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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Seems Costco is now a Mac retailer. ?
  2. G. David Felt
    I totally agree especially when a company with rich heritage will not embrace it and build their awesome concepts like Cadillac. GM just seems to have not truly kicked off their 80's to early 2000's pre bankruptcy bad habits.
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    Yawn, so in other worlds, their head in the sand approach will stay as is as they are too afraid to compete.
  4. G. David Felt
    I understand and get the exact detail response you are pointing out. I am just thinking that while GM can offer an EV version of their Silverado or Sierra, I am wondering if the R&D plus time to develop and actually get it to market, might not be offset by just buying Rivian and going into production. I really doubt that when GM does this that the under lying platform will have much in common other than the body and in cab space. Yet even that can be a big difference with just minor similarities to tie the two product lines together under the same family tent.
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    I would have to disagree my friend, Your going to refresh the product line, why not offer an EV version with that product line as a cross over for those that would rather pay a bit more but have an EV over ICE. I believe there is a bigger market than many realize of people awaiting such a product.
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    Yet Toyota has come out saying they need to take more risk and get more aggresive as we have seen in their newer body style's and offering TRD on car lines they never did before. So who says that after making an agreement with BMW for the bones to build the Super that they cannot go with bigger turbo's, etc. to dial it in. Ya never know, till they release detailed info, it is all speculation. There is always a bigger bat, bigger man, etc. that does knock the king of his thrown. Ya just never know when it will show up.
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    Nothing saying that Toyota does not have a superior Tuned performance motor that gives more than what BMW is offering due to the nature of this performance car. It could be a $65K sports car with 450 or 500 HP in that I6. Remember very easy to take the base motor and change out the Turbo's as you know.
  8. G. David Felt
    Sure there is, you keep producing what you have that is selling and add EV's for those of us willing to pay for it. I think they would sell plenty. Two identical looking trucks where you still have the grill on it but just no open slots for air flow and make that a huge frunk would rock!
  9. G. David Felt
    Interesting, I remember when Saturn put in contaminated coolant into a large batch of new cars, some were delivered to customers and others were still on the lot. Saturn did not want anyone getting a car that would die early due to corrosive issues, recalled them all and gave new cars to the buyers with gas card for the inconvenience and then crushed them all. Seems this is the opposite, instead of having this cost during the startup of a product line, they still sold them to make money till it was uncovered. Seems VW has a nasty habit of trying to cut corners and lie about it. Sad. Hopefully the customers will get a decent deal. VW could build huge positive goodwill by just replacing them all with new.
  10. G. David Felt
    Have to say that RJ has a great approval rating for CEO of a company and the company ranks very high for job satisfaction. https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Rivian-EI_IE630579.11,17.htm GM would do well to buy them out, use the platform for the new generation of full size Pickups and SUV. Rate better than Tesla and surprised that Tesla is on par for employee and customer satisfaction with GM. Makes ya wanna go Hmmmmmmmm! ?
  11. G. David Felt
    In 1939 America built a $250,000 snow cruiser ($2.8 million today) to conquer the Antarctic and claim it as America. Due to numerous issues and WWII, this got left there and has since disappeared. It carried 2,500 gallons of diesel and 1,000 gallons of aviation fuel for the seaplane that sat on top. Full Story can be read here: https://www.autoclassics.com/posts/reviews/1939-antarctic-snow-cruiser
  12. G. David Felt
    Concept looks much wider than production. Did a nice job keeping it close to the concept, but the concept is what I want, not the production system.
  13. G. David Felt
    He is OUTTA HERE! Ghosn, enjoy Orange as your new black!
  14. G. David Felt
    Naw cheaper knock offs from Mongolia via China!
  15. G. David Felt
    Escalade you know your driving the best Cadillac SUV available!
  16. G. David Felt
    { the model will remain on the PQ46 platform that underpins the current model. Why is that? “This segment is shrinking, and we figured that we can give the customers all they need with the current platform instead of spending to switch to a new one,” said Kai Oltmanns, product manager for the Passat } This statement along with the pictures of VW's EV sedan which I think is super sexy makes me think this could be the last ICE version of this auto so why waste R&D dollars on moving to the MQB platform when you can make this stretch as you plan to introduce a superior EV.
  17. G. David Felt
    @Cmicasa the Great Cadillac of Korea is just killing it in marketing and advertising. The US arm needs to learn a lesson on how to bring in customers.
  18. G. David Felt
    Unless Putin is wanting to wash some more money.
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    It will be interesting to see if this happens or not, Aviar is a new auto company. Be interesting to see how fast they blow through their startup cash.
  20. G. David Felt
    Very cool story of 50 trucks we never see any more. https://mentertained.com/50-beautiful-uncommom-classic-trucks/ Gotta love this Jeep FC-150 pickup. I also think a small 2 person mini pickup like this Morris Minor Pickup have a place in todays society. Love that the GMC Syclone is on the list, GMC really needs to build another modern day Syclone truck. Always liked the Ford Econoline pickup truck. Very cool looking. Who knew Mercedes-benz had such an ugly pickup truck.
  21. G. David Felt
    Restoring is a Generational thing, younger people have an interest in older auto's but I am seeing at the local car shows younger people also saying they do not want to have to mess with all the maintenance of an ICE auto. Times change and as older folks pass away, younger folks will fall into two camps, those that will tinker with the old ICE auto's and those that will restore with modern power trains to enjoy driving the auto but without the maintenance. We are already seeing the death of auto clubs and car shows, if we do not change with the times to find a way to excite younger generations, a way of life will truly be lost to the history books. POSITIVE THINKING, My Wine Glass is ALWAYS half full. I believe that auto companies will want to find a way to keep young folks buying auto's. if they do not then auto companies will die and shrink and that would be bad. I believe because I want to that companies who want to have a long profitable life in selling product will find a way to have lower cost auto's. Laugh my friend at the Chinese personal transport pods, but that very well could be part of the future in America as it is in China.
  22. G. David Felt
    Gotta Love Main that allows any customized vanity plate on your car and only revokes it if people complain. There is an Instagram page dedicated to all the wonderful fucked up plates. https://www.instagram.com/vanity_of_maine/?utm_source=ig_embed There is also a Facebook page too. https://www.facebook.com/KingOfMaineVanity
  23. G. David Felt
    Avair Motors out of Russia has announced plans of going into production first generation Ford Mustang reproductions that are 21st century updated. These all-electric power train muscle cars will have a base of 840 HP / 700 lb-ft of torque. These cars will use an aluminum chassis with carbon fiber bodywork modeled after the 1967 fastback. Two electric motors will power the AWD R67 mustang, a motor at each axle. The R67 is stated to go 0 to 62 in 2.2 seconds with a top speed limited at 155 mph. Driving range is a 315 miles on a charge from the 100 kWh battery pack. Missing the sound, Aviar will have an external sound system that simulates the exhaust note of the famed Shelby GT500. The Drive Story
  24. G. David Felt
    If the news is SPOT on with predictions for a Recession that will hit hard in 2019, then Toyota is gonna be in for a shock. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/style/2019-financial-crisis.html 5 major points from the NY Times that covers some of the same points various members here have stated. http://fortune.com/2018/12/11/janet-yellen-warns-another-financial-crisis-could-be-brewing/ Janet Yellen Former Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve is blowing a horn about the bank bundled up leveraged loans that are being sold off to the unsuspecting and the crash this debt could cause on the US. She has walked back her Optimism from earlier this year and now worries about the holes in the financial system that have been created by DC. To Quote her: Yellen, now an economist at the Brookings Institution, has previously spoken out against U.S. President Donald Trump’s unprecedented criticism of the Fed’s policies. “To totally undermine these institutions that are assets to the U.S. and the globe is worrisome,” she said. So Toyota CEO, I would be thinking TWICE about your car sales and the future growth. I perceive a slump coming up for the auto industry and some companies just might have to declare bankruptcy. I hope the Ford Family has been saving their Pennies as I think Ford is gonna need a bailout.
  25. G. David Felt
    I thought that was the heated windshield fluid and wiper system.
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