Date: 24 Sep 1997 03:49:36 GMT From: "David R. McKenzie" <gadgetnopsamtiernet.net> Subject: Re: Cadillac Catera - A Fine Euro-Sedan
Peter Norton wrote: > > KIRK KRONEMBERG (n1903471nopsamrow.qut.edu.au) wrote: > : Hi everyone, excuse my ignorance but what is a Catera??? I'm from > : Australia and I have never heard the car mentioned before. I'm shopping > : for a new car and from the way everyone is describing it, it appears to > : have some credit. > : > : > : Kirk > : > A Catera is essentially an Opel Omega adapted for the U.S market. > > : > ^ > : |\ \ / /| > : / \ |\__ __/| / \ > : / /\ \ \ _ \/ _ / / \ > : / / /\ \ {*}\/{*} / / \ \ > : | | | \ \( (00) ) / // |\ \ > : | | | |\ \(V""V)\ / / | || \| > : | | | | \ |^--^| \ / / || || || > : thoughts fly, / / / | |( WWWW__ \/ /| || || || > : upon the wings, | | | | | | \______\ / / || || || > : of fantasy | | | / | | )|______\ ) | / | || || > : / / / / / /______/ /| \ \ || || > : / / / / / /\_____/ |/ /__\ \ \ \ \ > : | | | / / /\______/ \ \__| \ \ \ > : | | | | | |\______ __ \_ \__|_| \ > : | | ,___ /\______ _ _ \_ \ | > : | |/ /\_____ / \ \__ \ | /\ > : |/ | |\______ | | \___ \ |__/ \ > : v | |\______ | | \___/ | > : | |\______ | | __/ > : \ \________\_ _\ ____/ > : __/ /\_____ __/ / )\_, _____/ > : / ___/ \uuuu/ ___/___) \______/ > : VVV V VVV V > : > : > : > : > : > > -- > petennopsamoft.com > petennopsam.sf.ca.us > petennopsamr.org It's a small car made by Opal with the Caddy name on it, that weighs 3600 pounds, looks somewhat like a Saturn SL (from the side) and has a lavishly adorned interior. It has many options including the most incredible power seats I've ever tested (They are 8-way and better than Lexus in my judgement). It has lots of trunk room (thanks to a strategically positioned spare tire and a separate compartment for the CD player). It has a dual range transmission (performance and normal selectable by a switch). The engine is a 3.0 liter V6 producing 200 hp and 192 lb-ft of torgue. It will do 0-60 in 8.2 seconds. The model I looked at had 16 inch cromed alloy wheels. This is a car for people who have a little more bias toward performance, luxury and materialism than precision fit and finish. The model I looked at was a model priced at about $35,000. They range at between about $30,000 and $37,000.
