Comments on: Can Lincoln pull a “Cadillac”? Will Caddy hold strong? http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DaveO http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-7211 DaveO Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:12:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-7211 The worst thing is that he rags on Ford for badge engineering while GM is by far the leader in this. Even the once holy Corvette now underpins the XLR. And it shows how little you know about the industry. GM because of their sheer size is poised to take a much bigger fall than Ford ever will. Ford is small enough to turn it around. Just looking at the Chevy alone...for every success they have (the new Tahoe) there are so many unsucessful attempts (Cobalt, SSR, Monte Carlo...) that have to be paid for that there is no money to be made. And promising to chase down the muscle car fad market with a new Camaro 2 to 3 years from now. Typical...too late to the game. Ford started on the right track a few years ago by limiting their fleet sales and focusing on quality over quantity. This helps in a few areas including public perception and resale values. (No one can deny Hondas success in doing that same thing.) That attention to their customers and design are now ready for the street in cars like the Fusion and will be seen this fall in products like the Ford Edge. As for Lincoln, they are in a transition phase right now and it is a bad place to be. But look at where Cadillac was when the CTS came out? Look at the crap they were selling around it. Lincoln will build cars like the MKx and MKs and end up being a real import fighter. Something that Cadillac has never achieved. The worst thing is that he rags on Ford for badge engineering while GM is by far the leader in this. Even the once holy Corvette now underpins the XLR.

And it shows how little you know about the industry. GM because of their sheer size is poised to take a much bigger fall than Ford ever will. Ford is small enough to turn it around. Just looking at the Chevy alone…for every success they have (the new Tahoe) there are so many unsucessful attempts (Cobalt, SSR, Monte Carlo…) that have to be paid for that there is no money to be made. And promising to chase down the muscle car fad market with a new Camaro 2 to 3 years from now. Typical…too late to the game.

Ford started on the right track a few years ago by limiting their fleet sales and focusing on quality over quantity. This helps in a few areas including public perception and resale values. (No one can deny Hondas success in doing that same thing.) That attention to their customers and design are now ready for the street in cars like the Fusion and will be seen this fall in products like the Ford Edge.

As for Lincoln, they are in a transition phase right now and it is a bad place to be. But look at where Cadillac was when the CTS came out? Look at the crap they were selling around it. Lincoln will build cars like the MKx and MKs and end up being a real import fighter. Something that Cadillac has never achieved.

]]> By: Anonymous #4 http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-7112 Anonymous #4 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:32:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-7112 Well said, #3. LOL Well said, #3. LOL

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-7047 Anonymous Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:38:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-7047 Hey, Mr. Hypocrite, Anonymous #2, your post is even less insightful than Anonymous #1 and an even bigger waste for us all. Take your hypocrisy elsewhere. Hey, Mr. Hypocrite, Anonymous #2, your post is even less insightful than Anonymous #1 and an even bigger waste for us all. Take your hypocrisy elsewhere.

]]> By: Martin http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-7016 Martin Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:38:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-7016 The market for over-the-top bling-bling SUVs is shrinking. 382163 combined GM and Mercury/Lincoln sales in 2000 versus 358209 combined sales in 2005. The market for over-the-top bling-bling SUVs is shrinking. 382163 combined GM and Mercury/Lincoln sales in 2000 versus 358209 combined sales in 2005.

]]> By: Jim in LA http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-7011 Jim in LA Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:10:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-7011 i may be in the minority, but i believe the luxury truck segment still has a future - particularly in the era of fuel cells / hydrogen. reasons: 1. the aging generation likes trucks and SUVs - they're the ones who fueled the madness for the past 10 years 2. despite advancing age, people seem to be willing to climb into a truck 3. luxury sells to oldsters 4. perception (not reality) of invincibility and enhanced survivability in large trucks that said, it's going to take more than a $10K-higher F-150 to get me to want one. I actually liked the Blackwood for its interesting ass-end and darth grille. time will tell. i may be in the minority, but i believe the luxury truck segment still has a future – particularly in the era of fuel cells / hydrogen.

reasons:

1. the aging generation likes trucks and SUVs – they’re the ones who fueled the madness for the past 10 years
2. despite advancing age, people seem to be willing to climb into a truck
3. luxury sells to oldsters
4. perception (not reality) of invincibility and enhanced survivability in large trucks

that said, it’s going to take more than a $10K-higher F-150 to get me to want one. I actually liked the Blackwood for its interesting ass-end and darth grille.

time will tell.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-7007 Anonymous Wed, 15 Mar 2006 04:32:52 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-7007 Anonymous, take your snobbery elsewhere, because for all the regurgiation of editorial articles from the magazines you provide as "insight" are a nice reminder, its a waste for us all. I hope the administrators can come up with a solution for that.. Anonymous, take your snobbery elsewhere, because for all the regurgiation of editorial articles from the magazines you provide as “insight” are a nice reminder, its a waste for us all. I hope the administrators can come up with a solution for that..

]]> By: Mookie http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-6998 Mookie Wed, 15 Mar 2006 03:53:51 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-6998 Kayne West? What an embarassment to himself. "George Bush hates black people..... buy a Licoln" Should make for a good ad campaign. What a total monkey spank. Someone has to lead the hords of hip hop, pull your pants up, morons. I hope to see his dumb ass in an ad campaign, so Orielly can remind the public about the retarded things that come out of his mouth. Same thing happened when Pepsi hired another hip hop retard who also promoted gang banging, raping and whatever else is 'trendy' in the guetto. They can keep Henniken too...that beer sucks. Kayne West? What an embarassment to himself. “George Bush hates black people….. buy a Licoln” Should make for a good ad campaign. What a total monkey spank. Someone has to lead the hords of hip hop, pull your pants up, morons. I hope to see his dumb ass in an ad campaign, so Orielly can remind the public about the retarded things that come out of his mouth. Same thing happened when Pepsi hired another hip hop retard who also promoted gang banging, raping and whatever else is ‘trendy’ in the guetto. They can keep Henniken too…that beer sucks.

]]> By: JCwhitless http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-6991 JCwhitless Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:45:38 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-6991 The Lincoln Mark LT is the current punch line to the joke that is the Lincoln lineup. They started the darn craze with the "Darth Vader" navigator, now with the chrome grill work it looks like the RonCo Rotisserie Oven coming at you down the road. Bring back the gloomy, evil, looking Lincoln, not the pile of crushed beer can nose we have today. The Lincoln Mark LT is the current punch line to the joke that is the Lincoln lineup. They started the darn craze with the “Darth Vader” navigator, now with the chrome grill work it looks like the RonCo Rotisserie Oven coming at you down the road. Bring back the gloomy, evil, looking Lincoln, not the pile of crushed beer can nose we have today.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-6985 Anonymous Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:06:38 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-6985 Stupid people with nothing intelligent or insightful to say posting comments on this site lately. I hope the administrators can come up with a creative solution to this problem. I think Lincoln is in worse shape than Cadillac ever was. I also think Ford is in worse shape than GM is. The Zephyr is a pathetic, underpowered FWD Fusion rebadge. The LS and other cars are incredibly outdated. The new Navigator is one of the ugliest vehicles I've ever seen. The current lineup is so far behind the competition, it's not even a contest. What were they thinking? Stupid people with nothing intelligent or insightful to say posting comments on this site lately. I hope the administrators can come up with a creative solution to this problem.

I think Lincoln is in worse shape than Cadillac ever was. I also think Ford is in worse shape than GM is. The Zephyr is a pathetic, underpowered FWD Fusion rebadge. The LS and other cars are incredibly outdated. The new Navigator is one of the ugliest vehicles I’ve ever seen. The current lineup is so far behind the competition, it’s not even a contest. What were they thinking?

]]> By: Thing2 http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-6978 Thing2 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:49:28 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-6978 hip-hop help? Yeah they're going to catch up to Cadillac in the race towards guadiest, tackiest, most horrific-looking things stamped out of metal hip-hop help? Yeah they’re going to catch up to Cadillac in the race towards guadiest, tackiest, most horrific-looking things stamped out of metal

]]> By: Thing2 http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-6977 Thing2 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:49:06 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-6977 hip-hop help? Yeah they're going to catch up to Cadillac in the race towards guadiest, tackiest, most horrific things stamped out of metal hip-hop help? Yeah they’re going to catch up to Cadillac in the race towards guadiest, tackiest, most horrific things stamped out of metal

]]> By: lars ulrich http://www.leftlanenews.com/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong.html#comment-6976 lars ulrich Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:42:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/14/can-lincoln-pull-a-cadillac-will-caddy-hold-strong/#comment-6976 stupid article stupid article

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