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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Yet you have morons who over pay for Bavarian garbage. I am amazed as I saw my first 1 series bmw and what a joke. I like the ELR, great style and very nice interior, but it should be a $50K version. I hope they do lease/sell them all but I suspect we will see them sitting on the lots and then cleared out and like the last 2 door sports car I liked from caddy based on the corvette, it will go away. GM does need to get more realistic with their products.
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    wow, We should invite select groups to play at this beach. Clean up the proglem children fast! At least revoke Beibers green card and let him and his losser posse go play at this beach.
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    Some Fine Yellow Examples to discuss! ~
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    Self Destruction at your Bavarian best. In the short term, you will see some folks go crazy to buy these over priced auto's and then sales will dive. I think BMW made a major mistake to do this and instead should have focused on a better entry level product line than to water down their current lineup.
  5. G. David Felt
    Self Destruction at your Bavarian best. In the short term, you will see some folks go crazy to buy these over priced auto's and then sales will dive. I think BMW made a major mistake to do this and instead should have focused on a better entry level product line than to water down their current lineup.
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    Caddy Cruiser, if you are constantly sold out, you should ask to have some transferred from the Seattle area. There are ton's on the lots and they do not sell that well. Then again, in a Hi Tech city, you see plenty of MB, BMW, Audi and Cadillac SUV's everywhere.
  7. G. David Felt
    Do not count Cadillac out of using this car in more ways than one. I could see it show up with a real engine still.
  8. G. David Felt
    Boy that radiator will be one greasy nasty mess by the time all the meat is cut.
  9. G. David Felt
    Interesting that Holland is the new Headquarters, wonder what kind of enterprise perks / discounts they give?
  10. G. David Felt
    So if we own more than one GM auto that is a 99 or newer does that mean we get additional discount on the down payment?
  11. G. David Felt
    This is what you get when you put in a CEO that is used to creating a new platform every 15-20 years and updates pretty much are Lipstick on a Pig. The Plan industry due to heavy regulations has hardly changed. Ford seems to be using the same CEO attitude of it worked at Boeing, should work at Ford. 2025 - Finally replace the 1990's platform that is being used.
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    Dark Angel
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    http://pc.dupont.com/ http://www.paintwithpearl.com/temperature_change.htm http://www.dupont.com/industries/automotive.html http://www.duplicolor.com/products/mirage/ http://pc.dupont.com/dpc/en/US/html/visitor/b/dr/s/color/home.html http://pc.dupont.com/dpc/en/US/html/visitor/b/dr/s/color/home.html So many choices and so little time.
  14. G. David Felt
    Interesting, never seen door knobs on cars, only the traditional pull lever. In regards to the transmission knob, you can make them easy for everyone in size and feel that is plenty safe. I have seen many people hit their stick on your steering column so anything can be dangerous. I do believe that we are in an age of change and for some it will be hard, but for others it will be easy to move with technology and drive new electronic enhanced auto's.
  15. G. David Felt
    I remember when auto makers were playing with Turbines. They sounded so cool. Wish they had come to market.
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    What the heck is that?
  17. G. David Felt
    Semantically you are not incorrect, that he did not say it. But let us be honest, given Encore is Gamma based, unless Alpha can shrink to that size, I do not see it coming on an Alpha platform. When car manufacturers talk size, they almost always mean interior volume and never exterior size. That's why the SRX competes with the GLK and X3 rather than the M-Class and X5. The Encore has such a small exterior footprint due to very efficient packaging, but that also makes it more upright and stubby. I'm a bit biased, but I think Buick pulled it off.. I do not think Cadillac could. The same volume interior in a car that adhere's to Cadillac's recent "longer, lower, wider" mantra isn't going to fit on a Gama platform vehicle. Encore has a 100.6 inch wheelbase, Cadillac ATS has a 109.3 inch wheelbase. That alone is a switch from FWD to RWD right there. You don't think alpha can go down that small? This has the same wheelbase as the ATS. Dude that is a 9-inch difference in wheelbase. That is long. 7-er SWB and 5-er 4-inch between them, since they are essentially platform mates. I can see a 3 to 4 inch drop but 10% is pushing it. Another note, CTS on the other end of the spectrum has another 6 inches added to the platform. So a 15-inch difference between smallest wheelbase and longest wheelbase vehicles on the same platform (there might even be a stretched CTS) is not good for structural rigidity or may cause porky smaller cars. Furthermore, structurally, I do not think alpha can go that small, unless I am wrong. Even Camaro vs. Caprice is an 8-inch difference and Zeta had to be cut to accommodate the Camaro, which led to an inherently heavy car Z, that is why they make cutting torches. Everything can be cut down or stretched. Just as I said they need a GMC Terrain size CUV in RWD/AWD and someone says that is the SRX. Yet while interior room might be similar, exterior the SRX seems to be to much more bloated. If GM is wanting to maximize platforms but keep things distinct, I see no problem with taking the Terrain / Acadia and giving it new sheet metal to match Cadillac design language and just make them AWD only.
  18. G. David Felt
    Auto is nice, but not my cup of tea. This is what I figure you get when you take a biologist who ended up working in the auto industry and cross bred their ideas. An ugly plain Jane of a bug eyed auto. Over all while fit and finish look to be as expected to a high level, their design language just does nothing for me both external and internal. Just Blah, no big deal and will be forgotten in a few years.
  19. G. David Felt
    Mitsu needs to move the auto's in a radical direction with technology, style, MPG and Quality to really get back into the market as a competitor. Otherwise just fold up and go home.
  20. G. David Felt
    One who loves to support America, I do tend to spend a bit more for my tools. Example is Craftmen Professional with the lifetime warranty are Made in the USA but the rest of their product line is China made and comes only with 1yr warranty or no warranty. I know people love the tools that Home Depot and Lowes sell, but they are all Made in Chine. I would rather search out and find a USA supplier. One Important lesson that my dad taught me growing up. Your Tools / Kit will always grow as you should always buy the right tool for the job. Yes it would be great to spend thousands of dollars for Professional grade, USA built, Lifetime warranty tools such as; S&K Pro Tools Or Craftsman Pro Tools I have only known a few people who went to trade school and are mechanics as a career who did this. It is the cheapest way if you can swing the purchase as the 540 tool kit ends up costing $2.28 per tool. Yet like some have mentioned here, you can start off with a basic Standard and Metric set and as you need a specific tool, buy a quality one that will get the job done and last. Do not pass on saturday markets. I have found many worthy used tools that were lifetime warranty such as craftsman and was able to buy it cheap, use it and eventually I did go and get it replaced with a new lifetime warranty part. One Last Comment, Many people throw their tools around and just get the job done and put it away as is. If you take the time to always wipe off and clean up the tools, place them back in their proper spot in your tool box or chest, you will always know where they are and that they are clean and ready to be used. No one really likes to grab greasy dirty tools.
  21. G. David Felt
    Nice write up. Good info for a person considering buying it. Loved to see that they dumped their nav for a quality system that Garmin makes. While I would love a dark brown two tone interior, I have to agree that what they offer is more than most out there. In regards to the shifter, this throw back to a automatic shifter that is supposed to pretend to be a Hurst Manual shifter is just dead already. Let the electronics do their job and enjoy the 8 speed auto. Go to the rotary knob and free up the center space for other uses. I am so tired of the center shifters that are just in the way. Go to a knob, put it back on the tree with the steering wheel. Automatics will never be equal to the manual. Plus with paddles, use the electronics to give a F1 driving experience and dump the old manual thinking in an Automatic box.
  22. G. David Felt
    They do not know how to truly build luxury. Just look at all the long in the tooth so called new models with excessive plastic interiors.
  23. G. David Felt
    RWD/AWD Terrain size CUV would be the perfect Luxury entry model for Cadillac. Have it in a 2L Turbo, V6, Diesel and CNG. It would truly be a global auto.
  24. G. David Felt
    Loooonnnnnnggggggg Sllllllllloooooowwwwww Deeeeeeaaaaattttthhhhhh
  25. G. David Felt
    GMC Terrain size would be the proper CUV AWD Diesel GM needs for Europe & the US.
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