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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Agree with @smk4565 that Europe will end up killing off Diesel and Gas auto's in today's form. Hybrid and EV are the future. Once Germany is on board, the rest will then follow since Germany, France and UK will have them scheduled for end of life. 23 or 13 years either way, is plenty of time to move to new technology for personal transportation.
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    Not an issue about the Oil as I think Natural Gas is a better fuel. Yet we are seeing major climate change and need to think about a better balance of living on the planet with a healthier world for all. That means we need to cut the green house gas output. Auto's are one way to do that.
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    So France and UK has banded them, Germany is considering it. I figure if Germany does it, then the rest of EU will and over the next 10 to 20 years, Diesel will dwindle to nothing there except for commercial trucks and buses. Everything else will go hybrid / EV. This will also kill it for pretty much the rest of the world too. After all China has banned Diesel auto's now and is aggressively moving to Hybrid / EV.
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    Another Nail in Diesel auto's, UK is banning them and has set a deadline for Gas auto's too. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40731164
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    Easy, If GM or Ford cares to conquest the Honda Coupe buyers, then you take the Honda crappy coupes and put them up against the Turbo 4 bangers and V6 engined Camaro or Mustang. Give them a free drive and compare. I bet you could convince many to make the change. Best way would be to find them in the rental fleets and put them up against the products. Comparison is the only way I can see these people realizing they have better options that are American Options. Otherwise the Asian Lemmings will just move over to some other Asian Lemming auto when no coupe is available. Millennials, what more can be said! No concept of a freedom machine and a way to take a girl out.
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    Understandable, VW Diesel buyers are a very hard core group. I wish him luck with his Sprinter Camper. The quality of that MB product is the worse ever and now that the Camper vans have been out, I am not seeing anything better in regards to their quality or lack of high cost repairs. Agreed, The Diesel should have had the Premium package minimum since your already have the higher cost diesel. The RS Trim should be base model on this car. While I agree that Diesel is a bad investment for any company now, I think GM already had gone down the road to far to turn back or just shut it down and so you have this car. I doubt GM will do another. In regards to HCCI, I have not seen anything that continues to show success and durability in a HCCI Gas engine. I expect more Hybirds like the VOLT than HCCI engines over the next 5 years. Course many will be CUV's.
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    Love your write up William, especially the first sentence. Very cool to read how the test drive went for you. FYI - I checked with the local Chevy Dealership, you can order the parts so I bet if you really wanted, you could buy the RS body parts, have them painted and put on and boom, RS inspired Diesel. That would rock! Yes totally agree that the RS package Sedan is better looking than the normal Diesel package sedan.
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    Maybe he is already doing that, after all we cloned Dolly! Far better auto than the Tesla 3!
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    2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel 5.jpg
    Sweet, so nice to see putting both the diesel and def in one place to fill. So much better than other implementations.
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    Totally agree, always nice to have a comfort zone of space for those times you need the extra. Plus weather can also play a role, so just nice to have the added beef of a 3/4-ton diesel.
  11. G. David Felt
    Doing this from work, so sorry, no pics: Top 5 V10 production auto's Ram 2006 SRT-10 1999 Viper ACR 2005 Ford Excursion 2016 Force 1 V10 from VLF (link) (2nd Link) (3rd Link) 2015 VW Touareg V10 TDI We'll tried to stay all American, but just could not find any other auto even historical ones so VW won out.
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    Would love to see some of your own pics here like the back with 2nd and 3rd row folded down. Also would like to see at night the Virtual Cockpit and a comparison photo of it during the day. Be interesting to see. Appreciate the honest multiple drive review, always good to see they have a solid foundation, but clearly need to tweak it a bit. I will never understand why come out with less than the best impression for an auto and then at the end of life after say 7 or 8 years they finally build it the way everyone says they should have built it from day one. My 2006 Escalade ESV Platinum is that way, they finally addressed everything that people were asking fro since 2001. Wish they would bring it out as the best possible then say where and how do we take it from here. I think auto companies would gain loyal and strong sales compared to some of the lackluster auto's that disappointed people after showing a hot concept auto that was green lighted.
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    At one point I remember them showing 340,000 reservations and now maybe 40,000 will get the $7,500 write off from the GOV. 200,000 Canceled Reservations! 50,000 reduced feature buys and 50,000 hard core loyalist that will wait till they can buy fully loaded AWD Tesla 3. @oldshurst442 Did I disappoint ya Olds? I expect @ocnblu to pop in and say SEE, I TOLD YA SO, No one Wants EV's. I expect @A Horse With No Name to make some witty post. I expect @smk4565 to post his usual of they need more CUV's than cars. I expect @surreal1272 to post about supply and demand and other interesting tidbits about the Musk controlled world. The list could go on and on and on as to what I expect and might not even get! And with that I leave you with how Tesla Leaves me!
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    Does the Dodge Tomahawk V10 bike count?
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    Understandable, but the market has changed. Just hope that a few large sedans survive for those that want them over a CUV / SUV.
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    No DO NOT be Sorry! I totally agree, this BS is why Dealerships suck and I am very clear and direct when I go to help family, friends and my own kids buy auto's. No need to deceptive BS in today's auto buying. ATTENTION DEALERSHIPS: You want Respect, You want Money, Then compete on Price, Service and Professionalism. Otherwise, let the dealerships fail and let the OEMs sell direct. No reason to not have set clear pricing that Costco, Sams Club or the OEM can do.
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    Nice, interesting spec, surprised that they are using a knock off of MB air vents. Also the steering wheel looks like something from the 70's, dated and old with that thick ass circle center covering the airbag. Over all not bad otherwise, but the brakes do look undersized for this full size sedan with that power.
  18. G. David Felt
    To each their own. Call Jet what you want, you only get out of it what you put into it. I know for a fact that Jet Chips can and do perform but then when I rebuilt my V8 and bored it to a 402, I also went hot on the cam and ported and polished the heads. Once the engine work was done, I ran and tested it on the GM default mgmt. chip. Then I ordered up the Jet chip giving them all the info on the modifications of the motor. The new Chip clearly delivered a much appreciated boost. Chips alone give little gain, but when added with better air sensors, throttle bodies, etc., they do their job. Basic Trifecta chip does about the same as a basic Jet chip using info supplied by GM yet if you look at the full picture, tweak other items that also can affect performance and use a chip programmer to tweak the code, you can get plenty of performance. End result is this was not a plug for Jet, but more of the statement that they are various 3rd party products that can and do enhance engine performance beyond what GM has done. Heck you can even go with GM Performance kits that also will boost your fun.
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    Nice part is you can gain 25HP/Torque and up depending on stage 1 or 2 of performance chips from Jet and others. Some very cool and easy mods that can greatly unleash the potential of the engine. Course I would also change out the Airflow sensor at the same time so it can truly unleash the beast in the engine.
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    I can understand that as I had my head unit replaced in the first 5K miles when new, but since been rock steady. Weird, but I do think with so many electronics in the world, products either are built right the first time or not and sadly swapping them out is a fact of life. I know both BMW and MB owners that have gone through many head units in their own auto and then traded in for something new. So this is not just a cadillac issue. Bummer to hear your brother had that happen, but hopefully the latest unit is current on software and working fine. In regards to internal size, yes they all fall within an inch or two of the same measurements in one way or another. Sadly if you are just tall like me or have long body, short legs / arms or long legs & arms, short body, the ATS does seem to work fine in the front but kill's the back seat for room especially headroom, but then so does every other auto in this class at least for me, Shrek size. Bug's also do not fit for me. Wife loves the design, size, etc. but sucks for interior room for big guys like me. as to why I will always be in full size SUV's. That of course will not stop me from test driving cars and checking them out. Always fun to get into them and dream if it was only Eldorado 70's size for me. FYI - Arnold Schwarzenegger was my idol growing up as I was 6ft tall at age 12, my dad got me into body building and at age 50 I am still a die hard gym nut. So big is me when it comes to fitting into auto's.
  21. G. David Felt
    While I totally understand what is being said here, the bigger challenge is not if but when Ford and GM bring in Wrangler equal products and continue to update their SUV/CUV product line that will eventually outperform Jeep. Jeep has the name, but FCA does not have the deep pockets to keep Jeep a true competitor to others. I actually expect Jeep to stay on line with sales and maybe a 1% up tick as refresh comes out but I do not expect them to capitalize on how hot the SUV/CUV market is right now. The billions that could have really made Jeep, Ram, Dodge current and on fire has been wasted propping up Fiat and trying to bring Alfa back from the dead. Sergio the Idiot has destroyed what should have been a no brainer when he took the US brands over. Very sad!
  22. G. David Felt
    Yes the ATS is small for big people, but spot on when compared to all the other competitors. QUE, Same excuse, people seem to bash when they do not know how to use it. Plus, since your brother got his ATS, has he done any of the free updates? Que right now is so much better than when it came out and I have to say User Error more than anything. Like the crappy BMW and MB systems or even FORD or Toyota, when you do not use it daily, they all seem to be a challenge and poorly designed. My nieces Ford Flex system drives me nuts, yet for her she thinks it works great compared to the rare time she uses her mom's escalade. The Nav / Touch screen systems in auto's today are very subjective to what you are very familiar with, otherwise you can say they all suck or all are awesome.
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    Gypsys Tramps and Theives Cher was awesome even in the 70's
  25. G. David Felt
    WRONG WRONG WRONG, WOW, do you not know your history. Porsche owned less than 20% of VW, ran up debt to have what would have been 75% of VW and the bank market crashed and called their loans. Yet VW stepped up and bought the remaining 50.1% of outstanding stock to own Porsche backed by germany, Emir from Qatar and select other private financing to become VW 10th brand. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jul/05/volkswagen-buys-porsche Want to see the time line, then see this great write up covering how Porsche attempted to buy VW and VW gobbled them up. http://www.automobilemag.com/news/porsche-and-volkswagen-what-happened/ Plenty of more news stories that cover the truth!
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