1958 cadillac commercial

Cadillac isn't the standard of the world like it used to be in the old days. Cadillac needs to realize that Luxury isn't just about bling. It isn't just about adding a cool chrome side vent. It's about an image, perception, paying attention to the smallest details, and offering the complete premium experience. It took Lexus 10 years to go from nothing to market leadership. No image. No product. No dealerships. No nothing. Cadillac needs to go forward.

Cadillac in the 1950 and 60s were true luxury cars. Mercedes and even Rolls Royce did'nt even offer power windows, seats, vent windows, decent A/C etc. etc. until years later. Those quality of those 1950s and 60s Caddies were incredible and the 1957 Eldorado Brougham was more expensive than a Rolls-Royce of the day.

I do have one of these - this Sixty Special that is shown in the beginning. I have owned it for twenty years and will own also next twenty, at least :-) Great car indeed!

piece of chrome junk.

Japan builds reliable and affordable cars. German cars (made in Germany or the US) that are good price too high for average people. German cars for average people (Volkswagens built in Mexico) are inferior to Japanese cars (built in the US). BMW and Mercedes have been hurting since Lexus came on the market in the US. In fact, BMW is laying off 5000 workers this year due to sales declines (due to a soft economy really)...but Toyota manages to grow even these days.

the cost/performance ratio of american cars is MUCH better than the german. you maybe think if you buy a german car you have quality, but if you take a look of the mercedes gaspump there´s a little sign where is written "made in china" you don´t bay for german car the quality you pay for the name and for nothin other. Maybe it´s good that some german cars need not so much gas per 100km but plastic and fabric seats is no quality! So I live in germany and know german cars. Amaricans are better!

This is true. Mercedes has been using Chinese built electric motors on their cars since the early 00s. The Mercedes cars made from the 50s to the early 80s were rock solid.

yes but german cars had never and I think will never have this high american stanrds like leather seats, automatical clima system, electric mirrors, 4 electrical window opener, automatic drive, sorround system o CD changer. You have ever to pay for everything extra

American cars since the 70s have been designed to self destruct after a new years on the road. They do have more features but they don't last. This is okay if you just lease a new car every few years but a major problem if you buy a car and keep it more than 5 years. Resale value is also horrible on American cars. Cadillac DTS is around $50K new but it drops to the mid 20s just 3 years from new. Mercedes and BMW fetch more as used cars.

I never said that german cars are bad but the cost/performance ratio is horrible for this activity