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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Still a Fanboy! When your 40+ you become a FanMan!
  2. G. David Felt
    Nope GM is not the best but then no one is and I have had far too many auto's from Ford, Dodge and GM to be a fanboy of GM only especially when I am a FanMan of American SUV's and Trucks! I let you keep the Fanboy label to yourself after all your still what 19 or 20 something compared to my 50?
  3. G. David Felt
    I always thought it was more like this:
  4. G. David Felt
    WOW, The CLA is destroyed by the BMW, VW and Especially the Buick. MB needs to step up their game, everyone else is eating it according to the MT writeup. NewCar is a nice comparison and for the most part since they did not drive the CLA they go on specifications where Buick wins. So the Auto world clearly shows the CLA from MB competes against all the other mid level luxury sedans but needs some updates to get competitive.
  5. G. David Felt
    Call it what you will, I do not see them as blinders as Moore's law is clearly being applied to battery cell density and way too many reports show that battery density is doing to the EV industry what capacitor density did to the CPU industry. Every auto company is going to have 1 or more EV auto's out by the end of next year or early part of 2019. The engineering evidence makes one wonder why a company does not apply certain tech to every product line. So just as I wondered why we were not seeing more CNG auto's, the day of CNG and fuel cell I think is over and the simplicity of an EV auto is here now to become the new norm. Technology and Software is clearly changing how things happen along with Tesla pushing the line.
  6. G. David Felt
    Yes this will piss off the Diesel fans, but I wish the EPA had dug in and required VW to scrap all of the first generation Diesel rather than put the coal huffers back on the road.
  7. G. David Felt
    Not unexpected and very understandable. I would expect it to be a V6 which could end up being an upgrade diesel option for the mid size twins then.
  8. G. David Felt
    Thanks for posting this, had not seen it yet and some good info there on the cars. Agree with them, shame Ford did not send the GT. Gotta wonder why?
  9. G. David Felt
    Yup You betcha, after all the company pays me to bus in and gives me a food stipend to supplement my lunch at the company cafe, no reason to put wear and tear on my auto, time commuting alone and money out of my pocket. Funny thing is that at least here in Seattle, I can get from the North end into Seattle each morning and back out on an express bus in about 20-30 min. Driving myself in takes about 45 min to 1hr and then the crazy cost of parking which runs about $225 a month. Nope, like going to the park n ride and buzzing in my friend.
  10. G. David Felt
    EV Blinders? Have you looked at my posted auto's I own? Escalade ESV Platinum, Trailblazer SS AWD, Suburban SLE, Durango 4x4, My son has added a brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee. No EV Blinders, but just looking at the technology of the auto industry from my computer engineering view of where we are going and having tested and spent considerable time in both auto's what fits me, what clearly gives me more room and allows me to be comfortable. Being an owner of full and Mid size SUV's I feel I have a good feel for sitting in an auto and saying this is comfy or this is tight. I am glad you love your Focus and have been in a Range Rover and G-Wagon. Keep in mind at 6'6" tall 280lbs and very muscular as a retired body builder, I am far more bulky than most. Put this up against the average US standards of 5'8" 165lbs for guys and hopefully you can see how I do have to take my bulk into account when I see how roomy one auto is over another. Enjoy the banter and your contributions CCAP41. Hanz and Franz are here to PUMP YOU UP!!!
  11. G. David Felt
    You mean you want us to live like sardines in a can for the sake of public transportation? Nope not gonna happen, I hate the cities, love the suburbs and only go into the city when I have to work.
  12. G. David Felt
    Having spent plenty of time in a Murano as a car pool buddy and in the Bolt, it is not shit, but how I perceive the visibility of the designed auto with how I can see out of each auto. To each their own. You enjoy the Murano and I will enjoy the Bolt.
  13. G. David Felt
    Yup clearly stated in both the gov web site and the cars.com web site. Washing of titles. crazy.
  14. G. David Felt
    Agree with so many options coming in 2018 and all stating 300+ miles, that this 150 mile range is DOA. I also have to say that I am not impressed with a 225 mile 60 kWh battery for the Long Range. I think Nissan Blinked and got scared so they have rushed the Leaf 2.0
  15. G. David Felt
    As I posted here: I think with all the options out there that many will rethink their leaf 2.0 purchase in regards to others that have better battery range. My gut tells me that those waiting for version 2.0 will be about 50/50 split as that battery and range is not that great. They could have really put away Tesla and followed the SAE standard rather than their own stupid charge port and put in a decent long range battery. This is too little for version 2.0.
  16. G. David Felt
    Interesting, just learned that many norther states do not have these laws like the south as to why gently used auto's with low miles end up north and end up with issues due to being a flooded auto. https://www.cars.com/articles/2014/09/storm-surge-beware-of-title-washed-cars/ With this I then found the gov site that covers this and even it states some norther states do not follow branding of an auto. https://www.vehiclehistory.gov/nmvtis_consumers.html What a crazy interesting world. Sad for auto buyers since it is buyer beware.
  17. G. David Felt
    Based on the stingy way insurance companies are paying out today, I suspect only 50% of these auto's will be replaced with new ones. I also suspect that many of these will find their way to the north and be resold as a clean low mileage auto. Buyer Beware! GOV should require all the auto's be crushed.
  18. G. David Felt
    No Joke, you can take two similar recliners and while they might look the same, depending on the materials used, the padding and the underlying way the seat is designed. Two different people will have two different experiences of comfort and ease in those chairs. Same goes for the auto industry. two cars with the same seat measurements and yet the design of the chair, side supports, thigh supports, etc. can all affect the comfort and room that is perceived by two different people in the same auto. Putting both the Bolt and Murano seats all the way down, and all the way back, when I sit in both, the more upright BOLT has more headroom for me. The curving roof of the Murano cuts into the headroom and I end up having my head against the liner. They might supposedly have the same headroom from the center of the seat to the roof, but the way they apply the interior headliner and the over all design of the roof can actually have vary big affect on people especially someone large like me.
  19. G. David Felt
    Thanks for posting these, Interesting to see that the S & SV trim will have the 40 kWh battery pack for 150 miles and in a year you can get an SL trim with a 60 kWh battery estimated at 225 miles. I think many Leaf customers will consider the BOLT. Yes many will stay with Nissan but others will say nope, not waiting another year to get 225 when 238 miles of BOLT power and room is already out on the lots. GM needs to either add AWD to the BOLT since there is space in the back between the wheels and behind the wheels or add a larger battery option. Either of these two will really help the BOLT I believe. Have to agree with Motortrends final statement: "Another questionable call: clinging to the CHAdeMO standard for fast charging. Maybe it’s stubbornness, maybe Nissan’s got a giant investment in this thing, but CHAdeMO is a dead plug walking in the U.S., and Nissan would do the EV cause a big, fat favor by finally adopting SAE (or everybody going to Tesla’s standard)."
  20. G. David Felt
    Depends on the person doing the measuring and on their own body size they feel is standard. Longer body, versus shorter body and the design of the seat and seat mount, the seats in the Murano do not go down flat to the floor, the BOLT seats go down and bottom out on the floor allowing more room. Every auto company uses the same term, head room, shoulder room, hip room and yet where they measure that and the design of the seat and mounting hardware and how the seat is positioned all makes a difference. One can easily make all cars have the same measurements when in fact they do not. FOR ME, The Murano has far less room when I sit in it than the BOLT. All Auto's I have to put the seat down to the bottom position, all the way back. I AM A LARGE GUY. The BOLT has more Room for me than a Murano especially in the Headroom department. I get the point of you pointing out the reported measurements, but the real world test of me in each auto proves different. Quality American Made equipment was industry and world wide leading and we have lost the art of building quality products. Sad
  21. G. David Felt
    Tesla Hearse, Ultimate Final Ride? A company in the Netherlands has decided to give you the ultimate quiet final ride! A Tesla Hearse! Remetz Car Anyone have time to convert the web site to English and add more details about this interesting offering, go for it. Also found this, a company converting Tesla S into Limo's
  22. G. David Felt
    Interesting write up and some very valid points. Big Failure of the writer is research. A level 3 fast charge will give the BOLT 80% of the battery in 30 min, full charge in 45. Yes Level 3 fast DC chargers are rare on the east coast and midwest yet easy to find all over the west coast. Like anything when auto's came out in the early 1900's and were expensive and gas stations rare to find. Charging time will come down, distance will go up on the battery packs. Read my response my little blu friend, the writer missed a big part of the charging, everyone only hangs on Level 1 & 2 from home, they ignore the fast charging Level 3 out there now and the Xtreme Fast charging Level 4 that is being rolled out. XFS brings a 350 mile battery recharge down to 8-15 min depending on the type of cell used. This is on par with fueling an ICE auto.
  23. G. David Felt
    Good for the auto industry, but makes one wonder who will end up with a Lemon due to not all of these auto's getting crushed compared to some idiot who cleans up the auto and sells it to an unsuspecting person outside that area. Wonder if there is a buyers list of how to check for a water logged auto?
  24. G. David Felt
    Interesting, cool that they have this car, but I think a little too late to get this to market. I understand they probably already had this auto too far down the production line to kill it, but I wonder if they could not have built a Performance SUV/CUV for the Genesis product line?
  25. G. David Felt
    I get ya my friend and agree, in many ways Benz is better than what Lincoln has had or currently has. Continental is a big disappointment to me. Talk about a tight car that is just way too tight and small on the inside for a car this size and under delivers in so many ways. Love the look but they really failed to deliver I believe.
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