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G. David Felt

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  1. China has GM by the balls as requiring build amounts in home and requiring certain other models to satisfy the ability to sell there. No open market unlike how the US always did.
  2. Such stupid executive decisions. Clearly the 8 Series is some idiot executives pet project due to past delusions.
  3. Plus with China and the European Union demonizing it and pushing EV's and very clean standards, auto companies are going to have to adjust. Diesel has a use and purpose, but in most comon private auto's the day is coming to a close.
  4. All this week I will be at our Dell EMC World 2017 Tradeshow, last two days settings up. This year we have some auto's at the show. BMW has a booth all about Technology and their showcase piece is the BMW i8. Jaguar has a booth this year, they have the iConcept EV which was not unloaded yet and the F-pace awd. Final is the bad ass truck from Alienware that features their VM setups.
  5. So True, we are in Sync, now if we can just keep saying this so GM takes notice and does it!
  6. Price does entice, but then VW has a loyal fan base. This will be a Hiccup for sales of fixed TDIs but I doubt we will see it stay after these discounted units are gone.
  7. Very True, both trucks were nice, the Ford was a nice build, yet we can clearly see the benefit of AWD getting the power down via 4 wheels over two.
  8. George Carlin (1937 - 2008) I want to live my next life backwards: You start out Dead and get that out of the way first! Then you wake up in a nursing home feeling better every day. Then you get kicked out for being too healthy. Enjoy your retirement and collect your pension. Then you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day. You work 40+ years until your too young to work. You get ready for High School: Drink alcohol, party, and generally promiscuous. Then you go to primary school, you become a kid, you play, and you have no responsibilities. Then you become a baby, and then... you spend your last 9 months floating peacefully in Spa-like conditions - Central Heating, room service on tap, and then... You finish off as an Orgasm! The Movie "The Curios Case of Benjamin Button" is awesome and is just what this is.
  9. What is wrong with those kinds of People, why not do that to the Priuses.
  10. Those are right up there with the Monte Carlo SS Aero I love.
  11. So very true, I will take German or Japan blades over especially China and Italy. Wish there were American suppliers at the local hardware store. http://www.americansawandproducts.com/ This company does make outstanding blades if you do not mind ordering them online. Take a page out of Fords original play book?
  12. Much appreciated Drew, while I know the HP # is lower and I tend to ignore it as Torque is much more important, I was surprised that the Torque number was 16 lb-ft less than the old engine. I was hoping to maintain or go higher on torque to really make it scoot especially in AWD mode. Wait and see how people think when it comes out.
  13. Someone asked me if I thought Tesla was a smart investment. I said no, over priced and I really do not see it as a smart investment for people with limited sources of cash. Yes for the very wealthy, but not the little guy. I truly hope Tesla survives, but I do question if it can.
  14. Too funny and now that so called Clean TDI from Audi is very dirty due to software cheating. Still awesome commercial.
  15. Those only go so far. Tesla was awesome when first out, but the style is very dated and bland and Tesla needs to bring some excitement back to the body of the Tesla S. Time for Tesla S to go 2.0 version with a body refresh on top of an interior major update.
  16. OK, So I have looked and looked and can only find the following from GM 1.5L Turbo Gas Motor 170HP, ??? Torque 2.0L Turbo Gas Motor 252HP, ??? Torque 1.6L Turbo Diesel Motor 136HP, 250 LB-FT of Torque. This diesel is less HP and Torque than the older 2.0L diesel that the Cruz had. and why no Torque #'s on the other engines? While initially I was excited by the Diesel option, this is a big let down to me in the poor Numbers and I wonder if all they really did was make it quiet and go after MPG only?
  17. Why Not take the Trax and make it a Hummer Capable competitor to Jeep. Totally Focused as a GMC Trax All-Terrain version only.
  18. Musk could already be thinking of more main stream as he starts his plan for a white night to buy Tesla. I think there is great value in an EV Pickup, but leaving the S to rot and not have an update is a big miss with so many EV auto company startups going after the 100K EV auto purchase crowd.
  19. More interesting is who will end up owning Tesla when other Auto companies deliver Equal or Better EV's and Tesla needs a White Night to save them.
  20. This is awesome on the new Jeep Compass! @ocnblu Gotta love it. So true, but I would still enjoy the buttery Croissant myself!
  21. YAWN, Hate the style over all the car just does nothing for me. Over priced, over hyped Jelly Bean. If they are gonna bring out more variants of the same style. hope they find the 1% crowd willing to hand over money as I just cannot see myself ever wanting one. I would take a Corvette over this product line.
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