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riviera74

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  1. riviera74
    Even though diesel trucks do not suffer this rolling coal problem unless heavily modified, I find this rolling coal problem highly noxious and annoying. Why anyone would essentially sabotage emissions equipment just to anger Prius owners is beyond me. It is fundamentally childish and is terrible for all concerned. As for the class action lawsuit, I do not think that it has real merit. It is one thing for the EPA to enforce existing laws; it is quite another to sue GM when the EPA is busy trying to enforce the laws we currently have. Now, if the EPA and CARB did NOTHING about this, then a class action suit can and should go forward. This feels like a pile-on to me.
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    Well, the raids in Stuttgart may explain why MB decided to stop trying to certify 2017 MB diesels.
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    Wow. A ten-speed automatic.. . . . . with Cadillac and Buick having 8AT in their vehicles. GM has come A LONG WAY from the 4T65E transmission in my 2008 Lucerne. Then again, are there ANY GM vehicles with a 6AT left?
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    If FCA were really smart, they would make this car an export-only model to the Middle East. Especially given that they were just served by the Justice Department for issues concerning both their diesel engines AND they are paying CAFE fines as we speak.
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    While this is a serious problem, that leads me to this question. Why can't FCA build and sell fuel-efficient vehicles that people will actually buy? I still see quite a few compacts and fewer subcompacts on the roads down here, but most of them are Civics, Corollas, Sentras, a few Yarises and Fits, with several Cruzes on the road too. Very few Fiat 500s around here. Every time I see an FCA vehicle, it is a 300/Charger, a RAM pickup truck, or a minivan. Yes, gas prices here are around $2.25 for regular, but still nobody wants a small FCA vehicle while the competition is doing a lot better. Sergio et. al. are really screwing the pooch here.
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    Yes there will always be the BMW(right or wrong) crowd. It is great to know that Cadillac can now truly compete with the Germans with no excuses.
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    You might be hoping against hope on that one. Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram have been on borrowed time ever since Bob Eaton sold the former Chrysler Corporation to Daimler-Benz in 1998. I personally doubt anyone cares about the US nameplates that are FCA executives these days. Sergio has always believed that FIAT, not Chrysler, is the one that he needs to serve and save if necessary. As for the issue at hand, I am glad that they are actually trying to address this issue before they fall into VW's purgatory.
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    On a serious note: Does FCA build ANYTHING that people actually want to buy anymore? From where I sit, there are better alternatives to nearly every single model FCA has on sale AND FCA has an empty pipeline for new vehicles. Sergio is totally blowing this because there is no real reason anyone should buy an FCA vehicle, especially when Ford and General Motors have better vehicles at all levels. Admit it: FCA is simply not competitive anymore.. . . . in the last decade if ever.
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    FCA should be sued if/when they break the law. Of course, FCA could stop cheating and follow the rules, but that is not Sergio's way apparently.
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    So GM will be in North America, China, parts of South America, and whatever export markets actually make $$$$ for GM. OK. Some places are difficult if not hostile markets for GM for one reason or another, so leaving them makes a lot of sense. Perhaps GM will move to building cars in NA, China/S Korea and have everyone else receive cars as imports rather than build factories there. Seems to be a better idea anyway.
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    Don't forget state legislatures for legally protecting car dealers from having to compete against automaker-owned stores.
  12. riviera74
    The Genesis is heading in the right direction. If I were Lexus/Cadillac/MB/BMW, I would be very concerned that Genesis is essentially undercutting them. Just like Lexus undercut the MB S-Class with the original LS400 in 1990.
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    Oldshurst442, maybe Cadillac does not really CARE about the XTS as they do other models. It is the only holdover from pre-bankruptcy GM left in the stable. Maybe it is a placeholder for the (supposed to be awesome) CT8 flagship that has not yet been released.
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    Wow. First Porsche, now Lamborghini. One question: why are they destroying their unique selling point? I thought that VW/Audi would have the CUVs and Porsche/Lamborghini can stay with true (and truly expensive) sports cars (Boxster aside).
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    That refresh looks like somebody phoned it in rather than actually make it look better.
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    No need for AWD for me. I will take RWD over FWD any day of the week for my next car. As for CUE, what needs to be fixed to make CUE actually good if not great?
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    Sounds like a really good car at a great value. Why can't Buick or Lincoln do this?
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    Oops. Overpromising then underdelivering are never the right things to do. I am sure they will figure all of this out, but car building is actually hard to do. How Musk and Tesla deal with this kind of adversity will tell us whether Tesla itself will be truly viable or ends up more like a passing fad.
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    Wow. I wonder how long the reprogram will take to get done so that no one misses their truck for too long.
  20. riviera74
    So there will be a Porsche EV/Hybrid that is NOT a 911. OK. GM probably should consider a Camaro-based EV to deal with any high performance EVs out there soon.
  21. riviera74
    I personally doubt that ANY crossover can be faster than a Corvette. Just on weight alone, any Vette can outrun any Stevio. Then again, I do hope that Alfa Romeo is crazy enough to challenge a Corvette in a race with their Stelvio.
  22. riviera74
    ^^^^ Agreed. The diesel ship seems to have sailed. Electric (when done right) seems to be the wave of the future.
  23. riviera74
    When it comes to the falling sales of the 3/5/7 series, I agree. As for the interior of the 6 series Gran Coupe, Buick has comparable or better interiors than that.
  24. riviera74
    So Alfa Romeo is joining the trend. The pricing is not bad for a Lexus RX fighter. Q: who will buy an Alfa Romeo, regardless of model?
  25. riviera74
    That leads me to this question: if you wish to stop raising safety standards because you believe that leads to a price problem, where should we set car safety standards? Now, or 2005, or 1990, or 1975? Also, we as a society have done relatively little to improve driver safety education over the last 25 years or so. How do we address that?
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