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View Poll Results: XLR worth its $70,000 Price Tag? | |||
I'll pay anything to get the XLR | 7 | 25.00% | |
Hell Not worth it | 7 | 25.00% | |
hell yes includes all positive answers | 3 | 10.71% | |
hell no includes all negative answers | 1 | 3.57% | |
I don't give a fuck about the price I want this car | 5 | 17.86% | |
I don't Give a fuck about the price, I hate this car | 1 | 3.57% | |
Neutral | 0 | 0% | |
Options 1, 3 and 5 | 1 | 3.57% | |
Options 2, 4, and 6 | 3 | 10.71% | |
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12-09-2004, 06:36 PM | #61 | |
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Re: XLR worth the $70,000 Price Tag?
You can't say the Viper is better*
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12-13-2004, 07:30 AM | #62 | |
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Re: XLR worth the $70,000 Price Tag?
Jeesh, sorry I cannot be at your every whim, I'm bloody busy enough as it is.
Firstly, how on earth is an Envoy/Trailbalzer going to be more competent offroad than the Blazer of old (Which wasn't that competent in the frist place) IIRC they ditched the solid axles for independent suspension, sounds like a mumsy wagon dressed like an SUV to me. Anyway the XLR and Viper are completely different cars, the Viper is a track-day monster and a modern-day AC Cobra 427, the XLR is a posers roadster. There are also many places that'll let you explore the limits of anycar, they're called autocourses (Or racetracks if you will), that's what cars like the Viper were made to go on. Ecotecs are decently reliable, but will never set the world on fire, a Honda or Toyota engine with VVT/DOHC VTEC (Such as the K20A and the B18C) is more reliable and performs better, while the 2.4 Turbo in the SRT4 is also better built and better-performing. My point is that the ECOTEC is behind the times. If the STS is anything as good as the CTS then I don't doubt that it'll be better than a 300C, but at the end of the day it's still ugly and I still wouldn't buy one on the basis that I like cars with simple rounded lines, not a series of ruled lines that go absolutely nowhere.
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Honda and Toyota are reliable, yes, but the Ecotec is no slouch, either. Actually, even the pre-Ecotec GM motors have served me well over the years. I drove a Suburban for a quarter-million (255,800 or so) miles before I traded it in for my Saturn SL which now has 120,000 on it. No problems with either engine *at all*. Both cars had/have regular maintenance and the occasional broken part, but never anything at all with the motor itself. My father's GM vehicles have also been exceptional. The 130,000mile pickup truck finally needed a valve job, but otherwise no problems with them, either. Mom's Acura has also been a paragon of reliability, though, too. My Subaru has not been tested as yet for reliability, but it has served me well for the first 20,000. The lesson I've learned: if you keep your engine happy, it will keep you happy.
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key words exceptional
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I would rather pay 70K for a CTS-V than an XLR.
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05-10-2005, 10:05 PM | #67 | |
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Pontiac has more than 15,000 orders for the Solstice. DETROIT - General Motors Corp. says it plans to race its Pontiac Solstice in future Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Showroom Stock B-Class races against the Mazda Miata and BMW M3. The auto maker also will use the Solstice to compete on the Grand Am Cup ST-Class racing circuit in 2006, according to Mark Reuss, executive director of GM's Performance Div. Reuss says the Solstice that will enter the racing circuit will be the '07 Solstice GT Coupe. “We have the '06 Pontiac Solstice, (and) right now the car we're introducing doesn't have a roof, so look for that to change,” he tells attendees at the Society of Automotive Engineers conference here. Reuss says while the Stock-B Class has been dominated by Mazda's Miata, as well as the BMW Z4 and Acura RSX, he expects the Solstice to “take that championship” when the car hits the Stock-B circuit next year. The Solstice Coupe also will compete in the Grand Am ST Class racing circuit against the BMW 330 and Mazda RX-8 next year, Reuss adds. The experience gained on the racing circuit will continue to play a vital role in developing performance derivatives of future GM products, he says. - wardsauto.com The new Chevrolet Cobalt is huge improvement over the Cavalier. check here New Chevy Cobalt It has already won three races in Grand-Am Cup. "Just a few miles down the road from the factory that builds the Chevrolet Cobalt and with several Cobalt builders in attendance, Andy Lally and co-driver Jamie Holtom co-drove the No. 00 Georgian Bay Motorsports Cobalt to a popular Sport Touring (ST) class victory in the Grand-Am Cup 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. 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02-28-2006, 01:27 PM | #68 | |
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i'll gladly pay 70 grand for a c5 corvette with different body panels. yes sir.
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Re: XLR worth the $70,000 Price Tag?
The Cadillac XLR is not $70,000.00 anymore. It is more close to $80,000.00 now and the XLR-V series is about $100,000.00 or more. From what I've seen at car shows and at GM test drive events that I've been to, the XLR is pretty much well deserved of the Cadillac name. If you are at all a car fan, you would know that Cadillac is not only the best american nameplate but it has pulled much further away from the likes of Lincoln and Chrysler and become a more serious contender for Mercedes, Lexus and BMW. The XLR might not be as perfect as a SL600 but damn close to it. Car magazines always have great things to say about it. And judging by how great this new CTS is to it's competitors, I'm sure the next generation XLR will be something to behold. I've only asked 2 owners how they felt about theirs and they both said they would never let it go. I also understand that the XLR is not an easy car to get at your Cadillac dealer these days. The 2009 CTS-V will also rule when it comes out.
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03-01-2009, 04:02 PM | #72 | |
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WHO? cares about price , i can own a bugattie/lambo/maybach/rolls/or meclearen!!!!!
point is its not money people its the the whole exercise got it ................................ greg berlin reni nv...... extrordinaire millionaire...........................2009........ . |
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03-07-2009, 06:18 AM | #73 | |
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Re: XLR worth the $70,000 Price Tag?
Thread necrophillia....
Looks like the market agreed with me, as the XLR makes its way to join the Allante.
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