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So we are to believe the A Class will be high quality but the next model up from it, the C Class, didn’t get tat memo. https://carbuzz.com/news/can-you-guess-which-car-has-the-highest-recall-rate-in-america

It's a big fat "who cares?!" I personally think the XT5 is performing poorly in sales for two reasons. 1. they made it ugly. 2. GM (again) got greedy with the option prices. The old SRX did perfectly fine in sales because it was attractive.

I changed the oil in the Toronado using an oil filter given to me by @balthazar. Now she's good for another 10 months to a year.

2022. So giving Tesla a full decade of segment leadership. Model S > class S.

Open to interpretation. ?

Owner of a ‘96 RAV 4 with 267K miles on it. It’s not shiny anymore but it’s never been junk.

Toyoter is basically shiny junk.

WOW, some of the info is surprising but clearly quality is not in the BEST Category of their Best or Nothing as it clearly is in the Nothing Category! QUOTE: Surprisingly, the study found that the car with the highest recall rate in America is the Mercedes C-Class. According to the study, the luxury car "has been recalled for a host of safety issues, from several different recall campaigns involving airbags to multiple campaigns involving failure in the steering column." Another campaign required the C-Class to be recalled because the sunroof had been improperly bonded to the frame, which meant there was a risk it could fall on passengers. Like the fact that they also related the recall list which by the way has Mercedes-Benz and BMW claiming the top spots for recalls followed by the GMC Sierra and of course everyone else both domestic, Asian and the rest of the German broads. What I found interesting in the read is that the Toyota 4Runner has such high reliability from Consumer Reports but is for it's class at the top of the recall list. How does Recalls and Reliability go................. Also very ? funny that at least for me, both Toyota and MB have ads on the story page to try and sell you said auto's.

Wile Tomato juice works for animals, I have heard from others that Freebreeze works well for skunk in an auto. I have always used the following for external: Skunk ordor is hard but not impossible to get rid of. Measure and pour the distilled vinegar into a garden sprayer. Add liquid dish detergent to the garden sprayer. ... With the garden sprayer, begin spraying underneath and all around the car. Repeat one hour later if the smell remains. There is also the Amazon option, never used any of them but lots of spays / solutions. https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Miracle-Remover-Neutralizing-Formula/dp/B000NJJKCM/ref=asc_df_B000NJJKCM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=218421090408&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7157794200968826516&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033284&hvtargid=pla-353328822856&psc=1

The sad take-away here is that ten years ago it was 0% - so it's growing fast.

Would it surprise anyone that, according to a circa 1990 list I have access to, that General Motors had (38) billing codes for the FBI? - - - - -

Exactly. If the typical luxury crossover buyer wanted RWD as non-negotiable, then the original SRX would never have been switched from RWD AND BMW SAVs would be flying off of dealer lots. Cadillac switched the SRX to FWD because the best selling luxury crossover was the Lexus RX (always FWD). The modern Cadillac crossovers followed suit and stayed FWD with AWD as an available option. The luxury market is simple: RWD sedans and FWD crossovers are the norm, not the exception. AWD is generally available for a slight premium. The CT4, especially if priced right below the C-Class and the 3-series and the A4, should do just fine, perhaps a little better than the ATS. Does it really matter if 50 or 60% of Cadillac sales are FWD? NO. It matters if Cadillac serves its market and keep gaining market share on the Germans and Lexus.

One @balthazar especially will like.

The ATS was replaced directly with the CT4 and the CTS was replaced directly with the CT5. The XTS is dead soon, so their entire sedan lineup will be RWD. No one cares about RWD in a crossover, if they did, the Stelvio would be flying off the lots, not the RX and XT5. As much as I am "meh" about the XT6, they'll probably sell a good amount of them because again... no one cares about RWD in a crossover and Lincoln is currently botching the Aviator launch.

A-class sedan : 179”, ATS: 182. c-class sedan is 187”. Incorrect- you have not included AWD in your numbers.

^ Nobody wants to be seen in an alfa romeo. - - - - -

How does things like this get through manufacturing and not noticed that a lube point is not being lubed.Pathetic.

64.6% of Cadillac sales first half of 2019 were FWD. And that number will rise since XT6 wasn't on sale then and ATS was, and ATS is now dead. Cadillac is a 70% front drive brand and most of that rear drive is a Chevy Tahoe with luxury appointments. Standard of the World I am sure.

Funny how the C-class outsells all Cadillac sedans combined, you'd think if quality was so bad people wouldn't buy it. And as I said recalls are are not directly related to build quality. CT5 is priced BELOW the C-class, Cadillac knew their only hope to compete with a C-class was to re-work a CTS and take $10k off the price, CT4 they know would do worse against the C-class than the ATS did. I still think CT4 is a one generation car, and Cadillac will move to a 1 sedan lineup around 2025, unless they put an EV sedan out.