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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    https://www.rivian.com/ Their website is showing 1 day and a little over an hour till we see their SUV the R1S. http://products.rivian.com/suv/ Gotta love the 3ft wading depth of the pickup truck. Gotta wonder what the rectangle is on what we would usually call a firewall. Wonder if it is access to the Fronk?
  2. G. David Felt
    LOL, you can tell alot from this photo: You can clearly see the accelerator and brake, that right there tells you there is way more legroom than in autos that have the dash connect to the center console. I know for a fact this has more room as it is much like the 90's suburban. I have more leg room in my 1994 suburban than in my 2006 escalade esv due to that center area being more open. This look at the dash shows you the large amount of legroom to enjoy. I have not ever had a headroom problem in a truck, so that is a true assumption by me that I will have plenty of headroom. Hopefully on the release at LA we will learn the actual leg, hip, head room sizing for this truck.
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    Yet they are underutilized plants that are probably costing more money than they make and with a JIT / Agile manufacturing system, you can do more with less plants. This makes sense. I totally agree with you in regards to the workers, but the North America market is not going to grow like China will and sedans are going to dwindle, not die, but no need for the large diverse selection out there based on how people live now. I expect the German brands to reduce car types too in the near future. LaCrosse, Impala, XTS and Cruze I agree will probably die. Volt is also understandable as if your over 5'8" tall it is really cramped in the front and especially the back. The VOLT power train will live on in a CUV replacement is my guess. I do think your statement of a Malibu Hybrid Volt Power train makes sense as does a rebadge for Buick of the same auto.
  4. G. David Felt
    I am actually not surprised by the CT6 being discontinued. The car is great for a car, but really does not bring anything new or revolutionary to the car market that is dwindling as most move to CUV / SUV type auto's or Crew Cab pickups to support family hauling and stuff hauling. My gut is telling me we will see some very big surprises out of GM with their EV auto launches. Heart and soul of auto's in the future will be Hybrids and pure EVs with speed.
  5. G. David Felt
    Totally makes sense to close underutilized plants. The golden age of Industrialization are over for the US and the growth will be in China for GM. Efficient Agile manufacturing will come with the new skateboard platform GM will probably use for BOLT 2.0 and all other EV / Hybrid auto's. My gut says this is only the beginning for all automakers. Expect this same kind of announcement to become common over the next 18 months as auto companies realign production for the new global market change to EV/Hybrid auto's.
  6. G. David Felt
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/11/26/gm-general-motors-plant-closures-job-cuts/2113275002/ Yup interesting read, but also understandable as the plants mentioned in the story support auto's that are dwindling in sales fast. QUOTE: The Detroit-based automaker said it would end production by the end of 2019 at its Lordstown Assembly plant in northeast Ohio; its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in southeast Michigan; its Oshawa Assembly plant in Ontario; its Baltimore Operations parts plant; and its Warren Transmission Operations plant in southeast Michigan. Now I will say that some of the pictures in the USA Today story are cool and my favorites are as follows: Buick Y-job concepts from 1938 1951 Buick XP-300 concept 1951 Buick Le Sabre concept 1961 Mako Shark Corvette 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado and first FWD auto.
  7. G. David Felt
    Was a bible thumping IDIOT! Now his stupid family wants the Indian government to recover his body from an Island that was off limits to the world as they told the Indian government to stay away. He ignored as he just had to bring the world of his god to the savages according to his family here in WA. Totally Looney bin people. He got what he deserved and life will move on. He attempted to go there in 2015 and 2016 and the Indian government stopped him both times and expelled him. This time he took the long way by fisherman boat and then paid to get close and as such paid with his life. No tears for stupidity. We live in what I consider the worlds greatest country and if you want religion, your welcome to it, if you do not you're welcome to that as well, but no where does our country or religion say you have to push / force your beliefs on others. I will never get this idea that people all have to believe the same as others. Crazy stupid ignorance.
  8. G. David Felt
    Very excited for this pickup truck. I do wonder why the 180 kWh battery pack drops HP. I get it has more range, but I see no reason to drop the HP compared to the 135 kWh battery pack. Like the Cyclone look. Love the open roominess of this truck! Gotta love a nice big Frunk! Like the ability of the tailgate in this truck. Cool storage area that also looks accessible from the inside. Great Dash Gotta love the power plug ports and USB C ports in a protected spot in the bed for external use. Bed does look short, some will probably have problems with a 4'6" long bed with tailgate up. For most city and suburban dwellers, I think this will work just fine.
  9. G. David Felt
    Give it less than a 100,000 mile life before having to be replaced. I doubt this will give any more life to the Fiat crackerjack box car. This just is not what the bulk of America wants in an auto.
  10. G. David Felt
    This auto has the same problem as the Camaro, to high a belt line. The lack of visibility out of the auto is a FAILURE in my book. I have actually come to HATE the high belt line look and as an engineer I challenge the safety call of high belt lines on auto's. I actually think it hinders safe driving. FAILURE for this in my book.
  11. G. David Felt
    Very cool, I like that Idea and hope it would drive membership. Worth a Try!
  12. G. David Felt
    Just how good are those buns?
  13. G. David Felt
    What did you replace it with????
  14. G. David Felt
    Is that a Peugeot? Looks like the emblem on the dash.
  15. G. David Felt
    Have your 4 year old listen to Rain, he is a tripple threat actor, singer, dancer. He did some R rated action movies that are awesome for parents. For Kids, his music and videos ROCK! Course the Wife and daughter think he is hot. LOL His Movie Ninja Assassin is just AWESOME if you like that kind of martial arts movie. Some might consider it a bit bloody as it follows normal Asian excessive blood, but movie is fun to me to watch. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186367/
  16. G. David Felt
    Synchronized is K-pop or J-pop!
  17. G. David Felt
    Helping the wife and listening to K-Pop!
  18. G. David Felt
    ? Ghosn with the Wind ?
  19. G. David Felt
    Interesting, not bad looking, looking forward to hearing more about it.
  20. G. David Felt
    Subaru clearly did not do their homework. This is a joke.
  21. G. David Felt
    See if this gets beat up in the Forums much like the EcoBoost from Ford does for not giving the stated gas mileage. People are going to enjoy the boost and the gas mileage will suffer. Common sense, you cannot have both fuel efficiency and power fun. Nothing has given that not even electric. Takes power to move weight.
  22. G. David Felt
    Very cool, so you can have a Gun Bullet ride and yet just cruising it can still be efficient. I love it!
  23. G. David Felt
    Will be interesting to see how many people actually spend time in their booth. I honestly think this will backfire on them for driving interest in their products especially for the cost of the booth space.
  24. G. David Felt
    Hello from wine country all! Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Gotta say I love the latest ads from Korea Cadillac on instagram.
  25. G. David Felt
    True, that big mouth billy bass look is not the best.
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