Cadillac to bring Diesels back to U.S.

[rmc523]

I can't help thinking that all those vehicles mentioned would have been approved while in bankruptcy,

or is that not the case?

Doesn't that make it worse?

[351cid]

Remember the last diesel Caddy sold in the US? I worked on those turds and remember them well...and so do a lot of people.

 

 

[J-150]

Remember the last diesel Caddy sold in the US? I worked on those turds and remember them well...and so do a lot of people.

 

 

 

Luckily Caddy has an entirely new buyer that doesn't remember their tripe of the 80s.

[akirby]

I remember my friend's Buick or Olds diesel in the late 70s/early 80s. It almost left us stranded in the middle of nowhere one night.

[351cid]

Luckily Caddy has an entirely new buyer that doesn't remember their tripe of the 80s.

Granted.

 

There are a lot of folks that listen to their parents when it comes to buying cars. A lot of the generation that is buying Toyota now is buying them because their parents had "bad luck" with domestics in the 70's. Their parents bought and drive Toyota & Honda, so they do.

[351cid]

I remember my friend's Buick or Olds diesel in the late 70s/early 80s. It almost left us stranded in the middle of nowhere one night.

What is really sad about the 5.7L converted diesel is that GM went 90% with the design. Had they finished the design and had better training at the dealership level, then I think it would have been more effective in its intention.

 

Larger head bolts and more durable fuel pump (along with a water seperator) would have gone a long way at curing its evils. A nice turbo would have helped with that 125 hp, but the main bolts were too weak for what was in place.

[RichardJensen]

Luckily Caddy has an entirely new buyer that doesn't remember their tripe of the 80s.

 

While there are younger people buying Cadillacs, the evidence suggests that many--if not most--Cadillac buyers can clearly remember those things:

 

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/10/buick-and-cadillac-continue-to-attract-the-oldest-buyers/

 

59.3 = late 20s when GM tried to inflict the bustle back Seville on an uncooperative public.

[Fgts]

What is really sad about the 5.7L converted diesel is that GM went 90% with the design. Had they finished the design and had better training at the dealership level, then I think it would have been more effective in its intention.

 

Larger head bolts and more durable fuel pump (along with a water seperator) would have gone a long way at curing its evils. A nice turbo would have helped with that 125 hp, but the main bolts were too weak for what was in place.

Think this what GM did with the following 6.2/6.2 turbo that got replaced by Duramax in trucks.

 

The 6.2 is still used in Humvees.