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1325 messages, Last post on Apr 08, 2009 at 7:01 AM
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I'll respectfully disagree. If you look at cars like VWs they do well in the IQ study but fall flat in the Durability Study. Mazdas tend to be the opposite. The Isuzu Trooper wasn't so good in the IQ study but took #2 in class for the Durability Study. IQ is just a forecast, often misleading. And please, someone tell me what poor gas mileage has to do with Quality?! CR is just gathering data and they report more detail, so IMO it's more valuable info. You just have to take it FWIW. -juice |
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"If you look at cars like VWs they do well in the IQ study but fall flat in the Durability Study." Volkswagens are junk. They're superficially well put together, and fall apart easily. Volkswagen/Audi is the perfect example of what's wrong with the German auto industry. They stress perceived quality at the expense of actual quality. You can only fool people so many times. Volkswagen picked up a lot of yuppie buyers in the late 90's, but now these people aren't coming back to VW because of the bad experiences that they've had. |
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| Let's get back to the upcoming Cadillacs, please. | |
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Hey, I thought I'd throw this one out there since none of the automotive press has mentioned it to date. The reviews are coming in on the new Chrysler 300C. While the styling is quite different, it has a very American bad-ass look to it with the chopped greenhouse. Old E-Class chassis, 340hp HEMI, tons of room, nice handling, 18" wheels. Nice interior (for a Chrysler). Available with AWD (this Fall). $33k base to $40k max. Available now. Autoweek did a recent story on it. Really appealed to a wide range of people, particularly younger people. http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat- _code=coverstory&loc_code=index&content_code=04277743 Now, no one has mentioned this, and I'm probably out here in left field, so please don't spank me, but do you think that the 300C is a valid competitor to the upcoming STS? I know, the Cadillac name is more prestigious, but if you're looking for an American luxury sedan, with decidedly American attitude, wouldn't you consider the 300C (unless you're a GM loyalists)? My gut instinct tells me that people might. Plus, the 300C will underprice the STS by $15k or so. |
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| I think people will actually cross-shop the two! They're both big, bulky, powerful American sedans. Princing-wise though I'll take a 300C over an STS V8. | |
| I've seen the STS pics, yes plural, and I came away unimpressed. The front is OK, but the back is bad: flat, big, and boxy, with droopy, Deville-like taillights that are too tall. The interior is exactly the same as the spy-shot previously posted, and there are still fit-and-finish flaws which I hope will be corrected by production. | |
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| Where did you see the STS pics? | |
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At the GM Media site. |
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| Oh, so you have that special ID huh. Lucky... | |
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