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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    You want to melt all that pretty plastic stick on's? I do have to say that Ram and Dodge have gone a little nuts with plastic stickers on the car, Kinda like you expect a toddler to do to their parents window.
  2. G. David Felt
    I didn't see that report.. Interesting though. Here was one of the stories that USA Today covered about this. Delphi told investigators that the switches were not up to spec. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/03/30/gm-ignition-switches-recall-congressional-report/7085919/ Here is another story covering it in the Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20140330/BUSINESS0101/303300138/GM-ignition-recall Pretty clear Delphi did not build the right part to begin with, but then OLD GM MGMT accepted it anyway. Not sure why but they did.
  3. G. David Felt
    Justice served if the people who actually approved the short cut are still at the new GM that they be let go. Still think the Executives should be pulled back in from that time and grilled along with forcing them to pay back their ill gotten gains.
  4. G. David Felt
    If Mazda actually brought some excitement to the game and variety they might actually grow their business, but this is a one trick pony that is resting on their history and not changing to be better.
  5. G. David Felt
    That is actually funny that they would even consider calling it BIG! I have worked on a college campus for the last year or so (Capital unviersity). I count three manuals on a campus with 3000 students....a Fit, a 2002 Miata similar to mine, and a Dodge Dart. Interestingly, the Dart and Fit are driven by females. Fiat needs to do something, theya re selling Fiats with major cash on the hood.... So you are saying that having performance with an auto transmission is a good thing.
  6. G. David Felt
    G. David Felt Alternative Fuels & Propulsion writer www.CheersandGears.com In the news of the last 48hrs has been the story about the large hole in SSL or what is known as Secure Socket Layer. I don’t usually talk about network security around here, but this vulnerability almost certainly affects you. Whenever you buy anything online, most often, that transaction is encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL). If you’re on a site such as Amazon, then you go to the shopping cart or checkout, at the top of the URL you’ll see http:// change to https://. That is generally an indicator that SSL encryption is protecting your credit card data. Turns out there has been a massive hole in a specific implementation of SSL. On some sites, all your “encrypted private data” has been clear and open for attackers to see. If you don’t want your identity hijacked, and ESPECIALLY if you have credit card data on these sites, you should change your password TODAY on Facebook, Twitter, and with Apple (e.g, iTunes). I happen to have a GoDaddy domain, so I need to change my password with GoDaddy, too. If you have a TurboTax or Dropbox password, those should be changed, too. For a list of major vendors who have been vulnerable AND have installed the fix, see: http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/ Because SSL is so foundational to e-commerce sites, some vulnerable sites need time in order to install the fix. That means if you change your password to fool attackers on a site that has not yet installed the fix, you’re just giving the attackers your new passwords. If a site where you have an account sends you an email about the Heartbleed bug, take note! Meanwhile, be more diligent than usual about watching your e-shopping transactions! Full Details about the Heartbleed bug can be read here: http://heartbleed.com/
  7. G. David Felt
    Lier! I know you were playing with my Tonka Toys again and wanting that Power Wagon in all it's Graphic Glory as that is how it caught your eye to begin with!
  8. G. David Felt
    Your post Rocks!
  9. G. David Felt
    Long in the tooth but dependable like our good ol small block V8!
  10. G. David Felt
    The Dart look does not bother me, I hope as others have mentioned that the interior becomes better with two tone options.
  11. G. David Felt
    Interesting, I am sure many commuters will love the updated auto.
  12. G. David Felt
    Which morons? You mean the ones who knew about the problem 10 years ago but decided that a $0.57 fix was cost prohibitive? I'm sure recalling millions of vehicles, fines,and bad press make it TOTALLY WORTH IT. They can start by pulling in the executives from that time and grilling them, confiscating their ill gotten gains and holding them accountable for making the right decision than to roast a woman who clearly cares more about quality and the customer than the idiots that made these decisions did back then.
  13. G. David Felt
    Based on quality of china products, I figure it would kill you within the first 12 months from toxic fumes from the toxin's they mix in with their plastic to get rid of it. Breath and die the Chinese way. Because Made in the USA is so much better! LOL! I would rather die supporting an american company than send my hard earned dollars overseas. You should buy a first gen Equinox then. Nothing more `Merican than the hum of that Chinese built V6. Nope, I'm a V8 man and that is all I drive. American V8 on CNG!
  14. G. David Felt
    NOPE, Last ad I saw was the J Lo ad.
  15. G. David Felt
    Based on quality of china products, I figure it would kill you within the first 12 months from toxic fumes from the toxin's they mix in with their plastic to get rid of it. Breath and die the Chinese way. Because Made in the USA is so much better! LOL! I would rather die supporting an american company than send my hard earned dollars overseas.
  16. G. David Felt
    How about a reverse fine against NHTSA for being ignorant in doing their job from the begining back when this problem began. Talk about a bunch of Morons covering their Arses in trying to make sure they still have a chair at the table of I kiss yours if you kiss mine stupid politics.
  17. G. David Felt
    Nice truck always appreciated the off road capabilities. Seems RAM is now including a fuel delivery surplus charge as that is one of the biggest delivery fees I have ever seen for an auto.
  18. G. David Felt
    Based on quality of china products, I figure it would kill you within the first 12 months from toxic fumes from the toxin's they mix in with their plastic to get rid of it. Breath and die the Chinese way.
  19. G. David Felt
    You know Fiat has a bigger version called the 500L.. Its on sale at the moment. Forgot about that turd too, yet the dealer web sites here do not list any. Seems a glut of 2 door 2013 is the majority inventory.
  20. G. David Felt
    So 45,000 cars a year, not bad for an ugly little turd. I can see an Automatic growing another 5-10K cars a year, but color, redesigned center stack and the TFT display I do not see helping dealers sell that much more. The two dealers here in the greater seattle area both have over 200 each on the lot and still have some new 2012 models they are not heavily discounting to try and sell since they are sitting on a butt load of 2013's and now the 2014's are here. Fiat needs to get a bigger version and 4 door version going.
  21. G. David Felt
    WOW, I know it can be done but that is freakin crazy.
  22. G. David Felt
    Agree, I do not see anything in America going to the Chinese, Ford should go with Continental and truly let it be luxury unlike the damaged Lincoln. Maybe they will try to buy out MB, a reversal of what MB did to Chrysler.
  23. G. David Felt
    Very excited to see what all they have to show us performance fans!
  24. G. David Felt
    Modern day version would not need the training wheels, just build in the same gyro as the Segway
  25. G. David Felt
    I highly doubt Toyota played any role in this... With the majority control, I am sure Toyota is affecting some of these decisions.
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