My thoughts.

[robailey]

I just bought a 2009 DTS. It is a beautiful car and is a pleasure to drive. I love it. My question is when did Cadillac stop being a true luxury car. I guess I miss the days when Cadillac was the "Standard of Luxury"
Seems that today the goal is to have an American made BMW. It was that standare that caused me to  love Cadillac's since I was a child. I guess the days of watching the long elegant cars with their breath taking colors are a thing of the past. I still love Cadillac, but wish they would once again look to the past.

[C.R. Patton II]

Hello Rob

I understand your point of view. The engineers at Cadillac are designing fantastic products for  global competition. We remain the Standard of the World.

[Glen]

Does anybody make a luxury car in the same way that Cadillac did?  I think most of the so called luxury cars now are BMW clones. 

[TonyZappone #2624]

I too have a 2002 DTS that I bought brand new.  It now has 90 some thousand miles on the odometer.  Most people think it is a new car because it looks so nice.  The fact that it doesn't get driven in the winter helps a lot.  I don't know what I would replace it with.  I have noticed the Hyundai Equus or even the Genesis.  I really think that a part of me would die if I had to buy a car like that.  One of the kids has a BMW 535, it drives nicely, but it doesn't cut it with me, it just feels weird.  Maybe too many of us are getting old and are unwilling to change.

[jock82]

I thought I was the only one who felt this way.  I, too, have a 2009 DTS and I love the car but I am afraid this is the last newer Cadillac I will ever buy.  I certainly do not like the new XTS.  I have never cared for a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, or any other foreign automobile.  I have one friend who has a BMW and one who has a Mercedes.  I have not driven either one but I have ridden in them and that was enough for me.  I guess I don't want change because I like big cars and probably always will.  i have been a Cadillac fan since 1957 and have only had Cadilacs .  I wish I still had my first car, a 1970 Coupe de Ville.

Guy Moore CLC 12650

[76eldo]

That's why a lot of guys in the club have their "show" cars and also keep a nice Brougham around.

I like the DTS too, but never drove one.  I would think that this is still a big luxurious car, but the final RWD versions of the Fleetwood and Brougham would have to be considered the last of something...

Brian

[RussK]

I have had a lot of Cadillac’s; my first one was a 92 Eldorado, followed by three STSs

I didn’t care for the North Star as much as I liked the 4.9. To me it was a better driving motor. The 4.9 had more low and mid range grunt, you didn’t have to down shift to pass, even though the North Star was quicker, it wasn’t as drivable in my opinion.
So I got away from Cadillac and owned a Mercedes for a few a while.

But only in the last few years have I really started looking at getting another new Cadillac
I like the way they are going, I think they have to compete with Mercedes BMW,
They are more high performance luxury cars now, but that’s more my style.
I busted a lot of cars butts with my Eldorado and STSs , and mostly on curvy mountain roads. I like cars that handle, go fast , and look good
Right now Cadillac is kicking there buts on and off the tracks