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Not impressed with Bentleys. Overall shape is appropriate, and nicely done, but Bentley too frequently has been very stingy with exterior detailing. The cars are just not distinctive for what you pay out (and I see them semi-regularly around me). I'm going to assume that in person, those 'bentley' plates in the headlights don't look like Dymo-Tape. Either way, I don't care for them. I would really prefer a lot more unique aspects on the exterior. Interior finally is looking like it's price class tho, other recent Bentleys have been hugely disappointing IMO. What are those rims; 24"?
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In the last Trivia Tuesday we had a Thunderbird with a giant hole in the side. This week we have Flying Goddesses and Hatchbacks. Can you answer our Trivia Tuesday challenge? What was available on a 1941 Cadillac that you could not get again until 1952? For many years, Cadillac featured various 'Flying Goddess' hood ornaments, especially grandiose in the 1930s. When did the last Flying Goddess appear on a Cadillac (from the factory)? Name the earliest American production hatchback car. Name an American car where the vehicle, it's tires and it's battery all had the same brand name. Name two American vehicles that featured the model year prominently displayed on the exterior of the car. Ford & Chevy have long battled on numerous fronts. Chevy eclipsed Ford in V8 displacement, building a 496 CI unit vs. Ford’s 460 CI. But Ford eclipsed Chevy by building a smaller RPO V8 than Chevy’s 262 CI job. What was the displacement of Ford’s smallest RPO V8? Answers to last week's Trivia Tuesday: Crosley Oldsmobile; 1968 455 CI Fireball 1950s; Mercury 1950: 110 HP, 1958: 400 1958 and 1975 Ford-built gas turbine testing. View full article
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In the last Trivia Tuesday we had a Thunderbird with a giant hole in the side. This week we have Flying Goddesses and Hatchbacks. Can you answer our Trivia Tuesday challenge? What was available on a 1941 Cadillac that you could not get again until 1952? For many years, Cadillac featured various 'Flying Goddess' hood ornaments, especially grandiose in the 1930s. When did the last Flying Goddess appear on a Cadillac (from the factory)? Name the earliest American production hatchback car. Name an American car where the vehicle, it's tires and it's battery all had the same brand name. Name two American vehicles that featured the model year prominently displayed on the exterior of the car. Ford & Chevy have long battled on numerous fronts. Chevy eclipsed Ford in V8 displacement, building a 496 CI unit vs. Ford’s 460 CI. But Ford eclipsed Chevy by building a smaller RPO V8 than Chevy’s 262 CI job. What was the displacement of Ford’s smallest RPO V8? Answers to last week's Trivia Tuesday: Crosley Oldsmobile; 1968 455 CI Fireball 1950s; Mercury 1950: 110 HP, 1958: 400 1958 and 1975 Ford-built gas turbine testing. -
Tho I never inspected one in person, the Phaeton at least seemed to be a nice, fitting product. It was just insanely badged (model name, but most significantly; BRAND name). '80s s-classes & SLs are very cheaply built 'luxury' cars.
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CLS has a notably higher beltline, and it appears to have a slightly lower roofline, giving obviously shorter side glass. This is where hopeful marketers are focusing on to give a boost to yet another sedan by trying to make the '4-dr coupe' moniker stick. There's a difference in it vs. the Aurora, but it's in no way a new body designation. Olds could use a 2" drop, also. I LIKE the CLS profile, design-wise. I have always said it should have been the s-class because it was far more fresh than the ultra-conservative S, but the livery market would never take to it; the s-class leans very heavily on that for fleet sales. CLS is still a 4-dr sedan, nothing more.
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Pics don't lie, smk. I spent a good half hour looking over a mid-80s SL about 2 years ago. Interior construction & features and body hardware were on the same level as a Ford Maverick. Car is a poser, a joke. Cost is irrelevant, product is everything.
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Which is this specific Olds you're referencing, DD?
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There's only a single example of a 4-dr coupe, but mercedes and audi don't make it. Actually, it's only found in the coach built segment.
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So in reality, the many people critiquing Cadillac's European showing are really lamenting the loss of fleet / taxi sales there ...
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Ahh crap, I am all thumbs on this one. Will be in touch.
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I've seen some of those dealer's sedans! Mostly around the airport or train station. Strange. The stereotype of 'stupid Americans' is only reinforced by the widespread acceptance of european taxi cabs as luxury cars here. Still, if mercedes hadn't benchmarked Cadillac for decades upon decades, they'd still be selling Studebaker-spartan sedans with a top speed of 82 MPH and power nothing.
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You do, but you know there's plenty of people who are 'part of a greater consciousness', who feel they need to 'step up' and 'do their part' to 'Save The World', and all that. Thusly, electric car buyers. Call 'em, the 3%ers if you like. I don't actually disparage them, but it's certainly not for me. - - - - - What about an electric Edsel? Call it the Electrasel' and turn the 'horse collar' into a giant plug receptacle.
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But they have a higher transaction price than a German (BMW), and it's growing at a faster rate. And unlike the Germans, Cadillac does not have a gun to its head to compete for Camry buyers, ala the CLA/ sub-3-series cars. The Germans only WISH they were in a similar position where cheap FWD appliances weren't necessary. BTW- the Escalade is not "based on an existing Tahoe"; these vehicles are developed in the same program @ the same time, they are specific variants off of an engineering/design program. One is not an altered version of the other.
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It wasn't a luxury car in the 1970s OR well into the 1980s. Look at the pic above- shameful. SL is even worse in this era. Mercedes had a LOT of catching up to do then and there were many critics then who doubted they could turn things around (which they did). Who cares how many were sold?
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• Jaguar doesn't make Land Rovers, Land Rover does. These are supposed to be separate brands- who cares what other brands the corporation has, except the BoD office & the bean counters? This is like saying mercedes shouldn't build the e-class and the CLS since they share power trains & platforms ; why not (profit/losses excepted)? • No one cares about sales volumes except corporate bean counters. • You didn't answer my question about your suggestion for something akin to but different than a TTV8.
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Didn't Cadillac sell 208,xxx vehicles in 2014? That's not worthy of turning the factory lights on? 5, 6, & 7 series are old, old, old and lead at nothing. Frankly, stoic & dated design is not pulling any buyers into the showroom there, either- 5 sells OK but the 6/7 is finding it rough going. With the usual turn-over @ BMW, having something new to offer the demographic is sound business. Besides smk, what would YOU propose, a triple-turbo V8? This is the same spitball thrown against the Cadillac wall time & time again; if they don't sell a TTV8, Cadillac is "not competing", if they do, it's "why bother, other cars do". Fascinating how I never read this anywhere RE -say- a Jaguar SUV. So tiresome.
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If I had bought into Tesla stock back when it was in the low double digits, I absolutely would have taken my profit by now. I'm not convinced it's dealer allocation; Tesla sales are not allowed in my state yet I see a my-state-plated Tesla every day or 2. More likely; the idea of an electric car probably doesn't carry nearly the same social weight in China as it does in the U.S..
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^ That would be a small 'family'; it was a 2-seater. Only built for 3 years. Production was 17,636 in 1982, 8,033 in 1983, and 11,732 in 1984. Probably less than 10% left today. I haven't seen a Rampage in person in at least 10 years. Maybe 15.
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site provides daily/ weekly/ etc traffic stats, do those others offer beyond that? Do I need anything beyond that?
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How does a blog page show up in a search engine- just takes time? The template I'm looking at… I missed it if it had a provision for keywords.
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In our last Trivia Tuesday, we had a car painted with tiger stripes. This time around, we have a Thunderbird with a gigantic hole in its side! Can you answer our Trivia Tuesday questions? The 'Farm-O-Road' utility vehicle was produced by which automaker? All the GM car Divisions reached their V8 displacement zeniths in model year 1970… except for one which did so 2 years removed from the others. What nickname did Buick have for it's straight eight engine of the 1940s and 1950s? What decade in automotive history saw the largest leap in rated horsepower within a single brand? What was the first model year for the Chevrolet Biscayne and the last model year for the Bel Air? What is going on with the Thunderbird in this pic? Answers to the last Trivia Tuesday: International Race of Champions 1967 Lincoln Ranger (Ford), Citation (Chevy), Pacer (AMC) 1949 2-dr hardtop body style Mercury Cougar Tiger Balm View full article
