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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Awesome, being a person that loves to drive, I always drive way more than most people, so did not know that 1000 miles per month is the national average. Good Info Drew!
  2. G. David Felt
    G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com 2016 J.D. Powers VDS SUVs JD powers has their 2016 vehicle dependability study out. VDS Study You can review it for all other segments, but being a dedicated SUV / CUV buyer, I was curious to know after 3 years who was top dog. Small SUV - Buick Encore Compact SUV - Chevrolet Equinox Compact Premium SUV - Mercedes-Benz GLK Midsize SUV - Nissan Murano Midsize Premium SUV - Lexus GX Large SUV - GMC Yukon I have to say that having 3 of the 6 segments covered by a GM product is pretty damn impressive!
  3. G. David Felt
    Agree, this bus is gonna be awesome for transit and how nice and quiet it will be. Looking forward to riding one when Seattle gets them in spring of 2017. I wonder how long it will take before transit groups flip their whole fleet to EV buses like this? The savings in fuel, maintenance, etc. is just gonna be awesome.
  4. G. David Felt
    Hope they do the proper thing, so they can survive, but one does have to wonder how they can tell the world they have been cheating and then still cheat and no repercussions. Makes one wonder just what is going on with Japan Government to not have done something by now. The loss of face is huge here and heads should have rolled by now.
  5. G. David Felt
    Yup, it will stay in the garage once I buy a BOLT for the wife to use in running around for her errands, visiting friends, family, etc. No need to put miles on the trailblazer for local city driving. BOLT just makes sense!
  6. G. David Felt
    Lease gives you a dedicated value at the end, buying does not so while it is rare for a used car to hold far more value after 2 or 3 years, the promised trade in value allows people who are not sure if they want to be in the auto for 5 or more years to use the auto, then trade it in for a new one and not deal with a used auto and repairs. For a business it is easier to write off the cost of the least and make sure your employee is in a reliable auto to get their job done. Many reasons to lease over buy. Yet with that said if you are one to hold onto an auto for more than 3 years, then leasing is probably not right for you.
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    Just as an example, Washington state has some of the cheapest if not the cheapest electrical rates in the country. We have level 1 to 3 chargers all over and the cities are pretty much letting you charge for free at this time to get people to convert over. BOLT, 238 miles on their 60 KWh battery, at 6 cents per KW equals $3.60 cents to fill up the battery. At 1000 miles per month, you have $15.12 per month energy cost to drive that 1000 miles. That compared to my trailblazer at $2.25 per gallon, getting an average of 14 miles per gallon, costs just over $400 per month to fuel. EDIT: Before anyone says anything, yes my wife drives much more than the 1000 miles, but I used that as an example of how much sense this BOLT makes as a commuter car, daily driver. I can take my paid for Trailblazer SS and just enjoy it on road trips, weekends but also buy the BOLT and still come out ahead in local driving. Gotta Love the Video's Chevy is doing on the BOLT! Love the fact that this little CUV is 128 MPe City and 110 MPe highway.
  8. G. David Felt
    Plus Millennials are more inclined to lease a BOLT than a gas powered auto. GM seems to have done their research and based on reviews so far have a solid winner on their hands. Now we just need to get them on the lot for purchase or lease and see how it really performs. GM makes sure it is a solid reliable CUV like the Volt and the BOLT will just sell like crazy I suspect.
  9. G. David Felt
    Agree with Drew on this one +1 ^^^
  10. G. David Felt
    Ugly mess and Mistubishi could go the way of other past auto companies joining the history books.
  11. G. David Felt
    Blah but like others have stated, if given free to me, who am I to kick it out of my bed! At least I would drive it till I could trade it in on a Chevy BOLT!
  12. G. David Felt
    BOLT having LT and Premier packages makes me think pricing will be like the Trax's with their LT & LTZ packages.
  13. G. David Felt
    As I posted in the Mileage thread, they have the LT and Premier packages, so would this Premier package not be equal to the LTZ packages of other similar sized auto's? That is my thinking on why I figure the cost would be about $3K more or so. Bolt LT & Premier packaged auto's would be equal to similar equipped LT & LTZ auto's.
  14. G. David Felt
    Based on other packages on other Chevy auto's, makes one think that this will end up at about $3,000 more for the next level up. So were looking at about $40,495, unless Chevy wants to make sure to be able to advertise a fully loaded BOLT at under $40K, then I would say $39,995 makes sense for a fully loaded BOLT.
  15. G. David Felt
    Bolt has been stated to be below 7 sec in 0-60, everyone that has driven it says it feels like a 5 or 6 sec car to 60, so this Reality FWD CUV is equal to a Vaporware RWD 4 door Sedan.
  16. G. David Felt
    Cool, I hope GM is listening as they should be offering it in their lineup also.
  17. G. David Felt
    Looks like a compass, hopefully they will have a plug-in hybrid or pure ev in this thing. No need for the Diesel.
  18. G. David Felt
    What are your thoughts if it was a pure RWD / AWD EV Pony car? 315 mile battery pack with 420HP and 560lbs of torque from Zero all the way to 10,000 RPM! http://www.evwest.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=8&products_id=300&osCsid=lp4a56n4mkff5ujfs17hap8805 This would be awesome to have in either a Mustang or Camaro pony car.
  19. G. David Felt
    I understand the point your making, but the Tesla 3 is Vaporware at this point. In 2018 or 2019 when ever they actually get delivered, then you can compare them. At this point lets talk about what is reality. BOLT, Leaf, etc. there are plenty of current auto's to compare that are actually at the point of being built like the BOLT or in production like the Leaf. We actually have EPA numbers to compare rather than vaporware statements.
  20. G. David Felt
    Glad you love your new car. You have your work cut out for you as over the weekend on my road trip I just got back from, it was amazing to hear so many millennials talk about Mustang and Camaro as old people cars reliving their youth. I just got back from the greater LA area from the burial of my 96 1/2 year old grandma and it was very interesting to listen to my nieces and nephews and other california youth talk about how dated and out of touch these cars are. One thing that was clear was the styling was still acceptable, but the powertrain thing was just dated. I did hear a very strong debate that GM or Ford could kill it if they took the Tesla S AWD Ludicrous mode power train and put it in one of these pony cars.
  21. G. David Felt
    Sad, this is one area that is as stated, so out dated. Anyone should be able to sell direct if they want too.
  22. G. David Felt
    I have seen that the higher the income, the cheaper they become and that not having a rebate in the future will only hurt Tesla Sales. Just read the Tesla Forums and you will see how many comment on how they love their car and got it for the $7500 rebate. The rebate makes a major impact for at least 1/3 of these buyers. 2/3rds of the buyers would get a less featured auto if no rebate and clearly 1/3 like you said would buy no matter what. End result is that the loss of rebates in the future will affect the sales and I expect 1/3 of the Tesla 3 buyers to cancel and ask for a refund when they realize the car is not available for $35,000 before rebate and that the rebate amount of $7,500 is gone. Another 1/3 of these people are looking at getting the car and reselling it at a markup as they think they can profit on it. But by the time Tesla delivers, I doubt the Tesla 3 will have the appeal after so many other OEMs deliver their EV auto. Back on BOLT! In reviewing the colors, I am disappointed that their is no Metallic flake Forest Green or Jade green or any proper Green color to represent that this is an Awesome Green Auto! Wonder Why GM is not offering Green?
  23. G. David Felt
    Now your just making things up. The base Tesla 3 is RWD auto with unknown 0-60 speed and could actually be slower than the BOLT. Tesla 3 is supposed to have an option for AWD, Ludicriss mode, etc. but since right now it is vaporware with no firm facts, lets keep to the facts and that is that the BOLT is a game changer that no one else has at this time not even your coveted MB.
  24. G. David Felt
    Apple products suck outside of the graphic design industry and Sheeple who want a company to tell them what they can and cannot do. Tesla is no different and their concept Tesla 3 is as BUTT Ugly as the S series or the Steroid X. Only thing going for the X is the funky Gull Wing Doors. I take a Bolt every day over the Tesla 3 concept. Hopefully instead of comparing apples to oranges, you would debate it on a level field like Bolt to Leaf and acknowledge that not everyone likes Apple, wants Apple. Same with Tesla. I am very glad Tesla came along to push the others, but their products do nothing for me and millions of others also. Seem 400,000 Sheeple love to have their money taken from them for years with nothing back but a vapor ware promise.
  25. G. David Felt
    Found this interesting statistic in the APTA reports: 60-foot Articulated Bus: 37,500 average miles per bus 45-foot “Compo” Bus: 18,750 average miles per bus 40-foot Bus: 48,952 average miles per bus 30-foot Bus: 13,833 average miles per bus Less-than-30-foot Bus: 40,086 average miles per bus Average Transmission lasts about 250,000 miles Average Diesel engine lasts about 3-500,000 miles depending on environment. Less on the east coast, longer in the south. Bus Fleet Management report The National Transit report especially the last two pages are very eye opening when you see what the actual cost is to the taxpayers versus the fares recovered. National Transit Report This report shows that the national average of bus cost for Diesel is $14.43 per mile. Multiple this by the average miles driven per but type above gives you the following: 60-foot - $541,125 per year which seems crazy 45-foot - $270,562.50, still crazy cost 40-foot - $706,377.36 30-foot - $199,610.19 So if I am reading the last couple pages of the National Transit report right, this covers the cost of fuel, maintenance to the bus, wage to the workers, bus driver, mgmt. etc. I would be pushing to go EV as fast as possible as the reduction in maintenance cost alone would be huge I would think. Very cool, that does show good reason to change out the Diesel ASAP on top of the reduction in climate change emissions.
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