G. David Felt

Lexus Build Quality? This is what I call the Lemming affect. They used to have quality, but lately even my aunt who is on her 4th Lexus and has had two of them with dropped ceiling over the back seats seems to be blind to all the issues she has had to take her current RX in for. I just do not get this devotion to Lexus as it is not what it used to be when they had the awesome commercial on how smooth their V8 was with a wine glass on it. I would say that Lexus is not here anymore IMHO. In regards to your comment on V6, I would take that over any 4 banger from Lexus or Toyota any day for reliability. Most common issues with the Toyota V6 The 4 Most Common Toyota 1GR-FE Engine Problems - Toyota 4.0L V6 (tuningpro.co) Toyota Burns Oil | Excessive Engine Oil Consumption (youcanic.com) Why Toyotas Burn So Much Oil and What You Can Do About It | Torque News Toyota Tundra Warning About Its Engine Change | Torque News Plenty of sites have this info, but Toyota to folks that just blindly follow will say it is the best, but their is more truth to engine and quality issues than Toyota would want folks to know.

I totally agree that Cadillac XT lineup has been a money grab and I cannot fault them for doing it even though I hate it. I agree that when you compare the XT5 to others there are good choices. If you are wanting to support American companies then those choices are few and so discounts, cheap financing, etc. is what one uses to buy the XT line. I have supported Cadillac, but not been a vocal fan about the XT lineup. Much improvement can be done. I agree that the Buick was a better choice than the RX. My sister had a Mazda 6 but for her job as an in home open wound nurse she drives about 30K miles a year and when looking at what Buick had to everyone else at the time and being end of the year. She got her color and a fully loaded Envision at a bargain price of $39K out the door when MSRP at the time was $56K. Like you, she wanted new, was not totally happy with the Mazda CUVs then and when she compares the CX5 to the Envision she was shocked at how noisy the CX5 was and not responsive. The layout also was a big confusing for her as she is not a tech person. She found what she liked and it worked out well for her just like you and your Mazda 6. Glade you found what you wanted at a deal you were happy with.

I get your point. I will have to disagree with the Mazda thing as I still do not think they are as great as people are saying they are. RX and MDX are total garbage also as I have sister in-law that has two of the MDX and they have been reliability nightmares. The RX is just a cheap plastic interior with blah driving characteristics. My sister was serious about the RX and Buick Envision. Test drove both and the RX lost out in quality of driving as well as quiet interior.

So you feel there should be a RWD plus AWD layout? Yet people spending this amount of money seem to want AWD which would tend to make it understandable why they are only offering AWD.

I wonder why such an old transmission as 6spd is so yesteryear and they have their awesome 9spd transmission, so why 6spd I have to wonder.

Awesome to have you @SDotJizzle here for discussions and debates on the auto industry. We as stated by our fearless leader Drew love ICE and EVs and know there is space for both in the world today. I myself am an SUV/Truck guy that is excited for our EV future. Look forward to exchanging thoughts on all things Auto Industry.

I am loving this; the side profile does scream Discovery Land Rover to me. The dash is very tastefully done and I love the Redwood Interior. That is one of the best interiors I have seen.

AWD is not needed on everything in a product portfolio. For Buick, this entry level CUV on such a low price point should serve them well for those wanting the CUV Coupe format and do not care about FWD versus AWD. This will be very popular I would think in southern states.

Interior is nice, I am sure this will attract those that wanted a car but will settle for the coupe style SUV. The face on it is just a head shaker for me as I find nothing attractive about it.

That is an old press release when the Sonic was also built at that plant. Dead product behind that Bolt.

Very interesting read The $25,000 EV is coming, with big implications for car buyers (cnbc.com)

Not being a religious person, is those two red things supposed to mean that christ has risen?

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