tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post6192399592092588056..comments2022-02-20T18:25:12.485-05:00Comments on The Mags Report: The Hype Around The 2008 Cadillac CTS Is PrematureMagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818765540707900620noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-54832180737118548502008-06-09T06:24:00.000-04:002008-06-09T06:24:00.000-04:00I did not the CTS buy due to no Bluetooth. I calle...I did not the CTS buy due to no Bluetooth. I called the dealer before I went in. Bluetooth after markets are so after marketish and I couldn't justify it in a 40k+ car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-50907003260973012522007-11-18T13:15:00.000-05:002007-11-18T13:15:00.000-05:00It is always amazing to me how blogers make blanke...It is always amazing to me how blogers make blanket statements about products that they haven't even evaluated fully. Having evaluated first hand BMW products it is unfair to compare CTS to either BMW 3 or BMW 5. It is substatially larger that 3-series and less expensive than 5-series. To call a car overweighted or underpowered without describing your driving experience seems irrational and inappropriate. Go test drive one please, and then post informed critique.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I have doubts that a lack of push-button start is driving potential customers away in hoardes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-66280376178605301552007-09-09T02:07:00.000-04:002007-09-09T02:07:00.000-04:00GM's decision to not embrace Bluetooth is driving ...GM's decision to not embrace Bluetooth is driving customer's away. They are losing sales on this issue alone and these customers may never return. Their strategy is truly flawed. I own 2 Full Size GM SUV's now and was in the market for a newer one. One requirement was Bluetooth. Not only would GM not deal, there was no option for Bluetooth. It did not take me long to look elsewhere. As a result, I decided to not buy a GM product and bought a Lexus instead. I could not be happier. From the Bluetooth feature to the personal, upscale service, Lexus has won me over. GM doesn't get it. Given GM's financial woes and their struggles with competitors, it is shocking to see how rigid they are. All their customers want are choices and GM has made a concious decision to not offer them. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-56021286706210984372007-06-30T07:59:00.000-04:002007-06-30T07:59:00.000-04:00Wow. I can't believe Caddy said the CTS can 'absol...Wow. I can't believe Caddy said the CTS can 'absolutely' support Bluetooth via an aftermarket add on. So can an Aveo.Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818765540707900620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-51727616119513826782007-06-29T23:46:00.000-04:002007-06-29T23:46:00.000-04:00Someone give Dr. Anonymous Blindly-Obvious "3-Seri...Someone give Dr. Anonymous Blindly-Obvious "3-Series and CTS owner" above a cake. <BR/><BR/>The 3-Series is smaller in the backseat and it has less "trunk space" than the CTS, because... well... it is a smaller car than the CTS. <BR/><BR/>Haven't you noticed the size difference when you parked both side-by-side in your driveway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-72501851949036547652007-06-28T17:34:00.000-04:002007-06-28T17:34:00.000-04:00I have a 3 series and I drive 07 CTS all the time....I have a 3 series and I drive 07 CTS all the time. Yes the CTS weighs more but the 3 is a lot smaller in the back seat and has less trunk space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-39923100029179165442007-06-26T09:28:00.000-04:002007-06-26T09:28:00.000-04:00anonymous, they DO NOT have Bluetooth from the fac...anonymous, they DO NOT have Bluetooth from the factory. I did just learn that it's a dealer installed accessory (not sure how integrated it is). Check this out:<BR/><BR/>Bluetooth capability will be a dealer-installed accessory for 2008 CTS models. There’s a very simple “pack” that dealers install quickly and easily to enable this capability. We’re investigating a more-comprehensive approach for subsequent years if consumer interest continues to grow in Bluetooth. But the CTS absolutely can support it for 2008. Stay tuned on this front. Cadillac will have some really interesting features to discuss later this summer that will be in the CTS right off the bat. <BR/><BR/>http://cadillac.gmblogs.com/2007/04/answers.htmlChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316799069008938661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-22447175585143834572007-06-25T19:08:00.000-04:002007-06-25T19:08:00.000-04:00You bring up some points about the weight that I d...You bring up some points about the weight that I didn't know and makes me wonder about why they went so heavy. <BR/><BR/>You're right about the push button start, and you're wrong about Bluetooth. They don't have push button starting, but they do have Bluetooth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-11141546900501099942007-06-23T16:57:00.000-04:002007-06-23T16:57:00.000-04:00The Audi A6 4.2 V8 Quattro weighs 1770 Kilograms.T...The Audi A6 4.2 V8 Quattro weighs 1770 Kilograms.<BR/><BR/>The A6 Avant 4.2 V8 Quattro weighs 1830 Kilograms and that is for the Estate version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-24044160592071699672007-06-22T15:37:00.000-04:002007-06-22T15:37:00.000-04:00Perhaps the 5 Series thing is valid, but as it sta...Perhaps the 5 Series thing is valid, but as it stands, the price of this vehicle is squarely in 3 Series territory- as are the engine options. Until an Ultra V8 finds its way into here, the 3 Series is the target IMO.Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818765540707900620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6788147693896954761.post-69558730472805259762007-06-22T15:21:00.000-04:002007-06-22T15:21:00.000-04:00I've never understood why GM cars are so much heav...I've never understood why GM cars are so much heavier than their competitors. They don't do better on crash tests or anything. The G8 suffers from the same problem. My guess is that it's probably a combination of cost cutting and a lack of engineering talent (or a lack of application of existing engineering talent). Korean products used to be heavier than competitors of the same size probably for those same reasons, but they seem to have moved beyond that.<BR/><BR/>Isn't the CTS larger than the competitive vehicles you mentioned? If so, could its weight problem be attributed to that (it's more of a 5-series size than a 3-er)?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316799069008938661noreply@blogger.com