The Escalade actually sits on the shorter wheelbased Chevy Tahoe/GMC Yukon
"Rob Vonderhaar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >You guys are a really tough crowd! I'd be the first to agree that >Cadillac lost its way in the last 20 years, with the absolute low point >being the Cimarron. Total POS, without doubt. A big part of the >problem was the beancounter mentality of the Roger Smith era that led to >so much inter-divisional standardization. Brand identity blurred to the >point you couldn't tell one GM from another. And like Jeff Zedic, I >drove only imports and swore that I'd never buy an American car. > >That was then, however. In fairness to Cadillac, I think they've done >an amazing job at re-establishing their differentiation from other GM >nameplates while making inroads with much younger buyers. In 2004, I >looked very long and hard at midsize luxury SUVs. I considered the >Lexus RX, Infiniti FX, VW Touareg, BMW X5, Acura MDX, MB ML, etc. but >ended up buying a Cadillac SRX V8. I tried very hard NOT to like the >Caddy, trust me! But I've never regretted the decision: It's very fast >(0-60 in about 6.1), smooth (the Northstar V8 is awesome), and roomy (3 >rows of seats), yet handles like a sports sedan. Some of the others >were better in one category or another, but none were nearly as good >overall. And I still like the styling - at least you don't see one on >every street corner like the RX330. > >Just FYI, the SRX didn't have a single flaw at delivery and has been >rock-solid dependable for 20k miles. Fit and finish are far better than >GM cars of the past, although maybe not *quite* up to top-line European >standards yet. We took another couple out to dinner the other night - >he's the retired CEO of GE Appliance working directly for Jack Welch, >and his primary ride is a BMW 740iL. He was absolutely shocked to learn >that he was riding in a Cadillac... in fact, he wouldn't believe me >until I showed him the logo on the steering wheel! > >And it's not just the SRX - take a look at the CTS (especially the >V-series!), STS, or the XLR and you'll see these "ain't your father's >Cadillacs". As Mike says, the Escalade is the exception - it's clearly >a rebadged Suburban. But even the Escalade successfully opened up new >upscale markets that the Suburban wasn't touching (ever see a basketball >player driving a Suburban with chrome spinner wheels?), and started the >change in Cadillac's "old fart" image. > >So I think Cadillac, at least, HAS learned. If anything, Caddy's >reputation is now dragged down by the rest of GM's empire. They're >building very good cars that can compete with the best, but it takes a >long time to rebuild a tarnished brand image. > > Rob > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> They still do the same thing now and get away with it......Remember >> when a >> GMC was a TRUCK and a Caddy was, well, a Caddy not a "Pimped out >> Suburban". >> When will they ever learn??????? > > >_______________________________________ >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles 72 350SL 108,000 Miles 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion 1999 Mazda Miata __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
