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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Excellent write up, I do wonder if the bluetooth connectivity is more an issue with older phone technology rather than just a delay.
  2. G. David Felt
    Cars truly have gone to a lesser pedistal as the flexibility of CUV's meets the more active life style or at least what people want other to think they live.
  3. G. David Felt
    No one should really be surprised by this as they failed in the US before and their cars are not that great. They have a limited market appeal and Fiat does not really seem dedicated to a global business. Ton's of Fiats sit on the dealership lots and few move. Fiat dealer which is part of a Dodge, Chrylser and jeep franchise in the greater Seattle area allows the folks to cross sale you anything. You rarely find sales people in the show room for the Fiats as they just have limited appeal in a suburban area.
  4. G. David Felt
    I agree that auto makers need to stick to real world numbers. more people drive 5-10 over than under. Such is the stupidity of the politicians.
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    Woman
  6. G. David Felt
    Exactly, clearly they had no sense in building auto's let alone taking tax dollars if they were not going to build auto's that actually had some attraction.
  7. G. David Felt
    Wrong Move, This is a BIG BIG MISTAKE for GM. Sorry but Chevy is entry to medium level, then you go GMC to have medium level to near luxury and then Caddy. Having a luxury level will just cause confusion and start to drain R&D dollars away from the proper approach to marketing with where all these brands compete. GM Wake up to History, Chevy does not Need This. Your GMC division is the luxury level with Denali to Compete against Fords Platinum level and Dodge. Wrong move I think.
  8. G. David Felt
    that would be a 3.1L v4... for a 'truck' engine, sure.... but a slant inline would be better, and dwight has proposed something like that, right? i do think a ~200 hp 4 cyl CIB engine would be interesting for a modern s-10 a ~4.7L v6.. lets see how the 4.3L LT derived truck engine is first. My thinking on this is due to the wonderful V4 engine that Katech made based on the Corvette V8 engine and that Motus Uses for their new American Made motorcycle. http://www.katechengines.com/engineering/katech-v4/ Sweet options for the 3 V4 engines available. Base is 165hp, then 220hp and top end model is a v4 with 346hp.Spome sweet crate motors.
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    Clay
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    Seems that there could be far more variations on this engine with amazing gains and like Riviera states, I wonder why they do not do a v6 or even a v4 off this engine. We know you have build a quality V4 engine with over 300HP 300lbs Torque with no Turbo, I would think this would be more efficient than the weak version we have of 4 bangers with turbos.
  11. G. David Felt
    I will agree with your facts you have stated, though with 4th generation carbon fiber tanks, it seems we are getting light tanks with compressed gas and getting the power out of the source. LNG, Liquid Natural Gas has potential also. No matter what form of fuel, I think there are benefits to both DI and TBI that we can use. I also think that Drew has a valid point that we need to be looking at higher compression engines to go with alternative fuels. Interesting to see the fuels listed as such as I have always seen it as Gallon equal which gives vastly different numbers.
  12. G. David Felt
    Hang in there my friend, Life will get better. I know things seem bleak at times, but it always looks like that before a door of sunshine opens up.
  13. G. David Felt
    Yet not fleet whoring a car out helps to keep up the residual value. Much better for private owners looking to resale.
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    Spanish
  15. G. David Felt
    I believe that once GM moves the bulk of their auto's to a new Universal Plug and Play frame, body and engine design, they can lower cost, increase profits and reduce weight to increase MPG and performance.
  16. G. David Felt
    Nice write up, I have to just shake my head at this car as it really looks like a station wagon trying to be a bit more buch and not being successful. I know looks are subjective, but then while I love the Predator Movies, the Predator front grill no matter what Lexus/toyota calls it is just ugly to me. Side profile is nice, tends to remind me of the first generation SRX. Rear is bland fine, tends to still remind me of a bread box that got squished at the top. The front head on look give one an impression of being fat on the bottom but lean on top. Just looks slow and slugish from the visual cues. I would say they still have no idea of any kind of Style Mojo. The engine compartment is sure plastic covered and just looks cheap. From what I can see of the interior, seats look fine just like everyone elses seats. The dash is the big problem. For a luxury auto, this dash SCREAMS Corolla. CHEAP, It just is terrible and for a new updated model. End result is I see Lexus doing a 1yr refresh on this already just like Honda Civic. This is a FAILURE for a new luxurty CUV. It already looks dated and old and out of touch with the 21st century.
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    I have to disagree with you on the 1/4 less than petrol. CNG is equal in energy content to petrol when you compare a gallon of Petrol to a gallon of CNG. Propane is clearly less pressure but has 1/3rd less energy in the same gallon. As such, all propane powered auto's loose HP, Torque and distance unlike CNG that is equal to Petrol on getting the same energy out of a Gallon of fuel. CNG being 130 Octane is much cleaner and actual increases HP and Torque figures.
  18. G. David Felt
    I like this car in Kodiak Brown external color with Light Dune interior best. But even then for the price they are asking for it, it still comes across as just a little higher level of a ford from the interior and does not really seem to say wow, luxury to me. I see this as a over priced competitor to Buick and Acura.
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    Sweet project!
  20. G. David Felt
    Very true, they need to keep a strong eye on the competition as they roll out new models and they better respond when they lay an egg.
  21. G. David Felt
    While the numbers might say the audi and bmw are better, real world shows they are equal to the SRX. I work with a number of people who have all 3 of these CUV's and they are not seeing better gas mileage compared to the SRX.
  22. G. David Felt
    What a lust worthy list of auto's. I will take the RoadRunner and Chevell SS
  23. G. David Felt
    Cherry clean 1969 White Ford Camper special. I used to own one of these and this was like it just came off the factory floor. So nice to see it in this condition.
  24. G. David Felt
    Great thing about CNG is for GM fuel injected motors, there are amazing injector kits that just plug in with full wire harness so you can keep them Bi-Fuel Petrol/CNG and have an easy time running with minimal setup. Check out www.NWCNG.com for Fuelmaker home fueling appliances and www.premiercngservices.com for some awesome conversion kits.
  25. G. David Felt
    Great write up mud, Love the style of the SRX but have to admit that after test driving the car myself. There are two deal breakers for me, all 6'6" tall of me. Once I am set in the front seat, the back seat has NO leg Room or Head room. No one can sit behind me. Two is the metal trim on the dash, it reflects badly on the front glass on a sunny day and is very distracting. I wonder if the performance package has stiffer seats as I thought the seats were very comfy but firm. This would explain the cement wrapped in leather feel you got.
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