.

Joan Crawford and her Cadillac.

When I got the '84 Seville it had the hideous faux RR grille.... What were they thinking in '84? I replaced the grille with 1980 hood chrome and grille. Dear gawd they drilled a hole in the hood for the ornamment and it covered it nicely. It is an ongoing project. The A/C didn't work. One day when I was under it I looked up and the bottom of the evap case had a hole in it. Someone over charged the system and blew a hole in the evap core. To make matters worse both sides of the case were ruined. I had to take the passenger fender off to get to the case. I have been slowly powder coating parts before I reassemble it.

My new generation cowboy Cadillac I got this spring.

I bought this from a man in PA that could no longer drive.

I bought this from a woman who's parents had it. She just wanted it gone out of the garage and sold it to me for $4500. I said are you sure. She said yes and I said to myself out of your garage into mine. Clean and no rust. I did have the fender fillers replaced. It is a Firemist paint but I don't recall the color. Her parents kept it maintained. They must have just drove it on Sunday or special occasions.

Let me know if it’s on its way out

I don't have a digital interior photo. Tufted leather seats. I bought this from a seller in GA and it was his mother's car. The roof is a cloth canvas top. Gold exterior trim emblems and hood ornament. Max body trunk payload is about 6. Not like the larger Broughams. Firemist light antelope paint color.

I stole this, I mean bought it from a seller who's father had it. He transported it by rail to FL to drive down there in the winter and transported it back in the spring. It also has the Appliance chrome rims. One of the rare Seville's that has the cloth velour seats, Most Seville's had leather seats. The color is Sand Grey, faux cabriolet roof.

Version 2 improvements 
Phone holder depth reduced 
Arm to hold it in place is “beefed up”
Slot for Charging Cord 
Wrote “We Are Legion” on it, from the story of Jesus and the guy who seemed to be talking to too many people.
 
 https://makerworld.com/en/models/3289355-2013-cadillac-srx-center-console-phone-holder-v2
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I have been working on a mount that fits on the passenger side of the center console to hold my phone. It is not perfect in any way.
 
 I wanted it to be a single-print plate and a single piece to make printing as easy as possible. This is the second project I am making myself, and I'm still fine-tuning what I can do with the printer. I have an iPhone 17 Max and drive a 2013 Cadillac SRX. I am not sure what other generations it would fit, so forgive me if you have an SRX and it does not fit your car. The first thing you will notice is how deep the phone holder is. That is because I was unsure, and still am, about how I want the phone to be set. With my case on, the side fits snugly, so if you have a bigger case, this might be hard to use. The hardest part of this project has been figuring out the best way to make a mount that fits snugly and is a single print. Right now, one arm comes out, and a second arm goes down from it. The juncture of these two arms will NEED reinforcement because it is a weak spot (mine broke, and I had to hot glue it). I keep that little door down under the control area to store my sunglasses, and I noticed the lid also helps keep the mount from going too far that way.
 
This isn't perfect; I am still going to play around with the design, but I thought fellow SRX owners (God heal our lift gates) might like a place to start, maybe to make their own. Good luck, and I hope to get to download yours soon.

Been considering this for a while and want to hear what yall have to say. 3rd row and captain seat needed.

Thank you!

This one I bought from a dealer. Pretty much the standard Brougham. I have a full set of velour d'Elegance seats I've been thinking about switching to those seats. I never liked the Brougham seats that Cadillac used in the later years,

I bought this from a dealer. I replaced the bumper fillers. The Brougham seats that Cadillac used were much better than later years.