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  1. A Horse With No Name
    Just what mainstream America seems to want to buy...a Hemi Charger....
  2. A Horse With No Name
    They will milk their cash cows until they drop....why invest in profitable lineup for the US when you can pump money into Fiat....?
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    Anything non VW....they just got caught on another cheat on the 1.4 L gas cars, does not affect US models. And yes, Envision would work well!
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    http://www.statesman.com/news/national/classic-car-wins-award-then-rolls-into-lagoon/JyE4YtBd4eDVa9cmL24apL/ http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2016/11/3/Toyota-Joins-Forces-With-Mazda-To-Work-On-Cheap-Model-3-Alternatives-7736256/ Mazda and Toyota to work on Model 3 Alternative...interesting.
  5. A Horse With No Name
    It has become tougher I think to promote them as print and TV advertising is often ineffective. Targeted internet advertising is a real art.
  6. A Horse With No Name
    It is the only passenger car selling at any kind of a margin as near as I can tell. VW is moving iron, but at fire sale prices.
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    Luxury car depreciation is a wonderful and frightening thing. I am debating now what I want to do next summer. I am really enjoying riding my bicycle, but am Also thinking about Autocrossing again. Thinking about buying an NC (third gen) Miata, maybe 2011-2014 or so. I also live near the Ohio auto auction and know several people that own car lots. there are Jags and 5 series BMW products selling for less than Miatas and plane Jane F150's and Wranglers after a few years. Infinity, Cadillac, Lexus and Acura seem to be the only brands that hold resale value long term unless you are looking at something like AN AMG car from Benz. And even then, the older Infinity products seem to be the choice of the stance bros/young twentysomething guy with a wifebeater and tats crowd around here. Not much to help the luxury image. I guess since all of the nineties Hondas have rusted into oblivion here in Ohio, the ricers graduate to G35 and G37.... Used CTS seems to be the strongest selling Cadillac in terms of the sued market once you get several years old....
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    Specialty cars, be they a refreshed...300 or an interesting Fiat product...just so long as they can meet the margin. Otherwise, trucks and SUV's.
  9. A Horse With No Name
    Agreed, Happy Birthday!
  10. A Horse With No Name
    And this is perhaps the real reason that I will be buying an Acura or Lexus if I buy a gently sued Luxury car to replace the Jetta. Was doing an informal survey on luxury cars among co workers, one of my co workers is in his fifties and has never bought anything but GM products. He is so angry about the multiple electrical issues both of his daughters Cadillacs have had that he told me they could not give him a Cadillac. Still inexcusable in a high dollar car.
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    Agreed on the CUV thing. If Chryco can move metal with them....more power to them!
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    Considering Beetle sales are so far in the toilet, like about very other passenger car, yeah, probably makes near zero impact. I love the Jetta sizing, packaging, and styling, but again vW is highly irrational here. Since the MK 6 Jetta came out, we have had... 2.0 Two point slow, non turbo 2.0 from the nineties... 1.4T 1.8T 2.0 Turbo in the GLI 2.5 5 cyl Hybrid, that sold like a turd in a punch bowl.... MK 1 EA 189 Diesel MK 3 EA 288 Diesel (my car) Various 5 and 6 speed manuals, various five and 6 speed automatics, several variations of the DSG with multiple tuning patterns, dependent on GLI or TDI for the DSG Meanwhile Toyota sold the lions share of the Camry's with the same 4 cyl and autotrajic combo. The variety from VW would be nice if they got a single one of these right and didn't have egg on their face from virtually every combination listed. ...not to mention that VW still has not figured out a competent way to build a motor with a timing chain. Timing chains and VW's go together like Clinton and Emails or Trump and Twitter.
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    Sigh.... And when I don't buy a GTI to replace the tDI, this will be a part of the reason why....VW can't seem to "walk through the front door:" on anything from an ethical viewpoint.
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    Caddy is still dealing with a lot of electrical issues with its vehicles, something that people here don't want to admit but yes, ti is an issue. Which is one reason Lexus or perhaps Acura would be the only Luxury car I would actually put in my driveway. And even then, only the TLX is competitive at all for Acura. Glut will be severe on a lot of products. Only about half a dozen or so actual passenger cars are up for the year, and a couple of them are specialty products like the Type F jaguar and Miata. Given that it is inevitable for the price of fuel to increase, a recession may well be in the works, a lot of car makers are making bland products, and there is a glut of sued vehicles on the market... Car makers may have a tough row to hoe for awhile.
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    You and I are thinking quite a bit alike here. Don't like seeing it myself, as IIRC we are both from Ohio and a lot of jobs will be lost in Toledo if the Jeep thi9ng goes away. But Chryco is, as I have said, not acting rationally on its own behalf.
  16. A Horse With No Name
    Sadly, too little too late. Again, they need to build products they are fully invested in building from a corporate cultural viewpoint...and that is SUV's, Trucks, and the occasional specialty car.
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    Exterior design is still a little heavy for my tastes though....well done...but could be improved upon.
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    ...and this is why Euro luxury car makers trump the Asians and Americans in many ways. The variety of models and execution of those models is pretty much self evident....
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    I am not sure that I am quite as pessimistic as Suaviloquent, but not really optimistic on either an environmental or automotive front. I really dislike the Conti he mentions more than I really want to get into here because I do not want to be thought of as a hater on the forums. I am ready to move on from the Camaro and Mustang also, was into cars as a very young boy and remember when the very first cars were nearly new. As for climate change also, I am disgusted with a lot more than that here in the USA. I would eventually like to relocate permanently elsewhere. Part of it is political, part of it is easier to live somewhere completely different. Thinking of teaching English as a second language when I retire. Conversely, some English speaking countries offer fairly easy immigration, would love Ireland or New Zealand. Scotland is awesome but harder to move into. Thinking of buying a very modest car if I sell the Jetta back because even if I don't relocate completely I want to travel a good bit before I leave this rock.
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    Which is why I am glad Ohio has a ton of rail trails and quiet roads around me for me to ride my bicycle. I love to ride my bike!
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    I had not even thought of that, THANKS! Loved the Verano I test drove before we bought the Jetta. Envision may work well!
  22. A Horse With No Name
    It will be interesting to see what Buick does with the Regal. Current car is outclassed in some ways by its competitors.
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    And they have a worldwide market for their cars which allows them to sell lower volume vehicle profitably in the US. Other markets give them that freedom. You forgot Continental, which had twelve hundred sales, mostly conquest. Although I do see the Finished costing more with a Lexus ES than C class...much less S class.
  24. A Horse With No Name
    Cool if Ford will give you what you want. I am waiting to see if my son stays in school in the Pacific Northwest or comes back to Columbus. Fiesta ST on Focus ST I both love, but need a bigger back seat than if he is only home a couple of times a year.
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    Turbocharging a Miata usually dropped the fuel economy significantly because the gearing of the car meant you were in the turbo a good bit. I really dislike the idea of a small turbo mill in a car like the Malibu to the point where it is off of my shopping list. Ponies are always good...
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