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G. David Felt

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    Start Stop still needs plenty of work. Had a loaner from the diesel and both the wife and I did not like it. Yes it did it's job fine in terms of turning off at a stop and back on when you lifted your gas foot. Sucky thing is that it is not silky smooth. It is very abrupt and just not a pleasant experience. While I see no advantage to the V6 over the Turbo 4 in terms of performance like in the ATS which I have driven plenty of since they have both versions in the loaner mix at the cadillac dealership I use, I do agree with everyone that the V6 is smoother than the turbo. I also in regards to lag just get into the habit of pressing the gas pedal sooner to get it to spin up which does make it pull harder than I notice in the V6.
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    Very Cool
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    At this time and date, no, I have yet to find anything of durable value. Heck, even 90's GM stuff is better than today's Chinese.
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    Believe he is still banned.
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    Interesting, cool SUV, wonder if any will be on the lot when the next model year comes out and if so, what kind of discount one might get.
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    The first hyperloop test bed is built and ready for it's first run according to this story. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/high-speed-hyperloop-track-ready-for-first-trial-run/ar-BBzziBe?OCID=ansmsnnews11
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    I know in washington state, you can sell your lease / financed auto yourself as long as you have the payoff and then pay off the auto first and direct the title to go to the new buyer or financial firm. Leases, I have been told are a bit more tricky but can also be done as you have to cover the residual amount the auto company expects out of the auto on trade-in plus what ever you owe on the lease still. A bit harder from my understanding. Check with your financial company to see what they will expect in regards to you selling the auto rather than trade it in.
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    @Scout & @ocnblu I totally agree guys. What is amazing is they did a recall and kick Gov brown out and brought in Arnold, the Governator and then since he was in office for two terms, it allowed the time limit to pass and so brown got back into the gov chair for his third term in office and what very well could be a fourth term. Stupid laws in CA, stupid GOV. Just like all states, Politicians know how to spend but are clueless on how to budget and live within that budget. Example, Educators of Washington state are not properly funded by the supreme court. 1 billion shortfall and the state has till mid year to shore up the education fund. They are talking about all kinds of tax's and yet nothing about reduction of spending especially when you look at DHSH or what is known as the social services group of Washington and they spent 1 billion last year for illegal medical and are stated to spend it again this year. Hello McFly, stop spending on what is not to be a cost of tax payers and put it into the future workers of America. So irritating.
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    Ouch, lucky it is an easy warranty fix.
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    According to Channel 3 KCRA news as reported on msn.com, California has pushed through their first gas tax raise in 23 years to address their $130 Billion plus backlog of road repairs / upgrades. This will be covered by the following increases: Gas tax $.12 per gallon Diesel $.20 per gallon Auto Registration $25 - $175 per auto. They say this will add about $10 per month to the average driver's monthly cost. While many people say it is more expensive and will be tougher, they also say the roads are needed to be repaired. Interesting is while this got pushed through by the Governor, republicans in the state which are a minority in both houses say this is a contest between the house and senate of California to see how expensive they can make it to drive and live in California.
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    So you're saying that this V6 powered regal will have 295 lb-ft of torque if they get the V6 compared to 260 on the turbo 4. Yet we know this Turbo 4 can also be had with 295 lb-ft of torque as they do it on the ATS. I still wonder as the ATS Turbo 4 is way more fun to drive than the V6 ATS.
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    Cool on one hand but on the other. The Turbo 4 is a better engine as its torque is delivered lower, the V6 while having more HP, has only a smidge more torque than the 4 banger. They really need to stop the stupid design of high revving engines to create horsepower that is useless in most driving and give the torque that scoots off the line and up to speed and holds. Yea, the my engine is bigger than yours fans will still pay a premium for the V6, but I honestly do not see it as much of an improvement over the Turbo 4.
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    Interesting, I can see to offload Opel/Vauxhall that they would commit to having some auto's built in the European plants, but eventually I think this will wind down.
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    Hyundai and Kia have in the US and Korea plants to build their own engines especially for the Hyundai luxury line. but in the past and covering these years, doing a search seems to bring up a wide range of suppliers. Not sure if it is all accurate, but Mitsubishi is showing as a supplier as is Chrysler. Weird, hopefully someone knows more on this and can clarify for us.
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    Agreed, Amazing that this type of manufacturing error happened today. Hopefully they can recoup the cost from the supplier of the motors.
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    G. David Felt - Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.cheersandgears.com Hyundai and Kia possibly replacing 1.2 Million engines! According to a breaking story on King 5 News, Hyundai and Kia are recalling 1.2 million auto's for possible engine failure. 2013 - 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport & Sonata 2011 - 2014 Kia Sportage & Sorento Company has stated that debri from manufacturing was possibly left in the engine that will restrict oil flow to connecting rod bearings that will increase temperatures and cause premature wear and failure on the bearings. Dealerships will inspect engines and if wear is detected, will replace the block if needed at no cost. The Detroit Free Press also has this story but states that the recall is 1.4 million as they are also including Canada and South Korea models affected in this recall.
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    Interesting is that Green car is stating that Daimler is pretty much woken up to the fact that Hydrogen will not happen due to excessive costs of the infrastructure and production of Hydrogen. Plus the fact that you can go double the range on diesel and with battery tech farther on battery than you can with Fuel cell. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104842_early-mercedes-fuel-cell-drivers-sobering-assessment-to-industry http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1109713_did-mercedes-turn-its-back-on-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles Clearly Daimler sees EV's as the full future right now.
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    Cruze Diesel Review by Green Car http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1109762_2017-chevrolet-cruze-diesel-first-drive Came across this review of the cruze diesel and have to say I was impressed by the writeup, pictures and found the following two quotes to be very telling of just how well Cheverolet nailed the new Diesel Cruze. Quote 1 Driving the Prius for mileage was an annoying affair, requiring me to putter away from stoplights and hang out in the slow lane on the freeway as other cars passed, just so I could come up short on the EPA-estimated freeway figure. It was tiring and tedious. Quote While the diesel engine deserves a lot of praise, the reality is that I'd be ignoring the sublime 9-speed automatic. GM has just nailed this transmission. Over all this guy says this auto was snappy, responsive and quieter than a cruze gas ICO version. GM needs to apply these same traits to all their product lines.
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    LOL, PSA, FCA, both the same mess different messed up leaders. Still question PSA game plan.
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    No not that I read.
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    I still question Sergio's plan of action for economic self sustaining auto production.
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    Sadly GM did away with the home page to their Monte Carlo SS Performance upgraded auto project but someone at montecarloss.com did capture all the pictures and info. http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1003486&page=all Like the Impala, I would love a ride like this one. Freakin HOT!
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    unemployed

    G. David Felt replied to loki's topic in The Lounge

    @loki So NRE let you go? I checked out their web site: http://www.nre.com/about yet they do not say what NRE stands for? Wishing you the best in your search for new employment.
  24. G. David Felt
    @ccap41 Totally agree with you. Honda is weak and still not following. Their sheeple will still buy it, but it will be seeing plenty of tail lights from everyone else.
  25. G. David Felt
    Cmicasa might want these dice
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