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Can GM make Cadillac the standard of the world Again?

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#5933 of 6098 Re: [cooterbfd] by british_rover Jul 31, 2009 (6:59 am)
Replying to: cooterbfd (Jul 31, 2009 6:45 am) I get his point and I don't have any problem with the Grand Marquis it is a nice big floaty boat. It is a good highway car and gets ok mileage for its size. Its not fair to call the Marquis a real car and say the 3 series isn't. They are on two polar opposite ends of the market and Ford could make a much better big floaty highway cruiser without using a platform from 1979. That would cost a lot of money that Ford doesn't have right now which is why the aren't doing it. Replies to this message: cooterbfd (Jul 31, 2009 7:10 am)
#5934 of 6098 Re: [british_rover] by cooterbfd Jul 31, 2009 (7:10 am)
Replying to: british_rover (Jul 31, 2009 6:59 am) True enough. I think from that perspective, the Panther platform is the poster child for what has been wrong with the American car. Had they built a new platform every say, 10 years for it, then it would've been more than just fleet fodder for the last 10 years.
#5935 of 6098 Re: Future Non-Standard for Caddy [circlew] by questiongeek Jul 31, 2009 (11:22 am)
Replying to: circlew (Jul 31, 2009 6:44 am) 2010 SRX   That doesn't even look like a Cadillac. Looks like the Volkwagen Touareg or Nissan of some sort
#5936 of 6098 Re: [lemko] by questiongeek Jul 31, 2009 (11:32 am)
Replying to: lemko (Feb 17, 2009 6:25 am) Luckily my dad had the patience to teach me how to drive a stick, although it wasn't easy for me to learn at first. To this day, I still prefer a stick shift, even in traffic. Automatic trannys are so boring, it's pitiful
#5937 of 6098 Re: How to do it? [circlew] by questiongeek Jul 31, 2009 (11:40 am)
Replying to: circlew (Apr 08, 2009 11:55 am) I'm very glad that GM said NO when the Tesla Group asked them for financing. Instead Mercedes took them under their wing. GM would have ruined everything.    I adore the Teslas. It's the kind of innovation and forward thinking we need instead of arrogance and complacency. Replies to this message: circlew (Jul 31, 2009 5:14 pm)
#5938 of 6098 Re: [lemko] by questiongeek Jul 31, 2009 (11:56 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jul 31, 2009 5:39 am) lemko the main reason that a person would like a BMW 330 as opposed to a Mercury Marquis is because the BMW handles much better. A Mercury floats on the road and can't turn sharp corners, seats are too soft, the suspension is like a seasick inducing ocean liner., etc..   Besides, this is like comparing oranges and apples. Two different markets here. The Cadillac CTS is long overdue. They should have introduced that car 23 years ago
#5939 of 6098 Great quote by marsha7 Jul 31, 2009 (3:06 pm)
"I remember in 1988 when my boss told me, "Well the reason I bought a Honda Accord instead of a Cadillac, is because the pieces fit."    Where were you when we needed you in the United Auto Workers topic???...that sums up the crap of the UAW in one sentence...   Kinda makes me wish I was that smart to describe why I bought 4 Hondas from 1985-1988, keeping the two 88's until 1998 and 2001 respectively... Replies to this message: circlew (Jul 31, 2009 5:16 pm) questiongeek (Aug 01, 2009 11:25 am)
#5940 of 6098 Re: How to do it? [questiongeek] by circlew Jul 31, 2009 (5:14 pm)
Replying to: questiongeek (Jul 31, 2009 11:40 am) Agreed. GM will never be number one again, I'm afraid.   Regards, OW
#5941 of 6098 Re: Great quote [marsha7] by circlew Jul 31, 2009 (5:16 pm)
Replying to: marsha7 (Jul 31, 2009 3:06 pm) The UAW discussion was a riot...seems to have died down since the C11's.   Regards, OW
#5942 of 6098 Re: How to do it? [nvbanker] by questiongeek Jul 31, 2009 (7:29 pm)
Replying to: nvbanker (Apr 08, 2009 2:25 pm) nvbanker this is not a problem if a person can plug the car in when they get to work, then only 4 to 8 hours is needed to charge the car. I am in love with the Tesla! It's gorgeous, quiet, sleek, and just the kind of forward the thinking we need. The range of Teslas between charges is impressive. You don't get just 40 miles on a charge. :\   Chevy Volt Schmolt. Somehow I don't think so. It's a hybrid. 40 miles on a charge, then it switches to gasoline, and another big problem. It's got the GM name attached to it.    I'd rather pay $50,000 for the Tesla than $40,000 for the Chevy Volt. Teslas are made my car enthusiasts, not financiers, wall street "whores" and people who think like dinosaurs.

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