General Car Discussion

Discussion in 'Automotive' started by HadACoolName, Mar 6, 2015.

  1. rottenfitzy

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    Cadillac:
    You are the car of the senile, brand loyal, baby boomers. You are not Scion. No real young people can afford your cars. No young people LIKE your cars.
    Make an affordable sports car along the lines of a 240z and I will reconsider.
     
  2. Bubbleawsome

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    I'd buy a caddie :(
    Can't afford one but I like some of them.
     
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  3. Spede3

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    While I certainly dont like the ad, Cadillac is a luxury car brand so wouldn't it make sense for them to have all kinds of fancy things in their cars?
     
  4. General S'mores

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  5. MrAnnoyingDude

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    I'd gladly take a CTS or something. And I know a 26-year-old guy who's into cars and nearly bought a CTS before opting for a truck.

    Also, GM has such a car. It's the Chevrolet Camaro, and I don't think you bought one.
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    Auto Union/Audi was seen as a low-end brand until the mid-70s, and look where they got.
     
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  6. rottenfitzy

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    But, for 60k, wouldn’t you buy a Corvette/M4 as a lad in your late 20s?
     
  7. General S'mores

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    Well, I never though that Cadillac would actually take some parts from their Escalade onto the new US presidential limousine.

    It doesn't look too bad though.
     
  8. MrAnnoyingDude

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    Unless I was rich as hell, I wouldn't have $60k in my 20s.

    If I had 60k, I would buy a Corvette, but for $30-40k,the Camaro is a very good option.
     
  9. rottenfitzy

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    Ever heard of a Mustang? The new ones with the independent rear/peformance package are brilliant.
    Also, Coyotes are much better than a LS/LT. It is actually a modern design, and not the same design that has been in use since 1957.
     
  10. MrAnnoyingDude

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    The LS also is a modern design, last reworked 5 years ago.

    And not everyone buys a V8.
     
  11. rottenfitzy

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    To buy the oxymoron of a 4cyl Camaro/Ecoboost?
     
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  12. MrAnnoyingDude

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    Well, if nobody complains about 430is and 2.0 TFSI A5s...
     
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    Highly false. The only thing an LS and a SBC have in common are I believe the crank bolts. Absolutely everything else is different.

    What you're thinking of is the SBC, which started out in life as a 262cuin engine and was made all the way up to 400cuin. There were even modernish designs like the LT5 which had Lotus designed DOHC cylinder heads. They were made all the way up until 2002 in the Chevy Express and GMC Savannah in 350cuin 4in bore configuration.

    There isn't really anything all that modern about the Coyote, believe it or not. It's part of the Ford Modular family, made in Windsor, Ontario. It has the same firing order of the flathead Ford, uses the same block design as the 4.6L it replaced, and weighs about as much, maybe a bit less.
     
  14. Ytrewq

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    These are family cars for people who don't like family cars. Camaro and Mustang are not.
     
  15. MrAnnoyingDude

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    Why? All four are 4-seat, somewhat premium, midsize coupes/convertibles.
     
  16. redrobin

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    I tried transporting my family in my Mustang once...

    Once.
     
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  17. MrAnnoyingDude

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    The 4-Series or A5 is a relatively similar car in its general design.
     
  18. Ytrewq

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    They are different body styles of 3-series and A4. Mustang and Camaro are purpose-built performance cars. If they were similar, they would have looked like this:
     
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  19. MrAnnoyingDude

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    I'm not talking about the Gran Coupe and Sportback, but about the normal 2-door ones.
     
  20. Ytrewq

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    Why are Gran Coupe and Sportback not normal?
     
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