The 2010 Buick LaCrosse is the best car no one will buy.
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And, consequently, some of the work at GM (and the money spent) doing better vehicles has already been done. Most of us, here on CAR CHAT, agree that the new Chevy Malibu, Saturn Aura, Cadillac CTS, Buick Enclave, Pontiac G8, Chevy Corvette, and, to a lesser extent, Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky was development money well-spent. The new Lacrosse, of course, remains to be seeen. Unfortunately, the future of some of those models, with the dropping of Pontiac and Saturn, is in doubt.
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Let's hope not. Key areas of change include the brutal downsizing and elimination of entire loser divisions including Pontiac, Saturn, Hummer, Saab. Decisions in bankruptcy have happened a lot quicker than when the other lame execs were running the place. Of course there are no guarantees.
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The next few years will reveal many things about the American consumer.
1. Are we loyal to domestic makes? Are we ready and willing to give the U.S. makers another chance?
2. If the domestics succeed, then which import takes the blunt of loss? Toyota perhaps. The last few review and quality of the LaCross and Taurus both reveal that the interiors are much improved and plastic panels are "soft touch" plastics. Seems to reversal of sorts with Toyota who has gone hard plastic on many models' base models.
3. If the import models are getting cheaper with domestic makes getting "better" and then American still not embracing the domestics, then what does that say about us the buyers?
I really think that the domestics have a long hard fight ahead and they literally will have to win back one customer at a time. Honestly, I don't see the domestic dealership infrastructure and service improving to change a customer's image.
1. Are we loyal to domestic makes? Are we ready and willing to give the U.S. makers another chance?
2. If the domestics succeed, then which import takes the blunt of loss? Toyota perhaps. The last few review and quality of the LaCross and Taurus both reveal that the interiors are much improved and plastic panels are "soft touch" plastics. Seems to reversal of sorts with Toyota who has gone hard plastic on many models' base models.
3. If the import models are getting cheaper with domestic makes getting "better" and then American still not embracing the domestics, then what does that say about us the buyers?
I really think that the domestics have a long hard fight ahead and they literally will have to win back one customer at a time. Honestly, I don't see the domestic dealership infrastructure and service improving to change a customer's image.
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FWIW there have been some hush-hush rumors circulating about the LaCrosse having electrical wiring problems which are delaying it's delivery to many dealers.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wil...ring-problems/
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wil...ring-problems/
I received this report of a delayed showroom arrival for the new Buick LaCrosse. “Hi my folks are interested in the new 2010 Buick LaCrosse. What an outstanding looking vehicle from Buick/GM. My father called the dealership and they said that the new LaCrosse was shipped then pulled back by Buick. Any news on why? Thanks! Michael” I contacted one of our tipsters. Apparently, “The BCM and ECM aren’t communicating properly. Pop the hood, tinker with something and have someone open the door at the same time and BINGO you’ve got trouble codes galore. You have to go to the dealer to clear them—and that wipes out all memory systems. GM’s having major meetings trying to sort it out. They may have to rewire the platform.”
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You don't say?
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The new 2010 Taurus, another domestic vehicle of great interest, has also been temporarily held up by some quality glitches.
Both are very high on my review list; I'm still waiting for them myself in this area. A lone new Taurus came in nearby a few days ago, but it was a factory program vehicle that was not available for a test-drive, and I didn't want to waste a trip just for a static-only review.
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Edmunds seemed to really like the CXS they just did a review on.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...hotopanel..1.*