Conceit? Look in the mirror, buddy. This is the most boastful yet, least noteworthy, complaint I may have ever seen about anything.
If you don't like the plastic, great. But to proclaim Cadillac as a failure or a poseur because the precious PDR isn't wrapped in alligator foreskin, or whatever your precious Germans use, is utterly ridiculous.
Why don't you go take your money to the place where image and superiority reign supreme. Just make sure to wave as that ATS-V is flying past you.
Seriously, the dumbest rant I've ever seen is from you...
How is this boastful at all?
Come on man - if Cadillac wants to play in the league that everyone says they want to play in, they're going to need to accept the same criticisms as the rest. Everyone is pitching me that this car is best in it's class. Did you see that PDR stuck on there? Take a look at the one in the Corvette, it's integrated into the mirror mount?
This has nothing to do with image or superiority, and I'm a firm believer that Cadillac doesn't need to discount a dime just because of the badge. But they are going to need to provide a good enough product.
I know this is the Cadillac forum (and you see the same type of resistance to criticism on any one else's forum), but I'm trying to be realistic here. Optioned up, this thing's going to be closing in on 70k. To me, that's a ton of money, and when I cut that check I'd expect to get something back commensurate for that worth.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion......but to make an opinion on something you haven't experienced yourself about a pre production show car that won't really exist until June is akin to saying your pregnant relatives unborn child is a conceited jerk....DO YOU REALLY KNOW FOR SURE?
With all due respect, you've been a helpful guy here and answered some good questions for me, but I think you're off here. I am fully qualified to make an opinion on how that thing looks, because I've seen the pictures. I saw it in that video. If it's going to look different when it shows up in stores then DON'T SEND IT TO THE AUTO SHOW LOOKING LIKE THAT. It's in the press photo too!! How am I not qualified to comment on that.
PLUS, this board is FULL of people saying that this car is now the class leader. So everyone else who's never driven the car is qualified to say that, but I can't say that tacking on a camera like an afterthought looks cheap? Just like everyone saying the 8 speed Auto is as good as a dual clutch? DO YOU REALLY KNOW FOR SURE?
Do I really know for sure? YES. I know it as well as I know anything else about how this car looks.