Cadillac CTS-V (1st Gen)

CTS V GEN1 CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$21.6K ▲ $2.8K (+14.8%)12 mo
WATCHSupported but limited value — but volatile.
Supported (limited) · 17 sold + 127 active
Fair value$21.6K ($19.0K–$24.2K)
Typical ask$15.0K
Recent sold$16.3K
Current valueModerate
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 58% 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$14.2Ksells fast
Fair$16.3Krecent comps
List$17.5Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$19.7Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $19.0K · Fair $19.0K–$24.2K · careful above $24.9K

Flagged undervalued because asking -17% vs historic sold.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 19 yr, 59k mi example, ~$21.6K 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 2026-07 $31.8K $11.7K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 60 confirmed sales (60 auction)·92 sales tracked·68 months tracked·since 2017-01·299 active listings

Did our model work? 58% 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 19 scored forecasts: 58% got the direction right, median value error ±18%.

2013-01 2026-07 $21.5K $7.2K
━ 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 46 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
2026-06-19 2005 · 6k mi $17.7K–$38.9K $28.0K
2026-06-19 2005 · 6k mi $13.1K–$42.0K $28.0K
2026-04-17 2005 · 19k mi $14.7K–$32.5K $27.3K
2026-04-09 2005 · 86k mi $10.2K–$22.5K $16.3K
2026-01-27 2005 · 37k mi $12.8K–$28.2K $23.5K
2026-01-20 2004 · 93k mi $8.8K–$28.2K $11.0K
2026-01-20 2004 · 93k mi $8.7K–$19.2K $11.0K
2025-12-30 2006 · 34k mi $12.8K–$28.1K $24.3K

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 · 85k mi ebay $10.6K–$29.6K ($17.7K)
open 2004 · 39k mi ebay $14.1K–$39.5K ($23.6K)
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–$39.5K ($23.6K)
open 2005 · 45k mi classic $13.0K–$36.6K ($21.8K)
open 2004 · 39k mi ebay $14.1K–$39.1K ($23.5K)
open 2005 · 235k mi classic $6.9K–$19.2K ($11.6K)

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 $69.6K $8.2K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 52% Low 60%
12 mo UP 50% Low 58%
24 mo UP 51% Low 71%

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. Dow Jones Industrial has historically led it by about 4 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.

$21.8K now +4mo 2017-01 $25.9K $16.2K
BECAUSE Dow Jones Industrial rose 14%. THEREFORE, given its usual 4-month head start, we lean UP — about +1% (≈ +$173) over the next 4 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation +0.72, 21 months overlap).

If You’d Bought in 2017

$100K invested 2017-01 → today (9.5 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).

$133K$363K$340K$358K$179K 2017 2026 558 100
━ This car $133K━ S&P 500 $363K━ Gold $340K━ Luxury $358K━ Housing $179K₿ Bitcoin ×61 (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The Cadillac CTS-V (1st Gen) roughly 1.3×'d your money (a real 3% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 63% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-26%). (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.

Dow Jones Industrial leads by about 4 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.72). Shown shifted forward 4 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Cadillac CTS-V (1st Gen) ┄ Dow Jones Industrial, shifted +4mo
2017-01 2026-07

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
53
Undervaluation
50
Liquidity
53
Speculation Opportunity
50
Depreciation Risk
49
Overvaluation
46
asking -17% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
+5% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
+5% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
+10% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
inventory +1% inventory trend slope
sale prices -0.0%/mo median sale trend slope
23 days on market median days on market
new-listing velocity 2% of active new listing velocity

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings299
Median fair value$11,978
Avg deal score53/100

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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.