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  1. smk4565
    Last Friday on my way home from work I saw a Lamborghini Aventator, 1960s Mercedes SL Pagoda, Lotus Evora and Audi R8 in about a 10 minute span.
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    So an A8, 7-series or E-class or S-class which all have adjustable height suspension is the answer.
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    I love the genius of Ford management, the Fusion is their #3 seller and up 10% for the year while the brand overall is down. But kill the Fusion. Once you leave a segment it is almost impossible to go back in. I think someone at Ford read the Rick Wagoner "cut your way to profitability" playbook and thought it was a good idea.
  4. smk4565
    Why can't you get a CT6 in your driveway? Oh never mind I read about the low scraping. Probably the CT6 should have height adjustable suspension.
  5. smk4565
    "The largest tech add is Lincoln Co-Pilot360 which includes, auto high-beam headlamps, blind spot detection, lane-keeping system with driver alert, pre-collision assist with automatic emergency braking, dynamic brake support, forward collision warning, pedestrian detection, and rear-view camera washer. " That stuff wasn't standard before? Also why isn't the back up camera retractable so it only comes out in reverse, thus isn't an eye sore when not in reverse and also can't get dirty, thus doesn't need water sprayed over it and the back of the vehicle leaving a washer fluid trail running down the bumper. Side note, I think the Black Label Navigator should be a 4 seater with lay flat seats, refrigerator, folding tables, power shades over all rear windows and a full glass roof with electrochromatic dimming and a blackout power retract suede headliner .
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    And of those new buyers about 25% will buy another Navigator and the rest will be one and done and go elsewhere. Attracting new buyers is only good if you retain your base too. Lincoln has done a good job the past couple years, going to real names, stepping up the interiors, rear drive platform Aviator, ecoboost engines, etc. 5 years ago I didn't think they'd still be around past 2020, so it is a nice resurgence they have had, but they still have a long way to go.
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    According to Car Max data, Lincoln is #19 in brand loyalty there, vs Lexus #1, Mercedes #2 and Cadillac #4. Edmunds did a report on brand retention for 2018, among luxury brands Lexus was #1, Cadillac #7, Lincoln #9, Volvo, Jaguar, Infiniti were the bottom 3. I don't know if 9th out of 12 is something to write home about.
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    And yet Navigator sales were down 13% in Q2, and down 3% for the year, and that is without facing the new GLS yet, just the X7 is doing that to them. The Navigator has a bigger drop in sales last quarter than the MKZ, and lower volume too (granted way different prices). So there is no huge influx of new buyers.
  9. smk4565
    So only 34% of Navigator buyers are from Lincoln owners. Seems like a lot of Lincoln owners are leaving for other brands then.
  10. smk4565
    Agreed, diesel is done. Except maybe in big trucks. Elsewhere the people just don’t want it.
  11. smk4565
    It is a good video, and a good point that if you take the F1 car and put a body around it, then it is possible. And there is not a shortage of cash at Mercedes, they'll throw money at it until it works.
  12. smk4565
    They aged well because you never see them on the road, there are so few out there it is like it never existed. They better price these cheap because I can't imagine a 10+ year old 9-3 with some batteries stuffed in it is anywhere near as good as a Tesla Model 3. Unless they are selling these at less than $35k with a 200+ mile range this is dead on arrival.
  13. smk4565
    The newer stuff is selling, the old stuff like GLS, CLA and SL are not. But that is to be expected. New GLS is out soon, a GLB in winter and a GLA next summer. That SUV lineup will be very fresh, plus EQ C on sale later this year.
  14. smk4565
    Mustang, Minivan, Grand Cherokee and others, he did come up with a lot of great ideas and even the K-car which was kind of junk did help save Chrysler in the 80s. 94 years is a good run.
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    Tesla is putting up some big numbers. Nearly 25,000 Model 3 a month is nearing Camry/Accord numbers.
  16. smk4565
    GM does do way too many gray interiors. They could learn a think or two from Kia and Hyundai interiors at this point.
  17. smk4565
    Must have been a 5-series sale this month. X4 up 1134% Build more crossover coupes!!!!!
  18. smk4565
    They have volume now but Jeep has been down almost every month the past year or so. And the market they compete in is getting more and more flooded. I think Jeep has great brand image and styling, but the nuts and bolts of their product is still FCA parts bin which means lackluster interiors and poor reliability. Jeep is right down there at the bottom of reliability ratings with Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Dodge. Hyundai and Kia are bringing a ton of SUVs that look pretty good online, and their quality and reliability is really good, they are going to steal sales off Jeep all day long. Ford has 1 or 2 Bronco's coming, GM has more SUVs coming, although most of these seem like boring Asian designs. VW could step up their SUV game, their stuff looks boring and isn't that nice inside for what you are paying.
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    FCA is a house of cards being held up by Ram trucks. Even Jeep is down, and Fiat and Alfa are way down on tiny volume to begin with Chrysler is down on low volume, Dodge way down on moderate volume.
  20. smk4565
    Impala outselling the Camaro. And the Impala is getting killed. Doesn’t bode well for the Camaro. Also Cadillac sedan sales other than the fleet heavy XTS are in free fall, which doesn’t look good for the prospects of rear drive cars at GM.
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    Leading the way, America will get there 20 years after them.
  22. smk4565
    They could bring back Eldorado, Fleetwood and Seville, and throw a V or Blackwing after that. Sounds better than CT4 Blackwing. Problem with the CT-4-5-6 naming scheme is that makes "Cadillac" the most important part of the name and "Cadillac" the image of the product, and the Cadillac name doesn't carry much weight anymore. Also why the big SUV is "Escalade" and not XT8 because "Escalade" has way more cache than "Cadillac." Although you also have to wonder if CT4 and CT5 don't sell well, will Cadillac just give up on sedans for the most part, and everything be an SUV in which case you don't really need a V or Blackwing sub-brand.
  23. smk4565
    I agree you need a more accessible sport trim and 640 hp is not really usable on regular roads. But if you spent 15 years on the “V” name brand I don’t know if I would throw that away in a reboot. Although Cadillac threw away SRX and CTS for reboots so I guess it doesn’t matter. If Blackwing is the top trim and you are going with a word name there, why not use word names for the models too and throw away the awful alfa-numeric names in favor of word names.
  24. smk4565
    It’s better than a Prius. Next generation S-class is looking high tech, and there is that AMG S73 hybrid rumor out there.
  25. smk4565
    It’s the Mercedes-Benz of plug-ins.
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