This inevitably led to cost-cutting to make the business case, a price still too high for what Cadillac's market was willing to buy in quantity, and- predictably- a failure to meet the numbers forecasted.The Allante didn't suck. DungBeetle62 Cadillac's issue is they've never committed to a halo car that didn't have a break-even sales target.Ravenuer Gee, I always thought these were pretty reliable cars, at least in the recent past.285exp Just what I always wanted, an enormous $300k Hyundai Sonata.So maybe H & K will not look quite as bad as they otherwise would. *now*.On the other hand, manufacturers that previously were considered paragons of reliability, like Honda, have done some bad engineering the last 10 years as well, driven by CAFE and EU CO2 requirements. And, with the badwill they have garnered the last decade or so, it will probably be that way for another 10-15 years, assuming they do everything right starting. But are they considered good on reliability? No. ![]() ![]() SPPPP Are H & K the butt of jokes anymore? I don't think so.KOKing Overall it seems they're at least on par with the non-Toyota Japanese brands, but that old stigma is still there so I think the Koreans still get more bad attention than when similar levels of issues affect, say, Nissan or Honda.
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