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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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Replying to: sls002 (Apr 09, 2007 5:18 am) The Corvair was a horrible mistake and so was the Cimarron---I can only hope GM learns from its mistakes and better yet, learrs how to RESPOND to its mistakes (which are inevitable in business). What else could we wish for a company's future? As for Cadillac: 1. Keep hammering away at the "old man" image. Track down and arrest dealers who sell landau bars and vinyl roofs. 2. Build a BMW 3-Series competitor. This is your "entry-level" Cadillac for new buyers 3. Ditch the XLR and use its resources elsewhere 4. Build a highly credible flagship car but not "over the top". 5. Conduct a massive re-organization of the Cadillac service network.
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Replying to: poncho167 (Apr 06, 2007 11:10 am) Last you looked where or at what misinformation? Toyota still has all the red circles anyone could ask for, for all of their many models. Porsche is not known for anything but black circles when it comes to reliability.
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Replying to: plekto (Apr 06, 2007 6:29 pm) Uh, routine for domestic cars maybe. If my Japanese Honda or Toyota didn't get to 100K miles w/o costing me a penny other than regular maintenance, I'd be pissed.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 09, 2007 8:46 am)
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Replying to: plekto (Apr 07, 2007 8:26 am) Those who forget the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them! 
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Replying to: andres3 (Apr 09, 2007 9:01 am)
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Replying to: rockylee (Apr 07, 2007 10:57 am) I'd agree to a certain point. If a company has historically for a long period of time stood behind it's product then it means it must be good. Since GM has only recently offered a "decent" warranty (the bumper to bumper coverage still sucks, for lack of a better word) then its really just a marketing gimmick. Wait 10 years from now and see if the warranty remains the same. |
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Too often is only of Cadillac and GM's past. Let's have people post about Hondas and Toyotas from their first years here. I can start with the 70s, early 80s model a buddy had in Charleston with CVCC that required premium, quit running if you hit water on the road in rain, showed rusting real fast, jumped to the next lane when you accelerated quickly in a lower gear due to torque steer. Sometimes our views are tunneled without the broad view that lots of these cars had problems. Even today I can list a bunch of Camry discussions with _lots_ of problems, right here,now, on Edmunds, live. A couple-a-years-ago it was the Avalon. Even CR had to downgrade their rating with a small comment and a picture on the bottom of a page. Cars do change. Hopefully they improve. |
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Replying to: imidazol97 (Apr 07, 2007 4:16 pm) The dealers probably make more profit from having this exist than they can afford (or at least) want to lose. They will not let Honda raise their warranties "for free" for this purpose. |
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