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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    BTW, now is a horrible time to buy a used car. Used car values in 2012 was at a 30 year high -- 2008 was a 30-year low so it was a dramatic swing around. Used car prices for a 4 year old $60~70K car is about 40K today which is higher than it normally should be (low 30s). In late 2008, a similar car would have sold for the high 20s -- I bought a 1 owner, 2005 C55 AMG (3 yr 10 months old; $62K when new) in December 2008 for $27K. One thing to note when buying used is that you cannot be too hung up on one model, preferably you'll be flexible on the exterior and interior colors as well. It'll help if you shop for a "category" of cars rather than one specific model. For instance, I may be open to an M3, M5, C63, RS4, CTS-V Coupe, IS-F or even the Jaguar XF Supercharged when shopping for a replacement for the C55. I also won't be stuck on a particular color or interior trim -- basically I'll take anything that isn't black. Generally, that's how you broaden your chances of getting a good deal. Also, remember that the power to walk away is your most powerful weapon. If the seller (or worse yet dealer) thinks you are set on the vehicle he won't be prone to cutting you any price breaks! Finally, do not ever have a time horizon -- always be shopping in a mode where you can buy today or next month or a year from now, just only when the right deal comes along. I agree with your approach as I have always kept my options open, the dealership had 3 SS AWD in stock and I drove them all. Decided on the one I wanted and made an offer and when they wanted to play games I told them I would continue to look around and walked out the door with the wife and the sales manager came out and said he would take my offer. Price I felt was fair for a Premium fuel auto in a state with one of the highest gas tax's around. I would agree that used prices have gotten crazy high. Back to the vette, I think GM will be able to move more of these this year as things have settled down in the US for many people and those looking for this type of ride will go for the base package. One thing I do wonder about is if GM will push out a ton of the base package models and flood the market which could cause prices to depress?
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    Saw a brand new Black AWD ATS today on the way in, still had the paper in the window and no plates. I think it was probably bought this weekend and the one thing I really liked about it was the 3rd light Trunk lid spoiler. It really makes the car look good.
  3. G. David Felt
    Black AWD ATS, very sweet and still had the new paper in the window, musta been bought this weekend.
  4. G. David Felt
    If I was to spend the money on a Vette, it would be fully loaded top of the line. I have in the last few years changed from buying fully loaded top of the line to taking Dwightlooi attitude of buying a few years old. Perfect example is I bought last year in 2012 a 2008 Fully Loaded Trailblazer SS AWD. Beautiful only had 25K miles on it. Bought it with GM's bumper to bumper 3/36000 mile warranty for 26K. Way below the original selling price and a good deal. Been a sweet ride for my wife to drive.
  5. G. David Felt
    Found a great editorial on why we do not need Fisker. http://www.technologyreview.com/view/514171/why-we-dont-need-fisker/?goback=%2Egde_1452137_member_236057702 Here is another great write up on why Tesla survived and Fisker will not. http://www.technologyreview.com/news/513151/why-tesla-survived-and-fisker-wont/ I have to say that these are spot on in regards to these auto's.
  6. G. David Felt
    Glad to hear it all got fixed for you. Fuel is always a pricing item. Hope this is the last of your issues with the auto. Smooth sailing from here.
  7. G. David Felt
    Your Good Camino, First one is the 1973 XP-898 and the second one is the XT-2.
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    Midori
  9. G. David Felt
    Very Cool Ocn, I love it when you can get 500+ Miles on a tank.
  10. G. David Felt
    My expectation is for the ATS coupe to be quite conservative: more of an A4-to-A5 roofline change than something radical. A CTS coupe (or an Omega-based Eldorado) should be where the styling envelope is pushed in a more dramatic way, IMHO. I agree, keep the ATS a bit conservative and go after the bulk sales just like BMW has done with the 3 series and then let the CTS family be radical. After all for those spending north of 60-70K they tend to like to stand out more.
  11. G. David Felt
    I agree that the EN0 - "ENGINE - NONE" is too funny! Found more good info on the Spark EV. 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV – high tech electric city car priced below $25,000.http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/spark-ev/2014.html Have to say for a luxury Golf Cart for Inner City commuting I can see this selling in the right congested cities. So Ocn does that mean when you order one up you have to select the No Engine Option and then Select the Motor option?
  12. G. David Felt
    agreed Hyperv6 it will never be an Impala and I agree with you on the 3 door Astra, very sexy little car. I think they can use paint jobs to create some impressive visual looks even though it is on a more blob like design.
  13. G. David Felt
    Interesting idea to have the 4 door coupe but I wonder if it really will help them or not. I think the SUV will help more than the car.
  14. G. David Felt
    True it does not look like it has a stick up it's butt.
  15. G. David Felt
    wow, that is very interesting, Wonder why they do not have a filler hose going into the tank just like the gas tank. That would have made more sense. Just open the trunk, take off the tight seal cap and pour your piss into the tank. Wonder if you can use your own personal Urea?????
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    Hyperv6 while the canvas might be smaller it does not mean the style cannot be just as big as life. I think some folks take the easy way out and blame it on the smaller canvas rather than figuring out how to do more with less. I believe you can be creative and through the use of certain body lines and paint styles make a small car like this look very sharp. It just takes some time to properly work out the details on this small canvas.
  17. G. David Felt
    Nice write up. seems to be a solid little commuter car for 1 or 2 people.
  18. G. David Felt
    This makes perfect sense as Volvo tends to compete more with Buick, Lexus, Infiniti, Acura and such than MB and BMW. I do not see Volvo as a high end luxury car builder. Clearly not in line with their DNA.
  19. G. David Felt
    Yes, this does make it more exciting. Thanks for posting the pic.
  20. G. David Felt
    Thinking long term, take a Diesel cruze and convert it to CNG, this way cheap CNG with only 10% use of Diesel and you get awesome low cost fueling. Course you can take and normal car and convert it to CNG and then have cheap fueling. ROI on cost is about 1 1/2 to 3 years depending on how many miles you drive. Biggest savings around if you keep a auto long term.
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    H'mmm I can see a balanced sales approach in having a fastback style and a traditional 4 door sedan. Not really a big deal for the bulk of the planets people who cannot afford such luxury. I thought China owned Jaguar? So I can see them changing to their tasts at the expense of the rest of the world.
  22. G. David Felt
    Have Track, Will Travel!
  23. G. David Felt
    Very cool, did you have to pay much out of pocket or all covered under warranty?
  24. G. David Felt
    So there is NO SPARE on this car? I see no problem with the DEF tank in the trunk, I would have thought they would have had a access fill spot in the trunk but one that does not keep you from holding packages, etc. Still not a deal breaker for me. Interesting if there is no spare.
  25. G. David Felt
    thedriver I have not seen any info about having to give up the spare tire for the def tank and that it is only in the trunk so it has to be empty to refill which really is not a big deal considering you only do this every 25K miles or so. Plus who drives around with a full trunk all the time eating up gas mileage? History NOTE! A fact Rudolf Diesel developed his engine to run on American produced peanut oil. Those farmers in Georgia will be extremely pleased if GM announced that this Cruze can run with their peanut oil. It will be American fueled! Any way, Car and Driver sure seems to be negative on the little oil burner. http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2014-chevrolet-cruze-diesel-photos-and-info-news Interesting to see that Chevy web site has it listed as starting from $24,995 and the first GM news announcements stated $25,995. http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Apr/0418-cruze-turbo.html Interesting that other online folks have a price from $25K to 26K for base starting price but does seem to be positive for the Oil Burner. http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/car-news/206830/2014-chevrolet-cruze-diesel-rated-at-46-mpg-highway.jsp http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/18/2014-chevrolet-cruze-diesel-gets-46-mpg/ http://gm-volt.com/2013/04/23/46-mpg-for-cruze-diesel/
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