Young Cadillac Drivers

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do they still even make Cadillacs? LOL.

The modern ones are pretty bad ass. Caddy blackwin ftw.

Ok, granny.

That's okay, you probably don't drive

I’d smoke you and your granny car.

You don't have a clue who's on this website, dude

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they still even make Cadillacs? LOL.

The modern ones are pretty bad ass. Caddy blackwin ftw.

Ok, granny.

That's okay, you probably don't drive

I’d smoke you and your granny car.

You don't have a clue who's on this website, dude

Irrelevant. I'd still smoke you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they still even make Cadillacs? LOL.

The modern ones are pretty bad ass. Caddy blackwin ftw.

Ok, granny.

That's okay, you probably don't drive

I’d smoke you and your granny car.

You don't have a clue who's on this website, dude

Irrelevant. I'd still smoke you.

Okay

[Anonymous]

What school has kids with G-Wagons (plurel)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I gave my teen my Cadillac for High School. It’s a CTS Sedan so pretty easy to drive.

She was surprised no one else has a Cadillac mainly boring Tesla’s, Wranglers, Audis, BMWs and G-Wagons

Given all her friends who have driven in it like it a lot, but none have ever driven in one what the heck is going on?

Or is it mere thought of being in an American car other than a Jeep wrangler is unknown to young kids.

BTW car is in great shape but it is 13 years old so I did not buy her one it was my oldest car i owned I passed on

This is a very progressive area, and progressives hate America and anything from America. I honestly think it’s as simple as that. A new Cadillac is going to be as reliable and probably drive better than the majority of European brands. The Japanese cars will be more reliable, but not nearly as much fun.

[Anonymous]

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People feel clever dumping on the American auto industry instead of appreciating how important it is to our economy, our military security, our technological advancement, supporting the advertising business, big money small businesses (dealerships) in small-town America, etc.

We can appreciate the importance of the industry but still not choose to patronize them becuase they produce poor quality, unexciting vehicles.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do they still even make Cadillacs? LOL.

The modern ones are pretty bad ass. Caddy blackwin ftw.

Ok, granny.

That's okay, you probably don't drive

I’d smoke you and your granny car.

You drive a cheap rice burner because you can’t afford a real performance vehicle. Bring it.





No one cares about your Honda civic with a fart can muffler and $15k in upgrades. In the end, you still drive a civic, lol.

The CT5-V Blackwing is indeed an amazing car. It's also about $100k and is a limited availability, special high performance offering. Probably not fair to compare that to a $25k Honda Civic. Probably better to compare it to the Civic Type-R that costs about $50k, and is a perennial favorite on the Car and Drivers top 10 list, just like the Cadillac.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I gave my teen my Cadillac for High School. It’s a CTS Sedan so pretty easy to drive.

She was surprised no one else has a Cadillac mainly boring Tesla’s, Wranglers, Audis, BMWs and G-Wagons

Given all her friends who have driven in it like it a lot, but none have ever driven in one what the heck is going on?

Or is it mere thought of being in an American car other than a Jeep wrangler is unknown to young kids.

BTW car is in great shape but it is 13 years old so I did not buy her one it was my oldest car i owned I passed on

This is a very progressive area, and progressives hate America and anything from America. I honestly think it’s as simple as that. A new Cadillac is going to be as reliable and probably drive better than the majority of European brands. The Japanese cars will be more reliable, but not nearly as much fun.

I was curious and saw a car and driver rating of best used 2011 4 door luxury cars to buy in 2024. Basically which 2011 4 door luxury cars are best to buy and most reliable and have a low cost of ownership. There were 14 back in 2011 when sedans more popular.

Lexus was number one but the Cadillac was number two. 13 year old Audis, Mercedes and BMW sedans were at the bottom of list.

Long term German cars are not that reliable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What school has kids with G-Wagons (plurel)?

W school. One kid has a tricked out fully restored 1970s Bronco.

But more Jeep Wranglers and range rovers and a lot of BMW convertibles

[Anonymous]

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People feel clever dumping on the American auto industry instead of appreciating how important it is to our economy, our military security, our technological advancement, supporting the advertising business, big money small businesses (dealerships) in small-town America, etc.

We can appreciate the importance of the industry but still not choose to patronize them becuase they produce poor quality, unexciting vehicles.

That's an opinion.

Here's mine. Globalization has resulted in the US losing so many good paying manufacturing jobs that it's resulted in phenomena like DJT. I'd rather have a boring car than an "exciting" political environment and a lack of good jobs for people who aren't well suited or interested in college.

I think you should try Detroit cars before you judge. You may not ever have owned one. It's too convenient for people to keep whining about 40-50 years ago as though nothing has changed since then.

[Anonymous]

Right parent brag.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
People feel clever dumping on the American auto industry instead of appreciating how important it is to our economy, our military security, our technological advancement, supporting the advertising business, big money small businesses (dealerships) in small-town America, etc.

We can appreciate the importance of the industry but still not choose to patronize them becuase they produce poor quality, unexciting vehicles.

That's an opinion.

Here's mine. Globalization has resulted in the US losing so many good paying manufacturing jobs that it's resulted in phenomena like DJT. I'd rather have a boring car than an "exciting" political environment and a lack of good jobs for people who aren't well suited or interested in college.

I think you should try Detroit cars before you judge. You may not ever have owned one. It's too convenient for people to keep whining about 40-50 years ago as though nothing has changed since then.

I have. We owned a Chevrolet made in Detroit (Hamtramck fatory). The interior materials were cheap; the infotainment system interface was poorly done; and the fit on one of the doors was poor, compared to our Audi of a similar year and price.

Maybe it's the engineers and designers -- the people on the line certainly aren't choosing what materials to use for the interior.

Look at the latest Corvette, which I'd say is great value for what you get, but there's that weird interior design with the long set of buttons running right down the side. There's a reason no other car is like that -- it's a poor design.

[Anonymous]

Audi engineers are very creative.

https://apnews.com/article/germany-audi-volkswagen-diesel-emissions-scandal-verdict-b2496a1cb21827d63d4ab3f0f3d12421

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People don't value buying American anymore. Unless, like Tesla used to, before Elon wacked out, the product makes other people envious.

People feel clever dumping on the American auto industry instead of appreciating how important it is to our economy, our military security, our technological advancement, supporting the advertising business, big money small businesses (dealerships) in small-town America, etc.

The Cadillac Escalade is very successful with celebrities. That is probably the coolest model to a large number of consumers at this time. But DC is actually still more of a sedan market than other places.

A big part of selling luxury is just perceived prestige. American brands got smoked by the Europeans in the 1990s and haven't recovered. It's funny to me that some cars that are perceived as luxury here are mass market in Germany...but branding by nature is more emotional than logical.

I'm glad for your kid. She'll get to enjoy driving something unique.

American car manufacturing crapped out in the 70s. As the quality dropped so did the prestige.

No one to blame here but Detroit.

They went from 90% market share to 47% today. Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People don't value buying American anymore. Unless, like Tesla used to, before Elon wacked out, the product makes other people envious.

People feel clever dumping on the American auto industry instead of appreciating how important it is to our economy, our military security, our technological advancement, supporting the advertising business, big money small businesses (dealerships) in small-town America, etc.

The Cadillac Escalade is very successful with celebrities. That is probably the coolest model to a large number of consumers at this time. But DC is actually still more of a sedan market than other places.

A big part of selling luxury is just perceived prestige. American brands got smoked by the Europeans in the 1990s and haven't recovered. It's funny to me that some cars that are perceived as luxury here are mass market in Germany...but branding by nature is more emotional than logical.

I'm glad for your kid. She'll get to enjoy driving something unique.

American car manufacturing crapped out in the 70s. As the quality dropped so did the prestige.

No one to blame here but Detroit.

They went from 90% market share to 47% today. Sad.

Yes, because the US helped Europe and Japan rebuild after WW2. And the US participated fully in globalization - offshoring, etc. And the competition in the auto industry is brutal. Most investment in R&D flows to consumers instead of profits. Tesla hardly made any money for 10 years. Still not sure if it will survive.

By the way for those who don't follow, Jeep is currently owned by a European company.