Comments on: Avoidable Contact #11: How Fake Luxury Conquered The World.

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By: Random Dispatches » Blog Archive » Just Say No

Random Dispatches » Blog Archive » Just Say No — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:09:49 +0000

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By: Andre1969

Andre1969 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:47:18 +0000

I’m guessing most of the RL’s power comes at a high rpm? If that’s the case, and you’re used to driving cars with big, torquey engines that throw you back in your seat the moment you tap the gas pedal, then something like an RL WILL feel gutless, until you “re-learn” how to drive it. You probably have to really rev up an RL to get the performance out of it. Something that the car is built for, so it’s not like it’s going to hurt it. But if you’re not used to revving an engine that fast, it takes awhile to get used to.

By: Sketch

Sketch — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:53:37 +0000

Sandy: If a 300 hp RL has “no power”, I’m a bit scared to see what has.

By: Andre1969

Andre1969 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:36:11 +0000

Interesting read, and I have heard that the reason the Pontiac Grand Ville came about was because of that edict saying that each division’s top brass had to drive a car from their own division…so they just grafted the Electra/98 C-pillar onto a Bonneville and came up with the Grand Ville.

Truth be told though, the divisions had been overlapping for years though. The Caprice came out way back in 1965, as a response to Ford’s LTD. And there was a trim level of the Bonneville in the 60’s called the Brougham, which was definitely in the Electra/98 league when it came to plushness.

And since size equated with prestige back then, the top brass who had to drive around in Caprices or Grand Villes definitely got screwed. An Electra or 98 was as big as a Cadillac inside, but the Caprice and Grand Ville were noticeably smaller inside.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:52:56 +0000

Great & entertaining read. Much of it true, but I am still 101% for the domestics.
Will never own, lease, drive a car not made by GM, Ford or Chrysler, and it has to be made in the USA and employ Labor Union American workers.

I currently own a 1993 Cadillac 60 Special, a 2003 Lincoln Town Car Limited, a 2001 Jeeop Cherokee Limited 4X4 and 2 Mustngs and a Mercury Capri. Thos last 3 are from thr mid- 1980s, and are strictly show-cars.
I had to rent a car – while away on vacation and all they had was an Acura, but a “Fancy” one, called a “RL” ~ POS, no power, big fat bulbous looking thing with zilch in the power dept.
Japanese luxury is akin to pregnant male.

By: CJ

CJ — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:35:44 +0000

Great Read!

By: HotRod

HotRod — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:53:06 +0000

Fake luxury was dead… for a while. But just like 70’s clothing it has come back, hence all the bling of the past few years. It’s just fashion, and fashion always goes in cycles. When I saw the stick-on portholes on the fenders of a beat-up 90’s Lumina in the parking lot at work I knew the end (of the fake luxury cycle) is near again.