Those "GMboys"...No offense to GM fans.

Andaluz · 03-09-2006, 12:50 PM

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Seriously, I don't like GM but I'm no GM hater either. However, these gmboys are stretching things way too far.

The BLS is a silly, boring, unattractive, overpriced FWD American car in Europe.

It won't sell. And no matter, how hard the gmboys says, that will be an "individual" choice compared to the Germans. The car is nothing more than another tarted-up Vectra. With the BLS, GM will overlap Saab with a similar car to the 9-3. And they still wonder why Saab is losing money and GM is on the verge of bankrupticy.

Saab doesnt sell well but does manage 80k cars. That's not very good, but still decent. Mind you, Cadillac only sold 60 CTS in UK.

Porsche Guy · 03-09-2006, 01:04 PM

It's extremely hard to compete in the class that the CTS competes in. On top of that, Cadillac has no presence in the UK so buying one is not the same as buying one in the US. The brand is non existant overseas. I don't think that GM should really be trying to break into already competitive markets when it has so many problems to deal with already.

bum-man · 03-09-2006, 01:06 PM

I quite like the design of the BLS, it's just a shame that it has to be on a FWD platform. I guess we will have to wait and see how well it performs in Europe though.

YoungWarrior · 03-18-2006, 05:42 PM

The BLS shares its chassis with the saab 9-3 and vauxhall/opel vectra...

It will just be a redressed saab then thats competing against FR and quattro cars when it itself is wrong wheel drive. Its not gonna work.

03-09-2006, 12:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Andaluz Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 335 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Those "GMboys"...No offense to GM fans. Check out the "powervette" comments... - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Seriously, I don't like GM but I'm no GM hater either. However, these gmboys are stretching things way too far. The BLS is a silly, boring, unattractive, overpriced FWD American car in Europe. It won't sell. And no matter, how hard the gmboys says, that will be an "individual" choice compared to the Germans. The car is nothing more than another tarted-up Vectra. With the BLS, GM will overlap Saab with a similar car to the 9-3. And they still wonder why Saab is losing money and GM is on the verge of bankrupticy. Saab doesnt sell well but does manage 80k cars. That's not very good, but still decent. Mind you, Cadillac only sold 60 CTS in UK. Last edited by Andaluz; 03-09-2006 at 01:14 PM.

03-09-2006, 01:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Porsche Guy Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 498 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Those "GMboys"...No offense to GM fans. It's extremely hard to compete in the class that the CTS competes in. On top of that, Cadillac has no presence in the UK so buying one is not the same as buying one in the US. The brand is non existant overseas. I don't think that GM should really be trying to break into already competitive markets when it has so many problems to deal with already.

03-09-2006, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
bum-man Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 64 Thanked 88 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Those "GMboys"...No offense to GM fans. I quite like the design of the BLS, it's just a shame that it has to be on a FWD platform. I guess we will have to wait and see how well it performs in Europe though.

03-18-2006, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
YoungWarrior Advocate Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 622 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Those "GMboys"...No offense to GM fans. The BLS shares its chassis with the saab 9-3 and vauxhall/opel vectra... It will just be a redressed saab then thats competing against FR and quattro cars when it itself is wrong wheel drive. Its not gonna work.

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