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Zingston 12-05-2019 11:25 AM

Now Buick going "carless"...
 
Just read last night that Buick has decided to cancel their last car models as of the 2020 MY. American branded cars are becoming fewer and far between anymore. What's left, the 300, Charger, Malibu, and a few Cadillacs??? Geez!! The SUV:Car ratio has done a complete 180 vs 30 years ago.

Hope this trend works out well for the Big 3... :ugh2:

Ventruck 12-05-2019 11:48 PM

Not to be a hater, but American manufacturers are seemingly a knife in the sedan gunfight. It's just a smart move to bow out imo.

I mean, a Buick just never comes to mind at all for me. Most other sedans kinda scream "rental car".

UNKNOWN_370 12-06-2019 06:09 AM

If it wasnt for Corvette & camaro, I wouldn't probably look at GM.
THE Colorado zr2 ,blazer and Silverado are nice. But I dont think I'd buy one.

The SS sedan with the 8 speed transmission and updated looks could've been a hit. But you know, GM. Similar to Nisssn in their thinking but Nissan fails on a higher level.

danegrey 12-06-2019 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 3893410)
If it wasnt for Corvette & camaro, I wouldn't probably look at GM.

:iagree:
the other point, the some of the Buick cars were being built by Opel, which they sold. And the agreement was to build cars till/through 2019.

wanker 12-06-2019 09:57 AM

This is terrible. Hopefully, GM wont kill off Oldsmobile.

Zingston 12-06-2019 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wanker (Post 3893465)
This is terrible. Hopefully, GM wont kill off Oldsmobile.


Sadly, I have my doubts!! :shakes head:

UNKNOWN_370 12-06-2019 10:10 AM

Forget about Buick!!!
Saturn is the future!!

Think outer space!!:tup:

Zingston 12-06-2019 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 3893469)
Forget about Buick!!!
Saturn is the future!!

Think outer space!!:tup:



Hmmm... now you've got me thinking about the Plymouth Satellite w/ Magnum 440.

ZCanadian 12-06-2019 04:25 PM

Buick going "carless".

I could careless.

I've never had a lust for driving my grandfather's refrigerator on wheels.

DLSTR 12-08-2019 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZCanadian (Post 3893512)
Buick going "carless".

I could careless.

I've never had a lust for driving my grandfather's refrigerator on wheels.

Difficult to assess what is 'lost or less' in this situation lol

Ventruck 12-08-2019 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370 (Post 3893410)
If it wasnt for Corvette & camaro, I wouldn't probably look at GM.
THE Colorado zr2 ,blazer and Silverado are nice. But I dont think I'd buy one.

The SS sedan with the 8 speed transmission and updated looks could've been a hit. But you know, GM. Similar to Nisssn in their thinking but Nissan fails on a higher level.

I rented a Cadillac XTS(?) the other week, and I kinda see the comparison, especially to the Infinti FX I was driving before.

In some ways, both are kinda nice inside. Accented lights and details, clean layout at first glance, some decent materials...and then when actually using the UI, it felt sloppy. The instrument cluster was visibly out of date. Somethings were just more nice on the surface than anything. Drove ok but was vague. The tire noise was a surprise for what's supposed to be a luxury car. It drove ok, but not like near-$50 grand ok.

I think in GM's case, this is probably telling that they should just have one luxury brand in Cadillac as that seems more prominent — and I'm sorry to say that as Buick has had quite an extensive history. Supposedly Buick's biggest consumer market is China. It's an unfortunate sign of the times. I'm thinking GM is probably spread thin in creating well-invested thought across every brand and line.

And don't get me started on GM commercials. "No DiS iS mY bUicK", and the freakin cartoon guy a few years back.

Falconquey 12-09-2019 11:55 AM

Say what you will about Buick, but they always seem to have decent quality reviews and I was really hoping they would roll out a production model of the Avista concept.

cossie1600 12-20-2019 02:28 AM

Buick is super popular and high end in China, the brand won't die.


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