A way to sync local contacts to CardDAV accounts?

Hi!
Is there a reliable way to enable full sync of local contacts (in Contacts.app) to sync with a CardDAV account (be iCloud, OwnCloud, Google or whatever)?
I have tried enabling Sync with Google Contacts, and, as many have reported already, that does not work very well. After a short time you/I start getting sync conflicts (900 contacts needs to be updated etc.). At that point you get lots of duplicates and stuff. You also loose phone number and other data.
So, forget that Google sync. It did work for a while, but hasn't been reliable for a long time.
If I could only have iCloud (or other CardDAV) contacts synced with the local Address Book, then I would be happy. Is there a way to do that?
(I guess it might be possible through remote services like Plaxo, if you let the iOS device handle iCloud sync.)
It should be pretty easy to sync locally on OS X?

The built-in help for Contacts has this to say:
Important: If you're syncing contacts with Google Contacts and you add an iCloud account, Google syncing is turned off. It’s recommended to keep it turned off while using the iCloud Contacts service.

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