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Automotive News & Views Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?
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Both the Rolls Royce and Mercedes 600 started at around $20,000. I think that my perception that the basic 600 sedan was comparable to the Silver Shadow is reasonable. When the Beatles had it made, so to speak, they bought a Rolls. |
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Replying to: sls002 (Jan 10, 2007 4:36 pm) They were not comparable in performance and handling however...the 600 would run rings around the Shadow. One was modern, one was totally obsolete.
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Jan 10, 2007 8:44 am) But this proposition would offend many General Motors purists and the simpletons out there that think we have to "buy american". Whatever that means. There are still those freaks out there running around in the U.S.A. Buy American, Buy American. (Ahhh put a cork in it, would ya?!) You just wanna turn around and pimp slap these simpletons. They don't know how thoroughly idiotic they sound. If I only "bought American" my house would be empty, and I'd be forced to walk around naked, cause I sure as hell wouldn't have any clothes to wear. And judging from most of the comments on this board, 90 percent of my salary would go to mechanics and hmmm, Delphi parts. What a coincidence--- NOT . If I'm supposed to "buy american" why does Cadillac use a transmission designed and built by the French for the Cadillac SRX? Why does Chevrolet sell cosmetically engineered Toyota Corollas as Geo/Chevrolet Prizms. And one of the most obvious examples of their cosmetic engineer whoring, was the now defunct Cadillac Allaante, designed and built in Italy by the famous Pinafarina group (Ferrari) , with Pinafarina proudly written on the sides of it. I think the only thing Cadillac had to do with that car was the engine. The Cadillac Allante had the smell of desperation all over it. So people please keep your silly and hypocritical "buy american" mantra where it belongs, in the garbage disposal, cause apparently not even your "beloved" Cadillac or other G.M divisions want to "buy american"..... Sad state of affairs :\ ---- mediapusher ______________________________________________________ The STS-V without bluetooth - the STS without an engine...the SRX without a theme or the XLR, well, that one isn't bad, but without a Northstar? GM has had joint ventures with Toyota and others. GM has used Honda V6s in some Saturns in past. GM ought to think about trying to get a manufacturing license from Honda or Nissan to build/put their "world-class" engines in Caddys such as CTS. These Caddys would then stand a better chance of being a "standard". Precendent already been set a number of times for GM to use Japanese engineeering, most recent example being Toyota's Pontiac Vibe. A Honda or Nissan engine in a CTS having great styling, interior, suspension, brakes would be a positive for GM and Caddy. What with some GM US models already being engineered and built outside of US, not much of a stretch to outsource for world-class engine technology. |
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Based on the stellar experience I’ve had with my 2003 Toyota, you are either lying to try and lessen the terrible things people have known and are saying about General Motors on this board, Well then can I say based on the steller experience I had with my 1992 Chevy Corsica esuomm is either lying or trying to make General Motors look bad. What I am trying to point out is that just because one person has a bad experience with one car does not mean that the whole brand is bad. Or you’re dealing with someone who doesn’t like to do the regularly scheduled maintenance on their car (your sister) My sister keeps to stringent maintence schedules, think sludge (it was a major problem with toyotas). My neighbors Honda had the exhaust system dropped with less than 50 miles on it (he only put 3 or 4 miles on it driving it home from the dealer) that one blew the tranny at 5 or 6K miles. Can't blame that on poor maintenance. |
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Replying to: sls002 (Jan 09, 2007 7:15 am) I'm sure it helps American car companies keep their costs down, but this tactic also regularly backfires on them. ______________________________________ As I see it, any new vehicle is an experiment. No one can really say how something will sell until one puts it into production. -sls002
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Replying to: mediapusher (Jan 10, 2007 4:56 pm) Can you say sludge? Can you say transmission problem in all three models, es, camry, avalon from Toyota--now focusing on the Camry version. Check 2007 camry problems and repairs.
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 10, 2007 5:07 pm) Nobody is going to cut Cadillac any more slack, I fear. You know how it is---the celeb gets away with everything and the wannabe gets blamed for every mistake. |
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Replying to: trimaster (Jan 08, 2007 12:22 pm) On a more relevant note, Cadillac can still muster up in the syle department when it wants to, but substance, uhmmm, I'm still iffy on that subject when it comes to Cadillac. And G.M. seems to disconnected and erratic with the way they do business.
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Jan 10, 2007 5:07 pm) And how many flops and sludge, as you put it has General Motors produced and dumped on the public, compared to Toyota and Honda. I can count Toyota's and Honda's flops on one hand. There aren't enough fingers and toes collectively of the people on this planet to count the flops, mishaps, defects, engineering embarrassments of General Motors, etc. I could name them all, but I'm afraid I'd get carpal tunnel syndrome by the time I was done. :\ And sorry to burst your bubble but my Toyota Corolla (2002-03) has been one great car. -----mediapusher ________________________ Can you say transmission problem in all three models, es, camry, avalon from Toyota--now focusing on the Camry version. Check 2007 camry problems and repairs.
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Replying to: merc1 (Jan 08, 2007 1:51 pm) The Cadillac Allante was never meant to be a mass market car. But pathetic as it is, it couldn't even make it as a niche market car like GM had hoped ---mediapusher
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