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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Volt is awesome and totally fine too, but Drew is making the point that the BOLT will use less energy than an ICE auto would use gas sitting in traffic.
  2. G. David Felt
    I can see a sale of New ICE auto's ending by 2040. Existing auto's I can see being limited to collector status and limiting miles driven. Many ways to force / change the type of auto's driven and the way they are driven. This could also push people into the conversion big time as people change over ICE powered auto's they like to EV powertrains.
  3. G. David Felt
    To Each their own, but I feel your fears are greatly overblown my friend. It is not as tragic you think now compared to the 90's or even first 10 years of 2000.
  4. G. David Felt
    Difference is if you're at Idle, you use gas, at idle in an EV, is no joules are used unless you have your AC/heater/radio going. Then still is less than having to idle the whole auto to just run those things. I do get your saying just turn off the gas motor, but EV is more efficient in this regards when your just idle.
  5. G. David Felt
    Thank you, just brought up the next start up, a Super Capacity Quick Charge tank. About the size of a 1 gallon can, enough capacity to get you to the next charge station or off the road. New Ideas, New Inventions and the future is all about making money! Plus very few people walk to get their own gas anymore, they would rather make a call, then wait for someone to bring it too them. Reality of our 21st century society and people being lazy. Rather sit on their butts, wasting time on Facebook than like you or me who would set off to find a solution and keep moving.
  6. G. David Felt
    My friend, now your just trying to find excuses. best part of being stuck in traffic is unlike a gas engine that you would need to turn off if you are behind an accident and not moving at all, an Electric just uses no power, detours and contruction are not really an issue either as Electric even if your going slower you use less electricity, cannot say that with an ICE especially if your in a performance auto. My Trailblazer SS AWD that I love does worse in slow traffic and stop n go traffic than if it could just cruise along. The BOLT would be even more efficient. From AAA to to major credit card companies, insurance companies and surprise is that most Cell phone providers offer road side assistance programs either for free or for minimal cost that is cheaper than AAA. Best part is in looking into these they all offer mobile charging for EV's if stranded. We are in a Great time as we have some if not the most powerful ICE options ever and we are moving to a new performance standard in EV's and one that will make the cities, roads the world a better place to live in helping to clean up the world. Do not have to be a member as for a nominal fee they will still come to you and charge you right up, no different than paying someone else to bring you gas.
  7. G. David Felt
    How about an Honest Comparison of all gas vehicles rather then slipping in the diesel against gas options. MB does not hold up against the others when you look at Apple to Apple comparison. Now Comparing the best from the newest available 2018 or 2017 models we get: Seems MB fails to equal or best the Dodge or Ford. and is questionable against the Volvo.
  8. G. David Felt
    Crazy but smart, Washington is planning to end emission inspections next year in 2018 due to no real change has been detected in the last 5 years for emissions so politicians have stated they would payout a pension to the employees and close them down. While I agree emission inspection can be ended, I have seen way too many damaged unsafe newer auto's on the road, I think they should flip the emissions inspection to a safety inspection for everything from belching smoke due to burnt rings to headlights and tail lights out as well as uncovered bumpers and body damage that no longer does the original job. Driving is a privilege earned and we need to keep the roads safe and I think that needs to come via safety inspections. Would they even know what to inspect let alone understand the technology of that era.
  9. G. David Felt
    Maybe he is only sharing it to Drew so he does not hear from the rest who could blow holes in the MB is better than the Durango push. I take the Durango over the model he suggests any day.
  10. G. David Felt
    Sadly not all states emission test Diesel like they do gas which is stupid. Course I put illegal headers on my suburban which helped to improve the engine including lower emissions and the test place was shocked when it tested cleaner than when it was new and OEM only. Stupid laws sometimes hurt people who try to do better with newer technology. If only the actual testers knew what they were looking at, most have zero knowledge of auto's to know if something is not OEM.
  11. G. David Felt
    Do not know what this is showing as all I get is this ugly message when I click on your link.
  12. G. David Felt
    Your right in most of the Jelly Bean Raked CUV's the curved upper portion cuts into the head and that is not to say this one might not also do that, but the placement of the creases and the overhead shot of the CUV shows it to be a bit more brick like. I like the dash design, one of the better I have seen and the exterior design is just leaps ahead of so many of the CUV's out there especially all the Jellybean curved ones compared to a more creased look. At least these pictures give this a more defined look. Who knows, I might still end up hating it once it is on the dealership lots so I can check it out and possibly test drive it.
  13. G. David Felt
    This makes total sense and no reason for Genesis to push into Hyundai territory. Rather they focus on the trend of delivering quality luxury CUV/SUV's if they ever do a real SUV. I suspect they will just do the CUV's.
  14. G. David Felt
    If you ever get to sit in some of the early Hybrids, the last seat was used by many to store the batteries and as such, you had minimal travel room for the sprints, less ability for padding, etc. Sit in the first generation Hybrids on the back seat is much like sitting on a brick bench for a road trip. 10-15 min one can survive, but longer and your butt hurts.
  15. G. David Felt
    I agree on the Food.
  16. G. David Felt
    I agree, trucks like this should be taken off the streets and crushed.
  17. G. David Felt
    I could see them buying up an EV startup that offers them a solution that would save them years in R&D and cost to get into the game faster too.
  18. G. David Felt
    Disagree, they are very comfortable and as pointed out as a daily driver and commuter car, quiet and relaxing to drive in or ride in even if you are a big guy like me. @Cmicasa the Great Did you use the Sport mode button on the dash? I did and you truly get a nice boost of power making that 0-60 even faster. Or, GM was thinking of comfort over a harder seat. Plenty of unknown reasons as to why GM did that.
  19. G. David Felt
    Agreed, time to consolidate and move it south as Drew mentioned. No need to deal with the greedy Unions. Increase employment in plants that can handle the added production.
  20. G. David Felt
    Having many friends that have HD trucks, when gas prices hit north of $4, they quickly bought a 2nd auto for general purpose use. I am sure that does not happen as much in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and the midwest states where farms use these trucks. I do agree that MPG should be rated and these trucks do put more wear and tear on the roads due to increased weight so the added tax should go to support the road system. Plenty of poor uses in people buying HD trucks, full size SUV's when they do not need them but that is the freedom of America. Post MPG, Tax fairly and equally and let those that can afford the gas to drive what they want. No reason to hide what HD auto's do with MPG.
  21. G. David Felt
    I loved the Duellers I had on the TB, a 40K tire that I got 67K out of due to the AWD wearing so evenly. One think I learned is the Michellin's are the only ones that actually sip all the way down to 10% mark, so for a 70K miles tire that is Mud / Snow rated, you get maximum traction for the whole life. Such a quiet tire too. I highly recommend spending the extra money on these tires.
  22. G. David Felt
    Put New Tires on the Escalade and Trailblazer today. Michelin Defender LTX M/S Talk about a Quiet tire and looks sharp. Really like the quality. $929.15 installed on the Escalade $982.14 installed on the Trailblazer Got $140 in rebate visa cards. Free installation, road hazard warranty. Gotta say Discount Tire is beating Costco on price, service and customer experience. Loving it!
  23. G. David Felt
    Guess I have to disagree as Tesla to me is not a Gotta Have it Item. Exterior is boring, Interior is just as boring. They do nothing to make me want to have their products. Technology is cool and I love it, but I will wait to some other company builds an EV that I gotta have. I find the Bollinger B1 SUV a better EV SUV than Tesla. That is probably due to the more brick offroad look and functionality than the Tesla.
  24. G. David Felt
    They do say a Fool and His Money is soon parted!
  25. G. David Felt
    @smk4565 You will love this, a guy who could not get BMW to fix his M6 and took a Sledgehammer to it then restored it to like new after BMW said they would look at his issues again, they must have come to terms as they put him into a E65 7 series and yet that also had issues that the dealership could not or would not fix. Finally after the last two years of hell he drove the auto to the BMW Corp Headquarters and lit it on fire. He is now driving a MB S350. He also in 2015 after BMW would not fix issues with his Z3 drove it to the company headquarters and lit it on fire too. Full Story here Police could not do anything since he burned his own auto and accuses BMW of Defrauding him and others.
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