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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Just drove by VW of University in Seattle and they have a ton of auto's on their lots 200+, so checked their web site and they list only 136 available for sale. Quick call to the dealership and the sales person said that they had almost 100 diesels that are just sitting till they can be repaired and unable to be sold. Based on that, I would say that VW is going to be hurting a long time as product sits, trust is shattered and people are not buying from them. Bet December gets ugly. So locally VW is offering 0 down, 0 first and second month payments. $1500 owner loyalty and .9% for 72 months. You can also get $1000 if you trade in a competitor car. Free oil changes for life and free loaner auto on service. Pretty amazing as they are also showing pricing reductions of 3-5K depending on model. So they are spending some cash to try and keep sales going.
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    WOW, VW down 25% is bleeding massively.
  3. G. David Felt
    Very interesting, if they go pure Hybrid on their auto lineup, they could nail the MPG thing and really attract sales.
  4. G. David Felt
    Man I hope they figure out some better design language than the ugly I3. I expect the luxury auto makers will have to use EV's and Hybrids to keep their V8, V10 and V12 powered auto's alive.
  5. G. David Felt
    Not a bad looking future Station Wagon. Be interesting to see what the specs are on the auto.
  6. G. David Felt
    We'll this was expected by me and should have been by many others. Afterall, they developed the module and software, so their fingerprint is there on the fraud.
  7. G. David Felt
    ^ Wings, what are you trying to communicate with the period?
  8. G. David Felt
    The real question is will Elons ego let him do something like this. His rocket company as already taken a hit from the competition this week as it is. In that lies the rub. Egotistic smart people think they should still rule everything and control everything. This is probably one of the biggest problems. He cannot see what his real benefit is to society other than trying to be a ruler.
  9. G. David Felt
    They more I have thought about this, I think Tesla should focus on batteries and powertrains to sell to Auto OEMs. This way they could offer FWD, RWD, AWD powertrains with various battery packs and performance versions and then you have a solid system sold worldwide by others.
  10. G. David Felt
    Smart Move by GM, I expect this to continue strong well through the end of next year now that they have the diesel also. Like Drew, I wonder how fast they can spin up production at the contractor for the van work.
  11. G. David Felt
    Thank you all, it has been an outstanding and awesome ride here at Cheers and Gears. Wishing you all the best for the holiday season.
  12. G. David Felt
    Thanks Drew, totally zoned about the average transaction price - ATP. Those are great pictures and it does blow Lexus out of the water.
  13. G. David Felt
    Hope they can truly make the 6MT give equal or better MPG than the auto. Other than racing and the shrinking group of people who ask for manual, I have a hard time justifying it.
  14. G. David Felt
    WTF, They have cheap looking circle vents like you find in all fords. Then you have that hideous red and tan interior with dark wood. Someone needs to have their eyes checked along with the ability to design interiors. Steering wheel reminds me of a non-airbag steering wheel from the 90's. I will say that the final interior they show is probably their best. The rest are very sterile or just plain weird. Exterior, I am fine with it and it is growing on me. I do see like everyone else they are creating the rear large haunches that have become popular for auto's.
  15. G. David Felt
    Enjoy the Basting and roll on hard with the rest of the trimmings. Happy Turkey Day to you all!
  16. G. David Felt
    ^^^^^ OK, So I am not able to Bing or google what ATP is for the auto industry. Lots of sites that use ATP in their name but no clear answer here. Please help me out here. In regards to the pictures, the XT5 is going to be a hit and the interior is superior to what MB or BMW or anyone else has right now.
  17. G. David Felt
    Smart choice, use the VOLT technology to cover the need for MPG so you can keep some fun V auto's as the Halo line for Cadillac and then in 3-5 years bring in a pure electric Banshee to kill Tesla.
  18. G. David Felt
    That is a much improved look over their current Bland jellybean auto's. Hate it when they use duck tape to try and cover the front nose. With that said, it could just be the angle of the photo being front 3/4 shot, but it seems to have some weird proportions from front to back.
  19. G. David Felt
    So make it a Cruze SS Hot Hatch with a Pumped UP 2.0T.
  20. G. David Felt
    OK, I know a number of us have commented on this but must have had to recover the home page or something. While this is built off a Opel, I have to say it does remind me of a certain VW model as well. It is a nice little Sporty car for Buick.
  21. G. David Felt
    Weird, as I thought myself and a few others had already commented on this thread. I think VW is going to have to double the money they have put aside for this whole mess, I expect a few more diesel models to still come up as having the defeat modules.
  22. G. David Felt
    ^ What curse? ^
  23. G. David Felt
    Good Point Drew, your right with the underlying stream of LED lights, that is a Audi trait. Yet the rest of it is very similar to the Jag.
  24. G. David Felt
    I agree. It's a step in the right direction but still seems like the same thing I have heard three different times over the last fifteen years (ever since the LS debuted). Agree that it is underwhelming but if they do it right and get these 3 products dead on right and continue to improve the others, this is a long distance race, not a sprint and as such, they need a long distance plan to distance themselves from FORD. Sadly many FORD/Lincoln dealers at least in Washington state are one mega dealer so you go in and find fords on the same floor as Lincoln. This needs to change as it hurts Lincoln more than Ford. Need Separate show rooms as well as product.
  25. G. David Felt
    There are many similarities with the Jag, you see it in the body line at the base of the window all the way to the back, I could go on with all the places, but I know that I am not the only one that saw Jag when you first looked at this auto. Jag got there first and Lincoln liked it enough to mimic the auto. Either way, if people buy it and are happy then it is a compliment to Jag and a win for FORD.
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