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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Interesting, No way an adult can sit in the back seat, that is left to kid duty only. Much better looking in black but while I like the blue color, it makes the car very ugly. So like most automakers, it will depend on color for if poeple like it and of course will have to like the jellybean look. Nice specs for the car, should be interesting to see how this competes against the ATS.
  2. G. David Felt
    Olds my condolenses, I know how much it affects family and friends when a loved one passes. If there is anything any of us can do please let us know. We are always here to listen and support everyone. My condolenses to GMPartsGirls Family and RIP to her. She was an enjoyable conversationalist and poster. She will be missed.
  3. G. David Felt
    And see the green zealots need to respect this as most of us are not saying we want to kill a polar bear by stranding it on a Ice Flow [one of their greatest lies as they spend most of their time swimming. Just not everyone is fully bought in on all that is claimed nor is the technology there to work for everyone as it still has a ways to go yet. This has been my point all along as EV cars will need to a point that they do not require a life style adjustment for most people to accept them. Longer ranges and faster charging will resolve most of that but we are not there yet. Give people a EV that will charge fully in the time it takes to fill a tank of gas and the ability to charge just about anywhere and more people will buy in. Till then it will take a mix of technologies to fit all the needs and want. There is no wrong cars but you still need to be able to buy what you want and need. As for the next election. I really do not expect much to change on CAFE as even the Conservatives are against rolling it back at this point. We can hope but. As for Hillary. She is for raising it if she is not indited first. The key here is to respect all technologies as we will have them all for a good while as no single one will replace the others. It will remain a little of this and little of that and a little of both. OUTSTANDING GUYS! This is my whole purpose in stating what I have stated is to get others to expand on their thoughts and give a clearer picture of how they see things. You are both right in many ways, this country is built on options. Technology should be available at a reasonable price but also where it makes life better and not just money for a few. There are many things for everyone including myself to learn from history and make sure we do not repeat. Love both of your statements. Thank you
  4. G. David Felt
    WOW, Wonder who is responsible for making this happen and are they still employed or have they been fired for lack of doing their job? NHTSA = Not Here To Supply Action NHTSA = Nobody Home Take Salary Away
  5. G. David Felt
    9790 is still very respectable for a truck like this to tow.
  6. G. David Felt
    K&N as well as AirRaid I have used on my autos and been pleased with both. I like the quality of either of these products over other brands I have seen out there. Some good options from both companies for your truck. http://www.summitracing.com/search/year/2009/make/ford/model/ranger/department/air-fuel-delivery/section/air-intakes-boxes?N=4294942683%2B4294951343%2B4294940011%2B4294951509%2B4294943164&SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascending
  7. G. David Felt
    Very cool, glad to see such a capable truck. Wonder what a hybrid power train would do in a truck like this in regards to fuel economy?
  8. G. David Felt
    If we live in an alternate reality, then it is the one that also is creating the bulk of this countries new wealth and pushing the future forward. Live in the past if you want Ocn, but the fact is, 15-20 years from now, your best truck could be an EV where you swap out Battery Cells to fuel it. After all, once the industry standardizes on battery cells, It could be as simple as driving on your road trip, pull in to a Cell Station and for a fee they swap out the cell pack and your recharged and full in minutes and on your way. Why fear the future when there is so many exciting things to enjoy. Remember stagnation is the death of creation and life. You need to ask yourself, are you really happy staying static or are you embracing all you can be with learning, changing and enjoying life? We need to enjoy and take care of our history, current and future. Just never stop learning, otherwise you can become stone.
  9. G. David Felt
    Seattle has many places on the streets where you can parralel park, plug in your auto and swipe your credit card and charge while you shop or do your appointment. Yes the west coast is farther along than elswhere but I can clearly see the writting on the wall. Just time before like the gas car, the EV becomes dominate.
  10. G. David Felt
    I agree with what you have stated up to the over stated price of the Bolt. Yes getting the price of a 225 mile range compact CUV down to 20-25K would be great. Instead you have a $37,500 auto that with federal incentives is $30,000. I know many who are excited by the BOLT. This will probably end up being my first electric car purchase as the wife loves the design, look and the fact she can easily plug it in and charge it without having to run to a gas station. Perfect for going to work and running errands. Unless Tesla goes to a new platform so they keep the fed discount, the Model 3 is based on the S and they are nearing 200,000 units sold which is when the fed rebate ends. Tesla could have a hard time bringing the Model 3 to market and selling it at a price people are willing to pay. I want Tesla to survive the same as others have mentioned here so that it continues to grow the EV segment. I also believe that like you stated, in 10 to 15 years we will see the EV become a dominate product. Imagine a Jeep Wrangler where instead of carrying extra cans of gas, you just carry extra battery cells that can be swapped out. The whole approach to minimizing the impact on this planet will be helped by moving to EV's and the newest 450amp and 550amp batteries are going to help us get there.
  11. G. David Felt
    Maybe it is the cameo to cover the car so guess I have to wait and see but it still looks like the same bland Jelly Bean style of so many cars right now.
  12. G. David Felt
    Raises hand, De-Badge Please! I think the 4x4 decals are a bit gody and would look better with none or with ones that just did not stand out as much. But my personal tast is to have a clean monochromatic auto.
  13. G. David Felt
    As long as they are profitable as an over all company they will spend on stupid niche products that I bet if you really broke it down are NOT profitable and should be killed off. I bet MB and BMW will end up having to clean up their portfolio in the next 5 years and kill off many niche products that are just not supportable as they really never had a true business case but more of a we have extra money so lets tweak this car crazy and see who buys attitude.
  14. G. David Felt
    Isnt that the irony though, Suave? That the ones that like to instruct us about the injustices of others are them themselves not capable of seeing further than their nose... Some have pretty damn big noses!
  15. G. David Felt
    It will be interesting to see how long they live considering that Europe after this diesel scandal is now considering raising the emissions hurdle. I could not find anything other than stories about discussions. Yet if they get their way, the life of the V8 and V12 could be shorter than it has been in the past.
  16. G. David Felt
    Did you even watch any of the EV Drags? Yes some are freakin funny, but Don's run is awesome and that would be freaking fun, no joking for any speed freak, the true EV dragsters kill the speed and time faster than a petrol does.
  17. G. David Felt
    Interesting wonder if any of the auto's will not be sold back or fixed but held by people looking to have a rare collectible. This covered what 5 to 7 years of auto's or some crazy range, but that is a number of versions that will just go away. Course I never thought of VW auto's as collectible so this could be a mute point. Still interesting to think of years of auto versions being taken off the road, crushed and then auto fans have a void between legal to current legal auto's.
  18. G. David Felt
    My gut is telling me that VW will be buying back and crushing the half million illegal diesels in this country. I cannot see their lack of details fix becoming reality. One if memory serves me correct there is the 325,000 that are sold with NO EMISSIONS cleaning and so a whole new emissions system is a fail from the start. The rest of the auto's if they cannot supply a clear patch to fix it, then they might as well just buy them and crush them as well.
  19. G. David Felt
    Sad but not unexpected. Australia has gotten so expensive to build stuff in. Truly a pure service country. Be interesting to see what it will take to reduce the cost of doing business in that little country.
  20. G. David Felt
    I would disagree with you about the Escalade being painted into a corner. You can easily as proven by theTT V6 replace the V8 in the escalade with the TTV6. You can also due to the room under the body between the frame put in a pure electric power train and battery packs or go the VOLT way with a Hybrid powertrain. The Escalade is an awesome superior SUV to any of the other makes out there and you can easily change the powertrain. I would have expected BMW to do this but they seem to not want to unless this is about just the I6 engine. On hind site I guess we could take this as they will continue to improve the engine but use it till they are forced to drop it or finally add alternative fuel power trains. The style of the Escalade has continued to improve with each version where the BMW has stayed stagnant for the last 20+ years on style.
  21. G. David Felt
    While that is a super long time if you're traveling and stop at a hotel at night and sleep for 8hrs, wake up, eat and leave in another hour... 9-10hrs of charge isn't all that bad. Plus, it isn't like you got there at 0%. I assume that would be a good 10% to 85% charge? I'm just thinking of the mid-travel type of situation because other than that 700 miles of range will cover anything else. I look at it like this, so if I was only going to be able to sleep 8hrs and then have to leave, I would on that 110 plug in gotten 60% back in charg into the battery pack. From Edmonds Washington to Redding California is 610 miles for me. So this is the mid point in my trip to the LA area to visit family. I have my favorite hotel there and they include a breakfast buffet. So for me it really would be more like 10hrs or so of charging. Then I have a 568 mile drive to my aunts house. So having the dual battery packs on my suburban would allow me to charge and still make a decent two day drive. Plus that is not including that when I pull into a rest stop on I5 or stop for food that I would not plug in my suburban to charge. So I do not see it as a big deal, just need to plan for where I stop and plug in.
  22. G. David Felt
    So in other words, they will milk old tech and dated styling as long as badge snobs are willing to let them be parted with their money. Cannot blame them for taking the easy way out.
  23. G. David Felt
    We'll Lucky for me being on the west coast pretty easy to find a fast charger 220 or a DC 440 fast charger, so would not take long. But if I did have to do it on a 110 outlet, then yes you are looking at 14hrs.
  24. G. David Felt
    Don Garlits made it even faster. DON GARLITS 7.25@184mph SR-37 electric dragster
  25. G. David Felt
    WOW learning something every day here at C&G. NEDRA - National Electric Drag Racing Association There is some sweet rides drag racing and some freakin funny ones also. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=electric+drag+racing&qpvt=Electric+Drag+Racing&FORM=VDRE http://www.spike.com/video-clips/5izp10/electric-car-drag-race World's Fastest Electric Dragster 7.596 at 159.85 MPH
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