Cadillac CTS-V (1st Gen)

CTS V GEN1 CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$21.3K ▲ $4.5K (+26.6%)12 mo
WATCHWell-supported value — but volatile.
Well supported · 23 sold + 122 active
Fair value$21.3K ($18.8K–$23.9K)
Typical ask$14.5K
Recent sold$16.2K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 62% calls right
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($16k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($16k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$13.8Ksells fast
Fair$16.2Krecent comps
List$17.4Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$18.8Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $18.8K · Fair $18.8K–$23.9K · careful above $24.5K

Flagged undervalued because inventory -0%.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 19 yr, 59k mi example, ~$21.3K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2017-01 2026-09 $30.8K $11.8K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 102 confirmed sales (102 auction)·144 sales tracked·70 months tracked·since 2017-01·606 active listings

Did our model work? 63% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 16 scored forecasts: 63% got the direction right, median value error ±41%.

2013-01 2026-08 $25.4K $4.7K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard gavel in range 9 in 10

We replayed 48 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±16%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 9 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly high on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-08-13 2006 · 57k mi $13.9K–$31.1K $21.1K ✓
2026-08-05 2005 · 144k mi $10.1K–$22.6K $13.1K ✓
2026-06-19 2005 · 6k mi $17.2K–$38.4K $28.0K ✓
2026-06-19 2005 · 6k mi $13.1K–$42.0K $28.0K ✓
2026-04-17 2005 · 19k mi $14.1K–$31.4K $27.3K ✓
2026-04-09 2005 · 86k mi $9.8K–$21.9K $16.3K ✓
2026-01-27 2005 · 37k mi $12.6K–$28.1K $23.5K ✓
2026-01-20 2004 · 93k mi $8.8K–$28.2K $11.0K ✓

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 8 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2004 · 39k mi ebay $14.8K–$42.0K ($24.9K)
open 2004 · 39k mi ebay $14.6K–$41.6K ($24.7K)
open 2005 · 123k mi classic $9.5K–$26.7K ($15.9K)
open 2004 · 39k mi ebay $15.0K–$42.2K ($25.2K)
open 2004 · 39k mi ebay $14.1K–$39.6K ($23.6K)
open 2004 · 39k mi ebay $14.0K–$39.4K ($23.5K)
open 2004 · 39k mi ebay $14.1K–$39.1K ($23.5K)
open 2004 ebay $11.3K–$31.2K ($18.7K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2017-01 now +24mo $71.3K $8.6K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 50% Low 64%
12 mo UP 52% Low 63%
24 mo UP 55% Low 75%

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. Trade-Weighted Dollar Index has historically led it by about 20 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$20.3K now +20mo 2017-01 $25.7K $16.2K
BECAUSE the US dollar fell 6%. THEREFORE, given its usual 20-month head start, we lean DOWN — about −5% (≈ −$1,016) over the next 20 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation +0.71, 18 months overlap).

If You’d Bought in 2017

$100K invested 2017-01 → today (9.7 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$131K$372K$361K$317K$182K 2017 2026 558 100
━ This car $131K━ S&P 500 $372K━ Gold $361K━ Luxury $317K━ Housing $182K₿ Bitcoin ×80 (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The Cadillac CTS-V (1st Gen) roughly 1.3×'d your money (a real 4% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 65% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-28%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

Trade-Weighted Dollar Index leads by about 20 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.71). Shown shifted forward 20 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Cadillac CTS-V (1st Gen) ┄ Trade-Weighted Dollar Index, shifted +20mo
2017-01 2026-09

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
56
Undervaluation
40
Liquidity
64
Speculation Opportunity
46
Depreciation Risk
48
Overvaluation
48
+21% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
+24% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
inventory -0% inventory trend slope
+22% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
asking trend -0.1%/mo median asking trend slope
sale prices +0.4%/mo median sale trend slope
14 days on market median days on market
new-listing velocity 8% of active new listing velocity

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings606
Median fair value$12,322
Avg deal score54/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.