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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: lemko (Sep 25, 2008 2:39 pm) |
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Indeed, STS sounds like a decent car when one doesnt care for image. A 2-3 yr old CPO STS v6 can be had for the same price as a Camcord, comes w/ the same warranty, and much much better to ride in, which makes it a no brainer.
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| DTS, meanwhile, isnt my flavor, but I can definitely see the point for its existence. best ride and size for the price, who can beat that? for now, at least. | |
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Sep 26, 2008 10:11 pm) The 335, 135, G35 and IS350 are the top of the class in road worthy steel and watch out for Audi next year. Merc is still more luxo but is getting it. When you appreciate a good tool you start to understand why there is a market for lower delivery product. Most people want reliable transportation and could care less about proper driving dynamics. But more and more people are signing on to appreciate the drive-ability vs. living-room-ability. Hence, Caddy woke up and finally produced a good road car. Now they need to smooth out the A&S. I see a great deal of q-tips driving a CTS in NJ. Is there a Pasadena, NJ?? The previous CTS-V is a great example of the old philosophy of drag racing technique, only the professional drag guys and now gals do it much better after market. The new V is a top class road sedan contender just like the current generation 'vette is for sports coupes. Only now, has GM returned to competitive metal, IMHO. But halo cars are not the answer. Great cars are the answer, like in the past. CTS, Malibu, G8...that's it for now. Took long enough. So slow, it hurts! Problem is, no more money, HONEY! Where do we go from here? Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Sep 27, 2008 6:48 am) |
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The quality, power and performance of these cars for the money is amazing!! Cost of ownership is far less than an M5 or AMG. And the 6 Speed manual.....Yummmm. The performance is definitely right on target with both. I would suggest obtaining one on the used car market as values tend to take a pretty significant hit within the first 24 months of ownership. GM seems to finally be listening to consumers....Afterall, they are adding more sub-compacts to the lineup. Can Cadillac make a comeback.....Possibly, however other manufacturers offer some stiff competition. The definitely need to work on some major reliability issues across the manufacturers lineup. |
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Well, OW, you and I seem to have similar preference in buying a car. For those looking for comfy transportation (emergency maneuvers be damned like you said  ), there's no substitute for those matress on wheels. Is GM listening? Yes, finally, and incredibly they've started to listen to both sides of the field, sending G8s and CTS for performance oriented buyers, and still deliver DTS for comfort seekers. Is GM moving too slow? Regarding products, yes. But they're expecting too much on profit, making ridiculous pricing on CTS, SRX, and STS. So in terms of expectation, GM is setting its expectations too high. For now...
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Sep 27, 2008 9:48 pm) I hope they finalize the smaller car that was in the works and use the GOOD PARTS to build it! Regards, OW
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Replying to: circlew (Sep 28, 2008 4:45 am)
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