Everything posted by Drew Dowdell
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Automotive News: Buick to get new tag line, ad campaign
I kinda liked "Drive Beautiful"
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Detroit 2009: Chrysler 200C Concept
Drew Dowdell replied to Intrepidation's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Yeah, and I hate it on most of them too, however, at least with a select few, they manage some form of "brand". The 200c concept manages to have nothing Chrysler about it. Shave the logos off... is it the new Opel Omega to slot in above the Insignia? Maybe it's Mazda's attempt to bring back the 929..... or maybe the next generation of Sonata now that Hyundai is moving up market....... no no! It's clearly a Blue Devil mule......
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RIP G8 ST
I'm seeing reports of unemployment approaching a true 18%
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Detroit 2009: Chevy Orlando Concept
Drew Dowdell replied to Intrepidation's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)My friend's '57 Buick Century has it. I'm sure Balthy would be able to tell us when it stopped being offered.
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Detroit 2009: Chevy Orlando Concept
Drew Dowdell replied to Intrepidation's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Psst. I was making a joke. GM use to have push button start mounted on the floor under the gas pedal.
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2010 Toyota Prius, 50 mpg combined
squished dustbuster van?
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It's official - GM to go to 4 brands
Might even still be produced but for Canadian market only.
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Detroit 2009: Chevy Orlando Concept
Drew Dowdell replied to Intrepidation's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Well, personally, I want GM to set it up where I just switch the car on and press the gas pedal all the way to the floor to start it.
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It's official - GM to go to 4 brands
So... they lose 1 vehicle from today, but it really just crosses the showroom over to GMC and Pontiac doesn't get a new model that was already planned (and sold at Chevy) but neither belong at Pontiac anyway? Am I missing something here?
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Detroit 2009: Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Drew Dowdell replied to mustang84's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)The dash plastics look horrendous!
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Detroit 2009: Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Drew Dowdell replied to mustang84's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Two are fog lights, two are lasers used for de-icing the road directly in front of the tire path.
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It's official - GM to go to 4 brands
Could Alpha support roadsters? They probably wouldn't be Miata competition anymore though....
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It's official - GM to go to 4 brands
I agree completely.
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RamBox on 2009 Ram?
Get an Avalanche then? This idea has been around since at least 2002. The ones in the Avalanche are lit and have a small drainage hole at the bottom. Fill the sides with a bag of ice and a case of beer.... I got your cooled cup holder right here. And I used the Avalanche as a real truck too. It would haul construction materials and tools, and I'd even load pallets of brick into it with a fork truck. I'm certain I took it over it's payload rating, but it took it no problem.
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RamBox on 2009 Ram?
I loved the ones on my 2003 Avalanche. I always called them the "saddlebags"
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RIP G8 ST
Remind me what's going to be built at Oshawa again? Impala and Camaro simply cannot support the volume that these two factories are capable of putting out.
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It's official - GM to go to 4 brands
Two epsilons dead, a Kappa dead, a Delta dead, two Thetas dead, a Lambda dead.
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Lincoln Goes Little with Concept C
It doesn't work when Benz does it. It doesn't work when Lincoln does it. But wow... a front bench seat!
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The oppressive conformity of the sedan
!! Getting into the back of the final generation Riv wasn't fun even when I was young and limber!
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Ford Flex Ecoboost - 3.5L 350hp
What I'd really want is an Ecoboosted 2.8 litre V6 with around 280hp but gets 26mpg.
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Ford Flex Ecoboost - 3.5L 350hp
I got 18 highway out of my '03 Avalanche without AFM.
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Cadillac Volt (nee Converj)
With an electric powertrain, you don't care about horsepower; torque is what matters.* *Same could be said about ICE, but I gave up that fight long ago.
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Detroit 2009: Chrysler 200C Concept
Drew Dowdell replied to Intrepidation's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)Let's see...... - trapezoid smiling anime grill - headlights pulled back along the fender like they got an eye lift - Bangle butt - unusable interior
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Detroit 2009: Chrysler 200C Concept
Drew Dowdell replied to Intrepidation's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)I'm in the league of the unimpressed.
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Cadillac Volt (nee Converj)
need to see more pics.... I'm not sold yet.