Bad Design Trends

On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 21:17:51 GMT, "C.H." >
wrote:

>On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:55:15 -0800, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>
>> I was out driving yesterday (on Chapman heading eastbound, just past
>> the offramp from the 55 freeway). An old geezer in a new Cadillac CTS
>> flew off the off-ramp and cut across 3 lanes of traffic, almost taking
>> off my front fender despite a warning blast from my horn.
>
>In other words, he was driving like just about any other geezer.
>
>> As I sat stuck behind Russell Weller Sr. at the stoplight, I noticed
>> that the Cadillac CTS has high, slab sides and a low, "chopped"
>> roofline, leaving relatively little glass area.
>
>> http://www.cadillac.com/images/model...toExt1_med.jpg
>>
>> The visibility from inside one of those things must be at least
>> somewhat limited if not downright poor.
>
>I sat in both the CTS-V and the 300C at the auto show. The visibility in
>both is not any worse than in the competition. That there is a bit missing
>at the top and the bottom is only really relevant if you are either trying
>to spot aircraft

Low flying aircraft, right?


> or studying the mating pattern of the common ground
>squirrel.
>
>Chris

In article >,
C.H. > wrote:
>I sat in both the CTS-V and the 300C at the auto show. The visibility in
>both is not any worse than in the competition. That there is a bit missing
>at the top and the bottom is only really relevant if you are either trying
>to spot aircraft or studying the mating pattern of the common ground
>squirrel.

I like squirrels. I worry about aircraft on long trips.

I considered looking at the CTS-V but I think it's just too
much money for a car.

--
John Carr )

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:14:23 GMT, "C.H." >
wrote:

>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:13:29 -0700, Olaf Gustafson wrote:
>
>>>I sat in both the CTS-V and the 300C at the auto show. The visibility in
>>>both is not any worse than in the competition. That there is a bit missing
>>>at the top and the bottom is only really relevant if you are either trying
>>>to spot aircraft
>>
>> Low flying aircraft, right?
>
>You need to learn to adjust the seat properly.

Or read more carefully.

>
>Chris

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:18:24 -0800, "C.H." >
wrote:

>On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 13:56:37 -0700, Olaf Gustafson wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:14:23 GMT, "C.H." >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:13:29 -0700, Olaf Gustafson wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I sat in both the CTS-V and the 300C at the auto show. The visibility in
>>>>>both is not any worse than in the competition. That there is a bit missing
>>>>>at the top and the bottom is only really relevant if you are either trying
>>>>>to spot aircraft
>>>>
>>>> Low flying aircraft, right?
>>>
>>>You need to learn to adjust the seat properly.
>>
>> Or read more carefully.
>
>Yes, that's a good idea, why don't you start with this posting?
>

What WMD?

(why start now?)

>Chris