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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Excluding those auto makers who have taken on building auto batteries for their Hybrids/EV only cars. Do you think this is just normal change out due to world economy issues that we are seeing or does the death of the A123 and other battery companies might not indicate that the EV in round two still might be a true niche vehicle and ahead of it's time? I don't think correlation is causation. The only thing A123's bankruptcy tells me is they failed as a company. It tells me nothing about the viability of the technology as a whole. The supplier who built the faulty Toyota gas pedals, CTS, filed for bankruptcy also... that doesn't mean that gas pedal technology is a failure. True in regards to the gas pedal. Thanks for the chuckle as I needed one this morning. I do have to wonder though if this does not speak of how fast things moved in comparison to where the technology really is at and the big world wide use. Half a million cars globally over 4 years and the lack of infrastructure tends to make me still think it is way to early on top of the lack of standards for charging and how fast charge does shorten battery life.
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    LSD
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    Z90??????
  4. G. David Felt
    Excluding those auto makers who have taken on building auto batteries for their Hybrids/EV only cars. Do you think this is just normal change out due to world economy issues that we are seeing or does the death of the A123 and other battery companies might not indicate that the EV in round two still might be a true niche vehicle and ahead of it's time?
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    but why do they put that stuff on Lincolns and Cadillacs but (mostly) Not Benz and BMW? I think it is partially an educational thing. Most baby boomers who graduated highschool went to work for a company and retired out seems to like the fake convertible tops and cushy floaty ride. This in comparison to the baby boomers who went to college, backpacked Europe and decided early on in comparison to the rest of the US, that they wanted a real driving machine. I say the rest of the US is finally catching up.
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    Charlene
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    That is good to know as when you watch news you hear from so many people that their insurance will not cover their cars, homes, etc. So they are looking at a total wipe out loss.
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    By now most asian and korean auto's have always had timing belts that had to be replaced at 60k or 65k miles. So this is a common and what I think is fairly well known repair and 500-600 is not that much when you look at the bigger picture. I agree things should go 100k miles, but then American car companies have used chains rather than belts so things usually go much longer. It will be interesting to see the next few years as everyone has to compete on quality and now people have gotten used to not really doing much other than oil changes and brakes for the first 100K miles. Auto's with major service calls at 60k or 65k miles will be in a loosing position.
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    Better than having them be dried out and sold on the grey market and end up being a nightmare of auto ownership. I hope they truly crush these auto's rather than sell them off as scarp. In regards to private owners, I hear many will not get anything as the insurance does not cover flooding. I suspect the insurance companies will do all they can to avoid having to payout for this big mess.
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    WOW, This is a freakin amazing Barn Find, Watch the Video and sound off. It is amazing how much of these old auto's and motorcycles actually run still. http://www.cooleston...mate-Barn-Find/ Sound off on this awesome find! There are some awesome cars. They spend time on the motorcycles, but some of the old cars are freakin amazing especially the 1949 Veritas by a group of engineers that went to work for BMW.
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    Very true, While New is nice, I will say when I bought my 2008 Trailblazer SS with only 24K on the odometer. I was wise to buy the $1800 GM 3yr/36month bumper to bumper as it has paid for itself and now I just have to have some surface scratches touched up professionally, but I figure by next spring it will look brand new. So a solid used car with the GM warranty can be a very grand way to go to get more than you could normally afford new. Either way, good luck and I will be watching for the new baby to hit the threads once you have it.
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    Both are great rigs, I do love the feature list of the black truck. Only thing I have seen on the 2006 and up trucks and suv's is that the speedo is electric, no real cable to the tranny and it is worth the time to do a good road test and see if it bounces. This usually indicates that the instrument cluster is ready for a rebuild. If everything seems to work fine and solid, I see no problem with either the Yukon or the black truck. Both are nice choices. Have you looked to see if you have a Hybrid Yukon or Tahoe as they are fully loaded including nav and the dvd entertainment systems and they get 22 miles per gallon. Awesome choice for a family SUV.
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    Not at all, This rig is good for 500K miles or more if the maintenance is done. Good Solid price for what looks like a very clean nice SUV.
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    WOW, That is just weird that they clearly talk without taking on any responsibility and really seem to not want to state the final facts. I would tend to ask for what the master doc version and identification number or title so that you can use this with the dealer and point out that the master doc says this. Lucky you at least have this conversation recorded to use, but you might want to go back and get more details about this so called master doc and what was the date and last update of the doc. Nothing else at least you can make a valid aurgument as to why you should have no out of pocket cost since they have clearly told you that it is covered but details change often. Not your problem about them flipping back and forth between what is covered and what is not. They at this point in my humble opinion need to do right by you and cover this part now that it has failed again.
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    Very Cool, Would love to see a pic of your rear end so I can see how you did the trailer hook up since the car has center exhaust. For the record, while I am sure some would say you are a bad Corvette owner, not everyone can afford a 1 ton Dually GMC truck and trailer to take cars to the track. I think it is very cool that your daily driver is also your play toy.
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    Will be interesting to see if this can really expand Land Rovers market share or just dilute their existing models more.
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    That is great to hear, I am surprised this is not covered by the power-train warranty as the throttle body is here in Washington state. Guess this is one difference between countries. Sorry you have had issues with the cruze, I overlooked your tag so did not see it. Very weird that the throttle body is failing so much.
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    Hard to change your spots when you have been in blend in mold all your life.
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    WOW, just think if Suzuki and Daewoo merged into one car. Can you say Daeuki? I knew you could.
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    Friends with Benefits!
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    I love that Truck, It would be cool to have a matching set of Current Model SS Truck with SS Camero. A complete family package so that the man has his performance in a Truck with the wife buzzing along in a camero.
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    Very cool, Love the new Ram, wow $50K for the truck the way I want it. Unless you really need a bed to haul stuff, might as well stay with a full size SUV.
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    We'll since you did not state what type of GM vehicle it is, if it is a Diesel, then Code 84 is a Accelerator Pedal Position Circuit that can cause the auto to go into limp home mode. If it is a gas auto, then code 84 can be a wide range of issues. Check out this site, great for learning your codes depending on what GM model you have. http://www.troublecodes.net/GM/ Good Luck, sorry you have had issues with your auto. I know it is not all of GM, sadly you do get that occasional lemon model. Wishing you the best.
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    and for an awesome day and rest of the year with your family and loved ones. Thanks Drew for all that you do here at Cheers and Gears.
  25. G. David Felt
    Great review, nicely handled for adding in the change on fuel economy and comparison to the competition. One thought is I wish we could figure out a better way to add real world owners experience with the cars in comparison to the review. Is what you got for fuel mileage and your perception to fit and finish what owners are also perceiving? I believe we can beat the rest of the auto review world by having these high quality reviews along with a section on what is being posted to the owner forums. It would give a solid well balanced non bias view to attract more readers I think.
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