My "XLR ownership experience" did not start splendidly.... (I do recognize that it's unreasonable of me to "blame" Cadillac for the nightmare-experience involved in its cross-country shipment to my address.) - The Toronto, Ontario-based selling Caddy Dealer arranged 'shipping', - The front-end was badly damaged while in possession of the Shipper, - 3-months (Yes! True!) lapsed prior to the car's delivery to my address, - The 3-months included a period of "Auto Kidnapping", by the shipper, - My specified Concours-quality bodyshop "Expertly" repaired the front-end, - My specified Concours-quality bodyshop "Missed" the broken base-of-rad, - Within 24-hours following delivery, my garage received a lake of rad fluid, - The XLR sat in my garage, collecting dust, awaiting 'Spring', - 2-months later, the XLR was fully-repaired and on the road, - I sorta 'hated' the car by now, then... - I discovered 2-areas on the exterior that did not receive paint during assembly, - (Leading edge of Fuel Access Door & Area of Hardtop Below Rear Window), - I also discovered that I wasn't in love with the XLR's front suspension..... After a very-short period of actual ownership, I sold-off my XLR. I'm confident that my "XLR Experience", did nothing good for my overall "longevity"....
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