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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    I will say it looks tons better than a Prius, but not as nice as the Volt. I can see this as a winner for them. Be interesting to hear the rest of the details. Especially the EV model and how it will stack up to the Bolt.
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    This was a person that either could not afford it or was never going to buy the old Acadia anyway. No matter if it stayed the same size or shrunk. Plenty of people wanted the Acadia but never really bought it and when it came time they went with the compact version in this case a Traverse LT. Big difference in price between the Traverse and an Acadia. Time will tell if GM messed up, but my gut tells me no. The people crying over this are the same type of people crying about the lack of 2 door coupes and convertibles in the cheap entry level market but would really never buy them anyway. There is no difference in size between a Traverse and Acadia they are identical.... I think you mean Terrain? The Enclave and Traverse are getting the long wheelbase version of this. Thanks for catching my error, yes, I was thinking Terrain.
  3. G. David Felt
    This was a person that either could not afford it or was never going to buy the old Acadia anyway. No matter if it stayed the same size or shrunk. Plenty of people wanted the Acadia but never really bought it and when it came time they went with the compact version in this case a Traverse LT. Big difference in price between the Traverse and an Acadia. Time will tell if GM messed up, but my gut tells me no. The people crying over this are the same type of people crying about the lack of 2 door coupes and convertibles in the cheap entry level market but would really never buy them anyway.
  4. G. David Felt
    I see the point you are making, did not realize that the black plastic molding was only available in black. So this does make it look nice in being color matched. Though I will say that I am impressed with the Skyhawk with the black molding and black hood patch. It looks good otherwise you are right would need to be black. Reminds me of the Honda Element and how long they sold it with black molded sections only before they finally listened to customers and started to offer it all in single monochromatic color. Kinda makes one think they went cheap on the initial release of color. It is really that much of a cost to have all monochromatic?
  5. G. David Felt
    Sergio isn't going anywhere til retirement. What I really wanna kno is what exactly were FCA's numbers then. That 7% Increase might not be exactly what we heard it was at end of the year 2015 It would be interesting to see the real numbers if the books were cooked. I know jeep sales are doing well but what numbers did they falsify? Sergio had better hope that their books are fully in order. You know the family will let him hang in the wind on this no matter what if it proves to be true. Gut tells me they fried Fiat Numbers, Chrysler / Dodge numbers. I truly believe Jeep and Ram are just fine. Look at your local FIAT dealers and tell me how they are selling as many as they are when you see not just 30-50 autos on the lot but hundreds of them. The FIAT dealers in the greater Puget Sound area all have around 200-300 fiats in stock. You cannot tell me they are moving that many each month when I hardly see them on the roads. They are one of the most terribly made products right with Mini. There are way too many FIATS that are under 10K miles 2 years old or under 5K 1 year old for sale plus hundreds of new ones. The product should die and go away. Chrysler / Dodge can do a better subcompact / compact than Fiat.
  6. G. David Felt
    Will be watching this closely. If it gets ugly, I bet we see some changes at the executive level all the way back to Italy.
  7. G. David Felt
    Very true, if the modules can withstand the extreme heat / torture of the engine, then the tun-ability would allow amazing things to happen.
  8. G. David Felt
    That is very cool, but I wonder what the life would be on these electronic valves? Could you go hundreds of thousands of miles like you can on a traditional chain driven pushrod engine?
  9. G. David Felt
    I wonder if it was installed from the inside, pull the head liners out and the trim around the back dash. Would be cool to really know if you go from outside or inside. Suck if you have to peel that top. Also as Drew pointed out, side defrosters, very cool but suck if oneof the lines broke.
  10. G. David Felt
    Electric defrost on the sides too! Love the cyclop lights that are just at the base of this cool window. I always loved the 4 eye brake light look.
  11. G. David Felt
    NOt good, FCA is going to hurt big time with this.
  12. G. David Felt
    Great write up, I too wonder about the 6 sp and why not an 8sp tranny.
  13. G. David Felt
    Totally agree with you, love my sons black Patriot Trail rated CUV, have come to hate the CVT Tranny. Worst part of the whole auto.
  14. G. David Felt
    The days of glass like this are over due to roll over and roof crushing test to pass. Over all love the auto, beautiful, I agree, wonder how they replace the glass when it needs to be done.
  15. G. David Felt
    This totally rocks I love the 3rd generation of this CUV.
  16. G. David Felt
    Agree, the used VOLTs are AWESOME DEALS.
  17. G. David Felt
    It does have auto close. You don't need to slam the door, you just pull it into position and the car pulls the door in for you. Great, so more electronics to fail and jack up the price of repairs. Seems that auto's truly will become disposable consumption, drive 100K and recycle. These door handles will be a nightmare. Catch onto everything and break off causing more damage to the over all door is how I see it and I bet FORD makes a statement to NOT go through car washes as the door handles can get caught on the brushes and get damaged. Not a fan of the door handles. FAILURE in my opinion.
  18. G. David Felt
    Thanks Drew for the update, glad to hear your OK. Take a rest and recharge. Thank you for all you have done during the auto show. Take some well deserved RnR.
  19. G. David Felt
    As long as its solid axle, there will never be " much more independent suspension at each wheel. " And that goes for the Ram 1500 coil over suspended solid axel too. Disagree, the Trucks that are raced at the various Bahaa races use independent suspension. After all this is a Raptor, not a work hauling truck. I get where leaf springs and everything solid makes sense but I question them not fully supporting the inspiration for this truck. A real racing truck.
  20. G. David Felt
    http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/12/jeep-pickup-confirmed-report/ Autoblog is quoting the JEEP CEO as confirming that in 2017 you will be able to buy a Wrangler based Jeep Pickup Truck and it will be produced at the Toledo plant.
  21. G. David Felt
    WOW, I would never buy anything but American but I have to give props to the Marketing team at Nissan, That commercial Rocks.
  22. G. David Felt
    -1 on your comments as I have to totally disagree. I loved the first generation and second of the Acadia,but always thought is was a weird child that did not really fit in with the rest. Yes some loved the weirdness and might not stay with the third generation but this auto is sexy in a professional way and I believe continue to do well for GMC. I myself think the inside and outside is an outstanding change for the model and will bring in more people to the fold.
  23. G. David Felt
    Pontiac is dead, so lets leave that in the history books. The Avista is a luxury step up for those wanting more than the Camaro offers. I can totally see a luxury version of the Camero in the Buick Lineup as well as the Avenir as their modern take on a Park Avenue but 21st century sexiness.
  24. G. David Felt
    Nice looking truck, I question the long life of the twin turbo V6. Leaf springs on the back still? One would think they would have gone to a much more independent suspension at each wheel.
  25. G. David Felt
    Balthazar, I would also look at the Trailblazer EXT or Chevrolet Ventura. http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Used+Cars/Chevrolet/TrailBlazer+EXT/Mountlake+Terrace+WA-98043?endYear=2017&firstRecord=0&listingType=used&listingTypes=used,certified&makeCode1=CHEV&maxMileage=100000&mmt=%5BCHEV%5BTRAILBZEXT%5B%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D&modelCode1=TRAILBZEXT&searchRadius=0&showcaseListingId=419275867&showcaseOwnerId=563264&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&startYear=1981&Log=0 Amazing how many deals can be found on Trailblazer EXT with less than 100K miles all under 8K cost.
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