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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    I agree that the 12 & 10 cylinder engines will probably be gone by 2025 to 2030 and the V8 & V6 will end up going by 2050 with the only possible engines left will be small 4 bangers as generators in Hybrids.
  2. G. David Felt
    This makes sense as Europe and Asian have the hated, disgusting displacement tax. As we move towards a EV / Hybrid World, the days of W12, V12, V10, and even the V8 will dwindle sadly enough. It was interesting to see and hear so many auto's screaming to go up the pass this weekend to ski. My escalade held at 70 mph at 2500 rpm and you had mini vans to various Subarus and other auto's that you could hear with the window down that they clearly were around 5,000 to 7,000 RPM to keep up at the same speed or at least it sounded like that and even they most could not keep up with me. Hard to replace displacement / Torque of large engines when going up grade.
  3. G. David Felt
    Nice looking CUV, they have reduced the Coupe like top of the auto. I hope they keep this as the Coupe roofline is so overdone. I have to say I really like this look in the drawing. Now execute it 100%.
  4. G. David Felt
    Z should limp along till they can move it to a new EV platform.
  5. G. David Felt
    I would have to say that the Tesla S sales drop is due to the Tesla X coming out and people wanting the CUV over a car. But Drops this year is in fact more to other OEM builders coming out. I have lately heard from a few coworkers who had deposits down on Tesla and have pulled them as they like what they see with the Jaguar EV and with others coming out. I think Tesla is going to be hurting if they cannot get their Tesla 3 out in mass productions and next year is going to be very interesting for them. Styling STALE like old bread. Will make a nice crouton for those that like it still but for the rest, I suspect 2018 and 2019 as new EV's are introduced by other OEMs that they will eat into Tesla sales. After all, do you want an EV that has an established dealership network or one that rely's on a cheap auto parts store and hopefully you can find an experienced mechanic to work on your auto that truly knows something more than appliance repair.
  6. G. David Felt
    Agree that there is a Mustang vibe to this coupe. I did mine in Gray with Matte Black rims. White with the Matte Black Rims is nice too. The blue color they have is just weird to me.
  7. G. David Felt
    Configurator is up online and you can also put down your $2,500 Euro or $3,074 US dollars deposit for your 600HP EV Coupe based on closing friday 3/16/2018 exchange rate. https://www.polestar.com/se/configurator?id=00Q0Y000009OW1pUAG
  8. G. David Felt
    Totally makes sense as the US is market #2 behind China and always will be now. Good that they are using their single MQB platform for a global auto.
  9. G. David Felt
    Found this on Jalopnik, Mercury built LS7 NA V8 putting out 750 HP on 91 Octane. https://jalopnik.com/this-750-hp-ls7-crate-engine-from-mercury-racing-will-s-1823828455 Nothing like taking a GM supplied 505 HP motor and redoing the heads and increasing the HP by 245 to a neck snapping 750 HP. Redlines at 8,000 rpm You get a fully tuned ECU and Wiring harness to go with the engine. 12 month, 12,000 mile warranty Cost $32,995
  10. G. David Felt
    Found this video today. Seems the Aviator is back to go with the Nautilus aka old name MKX. I see some think this is all about trying to take the brand and grow it in China. Interesting
  11. G. David Felt
    Very True, USA Average Man is 5'9" tall China Average Man is 5'5" tall 4 inches makes a big difference in how an auto fits people. Wonder how many Conti are sold in China compared to the US?
  12. G. David Felt
    And as you state, that is why Zipcar, BMW and MB car service program makes sense for inner city living. I do not see the GM program working in the city, maybe more of a suburban thing, but then people living in the suburban likes their own auto's so again, Just not seeing this working. I would love to have facts on if the Cadillac NY program is actually profitable or not.
  13. G. David Felt
    Very cool, Have not seen Paisley in a long time and it works on this. I can go for the white interior with the Paisley seat section and lower door trim that would help hid dirt and foot hits that leave dirt marks. Smart layout. Love it!
  14. G. David Felt
    I agree the pricing is very high for what you get, but cutting the size down will not help as it already has a very tight interior for larger people. At this point, drop the MKZ, then drop the price of this car by $15,000 and sales should fly. Price it where everyone else in the mid level market has their mid priced auto's so that there is added value of a full size 4 door car at a mid size price giving it added value and a perceived mid-level luxury.
  15. G. David Felt
    Looks like a bug that needs to die under my heal or get flushed down the drain!
  16. G. David Felt
    WOW, based on looking at average sales price for the Continental you get $52,888 so with only 18,846 sold, that equals a total of $996,727,248. So here in the 3rd year they have not even fully recovered R&D costs let alone marketing and sales cost. Ouch, I would have to say then that auto that sell less than 25,000 a year are money losers. This would imply many of the expensive high priced luxury cars that only sell a few hundred a month are losing money, not making it for the auto company.
  17. G. David Felt
    Yea Home Depot and Lowes are pricey if you need it more than the hour compared to U-Haul has the truck for the day for $20 bucks. Then for people who do not have a truck and decide to buy yard stuff and live close, they might as well then rent it, move their purchases to the house and come back and drop the truck off.
  18. G. David Felt
    Sincerest form of Flattery by Porsche to GM!
  19. G. David Felt
    Yea had to explain that one to the wife and a few friends who wondered why MB would badge their transmission and not have a 8-matic or 9-matic.
  20. G. David Felt
    Lowes and Home Depot offer trucks for $20 for the hour rental. Same with U-Haul and others. Have the auto you love and want to have nice and when needed rent the rarely used truck or van. I see no reason to have you own an auto and then rent it out letting other trash it. BMW Program Reach Now - https://reachnow.com/en/ Mercedes-benz program Car to Go - https://www.car2go.com/US/en/ Zipcar program - http://www.zipcar.com/ These 3 are huge in Seattle and I think a good way to go as the cars do get dings, damaged, etc. Zipcar seems to have a nice wide selection of auto's compared to the other two with their only auto options but at least they have car to CUV. So I think that is a better way to go than renting out your own personal auto.
  21. G. David Felt
    Yup and part of the same family no different than a CTS, CTS-V, etc.
  22. G. David Felt
    I get a feeling this will have Toyota accent.
  23. G. David Felt
    Guess they do not sell well here as a private carrier was taking it away for inner state transport. There is also the overkill attitude which is everything Tan is overkill just like everything black is overkill. Accents are nice, brown on the black is nice. I do agree that Cadillac needs to expand their interior choices.
  24. G. David Felt
    Totally disagree with you. Tight, too small on the inside and fit n finish is on par with Cadillac, MB, BMW. They must be different where you live as they have not been that striking here in Seattle. Just another Predator faced auto from Toyota. Seats are hard and lacking to me for comfort. Layout of the dash is also a bit strange. Lexus lovers love Lexus but I really wonder and will be interested to see how many they sell as I think Lexus should have invested this in improving the autos they already had first.
  25. G. David Felt
    I understand price points and class segments for sale, but I still think the CTS-V and ATS-V are better than this car from interior to exterior and performance. So no value in this auto for what they charge. But then Lexus has not built anything yet that has impressed me.
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