G. David Felt
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So if 50 miles of electric driving means buying gas 4 times a year. Couldn't a 150 mile range mean never needing gas? If I had a short commute, which I actually do, I would rather have a pure electric car and never need gas. If the goal is zero emissions, no trips to the gas station, then a pure EV is the end game. As to why in 2016 you will be able to buy the BOLT!
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Sounds like VW is finding more and more areas that have been affected by the Diesel scandal and this will cause the EPA and CARB to push back the fix deadline again. I expect this will not move forward to fix till spring 2016. -
Interesting, better than what it has been.
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I do not understand how you can attack paying a premium for a desirable thing and then go to the wall for German luxury stuff. They are two sides of the same coin. SMK justifies it by having a short commute so burning less premium fuel as he says and renting a regular auto for road trips. Over all, I doubt SMK has even driven an electric auto and golf carts do not count. If you drive an electric, you can feel, see the desire in the instant 100% torque. Batteries is what is holding back this change over, but with the new 450 Amp Lithium Ion batteries, getting long range should become a thing of the past.
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Tesla Increases Lobbying Efforts To Break Into Michigan
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Tesla
Has Tesla Sunk Itself With the Model X? http://www.caranddriver.com/columns/has-tesla-sunk-itself-with-the-model-x-column Great write up with some very valid points about Tesla. They should have done the 3 model over the X and should have simplified the X. Thanks for posting. I agree, I actually dislike the whole Apple Store experience. Feels like visiting a pushy used Ford auto lot. -
Cadillac is doing great for what they have, they are adding additional models and no matter what SMK thinks, Cadillac will always be worse then his coveted over rated MB. Badge snobs are badge snobs and they will always ignore the science of a superior vehicle. Cadillac is not the standard of the world and I honestly hope they never use that tag line again as there is always room to improve. BMW - The Ultimate Driving Machine! Not anymore, plenty of nice auto's out there by various vendors that out drive BMW. MB - Does ANYONE remember their tag line? Nope I could not and had to bing it and guess what plenty of others could not remember it even in the auto press. Their NEW tag line - The Best or Nothing! Interesting note, many say the BMW tag line focuses on the youth where the MB tag line now focuses on the established. Will be interesting to see where they end up over the next few years. Cadillac - Dare Greatly, Honestly, it does nothing for me. I love my Cadillac products but this latest tag line just does nothing for me and when I ask others they also seem to agree. In fact looking at these three tag lines, only BMW came to peoples mind. NO ONE could think of MB or Cadillac tag lines. Also no one I asked could think of what the Asian luxury tag lines were. End result, Cadillac needs to focus on marketing each and every product they have and get people to be aware of their great quality auto's. How would you all do it?
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^ +1 Totally agree with the AWD in cars everywhere.
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Pass on CVTs, have not had any good experience with them. Give me a solid good old fashion gear based Transmission
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Nation wide all businesses should have to shut down for ALL FEDERAL Holidays. Plus I think everyone should be off the last week of the year between xmas and new years day.
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Have to say I do like the dash, seems to be a well thought out CUV and should do nicely in the market. Exterior, UGH, your right it is very polarizing and the back is just weird but the front, Looks like they started to pull out the nose of the auto and then it either got cut off or it looks like someone punched it in the faces. Have to pass on this ugly auto.
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Fact is, who ever can deliver a 400 mile range in a battery pack with an electric motor that can deliver 400hp with over 500 lbs of torque will win. The future will eventually be electric and the stepping stone to there will be alternative fuel like BioDiesel and CNG plus your plug in hybrids like the volt. Course the EV engine is already available: 420 HP 560 LBS of Torque AMR Dual Stack 250-90 AC Liquid cooled motor. Weight is 180 lbs Size is 18.5 inches long Diameter is 10.5 inches Red Line RPM 10,000 Thermal Cooling: Internal oil pump with water heat exchange. Try to beat that with your turbo 4 bangers.
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$7500 credit baby, so then $32,500 purchase price.
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SMK, not everyone must be small like you to fit in the over rated MB auto's. Many Americans are in dead OBESE! I could even afford to loose some weight and I am sure we all could. Yet at 6'6" tall and now at 280lbs. having been a body builder for most of my life I am not a small person. I DO NOT fit into most auto's and still have the room for family and friends to sit behind me. Many americans also being big still need to fit people into the auto for transportation. As Such, America loves CUVs / SUVs for the added space and even more for the higher seating position with a better view of the road. If the compact market was not priced where it was and the compacts were all CUVs/SUVs design, you would see even more sales. In regards to Europe, due to the history of the socialist countries and people clinging to their old narrow streets, they have built a different culture. Yet even then you see the rich buy the SUVs/CUVs and it would be much like the US if they would replace all the old roads with modern ones and relegate much of the old stuff to history books.
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Second floor, hardware, childrens wear, ladies lingerie Oh,Good morning Mr. Tyler Going down? LOL Totally not the reference I was making. We'll see if anyone gets it. I'm sure someone will... my bet is on Moltar. Are you talking about Scottley's Department Store?
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My bad, I have corrected it. i3's are BUTT UGLY! bmwi3-inline2.jpg i3BMWBellevue.jpg i3BMWBellevueSolidColor.jpg Solid Color one has 16K miles on it and reduced to $32K, is fully loaded but still over priced for what you get. They seem kind of neat/quirky in pictures but I have to believe they are a mess in person. $h!, 32k for one of those used? How large/small are they? What would they be compared to? Fiesta? Focus? Spark? For me they are in the Spark size and yes in real life they are a mess. Neighbor bought one and already decided it was just too much of a mess and limited driving for their use. He had to pay big time to get out of the lease.
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I would call it... "sufficient", but no, it is not ground breaking in any way. The top level K900 is $68,800 US the way I'd want it, but I wouldn't consider it any better engineered than a Chrysler 300. So for me, I'd go with the 300C Platinum V8 with every option box checked and save $20k or more in the process. The trade off being the K900 has the nicer interior but the 300 has a more controlled, yet still comfortable ride. For the money and for better engineering there are American made products for that price that are superior.
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One thing I loved about Japan when I went to college there from 1988 to 1991. You can get ANYTHING in a vending machine and the culture allows for kids to run out of the house and down to the corner of the street and pick up dad a 5th of whiskey, mom some smokes, etc. What ever they need so the parents are relaxing at home. Gotta love vending machines.
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You can keep the warmth and rain. Last year sucked in Seattle with the lack of rain and cold and especially the short ski season. This year is awesome so far and I want it to continue so keep it as is and rock on!
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Koreans will buy it no matter how well or not it is engineered, they support their country just like Americans should support their country. Sadly, I see so many conservatives and liberals thump the drum for America but are the first to go out and support other countries with their product purchases. What ever happened to making sure America was strong first with American products, jobs for your fellow American.
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Nissan News: Nissan Announces Pricing For 2016 Titan XD
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Nissan
Failure from the start, I will be surprised if they sell 50K units for 2016. -
Found on Ebay: 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis Wagon
G. David Felt replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in The Lounge
What a Hideous auto, but it was someones love or at least a group of kids affection at one time. -
I am excited by both these products. Be cool to see what it looks like and what the final numbers would be on the TrackHawk Hellcat engine. Bet you could reprogram it and get it to be one of the fastest SUVs out there.
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Very Cool, Greek woman are freakin hot to me especially brunettes with brown eye's! Oldest and tallest sister takes after my moms side of the family, Blonde and Blue eye, very German. My middle sister takes after my dads side brunette and brown eyes. Then little ol me is Hazel eyes with brunette hair. Go figure, I tease my mom all the time about are you sure I am not the milk mans son? But then I look just like dad, so nope.
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Balthazar, that car is just drop dead sexy! Unlike the Citroen which is just drop dead ugly in my book, but then I find very little outside of Wine that is cool or sexy from France. Especially their Toothpick thin woman. So I guess to each their own. Glad some like the Citroen but I will pass.
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Take a wait and see approach.
