G. David Felt

Monopoly

I hope no one is surprised by this. I really do not expect this company to survive more than another year or two before being gobbled up or bankrupt and sold off.

But at the same time, what have they done? And it is hard to sell a pricey car on just interior without any performance. Unless they are doing a Rolls Phantom level interior and selling that for $60k, I just can't see this car selling. Cadillac is wasting money and resources that could go to a RWD flagship sedan or a true sports car, or a RWD mid size SUV. I totally disagree, here in Seattle as in Portland, the Hybrid and electric luxury auto's seem to sell well as I see a ton of them every day and I cannot wait for Caddy to get into this segment. The new Money being in High Tech seems to also go with the green movement.

Saw a GTO Orange Goat at the old car show this weekend. It was really purtty! Saw a super clean 96 Suburban on stupid 30 inch rims. Over all loved the Suburban, just hated the rims/tires the person had on it. Was California license plated.

Probably tired of paying for the premium fuel. I always find it interesting how people complain about premium fuel when they bought a performance auto for that reason.

I doubt we will ever see any radical changes. Toyota has talked about radical changes in the past and what they see as radical is just a liberal ultra conservative design. Course their current ugly Predator style for Lexus might to some be considered radical when it is just down right ugly. Course if they go radical, would they not possibly end up loosing some MPG which is what the Prius is all about?

Hate the front end design, the Wings and slant headlights if freakin ugly. Love the color though. I agree with the I Spy a small CUV. Sadly the shape seems to imply a small mini van not a true CUV, but then more small CUV's seem to be going the 7 passenger micro mini van route. If it has the same ugly nose on it then it will not be that great.

How out of Touch is this guy with Reality of the Buying Public. Dude, step back away from the Company CoolAid and get a reality check of the buyers out there. Your image is of old dying people in floating 80's era auto's. Your message is not right for todays fluent buyers of luxury auto's.

Wow, I think that is a fantastic idea! 'Wanna go fast? Here's how/where you do it correctly.' I think any performance auto especially once you go above the subcompact or compact market needs to have a 1 or 2 day training class on how to best handle your performance auto. I think this will build more responsibility into the users. Start off with a video on crashes and the ugly truth of how speed can kill in inexperienced hands and then move on to how fun it can be with the right training. There is no reason the US cannot have our own unlimited Autobahn here. I90, I5, I10, I25, I70, I30, I45, I95, I75, I79, I80 and I81 to name a few. If we required a true $3000 driving school that includes the basics of high speed driving and how to handle spinnouts, recovery, skids, etc. We would have far better drivers on the roads. Also, Driving is a privilege you earn, not a right. As such, if you cannot handle the stress of driving at posted speed limits, then off the road you go and enjoy the side roads or mass transit. The freeways are from getting from Point A to Point B as fast as possible. No one should be allowed on a major freeway doing 45 in the far left lane or even the carpool lanes.

Awesome job, that is a HOT LOOKING car. While I understand the cost, I have to say that every car I have owned I have put on the 3M clear front end protection and I highly recommend it as it just makes the auto's stay that much cleaner and nicer. The worst thing I can imagine is having a lovely auto like yours having the road nicks and mess on the front end. Lets at least agree that our nations roads are a mess and with the aerodynamics today, auto's do seem to get their lovely paint jobs messed up with out better protection.

Don't forget what top engine does the S class has.It is a twin turbo v12. So this supercharged v8 (if cadilac flagship will go against s class) must not be noisier (no supercharger whine in cabin) than the engine in the S class,Or at least is must not be heard in a cabin .Actually NVH should be on same level. Why do you and so many others think everything has to go against and be equal to the S class. I have not been that impressed myself with the over all quality of Mercedes. I think right now both MB and BMW have over bloated images. It proves in the JD quality reports and so many times in the real world, not the auto motive blind journalism. I would be more focused on what high end customers really want than to say MB or BMW is our check list. Are we equal to or better than them? Use a customer input list and build to what the customer wants, if it really ends up being equal to MB or BMW, then so be it, but at least then GM is building to the customer. Once built, then compare and see how you stack up. Totally agree, people who are buying the AMG, M series or V series are wanting the performance rumble. They do not want these cars to be quiet non noticable cars.

Sun roofs are nice but would not miss it, I like my head room more. But then GM Dealers seem to think if an auto has a sunroof everyone wants one and i have never found them without. Perfect example is I have plenty of room for sitting up straight the way I like in my 2006 Escalade ESV, but the new Escalades I have to be reclined as they do not have the interior room and even in the rare escalade I found with no sun roof, I still could not sit up straight. Yes I did make sure the seat was all the way down, but GM seems to have stopped allowing to the floor sitting position so us really tall guys are pretty much out of luck on the current generation of SUV's.

It also has two cables. Minus the weird rust, it is pretty sturdy. In review of this online, while it is very sturdy, it is a common issue in areas of high use of Salt on the roads. Bummer, sorry to hear this happened. Hang in there as the auto will treat you well.

I have often thought about this but in a CNG format. It will be interesting to see what the next stepping stone of Fuel becomes. Think about using CNG or Hydrogen to power a small high compression generator with electric motors at the 4 wheels to drive the auto, marine grade so they can handle getting wet or being submerged if you are pulling a trailor. I think this is the future of auto's.

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In test driving myself, I really do not see any difference in ride quality, but this is a personal feel issue so you really need to test drive it. Since you have done so many auto's for the family and wife, it is Time you get something for yourself. As the bread winner in the family we sacrifice allot for our loved ones. It comes a time when every so often you need to do something for yourself and while they are both awesome trucks, I think long term you will be very happy with the All Terrain GMC! Rock on, once you make a decision, come back and post some pictures of this hot new ride!

Agree with all of your comments, People need to think twice before they buy from a company that lied so much to the public. The EPA should be certifiing all numbers before they go out the door to make sure it is a level playing field. Is the GOV ready to handle the big drop in false advertised MPG? These are not the only car companies that stretch the truth. I have yet to see most auto's really achieve the gas mileage they post on their auto's. I can truly say I DO NOT get the posted mileage on the stickers for my Escalade, Trailblazer SS, Durango, CTS, SRX, Hummer or Jeep. I change between all these auto's and enjoy driving them, but none of them deliver the fuel economy that is posted on the sticker. This comes down to the Flawed EPA testing rather than real world testing. The GOV mandate of gas mileage is a Joke and instead they should be focused on Advanced Fuel Products like CNG, Electric etc that cleans up the world rather than how much mileage. We could make a massive change in this country by having all New Diesel trucks being manaufactured only as CNG, within 3-5 years we could stop importing oil, stop funding 100% of the defense of the oil transportation since we are the only ones with navy fleets doing this and focus on our own 200 year supply of Natural gas as we push to getting other forms like electric to last for a 500-600 mile road trip and then have it charge overnight and continue on.

But in color...I wouldn't want to live in a world of grainy B&W Yea, I would like color also other wise it would be like the movie, Pleasentville.

Toyota declared in September that it’s watering down its battery electric vehicle (BEV) plans by cutting back the production of the small Toyota eQ (known as the Scion iQ stateside). You will find some interesting information as Toyota moves forward with Fuel Cell's rather than pure electric auto's. Sales of Plug in Vehicles, North America (2011 & 2012) Type - 2011 ------ 2012 (YTD)--(Since 1/1/2011) Cumulative HEV----268,807---322,516--------591,323 PHEV--8,272----- 25,944----------34,216 BEV----9,966----- 6,802-----------16,768 Source: Pike Research Most BEVs skirt the edge of a 100-mile range, stretching up to the $100,000 Model S, from Tesla, which can go nearly 300 miles on a single charge. EV advocates and battery manufacturers have long insisted that a battery breakthrough on the horizon will triple battery ranges while drastically reducing battery costs. Regardless of how far the BEV can go on a full battery, however, it still takes hours to recharge instead of the minutes it takes to refill a conventional gas vehicle. Toyota’s hydrogen vehicles can already achieve ranges and refill times comparable to conventional gas vehicles. For more info go to: http://fuelcellswork...ember_181315269 View full article

Some day we will just Annex Canada and Mexico and go with a merged flag covering the Country of North America!

Love that old Photo, wish life was that simple.

OUCH, sorry to hear about it, sucks but at least it is a friday. Hope your hand heals fast, really sucks to have a broken hand.

But when you look at the Base Terrain, FWD, Backup Camera, etc. I think they give you a much better starting point than most, or did I totally miss something? Base Terrain is $25.8k OK, so my own vision is off as I consider that a base level vehicle compared to buying a 50K car or 75K car.

But when you look at the Base Terrain, FWD, Backup Camera, etc. I think they give you a much better starting point than most, or did I totally miss something?