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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Seems the Fiat has become the cheap new car for the 16 year old to drive to school if they do not get a spark. My sister was telling me that at Juanita High school she is seeing more and more new Fiats and Cruzes and a few sparks have shown up lately. Course what else does the High Tech dual income families do around here but spoil their kids with cars. Bellevue on the other hand sells more entry level BMW's and MB to the High School crowd. Crazy what parents buy for their kids to drive around here.
  2. G. David Felt
    Very Cool, One forgets just how noisy the old plans were back then compared to modern plans today.
  3. G. David Felt
    WOW, I listened to the You Tube and it is amazing. http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/camaro-owner-records-mechanics-abusing-car-scheming-damages-152707580.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE4Dh_82kMM&feature=player_detailpage This is why I am very much a stickler for documenting everything and taking in my auto and knowing how much it is driven and how it is treated.
  4. G. David Felt
    Over all, I think Buick is perfectly set for selling allot of these Encores to the baby boom crowd and the 40-50's age crowd that wants a Small American built CUV with AWD. I see lots of these being sold as I do not see any other provider in this segment.
  5. G. David Felt
    Very Cool and I can respect where you are coming from. The suspect rust is based for me on where the auto is located since that area uses rock salt on the roads and autos from the east coast always seem to have rust issues. You are right that the repairs are small if you are only looking for a backup beater. For me, I like my auto's to be show room new like so this is a project car to get it back to that state. So what all did you end up fixing on the Astra so it is reliable again?
  6. G. David Felt
    You would think if they were real journalist, they would know a hatchback from a feakin wagon. Course the problem today is most journalist are pushing an agenda rather than reporting neutral news. You would think if they were a real journalist, they would have a grasp on the English language and reading comprehension..... WOW, Pulling out the big boy gloves now. I love it as it is so true.
  7. G. David Felt
    JEERS This is a collectors item only, not a worthy drive or even an investment. A toy for the rich and a lousy one at that. I would rather have a Pinto.
  8. G. David Felt
    Sweet Ride, interesting history I did not know any other auto was called pathfinder.
  9. G. David Felt

    Bad Dog!

    G. David Felt replied to ocnblu's topic in The Lounge

    Dogs are truly Mans best friend. They Rock!!!
  10. G. David Felt
    Eventually electric will catch on once they can make it a true road car, but for now it is not even a competitor due to the extreme limits. We need a logical step and CNG would do that. Like Oldsmoboi states, if we take a hybrid approach with a V2 or V4 generator tuned to run at the optimal RPM on CNG you have a long range option that allows electric a normal progression of working on the technology for batteries without having expensive junk like the leaf. Pure rechargeable electric auto's are 100yrs off still based on the rate of tech growth for storage.
  11. G. David Felt
    So an what would the Flagship model be called? I agree they need an XLR 2 also.
  12. G. David Felt
    Interesting concept by tesla and it does bring up customer service questions about if it will succeed or fail. While this scares the auto association due to the rules and what they have in place is all about keeping things static. Yet even the auto industry needs to evolve. I think Tesla will find they need a hybrid of retail store to service center, I do wonder how the states will take this on. It also could be the start of a whole new JIT for buying auto's. You have a selection of demo models at a retail location people can come in and test drive and then order up what they want and have it delivered X weeks later so that every auto becomes a true custom order of only what you want. Draw back to this way is you loose the ability to have instant gratification by driving off in your new auto that day or night. Is the population ready to change buying habits? Are they willing to only accept a small defined version of an auto? Do they want true custom order of only the features one wants or dictated set lemming packages like Apple? Eventually we will see what wins out, I am placing my bet on Tesla having to change to a model closer to the current dealer networks but in a hybrid that give more choice by being a bit more service / retail driven. Dealerships need to wake up as I see a fundamental shift coming in the way auto's are sold and marketed.
  13. G. David Felt
    GM has a chance to roll out their R130 concept and gain market share and fans, but this is a limited time window to build for the future customers by delivering the right ride now.
  14. G. David Felt
    Yes can we take a page from the China play book and get some decent dealerships installed in the EU!
  15. G. David Felt
    The Fiat dealer in Kirkland Washington shipped out to their sister store in California over half of their 250 car inventory. Clearly not a car that is selling here in the Washington state market. I can see down south this little cheap run about should do well as an initial starter car.
  16. G. David Felt
    That would be an excellent use! Just think if you had a Chevy Volt with a CNG Generator rather than gas. Better yet, take the GMC Terrain / Chevy Equinox and put that body on a volt power train using CNG. That is an auto that can sell in large numbers. Use a Fuelmaker FMQ 2-36 which time fills at 1 gallon per hr and you can fill up the tank over night and drive it for the week and then fill it up at the end of the week, have fun driving around for the weekend, fuel Sunday night and commute for the week in a very clean auto.
  17. G. David Felt
    I love those 2 door SUV's, but would pass on this one, you can see the rust on the lower body panels, the missing plastic on the dash makes me think they did their own hack job on electronics. It is a serious project auto. Think there are better ones for just a little bit more.
  18. G. David Felt
    You would think if they were real journalist, they would know a hatchback from a feakin wagon. Course the problem today is most journalist are pushing an agenda rather than reporting neutral news.
  19. G. David Felt
    At 5'10" 170lbs, I am the statistical median American male. I don't at all feel the Encore or Escape are sardine cans. I really enjoyed my time in the Escape (as you will read in my review). Looking forward to it.
  20. G. David Felt
    Love it, make sure you buy the extended warranty!
  21. G. David Felt
    I wonder how long before people say enough is enough I am tired of being shoved into a sardine can. I do not see compact/sub compact taking over the world from the mid size. I do sadly see the full size reducing to a niche market.
  22. G. David Felt
    True, Nissan I read somewhere did not expect the 100+ temps to have the affect on their batteries that they did. Did they not test them in Death Valley? I would have thought they would want to make sure they could handle extremes and yet the battery packs seem to not be able to handle even mid range temps very well. Seems the Engineers I would think fudged their test numbers by a factor or 2 or maybe more.
  23. G. David Felt
    Interesting, not a car person per say, but I do see potential for Cadillac finally having a successful International brand deployement with the ability to deliver on the "Standard of the World" Slogan. Looks like interesting times ahead for GM, just hope they do not forget that we also need to change to alternative fuel options as petrol and Ethanol is not a long term viable option. Time to take the next step. CNG baby. Wonder if Frack baby Frack will be a positive or negative term in the press?
  24. G. David Felt
    Small is not always better, The Mazda K8 V6 1.8L comes to mind with it's numb numbers of 144hp with 115lb-ft of torque and 7000 red line. Personally this was a cool engine for how small it was but showed that more is not always better in the cylinder count. I would think we could find the perfect sweet spot for the size of 4, 6 and 8 cylinder engines.
  25. G. David Felt
    How about we rid the Stupid people who allowed Toll roads to begin with. The Curse of these roads on the east coast is one reason I will never move there. The east coast seems to be incapable of properly budgeting and managing state gov and roads. I cannot believe the tax payers allowed this to happen in 1940.
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