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Automotive News & Views Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?
6098 messages, Last post on Aug 14, 2009 at 4:43 PM
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In all fairness to the times of the ill fated Cimarron, the auto industry was in chaos. CAFE standards were there and a big fines were tacked on all automakers that did not keep to that average in their fleet. A company like Cadillac was not exempt because they only built tuna boats. I think we forget that Toyota and Honda cars were not that great in the 1980s either. Toyota is living on the reliable cars they built during the 1990s and early 21st century. Times are a changing. If these other brands are so much better than Cadillac, why are they not matching the warranty offered by GM. If Lexus is so reliable they should not hesitate to offer 7 years 100k miles without paying a gob of money extra. My local Caddy dealer has low mileage certified Cadillacs with 6 years and 100k miles on the lot for normal dealer TMV prices. I think a used Caddy is the most bang for the luxury buck going. Though I have found you can buy year old LX470 $15 grand under trade-in TMV, here in San Diego. They were so over priced anyway. Neighbor bought a perfect 2006 LX470 with 20k miles for $33,500. Dealer offered less in trade on a new Lexus.
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Replying to: poncho167 (Apr 07, 2007 7:02 am) |
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Replying to: mediapusher (Apr 06, 2007 6:42 pm) |
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Replying to: mediapusher (Apr 06, 2007 5:58 pm) I can see the head gasket, but everything else in this quote is MINOR compared to a transmission. 23 years of driving GM products and I have NEVER replaced a tranny, or any other MAJOR component.  's, I THINK NOT!!!!
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Apr 07, 2007 8:13 am) What's a brake manifold?
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Replying to: mediapusher (Apr 06, 2007 6:38 pm) Dates. Models. I refuse to listen to another sentance of you yelling how bad GM is without coughing up specifics. My guess is that your bad GM cars were all over a decade ago and you're living in the past.
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 07, 2007 7:15 am) Long warranties are a marketing tool--the worse your car, or the worse your market position, the longer your warranty should be....why would you extend a warranty on a product that performs well? Makes no financial sense. Look who historically pushed the concept of the long warranty----Hyundai, Chrysler and Mitsubishi---- 'nuff said.
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Replying to: poncho167 (Apr 07, 2007 7:02 am) |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 07, 2007 9:05 am) Then the question is if it is such a good car and doesn't need a longer warranty why try to sell extended warranties at the time of sale? I see a longer warranty as a willingness to stand behind a car. people don't stand behind something like that if they know its no good.
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