Years too late, but whatever.
Pros
- battery terminals are easy to connect
- door handles inside are nice
- good AC
- good oil filter and drain plug placement
- spare wheel is easy to get to
- light stalk operation is second nature
- windshield washer fluid easy to refill, capacity is high, volume of fluid inside is fairly easy to gauge
- steering wheel radio controls are handy
- the cabin air vents are easy to adjust
- oil pump is said to be bulletproof
- very small turning circle
- if you run the engine without having the oil fill cap on, no oil will splash out (ask how I know)
Can't complain
- engine not as refined as a Cadillac's should be
- decent headrests
- brake assist not as strong as other cars (e.g. BMW)
Cons
- can't tell which button you are pushing on the climate control panel
- climate info is not in peripheral vision of the road
- the range of freedom of the cabin air vents not as great as you sometimes want
- mileage sucks donkey dick
- front bumper cover uses mounting pins that are not designed too well (can get loose, making reinstallation a huge pain)
- exterior door handle hinges have a weak design
- door locks and lock slides are made of a plastic that produces a white powder (my car has a black interior)
- extremely slow engine response
- no line-in, usb or mp3
- AC increases fuel consumption significantly
- exhaust tip design ugly and not conducive to installing a nicer-looking tip
- takes over an hour to get full access to headlight assembly
- burns oil like an MF (needs a catch can to prevent oil from getting sucked out of the PCV orifice)
- battery and upper part of intake manifold need removal in order to replace spark plugs
- seat belt latch squeaks against the seat leather in certain settings
- interior looks bad
- the radio display looks early 90s
- the chrome rings around the tach and speedometer can glare in direct sunlight
- the wheel does not telescope
- the trunk's cargo net is attached to various knobs which are easy to render useless because the studs upon which the knobs thread on are easy to bend
- front differential bushing is prone to premature wear due to bad design
- giubo joints (flex discs) on the drive shaft do not last the lifetime of the car and a bad differential bushing can accelerate the wear
- the cupholders are in front of the gear shift
- the seats do not have enough lumbar support
- speedometer has lag
- steering is extremely slow
- steering wheel has not much grip once the leather gets worn in
- the clearcoat on black paint is insanely prone to swirls and "craters"
- lots of wheel hop
- a bushing inside the shift linkage can wear out, keeping you from shifting into reverse
- the timing chain on some of the engines will wear out prematurely
Pros
- battery terminals are easy to connect
- door handles inside are nice
- good AC
- good oil filter and drain plug placement
- spare wheel is easy to get to
- light stalk operation is second nature
- windshield washer fluid easy to refill, capacity is high, volume of fluid inside is fairly easy to gauge
- steering wheel radio controls are handy
- the cabin air vents are easy to adjust
- oil pump is said to be bulletproof
- very small turning circle
- if you run the engine without having the oil fill cap on, no oil will splash out (ask how I know)
Can't complain
- engine not as refined as a Cadillac's should be
- decent headrests
- brake assist not as strong as other cars (e.g. BMW)
Cons
- can't tell which button you are pushing on the climate control panel
- climate info is not in peripheral vision of the road
- the range of freedom of the cabin air vents not as great as you sometimes want
- mileage sucks donkey dick
- front bumper cover uses mounting pins that are not designed too well (can get loose, making reinstallation a huge pain)
- exterior door handle hinges have a weak design
- door locks and lock slides are made of a plastic that produces a white powder (my car has a black interior)
- extremely slow engine response
- no line-in, usb or mp3
- AC increases fuel consumption significantly
- exhaust tip design ugly and not conducive to installing a nicer-looking tip
- takes over an hour to get full access to headlight assembly
- burns oil like an MF (needs a catch can to prevent oil from getting sucked out of the PCV orifice)
- battery and upper part of intake manifold need removal in order to replace spark plugs
- seat belt latch squeaks against the seat leather in certain settings
- interior looks bad
- the radio display looks early 90s
- the chrome rings around the tach and speedometer can glare in direct sunlight
- the wheel does not telescope
- the trunk's cargo net is attached to various knobs which are easy to render useless because the studs upon which the knobs thread on are easy to bend
- front differential bushing is prone to premature wear due to bad design
- giubo joints (flex discs) on the drive shaft do not last the lifetime of the car and a bad differential bushing can accelerate the wear
- the cupholders are in front of the gear shift
- the seats do not have enough lumbar support
- speedometer has lag
- steering is extremely slow
- steering wheel has not much grip once the leather gets worn in
- the clearcoat on black paint is insanely prone to swirls and "craters"
- lots of wheel hop
- a bushing inside the shift linkage can wear out, keeping you from shifting into reverse
- the timing chain on some of the engines will wear out prematurely
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