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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Very cool, always great to get to drive special auto's.
  2. G. David Felt
    Considering the stupid displacement tax they have, I would totally think they would keep the 2.0T 4 banger going for China.
  3. G. David Felt
    http://media.daimler.com/marsMediaSite/en/instance/ko.xhtml?oid=32692930&ls=L3NlYXJjaHJlc3VsdC9zZWFyY2hyZXN1bHQueGh0bWw_c2VhcmNoU3RyaW5nPTIwMTcrbWVyY2VkZXMtYmVueitzYWxlcyZzZWFyY2hJZD0xJnNlYXJjaFR5cGU9ZGV0YWlsZWQmYm9yZGVycz10cnVlJnJlc3VsdEluZm9UeXBlSWQ9NDA2MjYmdmlld1R5cGU9bGlzdCZzb3J0RGVmaW5pdGlvbj1QVUJMSVNIRURfQVQtMiZ0aHVtYlNjYWxlSW5kZXg9MCZyb3dDb3VudHNJbmRleD01&rs=1 This is the global report of which in 2017 the E-Class sold 350,000 units world wide of which China and India more than doubled E-Class Sales of the extended length version to services and Europe picked up on buying the extended length E-Class again in services. Services is hidden code for Taxis / limo driving. Did they sell a ton of E-Class? YES Did it outsell CT6? YES Is it sold heavily into fleets? YES Comparing CT6 to E-Class is an Apple to Orange comparison if you go by price or total sales as CT6 is not fleet sold that anyone is aware of. E-Class is FLEET SOLD. So do you want the girl that is passed around to everyone or the Princess? I take the Princess, aka CT6.
  4. G. David Felt
    That is one Sexy Lady! Thanks for posting it!
  5. G. David Felt
    I would like to add the Extended Length that they build for China to the US market for Luxury level cars. That would so get me back into a car. CT6 - L V-Sport
  6. G. David Felt
    Does that say Plymouth? Hard to read.
  7. G. David Felt
    Some companies I guess are better at Secrets than others.
  8. G. David Felt
    Anyone ready to sign up for Space Force USA? https://nypost.com/2018/06/18/trump-calls-for-new-space-force-as-part-of-us-military/ Guess Project Thor could come back too! https://www.minuteman-militia.com/2018/01/11/did-the-u-s-just-launch-project-thor-as-the-secret-zuma-payload-that-spacex-just-put-into-orbit/ Here we are all debating if Diesel is dead. LOL
  9. G. David Felt
    Hopefully they are more successful with Corsair than GM was. Gotta love the return to names!
  10. G. David Felt
    So based on 2017 sales, 15,888 of the total S-Class were sold in the US and a total of 79,400 sedans, coupes and convertibles world wide. Seems like the convertible makes up about 10% world wide at best. The report states they sold 600 of the Pullman S-Class version, , 10% of convertibles / coupes and the rest are 4 door sedans. So that would make about 1,588 or the Convertibles or about 132 units a month. https://www.daimler.com/documents/investors/reports/annual-report/daimler/daimler-ir-annual-report-2017.pdf Not totally sold that the 8 Series will be profitable let alone worth the R&D, but guess if they build it off a Class 6 line, then maybe.
  11. G. David Felt
    Always wanted one, but was in college at the time so never got to buy one or drive it. 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/12/16/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1987-chevrolet-monte-carlo-ss-aerocoupe/ This is a sweet clean fully loaded one with only 37K miles on it in Silver. I wanted one in Maroon, but I have seen these with an updated powertrain package from GM Performance that makes these auto's fly. If I could I would love to drive this 1988 Monte Carlo that was modernized and highlighted on The Block website with a modern Powertrain. LS376/525 6.2L LS3 525 HP / 486 lb-ft of torque connected to a T56 Super Magnum six-speed manual transmission. These connect and cruise systems are just AWESOME! http://www.theblock.com/?article=cd21a687-34ae-4f7f-9b83-b8c840aae880#news @balthazar I bet you would love to test drive this C10: http://www.theblock.com/?article=dbb4f11c-e1fa-45f3-8c5b-0f1352896ce3#news LT1 powered
  12. G. David Felt
    I see a few more billion in fines coming towards parent company VW as well as Audi and Porsche. I also suspect there will be more executive changes happening. I also expect VW to pretty much kill all things related to Diesel and just focus Petro, Hybrid and EV globally.
  13. G. David Felt
    Seems we have idiot sales people that do not bother to learn how to sell electric or plug-in hybrids and as such a company has moved forward with a simple chart to show the type of chargers and speeds the autos have. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mteske/ The link above is to the founder of this Oregon based company for their chart system. Color indicates the type of chargers the auto uses and the number represents the speed of recharging. Seems straightforward.
  14. G. David Felt
    WOW, had no idea that Mustang had a sports wagon. Plenty of cool other cars too like the Chevy Laguna, DeTomaso Mangusta, Ford Torino Talladega, Plymouth Belvedere, Dodge Demon, Pontiac Ventura GTO, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler,
  15. G. David Felt
    Crazy Time Capsules - 1957 Plymouth Belvedere capsule Very cool as a company stepped up to de-rust and stabilize her. Some very cool video pictures.
  16. G. David Felt
    I have noticed a couple times till this morning walking to work that I saw 2 different colored Lincoln MKT Town Cars being used by Lyft services. I do wonder as we go Hybrid across the board and EVs become more common. Will taxi / private car services go with CUVs for the interior space?
  17. G. David Felt
    http://fortune.com/2018/06/18/audi-ceo-rupert-stadler-arrested/ According to Fortune.com web site, they are reporting that Monday Morning the German Government arrested Audi CEO Rupert Stradler for his role in the 2015 VW diesel emissions scandal. They are reporting that he was arrested due to the highly potential risk of suppressing and tampering with evidence related to the Dieselgate as the news has come to call this issue. VW has confirmed that he has been arrested and have no further news to report. This comes at a time when Munich Prosecutors raided his apartment and widened their probe into board members as VW agreed to pay a $1.2 Billion US or $1 Billion Euros fine for the ongoing scandal. VW currently has legal proceedings in 55 countries as well as facing stock-market manipulation in Germany. Bloomberg has reported that VW alone set aside $27 Billion Euros to cover this but that they have surpassed this and this does not take into account the costs that will come from Audi and Porsche for their own Diesel emission cheating auto's. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-18/audi-ceo-stadler-taken-into-custody-in-diesel-probe
  18. G. David Felt
    Even back East they swap out the VW Engine for an LS!
  19. G. David Felt
    Yes there was a ton of VW products and no I only saw 1 TDi that was gutted internally and the guy was showing off that he had put an LS motor into the car. Diesel is not a desired auto powertrain here.
  20. G. David Felt
    Did a 500 Mile road trip yesterday, over the North Cascade Highway, back over Highway 2. The PNW German Auto group had their yearly get together in the town of Leavenworth. A german town that has embraced their roots for tourism after the lumber mill shut down. Have to say I really like this Matte Purple Audi. Stopped at a fruit stand and found this which was very cool.
  21. G. David Felt
    Saw an Oldsmobile Alero in Mint condition. Have been seeing alot of older auto's posted in Estate sales which is where I am thinking this came from as I have not seen an Alero in forever let alone in just amazing shape like it just came off the sales floor.
  22. G. David Felt
    I believe except for the US market, most E-Class sales are still into the Taxi Business in Europe.
  23. G. David Felt
    IIHS Top Safety Picks for 2018, Surprise Prius and Ioniq lost out to Kia Niro http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/TSP-List Amazing but for 2018, the Kia Niro bested the Prius and Ioniq as IIHS top Safety pick plus rating. Interesting observation is that this auto beats everyone else out as long as you have all the options checked as the Base Niro is good just not as good as the Niro that was used for testing.
  24. G. David Felt
    Your E-Class is the world's best in YOUR EYES, The only reason it is successful is the cheap purchases MB makes for the mass Taxi community to buy them. Otherwise just a Meh car, clearly no time spent in a CT6 as it is superior in many ways and equal in others to the E-Class.
  25. G. David Felt
    Totally agree, nice looking auto, but the 6 series is a flop, so I also wonder what business case they sold the board on to green light building this? ?
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