Buick Envista Spotted in Red

FWD only =

Too bad it’s not an EV.

No charge port, no interest.

Well, it is pretty, I'll give them that... But otherwise, what's the big deal? Is it extremely affordable for the segment? Insanely fast? Highly reliable? Very fuel efficient? I don't think so. So... Just a new car?

I must be getting old. I'm finding a Buick nice .

Andre YUL said:

I must be getting old. I'm finding a Buick nice .

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Not too old, or you'd be looking at a Cadillac instead... I think Buick and Cadillac are both trying to lower the age demographic the cars are aimed at. The Buick commercials I see are often younger women, Cadillac some businessy looking guy at a several million dollar modern home.

Steverino said:

Not too old, or you'd be looking at a Cadillac instead... I think Buick and Cadillac are both trying to lower the age demographic the cars are aimed at. The Buick commercials I see are often younger women, Cadillac some businessy looking guy at a several million dollar modern home.

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Funny thing, the average age of Cadillac and Buick buyers in China are in their early 30s.

Steverino said:

The Buick commercials I see are often younger women

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In advertising to "mature" customers, you don't illustrate the age you're selling to. You use actors/models that look 20 to 30 years younger than your target.

Not sure if it's this way as much as it was in the past, but you were supposed to buy a Chevy, then move up to a Pontiac, then Oldsmobile, then Buick and finally a Cadillac when you "made it".

I have failed to follow that path... My wife and I are pretty thrifty, avoid debt . Could I afford a Cadillac (cash), yes but the extra $$ serve me better elsewhere. YMMV

Steverino said:

Not sure if it's this way as much as it was in the past, but you were supposed to buy a Chevy, then move up to a Pontiac, then Oldsmobile, then Buick and finally a Cadillac when you "made it".

I have failed to follow that path... My wife and I are pretty thrifty, avoid debt . Could I afford a Cadillac (cash), yes but the extra $$ serve me better elsewhere. YMMV

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Chevy and Pontiac were always 2 sides of the same coin... always jockeying for development money and one upping each other.... Times when Pontiac were denied programs because it would have mooched buyers from Chevy and vice versa. Pontiac could be said to be the more well appointed Chevy but other times Pontiac couldn't get more powerful cars than Chevy as that was Chevy's thing.

My first used car was a Pontiac. So was my first new car. About a 300 HP and $32K difference between the two.