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#339 of 1325 tennis by 1487 Feb 22, 2004 (6:49 am)
CAdillac on the same level as Acura and Volvo? Are you serious? If you look at Caddy's prices and model lineup there is no comparison with those lower brands. Cadillac is competing with Lexus, MB and BMW. That's about it, Lincoln and the other imports are on a lower level in terms of prices and product range. Volvo and Acura are not highly sought after by young people, they are seen as nice cars that dont offer much styling or panache. While it may be nice to think people don't care about what "thugs" and hollywood types buy, the truth is they are the trend setters. I have seen middle aged white guys driving SUVs sitting on large chrome rims. They didn't pick that up at the country club. Now the manufacturers are making extra large rims available from the factory. It's a trend that started in the hood and with import tuner types, but now it is mainstream. The same goes for Cadillacs, they may be in all the videos, but their sales are increasing in the ghetto and in the burbs. I see plenty of conservative white guys driving Escalades and EXTs.
#340 of 1325 1487 by rctennis3811 Feb 22, 2004 (10:09 am)
Acura not having styling?? Two letters: TL. I know lots of highschoolers who'd love to own an Acura. They're not as bland as Lexus, but not as cool-looking as Infiniti. FYI, I have many friends who drive Slades with 20" rims and that's cool. They like it, and I like it for the most part. But in terms of the MOST PRESTIGIOUS, MB cannot be beat. It's just their legacy. Most people at the local country club usually drive MBs, but there is also a lot of Slades, CTS sedans, Volvos, Beemers, and Acuras. How is Lincoln lower than Cadillac? If I'm not mistaken, aren't they competing directly with each other? CTS to LS, Navigator to Escalade, Town Car to Deville...right?   "I have seen middle aged white guys driving SUVs sitting on large chrome rims. They didn't pick that up at the country club. Now the manufacturers are making extra large rims available from the factory. It's a trend that started in the hood and with import tuner types, but now it is mainstream."   Point?? What does that have to do with what I said??
#341 of 1325 Cadillac is back by exalteddragon1 Feb 22, 2004 (1:29 pm)
And if you don't believe it you get a smack
#342 of 1325 Lincoln vs. Cadillac by eaton53 Feb 22, 2004 (5:07 pm)
Lincoln has been left behind... most of their lineup doesn't match up to Cadillac.   Examples: XLR vs ???, CTS-V vs.???, SRX vs.??? (not the Aviator - I like it and have driven 'em both, they're not all that similar), '05 STS vs ???   Not that Lincoln has to - Ford has Jaguar to carry that banner.   Volvo and Acura aren't even close. Any of the four Cadillac models I just mentioned are far superior to anything those two make.
#343 of 1325 by grbeck Feb 22, 2004 (9:08 pm)
I hope the Cadillac CTS-V, SRX, XLR and STS are superior to similar models from Acura...they cost a whole lot more money.
#344 of 1325 by eaton53 Feb 23, 2004 (4:30 am)
"they cost a whole lot more money."   Exactly... Acura is not a player.
#345 of 1325 by rctennis3811 Feb 23, 2004 (9:55 am)
I think Acura is a player, especially since they have the MDX and TL.
#346 of 1325 by eaton53 Feb 23, 2004 (10:34 am)
"I think Acura is a player, especially since they have the MDX and TL."   Sure, compared to Volvo. The MDX is so respected that it's not even included in comparos with the SRX, because the testers know it's not in the SRX league. And so it will be with Acuras vs. the STS.   When Acura builds a proper RWD sports sedan, then they're a player... something with a V8 would be nice, too.
#347 of 1325 by grbeck Feb 23, 2004 (3:31 pm)
Cadillacs are more expensive than Acuras, but you'd never guess it by looking at their interiors. The TSX and TL have much better finished interiors than the CTS. Heck, the Accord EX has a higher quality interior than the CTS. It's the same with the MDX versus the SRX.   Right now, that is Cadillac's major weakness. They got the chassis and drivetrains right...now they need to give those interiors a major makeover.
#348 of 1325 rctennis3811 by mbukukanyau Feb 23, 2004 (5:04 pm)
I do not see how you could compare an LS to CTS. LS went up aganist Catera. After the Catera was dropped It was left alone looking for competation. Lincoln has always been unable to find a place btw Buick and Cadillac to fight its battles. Mercury has never been a contender. At least not in the 90's. They (mercuries) are just Ford XLE's (read Camry top of the range XLE with Leather)   By the way. It looks very much like the outgoing 7 Series BMW 7 Series       LS   Lincoln has no CTS equivalent. The LS is a good car but its in a class of its own.   That is beside the point. The LS does not measure up to the outgoing SLS, STS with Northstar. The LS is in my opinion a better car than the outgoing STS, SLS, (Deu to RWD) but that is still not the point. The point is that the LS is a 3 Series wanna be

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