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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Agree with Drew, they can turn the existing Sonic into that Pocket Rocket to compete. No need for a new compact ride. AWD would be nice, but that might not work on the existing Sonic platform. This is a niche market anyway so no need to spend allot of cash. Offer an SS Sonic with the 1.6T and aftermarket GM Performance kits and call it a day.
  2. G. David Felt
    So Takata is forced to finally acknowledge their products sucks but what are they going to do to insure all 34 million plus the million more it has not acknowledged yet are going to get fixed? Seems to me a ban on all auto's with Takata airbags is needed even in being able to resell the auto's on the used market. This would make the OEM's wake up and address this as I doubt the industry wants to have 34 million auto's unable to be sold or resold. Time to enforce safety by denying any Takata airbag equipped auto from being eligible for sale in the US.
  3. G. David Felt
    So then Cadillac engine line up could be a 2.0T 4 banger, 3.0T v6 and a 4.0T v8. That would be interesting for sure.
  4. G. David Felt
    Love the Idea, reminds me of the Ford Tempo AWD I think from the mid 80's. Would love GM to do an AWD Cruz SS.
  5. G. David Felt
    Nice Review, I wonder if they will ever do an AWD with 4 low option on it for those that want a more versatile version.
  6. G. David Felt
    I actually like the looks of this very much.
  7. G. David Felt
    Washed and detailed the wife's ride so it is nice and clean. Just ahve to do a wax job to get it well protected.
  8. G. David Felt
    Still Awesome Blathazar even at 5K. Keep rocking it and before you know it will be rumbling over the roads again.
  9. G. David Felt
    Over all this is a wait and see situation. I personally hated seeing the mustang with the 6-4-8 engine lineup and am glad GM is going 4-6-8.Best would be if they put in one of the performance Electric motors. This baby would be nice at 420hp / 560lbft of torque http://www.evwest.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=8&products_id=300&osCsid=7ouhjmd65lvu6ott2c1056gr85 Then fill the underside with enough Lithium Ion batteries to give it a 200-300 mile range.
  10. G. David Felt
    Maybe the best thing SMK could do is take a weekend and go to the dealers and actually drive near identical auto's having someone record the whole thing so we can see his impression of each one and if it really lives up to his comments on them.
  11. G. David Felt
    This will be interesting to watch and see what really happens. Right now things might seem to be aligning but with all things China Owned, I wonder if it will really work out. Range Rover buy out by India has not worked out yet for improving their quality and China is famous for cutting corners so gotta wonder if the quality will go up or down? Definitively a wait and see moment.
  12. G. David Felt
    Awesome MPG!
  13. G. David Felt
    The Bolt doesn't compete against the Model 3. The only thing in common is that they're electric and have four wheels. That's like saying the Nissan Versa is a BMW 3 competitor. I disagree, All we have seen are pictures and allot of hyperbol and nothing to indicate that Tesla is really building a Model 3. They need to and hopefully will get the Model X CUV out the door thought I think without the gull wing doors. The BOLT done right will and can compete in the 30K segment against the Model 3 from Tesla. I also suspect GM will get it out and successfully sell the heck out of it compared to Tesla.
  14. G. David Felt
    Plus makes dried on Bug goo easy to clean off after a nasty summer of bug squashing and drying from a road trip. I really think even if you do only hold an auto for a couple years, the investment in the 3M nose cover that stays with the auto for life is worth it as it keeps the resell of the auto higher due to being chip free. http://clearmask.com/ http://www.invisiblemask.com/cgi-bin/products_ip/browser.cgi?prevtype=Automobiles+and+light+trucks&prevyear=2015&prevmake=CHEVROLET&prevmodel=COLORADO&prevsubmodel=&prevseries=&type=Automobiles+and+light+trucks&year=2015&make=CHEVROLET&model=COLORADO&submodel=LT Either one of these sites can handle that beauty of yours. Course I am sure your dealership could also do this for a fee as I do hear the labor is the hardest part of getting it on. Your truck besides the bumper, headlamps, hood, in otherwords the whole nose can also have the a pillars and top of cab done too. Very cool
  15. G. David Felt
    I have to say that Range Rover only has Old World Name recognition and proven off road warrior in the UK and some Europe areas. The Range Rover / Land Rovers are garbage that consistently breaks down and I see more on the side of the roads and in the shop than I see jeeps. Their product line truly sales only to inner city Badge Snobs as real world off road users want a Jeep, GM, Ford or Ram for their 4x4's. In fact I can honestly say I never see them in the mountains, at the ski resorts or anywhere but in the inner city on the west coast.
  16. G. David Felt
    Suspect GM will Beat Tesla with the Bolt and steal their sales. This is why Tesla introduced the Home battery pack, they know their days are numbered as GM and others jump into the competition. Tesla cars look dated.
  17. G. David Felt
    Suggest you get the 3M protective cover on the Nose of that beauty. I have them on all my auto's and they are chip free even after 10 years.
  18. G. David Felt
    Still the ELR was awesome improvement over the VOLT. Worth of a $55-60K Price Tag.
  19. G. David Felt
    So Very True!
  20. G. David Felt
    Interseting, found that at 100K miles these autos tend to have over heating issues and it boils down to clogged radiators, clogged hoses and dead spot on the electric cooling fans so that the fans do not always work when you thing they will. How many miles on your auto?
  21. G. David Felt
    That works for the US market, but what about all the Morons in Europe that allow taxing on the size of the engine. The 2.0T is perfect for that market. You OK with it being there?
  22. G. David Felt
    Yeah. That's what I'm wondering here... I get what you guys mean as Maserati has the luxury level that if they build a competent SUV they should compete with Land Rover, but Jeep could bring the off road toughness to a competitor of Land Rover that Maserati could not bring. So many around here say Land Rover are the worlds best off road luxury SUV's, I believe Jeep could beat them at that game.
  23. G. David Felt
    I agree that not every auto in the companies lineup needs to be the most powerful for that class compared to everyone else. Driving dynamics can make up for less HP / Torque.
  24. G. David Felt
    Brand is still butt ugly with the Predator mouth Grill.
  25. G. David Felt
    Interesting times we live in as Jeep just announced they are going to build a luxury SUV to compete against the Germans and Cadillac. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-13/jeep-plans-luxury-model-to-take-on-mercedes-suvs-and-range-rover So it will be interesting to see how everyone else deals with the model change of who is a luxury maker and what auto's they actually sell. I think this slow down is good as it will get rid of the dealers who really do not have the pockets to serve the luxury market and have survived based on just moving steel. Better stronger network of dealers and those willing to invest in better showrooms and service centers will position Cadillac as a strong brand to compete against.
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