Big +1 on the "over-gadgeted". We see plenty of them coming through the Used Car department, and it seems like every one of them shows back up after sale with some "gadget glitch" that we can't fix and end up sending to the Caddy dealer. Heaven help us if the Lyriq generation is as buggy as the gassers, they'll be exploding in people's driveways.AZhitman wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:57 pmI can tell you from person experience that Caddy hasn't built anything worth a damn in at least 5 years, maybe longer. We've had a 2008 CTS, and 2012 ATS, and a 2019 XT4 and they've gotten progressively worse. The XT4 is a dismal, soul-sucking, over-gadgeted pile of Union-built garbage.
Not often I can say I agree with every word of a diatribe like that one, but in this case.... well said. Listen up, Nissan brass.Bubba1 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:28 amYep, The two brands have been "near luxury." competitors, And both have been in decline in recent years. Cadillac traditionally equips their lineup with more gizmos/gadgets than their competition and sister companies. It's been their strategy to help justify the bloated MSRP with mediocre quality. But if you need to use an old car like a Q45 to make a comparison, that's kinda sad too. Truth is Infiniti's bad press is well deserved. Sorry. There are many reasons including declining reliability, comparatively little investment in developing/improving the vehicles to remain competitive except maybe cosmetics, terrible management/marketing decisions, declining dealer support by the mothership (especially in Canada), a global pandemic, etc. Cadillac shares a few of Infiniti's problems, but has some big ones of their own, including an aging buyer demographic that's rapidly disappearing, spending too way much on styling/gimmicks to try to attract younger buyers without driving away their current base, and not spending nearly enough on improving build quality/reliability to entice younger buyers away from their competition that have been better. While both brands still offer a few competent models, both have devolved to the point where leasing them a safer idea than buying. That's not a good sign for either. Isuppose if you want to try to make yourself look better, both make easy targets for each other pointing out problems. The bigger problem is they are not the only choices out there. Both appear in dire need of a change in direction, including better warranties to make them more worth the premium they want to get.
That is too well-said. Color me lmao.MinisterofDOOM wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 8:50 pmInfiniti is just as lost in their own way. Hopefully in a post-Carlos world, things will start to turn around. But ditching Johan didn't save Cadillac. It takes more than simply not being terrible to make progress. You have to actually have a good plan and understand it.
I wouldn't buy anything built by either in the last 10 years with the singular exception of a CT6 Blackwing.
But hey. At least neither of them is trying to sell a f@#$ing Fusion with suicide doors for $120k.