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El Kabong

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  1. El Kabong
    But having said that, I think we can agree that 150hp isn't a desirable amount for most cars
  2. El Kabong
    Chevy does sell a Lux Silverado, it's called the High Country. But Cadillac could definitely use a beast like I just described as well. GM is large enough and successful enough with big SUVs and trucks that it doesn't have to be an either/or situation. And let's not overlook that the Escalades that Caddy is currently carry enormous profit margins.
  3. El Kabong
    I would argue that anything over 150hp is overkill for a passenger car.
  4. El Kabong
    The EXT Escalade, like the Avalanche, served a purpose. That purpose has largely been taken over by conventional pickups. Now, if I were Johan I would definitely do an Escalade pickup. But it would be more along the lines of the ultimate luxury trailer-hauler: duallie back end, air springs all around for the ride, hotted-up Duramax/Allison driveline, and a Titan-style fuel tank for range. Price it at about 90 grand, and then I would be the king of Texas.
  5. El Kabong
    Thing is, I don't foresee the SRX replacement being cross-shopped against any GMC (or the Enclave for that matter). The Denali sub-brand exists primarily to sell near-Cadillac spec body on frame stuff. Cadillac doesn't sell a pickup, so buyers who want premium Canyons and Sierras have an option.
  6. El Kabong
    Given that the Sierra Denali and Escalade both sell in pretty huge quantities and there is little to no other cross-product choices between the two brands I fail to see the logic of your statement.
  7. El Kabong
    Hey man, I root for the Leafs. We trade all our guys with good shots.
  8. El Kabong
    Corvette still moving over 33,000 units per year? Not too shabby
  9. El Kabong
    Weber is a superb power play guy, to be fair.
  10. El Kabong
    No worries man, it's all good. And I'm not going to die on this hill because I don't really have a dog in the fight. My opinions are a bit more sophisticated than just hating on Elon Musk because I perceive what he's doing as some kind of existential threat. But they're on some pretty thin ice in an industry that is pretty unforgiving.
  11. El Kabong
    Everyone says they're friendly to stuff... Until money comes into play.
  12. El Kabong
    Uh... Uber is a retailer in the states?
  13. El Kabong
    With 115,000 units moved last year I'd say you're not alone in your feelings about trucks these days. The diesel version is just icing on the cake.
  14. El Kabong
    I think I'd have held onto Jones and tried to ship Shea Weber instead. More upside with Seth.
  15. El Kabong
    The investors have already invested. They have less cash now than they did at the beginning. Not all engineers are created equally. Trust me on this. You cannot post in this thread and give government props for backing your opinion when the OP is all about government stonewalling Tesla. Governments (especially provincial ones) are AWFUL bellwethers for support.
  16. El Kabong
    Yes, but Jobs was on he right side of the curve (the nadir) when he was pulling things together after the Scully era. There really was nowhere to go but up. Overall the markets are not done wobbling this time round. I'm not saying this as an "efffff Musk" kind of attitude. I'm just telling you what I'm seeing in he overall picture. And what I'm seeing is Icarus.
  17. El Kabong
    you've hit upon another Achilles heel of electronics outfits: lack of commonality in infrastructure. Even something as quaint as different charging jacks for iPhones is rarely little more than an ego trip for a company. Common charging infrastructure is an absolute must, but you can be sure in a stared own between Mary Barra and Elon Musk it'll be Barra winning. She already put the boots to Marchionne with the merger stuff-she's pretty ego-resistant.
  18. El Kabong
    Mustang sales for December are off over eight percent. The new guy's sales luster is beginning to return to expected levels.
  19. El Kabong
    In Bob Guccione's estate where it belongs
  20. El Kabong
    Seth Jones is going to the Columbus Blue Jackets. What?
  21. El Kabong
    I think you'll begin to see a bit more of that as GM proves its point as far as matching German performance goes. Similar to Jag, they have that distinct heritage to use. But the brand was so damaged that unlike Jag, they truly had to start from Ground Zero to make a go of it.
  22. El Kabong
    Meh. All I know is what I read and what I see. And what I've seen is enthusiasm that looks suspiciously like the dot-com bubble back in the day. Irrational enthusiasm and all that. It happens when you have a guy or girl with a good vision. But in the end you gotta be smart about it. And Elon Musk and crew are biting off more than they can chew. Simple as that.
  23. El Kabong
    That's nice. If you have the cash to cover yourself for your mistakes. But this all comes back to the Big Picture (and my take on the OP of this thread): Tesla doesn't have the financial or intellectual resources to be doing all that it is currently doing. Ego runs amok. And as we are seeing with the Model X, that ain't good.
  24. El Kabong
    Maybe. Maybe not. But in the case of DeLorean, it didn't work. And it's far from a certainty that it will work for Tesla. An unpopular opinion in these parts, no doubt. But a legit one.
  25. El Kabong
    Software updates are nice, but it's not like a 3-dollar piece of tin is a backbreaker either. And the software update sends a pretty powerful (though perhaps unintentional) message to the owner extracting their car from the snowbank: we're fixing your car AT ARM'S LENGTH. DeLorean owners at least had the chance to scream at the dealer while they did the fix.
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