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Sometimes Cadillac decisions make no sense. A brand new, V8 engine, that Cadillac engineers done, with specs that Europeans do to their turbo V8 cars, that seem to fancy European car aficionados that Cadillac desperately want to attract, and 1 year and a half of offering said V8 engine, they kill it. I dont understand any of it. The ending of the CT6 (in North America) and the killing off the Blackwing V8 engine. They spent literally billions of dollars on the CT6 dating back to the bankruptcy and then some more billions (OK...maybe millions) on the new V8 but then they dont do anything with either. I get that they want to spend more billions on electric vehicles for their future going forward, but it still doesnt make sense. Why? They spent billions more on a no charge diesel option Escalade. That would be a new engine offering... DIESEL???!!! 1. Is there a market for a diesel engine in an Escalade? A 6 cylinder engine at that? a) maybe GM/Cadillac did a marketing research analysis... b) BUT I THOUGHT THAT CADILLAC WAS TO GO EV ALL THE WAY???!!! DIESEL???!!! On a supposedly luxury product???!!! For North America???!!! 2 . VW and Mercedes have had their diesel scandals recently which made a lot of noise here and in Europe. Cadillac had resisted diesel all these years/decades after their own diesel scandal of the 1980s... Cadillac was ahead of their own bloody curve for their own bloody EV image a decade ago when they offered a light hybrid system in their Escalade and now they want to peddle diesel when they want to go all out EV going forward?

In contrast to this part of your post, I was at the Montreal auto show in January...mind you I didnt spend all that much time at the show, nor at Cadillac's display...but at the little time I did spend getting in and out of the CT4-V and CT5-V, there were virtually NOBODY, young or old, looking at these brand new offerings. Everybody, I mean everybody was at the Escalade. That would be this generation Escalade. Not the next gen that debuts in 2021. There was no mention of the new gen. Yeah...that's right, Montrealers young and old were salivating over the old, soon to be replaced 'Slade. A few boomers were checking out the XT6. I dont remember seeing the XT4. Not that I was looking out for it either. Im sure it was there, but I didnt really care. I was sad that literally nobody was checking out the new sedans. V versions too... But then again, it was only a small snippet of time as I spent no more than 5-7 minutes at Cadillac. But I kid you not, folk were pushing each other to get into the 5 year old 'Slade. I was smitten with both V cars. More with the CT5. I kinda wanted the Blackwing version CT5 to have the actual Blackwing V8 under the hood, because its a real deal Cadillac engine in a Cadillac car, but the next gen LT4 that will power the CT5 Blackwing may be a better engine choice overall. Corvette powered anything turn out to be awesome machines. That would also include LS/LT engine swapped foreign badged cars as well! I do see your complaint about the low firewall, cramped with a big driveshaft tunnel syndrome. At 5 foot 6and a half inches tall that I am, I too am not comfortable with it, although not as much as you as I am...well...short.

Or we could ask Donald J. Tump...he's also a climate scientist. A more recent one at that. He's got more current information to work with... He's also a pandemic specialist. An economist connoisseur and lets not forget, an all time athletic great.

I also miss the 747. All my trips to Greece through-out the 70s, '80s and '90s were with 747s. Lufthansa and KLM. 3 trips to Greece in the 2000s were with Air Transat and they use ( I believe) the Airbus A330-300 and I think it was this airplane I was in. Its a good plane. It flies nice. But nothing like a 747. And I believe the 747 cruised at a slightly higher speed than the A330. With the A330 going to Greece was like 9 hours and coming back is like 10 hours, but I swear I remember the 747 with Lufthansa (direct flight like with Air Transat because KLM was a stop-over at Amsterdam) it was 8 going and 9 coming back home. 1 hour faster. Unless the route taken with Air Transat was a longer arc...

1. When this Chinese Covid19 thing comes to an end and life starts to behave normally again...how will humans view travelling? a) Will it be solely to go from point A to Point B? b) will humans joy ride ever again? 2. If that ever happens that joy rides will be part of our future, how will we be doing that? a) with gasoline powered vehicles? b) with BEVs? c) surely we must have all noticed that Mother Nature has slowly recaptured territory lost to humans and Mother Nature has started healing herself in just a short time d) with that being said...which way will we sway? Because its apparent that human activity has impacted Mother Nature in not a very good way e) Well...gasoline is dirt cheap again. Batteries are not.... Tough decisions going forward as not all industries will be going full steam ahead so the "R" word (recession) will be a very painful one this time around. 3. All that does not matter, I wanna know if RIDE SHARING would still be a thing? Somehow ride sharing is tied down with EVs...and all kinds of ride sharing, autonomous self driving pods are supposed to be our future going forward. But are we now gonna design social distancing autonomos driven pods? a) are we just gonna ignore how we pollute this planet? b) how close do we really wanna get with our fellow man after this Chinese Covid19 thing comes to an end? c) What kind of automobile future are we looking at after this Chinese Covid19 thing? I personally think EVs are gonna be more popular than ever. But it will take MORE time for THAT to happen as not too many folk will be buying new cars anytime soon. And the other incentive for ICE that is also AGAINST EVs is that gasoline is dirt cheap again. However, I think this ride sharing thing is DEAD. From phobias of being too close to a stranger in the same pod to disinfecting manias and phobias that will linger waaaay past our victory of this new plague that hit us. I dont think social distancing @ 6 feet is gonna be our new norm for our species, but I think we will be very wary of each other. And I think we will all become germaphobes. And THAT is the death knell for ride sharing pods. Just a thought that I just got.

These cars are not practising social distancing. Im calling the cops!

I had one too. Well...mine was an '89 and it was just a Firebird. Meaning it had the 2.8 V6. It was red and I had the T-Tops. I had the same mags though. Bought it off a buddy back in the day. I loved the car. Too bad I wrapped it around a pole.

And the least expensive E Class that houses a 4 cylinder under its hood is as pricey as a Chevy Impala States side in Europe... while also being a ubiquitous taxi cab in some countries' fleets... That reminds me of how a Biscayne was and Chevy also offered a top of the line SS version... And if Chevrolet had not been part of a bigger corporate umbrella, Chevrolet would be asking Cadillac prices for its SS version...which is what Mercedes does States side... And the 3 Musketeers could down vote this post too if they want too... Ill be laughing my ass off too if they do. Would prove some theories I got about this whole thing...

Not private. But Ivy League-ish nonetheless. In many ways... McGill University is a public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,[8] the university bears the name of James McGill, a Scottish merchant whose bequest in 1813 formed the university's precursor, University of McGill College (or simply, McGill College); the name was officially changed to McGill University in 1885. Part of the Association of American Universities of which Harvard, Princeton, Yale are apart of which are indeed private and Ivy League Offers degrees in 300 fields of study including engineering, science, medecine and arts. highest admissions requirements of any Canadian University Basketball, Ice Hockey and gridiron Football all started at McGill as organized sports the student body is the most international diverse of any medical-doctoral research university in Canada

Well...you are not doing badly for yourself. You've picked up a used previously owned newish Lincoln MKC and a used previously owned newish Mercedes G Wagon for little money. You have greatly seized your opportunities, Id say...

True dat. But if there is a God. I said if...there is God, even if you dont believe in His Holiness, you might find yourself in a pickle come Judgement Day at them Pearly Gates. But if there isnt God...I say, have yourself a blast dude! YOLO! (do kids even say that anymore?) Sounds kinky. You think she was watching them engage in those non-sexual sexual acts and when Lewinsky cleaned herself up and left the premises, Slick Willy and Hillary had hot sex ON the Oval Office desk? THAT might explain as to why she stood by her man... This song IMMEDIATELY rushed to my mind I love Janet. I miss her. I may like her music more than Michael's. And I LOVE Michael's music.

I believe she died of cancer. I wonder if she ever furthered her career... I think slick Willy probably ignored her sexual advances on him and she was just bitter and she sought revenge. After all, slick Willy is known to be promiscuous. Not a wholesome fella he is. Down right rapey I think... Imagine how nasty she must have been for slick Willy to refuse her advances? (Random Thought right there...) Another food for thought 1. what is more sinful? a) Slick Willy being unfaithful to his wife. A holy (monogamous) bond he made with her and God. b) Slick Willy engaging in "non-sexual" sexual acts with a CONSENTING ADULT. c) A "non sexual" sexual act that was clearly made out of the bonds of holy matrimony. Remember folk, sex is not a sin. "Depraved" acts are not a sin as long as they are done with your partner within the bonds of holy matrimony. d) backstabbing "friends" and other humans in order to gain monetary and career benefits. (This applies EQUALLY to Tripp AND to Lewinsky. e) Being home wrecker. Because in essence, Lewinski is a home wrecker even though Hillary decided to "stand by her man". (If I was Hillary, Id leave that SOB. Id leave that SOB a loooong time waaaaaaay before he held office. He was accused of rape and had allegations of cheating on her early on in their marriage.) And lastly... 2. Was this ever our business? Engaging in gossip last I heard, was also a sin...

Yes. There is a small minority of Greeks whose religious background is Roman Catholic. I do not know why the author chose to have a Priest of Greek origin in the movie. You taught me a something. I always thought he was a Greek Orthodox Priest. (The overwhelming religious majority for Greeks is Greek Orthodox. The remaining 10% is divided between Catholic, Muslim and even Jewish. So you could see as to why I assumed wrongly) I googled and wiki states that William Blatty wrote him as a Jesuit Priest. I was too young and maybe I did not care enough to realize his frocks are not Greek Orthodox and yes indeed, Catholic. Maybe the author thought that having Greek in the book and in the movie was more (because if I remember correctly, he talks to his mother in Greek at one point too) original than hearing Italian as the Italian culture was more visible at that point in time. Spaghetti Westerns and the Godfather. Maybe he chose Greek because the word Exorcist originates from the Greek language and he saw a connection there. I dunno. All I know, this is the only movie that still creeps me out. The last time I saw the movie, I was 25 years old and I rented it. 25 years old. I said then that Im a grown ass man and I will defeat this movie. (I saw it when I was younger 2 times prior and I had nightmares) Well, I wasnt afraid after viewing it...but. It happened to be a windy night that night and every time I heard a tree branch move outside my bedroom window, I woke up... I aint gonna see this movie again, in fear that I will be a sissy once again. I aint afraid of God, or the Devil. I have faith in God. The reason why I aint afraid of God is because I am a child of His. He made me. He made me in His own image. He says in His words that He is always there for me. My saviour, His son, died for all of our sins. And as it were, Easter is right around the corner. Jesus' words say for us to be as good as Christians as we could be. And well, I might not be perfect, and He (The Holy Trinity) knows Im not perfect and well...I do try my best to be a good Christian. And that is all He has ever asked of us. And THAT is why I aint afraid of God. Nor the Devil for that matter for that very same reason. But THAT movie...creeps me the phoque out.

Multiple sources is best. All sources have a certain level of bias leaning one way or other. And..there is an element of truth in ALL! And there is an element of deceit in all...to fit ones agenda. That is why one has to listen to multiple sources because one could filter the bullshyte better. But one has to be willing to not be biased himself when listening to the media. One has to be willing to be open and when one has a certain point of view and then realizes that his point of view may be wrong in any way, one must have the strength to change his world view...and THAT therein lies the difficulty of filtering out the bulllshyte. Because one may be willing to believe the bullshyte and to continue on with the falsehoods rather than the reality of it all...

Greek Orthodox priest in that...which reminds me....

I must admit. It does look...(gag me please)...good But nah...let me get the vile out of my mouth again by posting awesome Firebird/Trans Ams.

I just googled both to inform myself better. U of Penn is Ivy League. DUH Penn State is public. I shoulda known better.

I didnt know he was imprisoned let alone finish his degree while locked up? Oopsies. My bad. Penn State... Not the state pen. Although we all know he deserves 10-15 in solitary confinement...with a straight jacket, possibly? Fatso actually played basketball? How in the hell did he move on the court, he rolled? Joking aside, I thought he played football. And I thought he was quite good at it too.

^^^ Ummmm. BIG YUCK!!! That monstrosity is a kick in the head for me!!!! Let me correct it quickly!

Yeah...I didnt understand that. The car's front end was obliterated. It was blatant that the car was in an accident. I mean, the car had hit something...and it was clear that it was a hit and run... Joking aside, I was expecting the cops to pull out their guns telling him to put his hands up and slowly get out of his car. At hte very least, when he was approaching them, I was expecting the guns to come out. The dude, like you said, cockily got out, stumbled because he was still high and slowly moseyed on over to talk to the cops... Like...WTF was that? Maybe NYC cops are trained differently than the LAPD? Maybe I have seen toooo many LAPD cop related bang bang stories? But I though NYC cops were just as bad ass as their LAPD counterparts. My first visit to NYC, we were about 5-6 Greek Boys from Montreal visiting. In 1991. We were right in front of Macy's door. We were there about 5 minutes trying to decide what to do next, whether to go inside and buy something just to say we bought something at Macy's or just to continue on walking... All of a sudden, we heard two loud and husky voices to get the PHOQUE OUT!!! We were shocked. We didnt know where and who it came from. Then in no time, we saw 2 huge bodybuilder cops, 6'4" at least 260 lbs worth of muscle each and they were continuing to swear at us to get the phoque out of the door way and to stop loitering. We apologized and we said we would comply as we all shat our pants but they noticed our English wasnt local. They in turn apologized and asked us where we are from. We said Montreal and they told us to enjoy their city... But my story about NYC cops is the complete opposite of what transpired with that accident...

Me too actually. Or at the very least, cuff him, and while they are putting him the back seat of their Explorer, tell him to watch his head while slamming his head getting him in the car.

He shoulda got a coupla kicks to the head, in my opinion. The room coulda been completely black. The cops coulda kicked him in the back. And this song coulda been playin' in the background while each cop in the precinct got a go at him.

@trinacriabob I remember that commercial! I LOOOOVED that commercial. Yes...let the good times roll. In a luxury vehicle of your choice. Be it a majestic Kings Ranch F250 or a lowly Mercedes Benz E250... As funny as a European Mercedes taxi cab being a luxury car in North America.

Yeah...I saw that with Jay and I was afraid for him. I love Jay. Not as a late night TV host. I only liked him in that gig. But as a car ambassador, he is top notch. I do not know why he wasnt dragged to his feet, kicked a coupla times in the head and then cuffed. Maybe they didnt want to get too close to him....he is of the Asian Persuasion and NYC has been hit by hard by the Chinese Virus, um...Wuhan, um... Covid 19. Yeah. Covid 19 Novel virus. yeah. (a little bit of dark, racist humour on my side...but not really meant as a joke either...) (Is that wrong of me?) (Im sorry if I have offended anybody) (I truly am sorry...)