2008 Cadillac DTS

[Joe in T.O.]

There is a Black DTS 2007 on our street and I must admit, it is one sharp looking vehicle.

[Exploder]

It's not that I think a soft-riding Cadillac is a bad idea...it's just that if people really want such a car it should be made an electronic ride option on a much higher end supersedan which can also switch to a sportier mode with the flick of a button. At least, that seems to be the ideal way to compete in today's luxury car market. There's just something the about soft-ride-only mode and front-wheel-drive that does not seem to fit in the 21st century.

The DTS has styling worth deriving from to make the next Caddy supersedan, though.

[member12]

Seriously, you guys need to drive the new Genesis and a Lucerne back to back.

Trust me, the Hyundai will have you throwing rocks at the Lucerne.

[PAULSTS1]

Originally Posted by MCGARRETT

Yeah, but only if you load it with every option in the book like the adaptive cruise, most of the ones on the lot are around $46,000, which is not bad, a loaded CTS is in that neighborhood, hey you can load STS's up to around $67,000.

I like the DTS, as much as people dont like it, it does have a loyal following of die hards that still enjoy an old school style Cadillac.

A very close friend of mine is a retired Cadillac GM, he indicated that the DTS is one of the Cadillacs that the Credit Crunch hasn't really hurt. He told me that his dealership sells a great number of them for spot cash! Also because they are a high gross sale all of the salesman, just love the DTS!

[MCGARRETT]

Of course, I imagine it's the same at a Lincoln-Mercury dealership with Grand Marquis and Town Cars, they are the last of the "old-boy" cars. When I sold Buicks years ago it was like that with the Park Avenue and LeSabre, I seldom ever financed one of those, it was all personal checks. I also sold alot of Centurys for cash as well.


People are living longer and longer and some of the die-hards are going to pay to get what they want, the DTS is the last Cadillac with a bench seat and a column shifter, that right there must bring in some the old fogies, mind you I am not knocking them, but there are alot of people here who dont "get" the DTS. It's there for a reason....