Drew Dowdell

We already did this one.

Me and my partner, I'm on the left: Me about 2 years ago: Me at Kareoke night:

-OHV v. OHC - FWD v. RWD - Why can't GM make a BMW Any-Series beater for under 19k? - How GM should bring back Oldsmobile - The Armchair CEO

heh, I'm a dork because I've been laughing about it all morning.

I'm not even an insider and I sense that everything but the blue devil thing is BS. A Roadmaster on a vette platform? uh... right.

I see nothing compelling at Renault, Citroen, or Peuguot. The only thing at Lancia that looks interesting is the Thesis. Fiat? Who wants something that looks like an early 90s Japanese sedan, Passat re-make or a copy cat of an Opel. Alfa has some hot stuff going on. I could totally see myself in a 159 or a Spider.

I'm owed commision from a number of manufaturers. I've sold 2 Aleros, 1 Aurora, 1 Sil 1 S40, 1 XG350, 1 GTO, 1 Mazda3, 1 Montana, 1 5-series, 1 Equinox, 1 Murano, 1 FX,

I have both RWD <CTS>, and FWD <Passat>. Generally, I like the RWD better, but I don't find the FWD bad at all. There is a tiny amount of front wheel wobble under hard acceleration in the Passat. I put snow tires on both cars and they seem to handle equally as well in the snow. Admittedly, the CTS has all sorts of electronic wizardry to keep me on the road, snow mode, stabillatrack, etc.

LOL

Europe likes their tops hard *sigh* don't we all

Buick and Pontiac need to lose the dups. The Torrent should never have happened. If Pontiac dealers needed a small SUV to sell, let 'em pick up a GMC franchise and sell the Torrent as a GMC. The Montana should have been a GMC if you absolutly had to have 4 vans. I contend that you don't. The Chevy, Olds <oops Saturn>, and Buicks are more then enough. The Pursuit should never EVER exist in the US. If you need a small car for Pontiac, base it on Kappa. The GrandPrix needs to go. Replace the car, keep the name. The W-body line is the oldest car line GM has now that the J-body is gone. Same goes for the LaCross. D- for effort, B+ for execution. The person who thought the 3800 was a good base engine for the Lucerne should be told to apply to Toyota. The way that person can help GM best is by working for the competition. The 3.6VVT should have been the base, and if that wasn't possible, the new 3900. The Rendevous is great, just don't slip behind. Upgraded engines wouldn't hurt. The Rainier is by far the most handsome of all the TB clones. The interior could have been more unique to Buick, but the exterior is great. If you go around killing TB clones, aim for the Ascender and 9-7x. This applies to all divisions. Quit killing off name plates that sell well. You lose brand equity that way. The Century and LeSabre were two of GM's best selling names. I can understand killing a damaged name like Vega or Citation, but LeSabre? Deville? Regal?

Oh yea... and I'll write out a check right now for a deposit on a Kappa based Cadillac..... who should I make it out to? The SKY is nice... but I wish there wasn't such a huge jump in Roadsters. You have the Solstice, then the Sky, then the Corvette, then the XLR. There is a huge difference between the Sky and Corvette. I like the XLR, but I'm not sure I want to swing the 75 grand for it. A Kappa based Cadillac roadster <mini-XLR> would be great. It would line up exactly with the Z4, SLK, and TT. It doesn't have to be a hardtop convertible, softtop is fine. See if you can squeeze the 2.8 VVT in there...

Technically, no. The other ultimate driving machine that BWM makes is FWD.... The MiniCooper.

My CTS is fine in snow, better with snow tires.

The constant ragging on the Chevy Impala because of it's base V6... which now is rated higher and gets better mileage then the Camry V6. The number of pushrod v. OHC debates that I go through is nausiating. One of the arguments the OHC people tout is how OHC is more powerful and more fuel efficient then OHV. At 3.3 litres for the Camry, 3.4 litres for the Impala, and 3.5 litres for the G6 we now see that there really isn't much advantage to OHC.

Detroit chose to err on the low side, the Asians decided to err on the high side. but there is truth in advertising problems. Didn't Ford get raked over the coals for the Cobra and RX-8 incidents?

LOL Thanks man, he's a hottie.

LoL I'll tell him that... i'm sure he'll appreciated it. He is a hottie though isn't he?

We're one of those happy couples that everyone loves to hate and hates to love. We do share a leg from time to time..... we both have 3. ;)

So we're going to start covering e-mail clients now. Outlook Thunderbird Just need a Notes, Eudora, and Pine Browser market is already taken Navigator Explorer Lynx VW (fire)fox Safari

Saw a rental new impala... the interior isn't bad at all... a little buicky... but not bad. Followed a Torrent on the highway for a lil while. Not seeing the huge ass chevy badge on the back is what tipped me off from a distance.

<---- doesn't pick up chicks I'm on the left, partner is on the right.

1000 bucks on e-bay.... one of the fastest laptops you can buy... yup yup

Gimmie one.....