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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 11, 2008 12:52 pm) |
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Replying to: tntmyth (Jan 03, 2008 9:13 pm) |
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Replying to: mr215 (Jan 11, 2008 12:34 pm) |
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Replying to: tntmyth (Jan 03, 2008 9:13 pm) I agree completely Americans are starting to build better vehicles, The only 2 American cars that I would ever purchase would be the new Escalade or Corvetee.I personally love the new Escalade and CTS. I hate the problems that some Caddy owners have had on the new 07 lade. Vibrating mirrors, bad tranny, that sort of thing. But like all cars you give them a model year or two to work out the kinks and get it right. I can't stress enough how much I love the new lade, I love the look of the new CTS as well, but already GM has a recall on the new CTS with the rear end leaking, locking up and potentially causing accidents. But I'll stand behind them, if they continue to put out vehicles that people will want to buy Here is the link on the recall link title The recall involves 275,936 vehicles in the United States, including the 2005-2007 Cadillac CTS and STS sedans, 2005-2007 Cadillac SRX crossovers, and 2006-2007 Pontiac Solstice and the 2007 Saturn Sky convertibles. About 38,000 additional vehicles are under recall in Mexico, Canada, the Middle East and Asia, GM said.
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Replying to: lykourinou (Jan 11, 2008 8:36 pm) including the 2005-2007 Cadillac CTS and STS sedans, I believe the recall is on the old CTS, not the new. FYI, GM had lower recalls than Toyota and all the other major OEM's last year even though they had the highest volume of sales.
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 11, 2008 8:42 pm)  -Rocky
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Replying to: rockylee (Jan 11, 2008 9:26 pm)  and keep everyone informed of actual occurrences and news.
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Replying to: lykourinou (Jan 11, 2008 11:35 am) To which I would say that is emblematic of what has been a problem with GM - and in particular - Cadillac. By emphasizing "in your face" bling and "crome couture" image they have not appealed to - and have even alienated - a large segment of the market that values "substance". Big wheels and high performance tires are indeed used or available on some European SUV's. But not ususally ones that have the driving dynamics of a Chevy Suburban or Tahoo. And not usually in glow in the dark chrome. They tend to be part of a more substantial handling package that actually serves a purpose more than an image statement. And you sure as heck wouldn't find "Chrome Couture" on the front page of a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus or Porsche brochure. I had to learn not to judge people by what they drive or how they dress. An admirable trait - and frankly, one I try to subscribe to. I didn't mean to suggest that every person who buys an Escalades with 22" chrome wheels is an actual or latent pimp or drug dealer. Again, I was being critical of GM/Cadillac's chrome over substance approach to product design, engineering and marketing which has caused them problems in the past among more sophisticated buyers. As much as I would all like to try to claim open mindedness, I have to confess as a father, if I opened the door to find my daughter's first date wearing his pants around his knees, his body covered with tatoos and piercings, and the most used word in his vocablulary was "whatever", I would probably punt that openmindedness (and something else), no matter what he was driving. Fortunately, I don't think my daughter would ever present me with that dilemma. But are you suggesting you wouldn't care who came to your front door and what elevation relative to their waist their belt buckle was? P.S. Good thing your neighbor doesn't wear scrubs from his house to the hospital. They wouldn't meet McDonald's standard for cleanliness, let alone the operating room's requirement for sterility. I think we've all been treated to a few too many liberties taken by Grey's Anatomy and ER
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Replying to: habitat1 (Jan 13, 2008 5:45 am) All I have said is that GM stressed the wheels more than anything by having that as the 1st picture in the brochure. And if you watch press release videos on GM corporate site, as the rep narrates the Esclade vid he will tell you GM made this vehicle to appeal to the hollywood crowd, they consulted various actors and actresses to see what they wanted in a redesign of the vehicle. The GM rep doesn't say that he consulted pimps and drug dealers. P.S. Good thing your neighbor doesn't wear scrubs from his house to the hospital. They wouldn't meet McDonald's standard for cleanliness, let alone the operating room's requirement for sterility. Lol....just so you know (having common sense, being pre med, and the fact that I work for a surgical team) I can tell you, you don't operate everyday. Some days you actually visit the patients that you've operated on just to see how they are doing. Which means you wake up, shower,put on some scrubs go to the hospital and see them.
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