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  1. ccap41
    Mercedes interiors have pretty well owned their respective segments for all of their current generations. I'm not saying they are stylistically everybody's preference but professional reviewers always praise their fit and finish along with superior materials. Mercedes not only has a vehicle for every little niche in the market(for better or worse *cough* GLE Coupe *cough* *cough* GLC Coupe *cough*) but they have legit AMG versions of everything except the new A Class, that I can think of. CLA45 C63(sedan, coupe. and convertible) E63(sedan, coupe. and convertible) CLS63, S63(sedan, coupe. and convertible) AMG GT AMG GT 4-door coupe GLA45 GLC63(SUV and coupe) GLE63(SUV and coupe) GLS63 G63 SL63 E63 Wagon On top of those they have the Maybach S Classes.
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    In what ways does Cadillac have an edge on Mercedes? I'm counting all of zero, outside of the consumer truck market.
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    You're probably into reality shows instead.. I watched it when I was young and probably around 13-14 years old I got out of it. I have a buddy who still follows it, actually, and he put it this way to me that made me understand it better than thinking of it as "fake wrestling" or just plain "fake". "It's just entertainment. It's a story line that never ends and even though there's a pre-set outcome, the consumers still don't know so it's still a surprise every time". That's paraphrased as I don't know what he said word for word. It made me look at it differently. I still don't watch it but I get it now. I could see how somebody would still follow it.
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    You must have never watched WWF/WWE back when The Rock was heavily involved in the late 90's-2000's. To answer your question, "a foolish or contemptible person".
  5. ccap41
    No, because you're still stuck spending a relatively absurd amount of money for essentially the same thing. I'd argue the ipod/phone thing in that all of the software, saved images, music are so much larger you NEED a larger capacity to do the same job. I think it is a perception of a lower price but not actually lower. I'd argue more the time value of money makes them lower priced more than anything else. If a $400 iPod 10 years ago vs $400 one today, after inflation, it costs us a less percentage of money(assuming salary only goes up with the rate of inflation with no promotions, etc. ).
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    Nothing at GM can touch anything at Mercedes.They may have competed decades ago but Mercedes lineup whoops Cadillac, top to bottom. The only thing they aren't into is consumer pickup trucks and their attempt to re-badge a Nissan was $h!. They were smart to get out of that atrocity before too long. Cute use of the word "jabroni". I see you continue to be unoriginal.
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    So the answer was, "no"... I can't wait for my $50,000 car to have 1000 miles of range!
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    When does that ever transition to the consumer?
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    The range just isn't there yet.. You need to flip those numbers for my serious interest. " Zero claims a reach of 161 miles in city conditions, but the number nearly halves to 82 miles at a constant 70 mph. At least those ranges, and the digital display's range indicator, are realistic. In Car and Driver's 75-mph highway test, we measured a range of 70 miles."
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    https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a29107969/2020-zero-srf-drive/ More pictures at: https://www.caranddriver.com/photos/g29102809/2020-zero-srf-drive-gallery/
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    All of their past attempts felt very half-assed, imo. Having a hybrid with an guestimated 39mpg combined and a plug-in with 30 miles of range, those sound much better competitors to the hybrid market compared to their past "efforts". The new one is too soft looking for my but if the baby bronco version also gets ~30 miles of plug-in range, I could see myself seriously considering that down the road. But then again, at that point I'll probably be more apt to be looking at something Explorer Plug-in-sized.
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    The 2020 Escape is a hybrid and plug-in hybrid.
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    I love that this stuff is all public now. It gives these POS unions so much less leverage once the public realizes these nearly skinless jobs are paying so well.
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    Don't forget about the other best seller that has a hybrid, RAV4. It starts less than 28k, too.
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    That appears to be a "baby Bronco" as you can see the independent rear axles and it also has those FWD proportions.
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    "That $90,000 includes overtime and fat profit-sharing checks. Last year's GM profit-sharing was about $14,000 per employee. Ford's was $7,600; FCA's was $6,000." "CAR data said that since 2011, UAW-Detroit Three profit-sharing checks averaged about $6,600 per worker at each of the companies. That's equal to about an additional $3.18 an hour. " https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/09/13/uaw-contract-talks-deadline-strike-gm-ford-fca/2266631001/ Still, $90,000 before benefits. That's a lot of money for pretty damn unskilled labor.
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    Mercedes doesn't do anything that GM does other than manufacture automobiles.
  18. ccap41
    Yes, but my suggestion would be a way to smooth over the transition. Plus, what Drew said is a major factor. "GM claims that it is more than generous offering the average hourly employee roughly $90,000 per year, which does not include top-notch benefits." I don't think they NEED more to do quality work. That is VERY good compensation.
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    The wider center console is the biggest giveaway, that's the C Class. I think that is probably more telling of the A Class as the C Class' interior has been praised by most automotive journalists. Pictures also don't really tell the whole story with an interior. Anybody can make hard plastics look good in pictures. My biggest issue with their interior is with their infotainment control. From what I saw recently in a video it is 100% controlled from the "mouse" and is complete garbage to control. That would be an instant deal breaker and would send me to one of the other 5 vehicles in its respective class.
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    Yeah, C Class FTW in this segment.
  21. ccap41
    But Mercedes does with the G550 -> G63! In fact, they get $23,000 for an engine upgrade.
  22. ccap41
    Shut them down. Offer them their same job, same pay, same benefits they currently have back to them but all new hires things will be what they want.
  23. ccap41
    tElL iT tO cCaP. hE sTaRtEd iT.
  24. ccap41
    I didn't either.
  25. ccap41
    Oh I have zero faith the interiors on the CT4 and CT5 will even match the C or E Class. Those two are known to be tops in their respective segments.
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