After buying the V Wagon I started noticing CTS's. Lots of them. Everywhere. The early ones are pretty darn cheap and can be had with the V6 and a manual which has a friend and I thinking about doing silly things with one. Are there any know weak points with these cars that would talk us out of it?
I've appraised a LOT of CTS' and I've never come across a v6/manual combo. Many of them have catalytic converter related CELs
My parents test drove a base CTS with the V6/6spd a few years ago and loved it. They came really close to buying that one.
Rallycross right? 
I've had similar thoughts.
There are definitely v6/manuals out there. Autotrader shows 31 examples under $10k, with several in the 5-6k range.
In reply to cghstang:
Maybe some rallycross but really more of a drift car. It seems like on paper it has potential to be a functional and interesting drift platform.
Just spitballing here, trying to figure out if it would be a fun project. It should certainly be one of the easier platforms to throw an LS in. 
Isn't rallycross just drift with a purpose? No silly style points.
EvanB wrote: Isn't rallycross just drift with a purpose? No silly style points.
It's all about being silly with cars. 
voetsek wrote: That's a dirty dirty thought. I have a LS3/T56 that's almost brand new sitting in a car in the driveway that's begging to be put in a car I can license.
The question is, in the end would it be cheaper to start with an early V? Or more properly, how cheap does a V6 car have to be for it to be worth playing with?
First generation CTS cars really need a LSD for drifting. And none of the ones I drove (or drifted) had one.
We were looking at the early CTS when we got the Charger. I could not find a manual anywhere near me except one V about 200 miles away. The V was more than I paid for the Charger by about $5k. We ended up going with the Charger for several reasons. My wife didn't like how the CTS looked like more of "rich guys car". I still would like one sometime. It will have to be a manual. Maybe if I move back to the city and do corporate work again.
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