Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?

Replying to: lykourinou (Feb 20, 2008 1:44 pm)

Why is it that the import fanboys say that their Japanese hi-end imports have a back-up camera? I mean, Consumer Reports was making the $70,000 Lexus LS460 sound as advanced as a NASA prototype the way they were talking about the back-up camera feature on the Lexus. They, being import fanboys as well, say the same thing about these back-up cameras in Acura and Infiniti products, too. It's like a typical CR review will say, "If GM doesn't get around to offering this very expensive but very necessary back-up camera feature, they're going to be in more do-do than they are now. Quit ceding these technological marvels to Japan, GM!"
 
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The third car has to be the 1990 Mercedes Benz 190E. This turd both looks and stinks like a diesel. It's also powered like one, but it's not. It's a manual-shifted I4 engine inside a car that the America-haters actually thought was a better car than the 1986 Cadillac Seville:
 

 
WHAT A PATHETIC PIECE OF CRAP! And to think people actually shelled out like over $20 grand for this turd!!!
Below is a true class act: Far more car for about the same amount of money:
 

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Replying to: lykourinou (Feb 20, 2008 5:28 pm)

Of course you're not being funny. I understand perfectly your desire to buy an Escalade and there's a good reason why it's outselling the Lexus, Acura and Infiniti SUV's combined. This is just one reason why the rich 'n famous are sending their $$$ downrange to their local Cadillac dealers:
 

 
Lexus looks OK, but still no match for the Cadillac despite the slightly higher MSRP. Notice the cheap assembly quality at the base of the glovebox where it meets the dashboard kickplate. The inconsistent padding between driver and passenger seating surfaces isn't looking too good, either. A higher resolution photo reveals even more cheapness and crappy quality:
 

 
As we can see, once again we're being told lies from the establishment.
LEXUS/TOYOTA, FIX YOUR QUALITY ISSUES OR SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS THE YUGO!!!

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Replying to: pmc4 (Feb 24, 2008 4:34 pm)

I suspect that Caddy photo with its ridiculous seats is from when the car was new . That thin unappealing steering wheel looks like a creation of a 7 year old, and the dash looks like a version of the one on my mother's old Ciera that cost less than half the money back in the day - only with primitive digital displays that weren't exactly 100% reliable.
 
I'd be interested to know the TRUE story behind that old BMW too.
 
Pic #3 appears to be a Legend coupe from the early 90s. The seats are infinitely better looking, and I suspect it is a better drive.

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