Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 05:43:07 +0000 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Funny quote about the SAAB 9-3 based Cadillac BLS
Tex wrote: > "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message > news:4230E592.23A49C53nospamail.com... > > saabyurk wrote: > > > > If GM think Europeans want to buy US styled barges, they'd better think > > again. Over here owning a Cadillac would be a bit like making a really > > strong ' I have really bad taste ' statement. > > Ahhh..the aroma of pure, unadulterated euro-elitism ;-) I've never been > much of a Cadillac fan myslef, but I hold out hope. Their cars are > generally brash and much less subtle than their cousins in the luxury car > segment. I think that's a very large part of it. A Saab on the other hand has always seemed to me to be the ultimate 'subtle' upmarket car in a nicely stylish but pleasantly understated kind of way. > Notably, one of the worst Cadillacs ever ever was actually > designed by Europeans...remember the Allante? I didn't know about that. Must look into it. > I'm not convinced the designers (presumably americans) took their styling > cues purely from an American perspective on this car. It actually looks > very similar to the Bentley Arnage...a car clearly intended for a supposedly > "more sophisticated" Euro-centric audience. You sure about that ? I think they ( Bentley ) were always targeting the US market. > The stance and general outward appearance on both cars are almost identical. > The biggest difference is > really in the price tag. That's for sure. Graham