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riviera74

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  1. riviera74
    80 was too few; the number should have been at least 800.
  2. riviera74
    Essentially, the XT5 (and Cadillac more generally) needs some car guys to radically give Cadillac a real identity.
  3. riviera74
    That is the question: what does Genesis offer that other luxury marques don't? idk.
  4. riviera74
    Nobody said that Cadillac should drop the V8. Cadillac should build a GREAT V8, better than anything that can be found in a Camaro or even a Corvette.
  5. riviera74
    Highest property taxes in the nation have plagued NJ for years. No wonder those who can leave the Garden State do.
  6. riviera74
    Tesla laying off a few workers sounds like Great American Capitalism to me. Congrats.
  7. riviera74
    WAY TOO MUCH grille for the face on that new 7 series. What was BMW thinking??!
  8. riviera74
    Never understood the appeal of the QX30. I saw one at the local Infiniti dealership and asked myself: why would anyone buy an Infiniti hatchback? Then again, the Mercedes Benz CLA is more popular here than the QX30, which is virtually the exact same hatchback.
  9. riviera74
    That is no surprise since Florida, Arizona and perhaps Texas are their destination states for retirement. I have seen people move to Florida most of my life, and all of it started back in the 1950s (before I was even born).
  10. riviera74
    Wait a minute. Do we need a good V8 or a GREAT V8? Do we need a good I6 or a GREAT V6? EVs will not be mainstream for at least another 15 years, so GM needs to still make GREAT V8 and V6 engines with Great torque curves period.
  11. riviera74
    I am not a fan of the new CAFE standards put in several years ago. The real issue is keeping up with the Joneses when it comes to everything, not just cars. I cannot blame the president of NADA for lamenting high new car prices. He should blame the automakers for the start of leasing cars 35 years ago in the first place. Without car leases, the race towards higher-priced vehicles slows down. There are also too many 60-72 month car notes out there too. I thought that Hyundai/KIA would actually force prices down. Instead they joined all others in their car pricing too, with slightly lower pricing. Also, cars are not falling apart like they used to 30-45 years back, so new car replacements are less likely. If it wasn't for used car pricing, car sales may end up being half of what they are. Where is the $10,000 small crossover? Where is the $8000 small sedan and/or hatchback?
  12. riviera74
    So why didn't he propose 100% tariffs on all Chinese made goods a year ago?
  13. riviera74
    You should buy the car you like given your budget. Then again, there are a LOT of badge snobs out there who will look down at you for owning a Cadillac since they LOVE German luxury. The effect is not quite as extreme with those who love Japanese luxury cars for some reason.
  14. riviera74
    Too bad Deep GM was killed off during BK nine years ago.
  15. riviera74
    Our prayers MAY have been answered with respect to the CT6. Now if only GM would use the Omega platform for other vehicles as well. . . . .
  16. riviera74
    Sounds OK. I wonder if Ford will get VW to buy up Ford of Europe so that Ford will no longer have to deal with their wobbly economics and really powerful unions.
  17. riviera74
    Did KIA ever upgrade their interiors on this one? Too Many KIAs have cheap interiors in their cars and vans and crossovers.
  18. riviera74
    The torque curve on the 3.6 is awful compared to the 3800 and 3900. That is the real issue. Why GM insisted on building a V6 based on those four cylinder engines from Germany is still beyond me. HP is nice, but a torque curve as flat as Kansas is what a LOT OF US want.
  19. riviera74
    Am I the only one who wonders why the 3.6L V6 has so little torque compared to the 3800 and 3900 v6?
  20. riviera74
    Yes we need names. Alphanumeric designations are unnecessary on this one.
  21. riviera74
    VW needs help in NA; Ford really needs help in Europe. As for the rest of the world, I am not sure who can do better with what. Good luck to both on this alliance though.
  22. riviera74
    That new EV platform is needed on the Escalade and the XT5/XT4 as soon as it is all ready. Then it can go everywhere else. Q: Are they compatible with existing Tesla superchargers, or is GM going to build its own EV infrastructure?
  23. riviera74
    Now if only GM will take Omega and build a worthy RWD competitor to both this new Explorer and the inevitable Lincoln counterpart.
  24. riviera74
    What was that line: Never mistake malice for incompetence. . . . or something like that. Unfortunately, that applies everywhere, not just in Corporate America. Oldshurst has a point about other countries favoring the home team in terms of buying goods and services, whereas a lot of Americans (since the 70s) essentially said: it's all about ME and not about WE.
  25. riviera74
    Nobody here wants financial companies bailed out. Ford should have paid back all that debt that Alan Mullaly raised in 2007 (or at least a LOT of it). As for allowing companies to go bust, if the Federal government allowed Chrysler to die in 1978, Ford and GM would have treated Japan inc as the invasion force they were and fought back a lot more strenuously. There is nothing inherently wrong with companies going under in a recession. Too bad a lot of government types and interest groups do not see it that way.
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