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Sorry @oldshurst442 I tried to 'one up' your response to me but I got this as a response! "You are not allowed to give reputation to this user." WTF? THANKS OBAMA!

aaaaaaaaand things got overly political again.. lol

If you read the link.. which you didn't.. that's how long the car has been on sale which was 6 months after it's showing to the press. Hence, the half of a year. JABRONI!

You need better maths(or reading skillz). "Cadillac debuted the ATS to the press in the United States in January 2012, placed the ATS into production in July 2012 and began selling the ATS in the United States in August 2012 as a 2013 model. GM began selling the ATS in China in November 2013. For the 2016 model year, Cadillac sells the ATS in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, China, Japan, and South Korea." 2017-2012 = __ I'll leave that blank for you and your smartass-ness to fill in. Also, less than a week ago people we still saying the same thing that the ATS needs a refresh, in 2016. The call for a refresh didn't happen only 6 days ago.

For the low-low price of...? Also, you've driven a lot of vehicles. Have you driven a refreshed Focus('15+)? I've read that their transmission tuning has improved but I'm yet to pilot one

JEALOUS. I LOVE the S3.

This is part of my issue as well.. if it was a whole company GM really does have about everything covered in one flavor or another.

Mmmmm This sounds fun! Saying "favorite" is difficult to me though because I think I'm pro-Ford because I don't have a ton of money. Otherwise I would likely be all up Mercedes ass with RWD V8s still hanging around in most of their cars.

Where are you getting 5 and 6 from? Wasn't the first model year 2013 and would have come out late 2012?

50% of those cars pictured look gorgeous. 50% of those cars pictured look like they belong in 1999 with their pre-athletic cars.

Yes. lol I love 2 out of those 3! I just hate everything about the XTS..and I know it's irrational but I've just never liked it and I think because everything else Cadillac makes is so awesome to me that this is just an oddball. Whereas nothing Lincoln makes is super awesome and the Continental is the oddball out in a good way.

Yeah I think for the versatility I'm kind of stuck on hatchbacks.. Plus they look sporty! I think I'm going to try and drive a couple small hatches this weekend in a Focus and actually a Sonic(Titanium and RS/LTZ, respectively). Numbers-wise, a Verano Turbo is exactly what I'd like. Here's one that is a little more up my alley. '14 Verano Turbo

You can't knock A Golf for being too small and accept the Verano for its size. They're both compact cars. Definitely not cheaply made materials in a GTI. I can't speak for their longevity and all around reliability but they have less hard plastics inside than most in its respective class.

Definitely! And the Continental is 11 inches longer with an 8.6 inch longer wheelbase along with being about 4 inches wider as well..than a Camry..

Uh oh... lol Edit: Ohhhhh I gotcha

Karma is something that is earned negatively or positively.. so be a better person! Problem solved! You're welcome.

A observation not based on fact.. Where when most have something bad happen to us we are more upset and vocal about the bad stuff but when something good happens we tend to forget it quicker therefore your observation could very well be backwards. For instance, finding a dime on the ground. I bet a lot of people walk right past it. That's FREE MONEY! That is absolutely great karma to get free money but if we spill a few drops of water on our dress shirts we're upset and try and cover it up and scurry to try and dry it up. You'll remember the drops of water but not about the free dime you just walked past(or picked up).

Karma in and of itself is a mindset so yes, expecting something in return(negative - in this instance) for a mindset that one set forth is negative mindset.

I just GooogleMap'd my nearest Mazda dealer and it is 28.7(39 minutes) miles away and I guarantee I would be passing 1-3 GM/Ford dealers plus the other Japanese brands within that distance.

I hate everything about what you just said. Drop the ATS and CTS?!?! Keep the XTS(nothing actually wrong with it, I just don't think it fits where Cadillac is going). Continental has the same presence as a Camry?!?!? You're Drunk.

Exactly what I want as well. I just love Mazda's design language right now. Yup.. agreed... I looked and there just aren't a ton available either(which sales show why). My only guess is their lack of a dealer network compared to everything they compete with.

This was your spool of wire?????

It's a shame Mazda has poor sales because there is very minimal things to read negatively about any of them. Hell, if I could find a Grand Touring Mazda3 or CX5 in my price range I would likely be buying them over other compact hatches/CUVs.

Yeah my prior FWD vehicles have been fine as long as I don't let the vehicle have bald tires or summer tires(which wouldn't happen). As long as you aren't in a rush or anything FWD can be just fine in 95% of the situations where I live.

lol Yep! And I'm pretty confident my next vehicle will only be FWD as well... With my luck we will get a shet ton of snow this year and next compared to the last two winters that I had AWD and barely got anything but like 1 storm a year.