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Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?

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#5889 of 6098 Re: [jimbres] by lemko Feb 16, 2009 (6:56 pm)
It's pretty hard for any car, past or present, to be as beautiful as a 1961-65 Continental! The Navigator's got as much beauty as my mother's circa 1970 Hotpoint stove with instruments that remind me very much of it.   Of course I would be extremely proud to drive either my 1989 Cadillac Brougham or 2007 Cadillac DTS Performance to my high school reunion. Replies to this message: wvgasguy (Feb 16, 2009 7:03 pm) circlew (Feb 17, 2009 4:02 am)
#5890 of 6098 Re: [lemko] by wvgasguy Feb 16, 2009 (7:03 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Feb 16, 2009 6:56 pm) Maybe the DTS, but seriously the 89 Brougham? Although you could haul yourself and 10 or 12 of your friends in it with you.
#5891 of 6098 Re: [lemko] by jimbres Feb 16, 2009 (7:53 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Feb 16, 2009 6:49 pm) Ah, it's just as I thought: you can't drive a stick & your domineering girl friend won't let you learn. Too bad.   Still, you're partly right about the 3. It's not a luxury car & BMW shouldn't try to market it as one. Those of us who really like BMW aren't thrilled with the latest iteration of the 3-series. It's put on too much weight & it's losing its edge.   (And, BTW, the Datsun 510 was a genuinely cool car - cheap, durable & fun to drive.)   As for Cadillac, it won't be a serious contender in the luxury segment until it figures out how to attract status-conscious buyers from the Germans. A luxury brand can't stay alive by selling only to bargain hunters like you. It desperately needs people who crave the badge. Cadillac used to own these buyers. It has to get them back. Replies to this message: circlew (Feb 17, 2009 4:05 am) lemko (Feb 17, 2009 6:25 am) questiongeek (Jul 31, 2009 11:32 am)
#5892 of 6098 Re: [lemko] by circlew Feb 17, 2009 (4:00 am)
Replying to: lemko (Feb 16, 2009 6:49 pm) Try the current 3 before you surmise what banging around is. The hard-core bimmerfiles call it a BUICK! But it won't slam into the wall on a spirited turn and leave all current US cars in the dust.   Regards, OW
#5893 of 6098 Re: [lemko] by circlew Feb 17, 2009 (4:02 am)
Replying to: lemko (Feb 16, 2009 6:56 pm) Yup. That's the only place it will be in style...high school reunions!   Regards, OW
#5894 of 6098 Re: [jimbres] by circlew Feb 17, 2009 (4:05 am)
Replying to: jimbres (Feb 16, 2009 7:53 pm) Heck,Hyundai will get them before Caddy gets them back. That will put them far deeper in the whole...until they loose the UAW and management of old, no chance in Hades!   Regards, OW
#5895 of 6098 Re: [nvbanker] by lemko Feb 17, 2009 (6:15 am)
Replying to: nvbanker (Feb 16, 2009 7:07 pm) Oh, I'm familiar with those early '80s Caddies and I avoid them like the plague. They're beautiful cars with awful engines. If I were Cadillac during that period, I'd have stuck with the 425 V-8 and given the eco-weenies and their stupid CAFE rules an upright middle finger until a decent alternative could be developed.   I've been doing well since I bought my first new Cadillac in 1989. I followed it up with a 1994 DeVille, a 2002 Seville STS, and my current DTS Performance. If they were so bad, I wouldn't keep buying them. Replies to this message: bumpy (Feb 17, 2009 7:55 am) lemko (Feb 17, 2009 8:05 am)
#5896 of 6098 Re: [jimbres] by lemko Feb 17, 2009 (6:25 am)
Replying to: jimbres (Feb 16, 2009 7:53 pm) I learned to drive a stick a long time ago on a 1953 Chevrolet truck. I've followed up with driving my then-girlfriend's 1994 Jetta and my friend's BMW Z-4. It might be fun on the open road, but rowing through the gears in city traffic everyday would be tiresome at best.   Oh, my girlfriend - she's a very petite 5' 1" and weighs 99 lbs. She's far from "domineering."   I truly love the Cadillac marque. If a Caddy cost the same as a Bimmer or Benz, I would still buy it. Replies to this message: questiongeek (Jul 31, 2009 11:32 am)
#5897 of 6098 Re: [lemko] by bumpy Feb 17, 2009 (7:55 am)
Replying to: lemko (Feb 17, 2009 6:15 am) If they were so good, how come you only kept one of them? Replies to this message: lemko (Feb 17, 2009 8:05 am)
#5898 of 6098 Re: [lemko] by ingvar Feb 17, 2009 (7:57 am)
Replying to: lemko (Feb 16, 2009 6:09 pm) If a teeny tiny 3-Series is the kind of car you want. I'd spend the same money on a very nice Buick and get my money's worth. Not everybody needs a huge car. I love 135i. I could drive it around any Buick:-) Replies to this message: cooterbfd (Feb 17, 2009 3:27 pm)

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