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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: aldw (Jul 27, 2008 10:55 am) That's the current reality. The past is gone but not forgot! Not by a long shot. That's the key reason Caddy lost it's way. It forgot!!!!!!! Regards, OW
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Replying to: laurasdada (Jul 26, 2008 10:23 pm) Cadillac is the standard to me! I can at least count on it to get me to work in the morning, I can count on everything working properly, and it won't cause me to file for bankruptcy any time it needs to be serviced or repaired like those cherished German marques.
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Replying to: circlew (Jul 27, 2008 11:00 am) I've actually owned Cadillacs and I have very low tolerance for defects. A burned-out bulb drives me bananas, so why would I want to tolerate even more serious problems year after year? At least I can speak from experience. Everything else is just rumor and speculation.
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I gotta tell ya...we run into each other on other "highly charged" topics, so you know where my opinions lie...but, listening to you has made me add a DTS to the cars I am looking at the replace the Crown Vic...if I buy one, it is because of YOU... So, if I get a lemon, I am sending the repair bill to you...   
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Replying to: lemko (Jul 27, 2008 11:31 am) Not badge-engineering today, just platform sharing. And most mfgs do it so no harm there. Just start with good platforms. "Cadillac is the standard to me! " And that was my original point. You are correct for you, no argument. The only car that is a standard to me is the one I buy. Right now, Acura TL is The Standard. You've had wonderful GM cars, fabulous. I've owned/driven GM/Ford/Chrysler/Nissan/Acura/Saab/Lexus/Mitsubishi. My experience? The Japanese cars have been better built and more reliable. Not to say the domestics have been unreliable, just not as reliable as the Japanese. Loved my Chrysler 300M. But, the TL is screwed together significantly better and has been more trouble free. Just a fact. |
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Replying to: marsha7 (Jul 27, 2008 12:14 pm)
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| If I understood what I think you were pointing out, it is that Buick and Caddy were Numbers 4 and 5 on the list...is that what you meant, or did I miss your point???... | |
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Replying to: lemko (Jul 27, 2008 11:43 am) But for me, not so standard. Regards, OW |
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Replying to: sls002 (Jul 27, 2008 3:49 pm) This is a more recent long term study done in 2007 (most recent) for 2004 model year cars (my previous post was released in 2005 for 2002 models). Note that the industry average has improved from 237 to 216. Ford now has more than the average (221) but is better than before (231). Buick now matchs Lexus.
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Replying to: sls002 (Jul 28, 2008 5:38 am) Who are you going to believe? Data based on a huge pool of data or some guy on the internet that has owned less than 20 cars? I go with the guy on the internet every time I mean he did confirm his results by talking to other people. In reality if you look at the data there sure is not much difference between them anymore. So lets find some other way of bashing american cars. Hey lets use gas mileage!
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