G. David Felt
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Yeah. That's what I'm wondering here... I get what you guys mean as Maserati has the luxury level that if they build a competent SUV they should compete with Land Rover, but Jeep could bring the off road toughness to a competitor of Land Rover that Maserati could not bring. So many around here say Land Rover are the worlds best off road luxury SUV's, I believe Jeep could beat them at that game.
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Interesting times we live in as Jeep just announced they are going to build a luxury SUV to compete against the Germans and Cadillac. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-13/jeep-plans-luxury-model-to-take-on-mercedes-suvs-and-range-rover So it will be interesting to see how everyone else deals with the model change of who is a luxury maker and what auto's they actually sell. I think this slow down is good as it will get rid of the dealers who really do not have the pockets to serve the luxury market and have survived based on just moving steel. Better stronger network of dealers and those willing to invest in better showrooms and service centers will position Cadillac as a strong brand to compete against.
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I am Excited for Elio to get to market. I think we will see many more of these type of enclosed bikes. Once they get it CNG or Electric I can see it as a consumer hit for all. Now what was that Spell Hogwarts taught us that made idiots forget so we can repeal these stupid state laws against selling direct?
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Found this interesting story on a New Taxi that Singapore has created to help reduce green house gas and clean up their cities. Taxi can go 200km or 125 miles on a single charge and recharges 100% in 15 min. Full story here http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/transport/story/made-singapore-electric-taxi-charges-fast-goes-the-distance-20150512
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Interesting, I wonder how many they can really sell to be profitable.
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Very cool
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You mean the same types of subsidies that go towards CNG and Hydrogen vehicles? Also: those 'billions' aren't anything compared to the near $4.8 billion in subsidies that US oil companies receive yearly. Your country could've rebuilt $11 billion-worth of infrastructure instead of bailing out GM. The federal government's $2.4 billion electric's pledge goes to research, development and encourages local manufacturing. California's rebate program is around $110.2 million, and most other states/provinces count their rebate program pledges in the low million area. That's a drop in the bucket. Your government isn't forcing anyone to buy anything. They're making electric's more attractive, but you're still free to buy a Durango if you desire. I would agree that the OIL COMPANIES DO NOT need the billions they get from the GOV. I also think all alternative forms could be killed off for tax dollars and let the market decide. I get nothing from the benefits of CNG in WASHINGTON state. For me I sell a product that is better than traditional Petrol. Long term it pays for itself. When your tall like me, small auto's do not work. So I need my big auto's and the CAFE just needs to go away.
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Wonder how long till a quad turbo V6 as the new race engine of choice. Or as proven by EV West web site who built an electric race car that set a world record racing up Pikes Peak. Had 840 HP and 1120 lb-ft of torque. That puts the Viper to Shame!
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& Care to provide examples? The only 'restrictions' were market-driven high fuel prices. How about we start with the billions given out of tax payers dollars for electric auto's. We could better use that money to pay down debt and rebuild basic infrastructure than give away free electric everything. If the product is built right then the people will buy it and not need incentives.
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Cool ads
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While I am sure this is an amazing car to drive and I would not pass up the chance to test drive it. I have to say that the look of the auto is lost compared to the original viper.
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Sure, like 'Malibu Classic'… You hit the nail on the head, this BMW refresh is 1990's Old and the Dash is 80's Old. There is nothing fresh or new about this auto. Just old news rehashed.
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How exactly is it a waste of money? It was already in development as an Alfa until Alfa decided to abandon the work the was done in conjunction with Mazda. If the work was done, the money was spent... I'd say the additional budget to slap a Fiat badge on it in place of Alfa's was a minimal investment, and likely well worth it. It was a waste from the very begining. Fiat has not learned a damn lesson on building quality products and keeps flushing money down the drain on the stupid Alfa line. They need to focus on fixing the terrible quality in the Fiat line, Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge and Ram. Yes all of them have some very big issues that should be fixed before wasting another billion dollars on a pipe dream of building and selling Alfa's again in the US or even Europe. World market has way to many OEM name plates and we could do with another round of consolidation to clean up the auto industry on a global scale.
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Not to stir the pot in yet another Cadillac thread (this is getting old), but have you seen this? Or looked up depreciation through a cost-to-own site such as KBB's? Or perused Cars.com or Autotrader listings for that matter? I think you'll see interesting things that may be slightly out of sync with what you want to see. Just saying... ANYHOW, that pricing seems appropriate given the previous model's pricing and the lower rung models' pricing, new vs. old. Perfecto. We'll it is the washington post, always a political point to be made. Do not trust them on anything related to the auto industry.
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