Everything posted by G. David Felt
- Nissan News: Nissan Finally Confirms A New Frontier is Coming
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Random Thoughts Thread
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Random Thoughts Thread
Crazy Town forcing guy to sell auto collection. Some pretty cool cars including a Buick with a Straight 8 engine. http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/classic-cars/a-michigan-town-is-forcing-this-man-to-sell-20-old-cars-off-his-property-every-month/ar-AAs9snb?li=BBnb7Kz#image=AAs9snb_3|3 I think GM needs to bring back what was on the full size vans. Tilt up glass with Mini Stage Coach doors.
- Land Rover News: Range Rover and Range Sport Plug-In Hybrids Coming Next Year
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September Car Spotters Thread
Yes they have published this and so did Tesla before revising it and approving the trailer hitches. I also suspect they know if can be used as a class 1 hitch otherwise why bother having the trailering / towing interface modules. Yes I am sure people will say using off the shelf what they already have built. Yet, proof has been done already by Tesla and more so GM has always overbuilt their auto's. I do not see this being any different. I would not be surprised to see that passage disappear in the future.
- GM News: GM's CAMI Assembly Goes On Strike
- Word Association
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Random Thoughts Thread
Very cool Info, Good to Know, GM now needs to Step up to the plate. But I will say that the Midnight Editions are pretty cool looking. Love Metallic black. Much appreciate the response and confirmation. That I how I totally feel too. My parents raised me to respect the saying, When in Rome, Do as the Romans do. Always felt people coming here should respect the culture of America.
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Random Thoughts Thread
OK, Asking for your thoughts, no offense if you tell me I am full of it. I know this will tow the Political line but since this is the only Forum I am joined too and I really have no one else to ask other than the wife, I would like your guys input. So I live in one of the most liberal places in the US. Washington State, I am all for the American Dream, Melting pot and wide variety of heritages, foods, music, etc. Wife is Korean, both my son and daughter are full Korean, I spend my life around a mixing pot of people. Today at Taco Time, I ran over to get a quick lunch for my famly. I ordered, sat down in the waiting stools and behind me another woman ordered. Than a black man comes in, greeted by the senior lady taking orders and in a heavy accent he says, "Get me Man" The Lady says Excuse me and the guy repeats the same thing "Get me Man". The lady clearly states that only woman are working today, what can she get for him. He raises his voice in a commanding tone and says "Get me man infidel woman". At this point I get up, walk up to him and tell him to tone it down, if he wants something to eat, respectfully give his order to the woman. There are no men working. He looks at me and in some foreign language starts to yell at me. I raise my voice to shut him up as he clearly understands english. I tell him if he cannot respect woman as an equal here in the US and will not work with them or acknowledge them he needs to go home to his original country from where he came. This just pissed me off that he would 1) treat a woman the way he did. 2) He comes to our country and expects it to be the way it is from where he came from. 3) Try's to act like I should know his language. He took a step towards me and I just glared down at him and did not budge. He finally left. The counter lady thanked me, as did a couple other people who came in to eat and was waiting to order. One hippie looking woman just glared at me and shook her head leaving me with the impression that I was wrong. The guy went out, got into his washington licensed car and took off, running over the curb and almost hitting a car coming out of the drive through and then ran over the curb again getting onto the main street 196th and almost hit another car before gunning it and flying down the road. I am all for accepting people from around the world into our country, but why is it so hard for some to assimilate into our culture and integrate their culture into ours? Why do we not require learning to read, write and speak english before giving a drivers license to a person. This is a privilege earned, not a write. Why do some just not get it that regardless of your sex, orientation, beliefs, etc. We are all equal, all with various different skills that give us a wonderful diversity of life and creativity. Sorry for the rant, but I just needed to share this experience as I have never seen this before here and it just dumbstruck me. Thank you, David
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Random Thoughts Thread
Looks like a Trax Just Ford Badged. Pretty cool, I totally agree the black out trim is sweet.
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TESLA development story, from the beginning
Awesome Read, Thanks for seeing and posting it @balthazar
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Random Thoughts Thread
I agree, I love CUE and while it was slow to respond in the early days, it is now very responsive and awesome. Course always plenty of room to improve!
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Volvo News: Whoops! Volvo Hungary Accidently Reveals 2018 XC40
Have to say it is a nice CUV. I actually like the simplistic design of the dash. Clean and functional compared to some that tried to do this. I wonder about the R design label I see and there are other things I wonder about. Be interesting to read about the details come Sept 21st. I see NO VALUE in a Turbo 3 cylinder Engine.
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Random Thoughts Thread
@ccap41 Totally agree with you that the Continental is far superior than the MKS even with the interior sizing issue I ran into. For most people in the Average 5'8" size department and even is they are fuller full figures the continental will be a comfortable ride.
- Genesis News: Genesis G70 is Korea's 3-Series Challenger
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Random Thoughts Thread
have to say the Mocha Brown interiors are warm, inviting and lovely to me.
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Random Thoughts Thread
Those seats are also something I have noticed on ALL OEM's from Germany to the US and especially Asian rim. Flat, not very comfortable and very disappointing for the amount of features they state. My pet peeve with the current Escalade is I get one as a loaner every time I take mine in for service and where Mine is a very comfortable road trip SUV, the newest ones are not. I love the look, driving characteristics and room in the current Escalade, but the seats are short distance driving comfort only. Very sad!
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Random Thoughts Thread
Why I dumped FIOS TV and have only FIOS 100MB Internet at my house. Far Cheaper to pay for Hulu and NetFlix and with my VUDU for movies, I went from $300 a month for HD everything to $99 a month and that includes the cost of the commercial free Hulu and Commercial Free NetFlix. I also purchased and put up the following HD antenna: http://www.antennadeals.com/HD8008.html Got me 70 local HD stations so I do not have to pay for local news and broadcasts anymore. Covers me when I want news and when the son visits and wants to watch Football.
- Nissan News: Nissan Finally Confirms A New Frontier is Coming
- Comments: Frankfurt 2017: Mercedes-AMG Project One Brings F1 Tech Into the Real World
- Industry News: Houston-Area Dealers See A Deluge of Buyers
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Random Thoughts Thread
Have to agree that there is not much on TV worth watching anymore. Those into reality TV need to get a life of their own, off the couch and get that body moving. Movies are the only thing worth watching.
- Comments: Frankfurt 2017: Mercedes-AMG Project One Brings F1 Tech Into the Real World
- Bentley News: Bentley Decides To Do EV Over Smaller SUV
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Random Thoughts Thread
Howdy CCAP41, Actually I love the looks of the car, I was very excited as I grew up with Continentals from the late 70's and 80's so seeing a new one had me all set for potentially owning one myself. I have brought this up before that where each manufacture measures to state their hip room, leg room, head room seems to be a non standard that I find very frustrating. I have a 40 inch inseam, that means I am more legs than body. As such once I get a front seat set for me and then get out to test the back seat that rear leg room is no where what they state and this is one of my pet peeves. I swear many auto makers measure the front leg room with the seat all the way back then move that seat all the way forward and measure the back seat, like EPA testing that Shows big differences between real world driving and EPA testing for MPG, I find leg room to be a AUTO INDUSTRY BIG LIE! Love the look and design of the Continental, but the inside is a disappointment to me as it is NOT for a family of big people. I am 6'6" tall, my oldest sister is 6' tall and we cover the shortest to tallest in our family, so when it comes to testing a car, SUV, Truck, I have to make sure I can always sit behind myself and then I know anyone can sit comfy in the car. No Hate to Hate, Only Auto love but with the real facts that some car's are not made with the true leg, hip, body, head room they state. This is very true, people in Tree Hugging Green PNW have always gotten on my about driving full size lifted SUV's and I say so what. I do NOT care about MPG as much as safety and room. After having a suburban rear end my Oldsmobile rental Delta 98 that was totaled and only bent bumper on the Suburban, I would rather wrap my family and friends in steel and protect them over MPG. Yes I acknowledge that I can afford to buy the gas for poor MPG auto's, but I agree with you that the CHOICE of Auto I pick meets my needs and desires. Valid Point here.