G. David Felt
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Totally Rocks Image the LS9 Supercharged in one. that would just be a total sleeper.
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While Windows 8 was ugly, I do like much better 8.1 I am interested in windows 9 and what that will be like.
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Nope, do not do it. I know your itching to get a new ride, but wait for the Canyon / Colorado trucks, you will love the Diesel powered trucks more than the full size.
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Right now GMC are the best looking full size trucks and SUV's, last version it was the Chevy's. Interesting that both divisions cannot seem to get a good long term design language for their auto's. -
Still that is pretty awesome and will get better with age and spring summer roads, aka no snow.
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That would crack me up powering a BMW with a GM small block V8!
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2QuickZ's "had a redesign in place to address the issue and then killed it for some unknown reason." I would totally agree with your statement, I wonder also. Who got paid off to ignor this.
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It is pretty clear like all companies, if they can avoid a recall and spending money on a problem a company will. BIGGER ISSUE - WHY did the NHTSA that should PROTECT the CONSUMER FAILED to do their Job? PAYOFF!!!!!!!!! Someone in Someones pocket.
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The Nissan IDx - Any Chance of a Production Model?
G. David Felt replied to Rvinyl.com's topic in Nissan
http://www.cheersandgears.com/topic/83003-geneva-motor-show-boxiness-returns-with-the-2015-jeep-renegade-comments/#entry743417 -
They could loose the 800lbs if they took off all the Nanny devices and protection crude they require on auto's now. Just think, if you want a real modern muscle car with the lightness of the old original muscle cars, just drop all the junk they have been forced to add rolling back to the basic auto of the late 60's early 70's and you would have a New Rocket.
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The Nissan IDx - Any Chance of a Production Model?
G. David Felt replied to Rvinyl.com's topic in Nissan
Nah, I have been told I have no taste by the wife, daughter and many others all these years, so to each his own, we all have our own special view of life. If you love it, go for it. It is what makes things so interesting. Look at the Jeep Renegade and the compass it will replace. I posted comparison pics in that thread and it really is interesting. -
Interesting looking at what was and what will be in these side by side comparisons.
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The Nissan IDx - Any Chance of a Production Model?
G. David Felt replied to Rvinyl.com's topic in Nissan
Have to say that is one UGLY ride. -
Acura News: Honda Separates Acura To Help Revitalize The Brand
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Acura
Guess they really want to lag sales even more. Course they need to majorly reboot the whole car line. -
Who did not think this was going to be evolutionary? I can see engines being revolutionary. I would totally expect a 4 banger Turbo engine in base models.
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Bloomberg is reporting that NJ caught Tesla by surprise when it moved to block direct sales of cars to the public forcing Tesla to consider what to do with their two auto stores in the most densely populated state in the nation. Tesla says that the company has been talking to NJ Government. The governor has said Tesla needs to work with the state's political system to change existing laws. Either way, Tesla is in a long fight as more states pass tougher direct sales laws for auto sales to protect their current franchise network of dealers. Texas just passed some of the strictest laws around. Full Story: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-11/tesla-stores-may-be-closed-after-n-j-blocks-direct-sales.html
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So with all the discussions that we have had about various engines and how the auto companies are pushing to standardize engine families across the world to address the tax's imposed on size, this made me wonder about why GM has never built a complete family of V engines based on the tough durable Corvette Push Rod V8. I admit I do not have the engineering chops to dig into the fine details and invite those here that do to share with us what they think the HP, Torque and Efficiency would be like on a family of Push rod V engines. This would include my desire to know if a V2 could work as a efficient engine for the Subcompact market? My thoughts Base line Corvette DI V8 Push rod Engine with VVT as the Foundation. Engine variations: DI V6 standard DI V6 Turbo DI V6 Twin Turbo DI V4 standard DI V4 Turbo DI V4 Twin Turbo DI V2 standard DI V2 Turbo DI V2 Twin Turbo Thoughts on this engine family? I figure the use of 6, 8 and 10 speed Transmissions as you have to address the marketing needs even if the difference is very small between the gains of an 8 versus 10 speed transmission. So what would the HP and Torque figures be like?
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Very Cool Drew, I stand by my comment that Mazda needs you to do their marketing. Good understanding now of the Skyactive pitch. Thank you,
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But that is where I have to totally Disagree with SMK and most people. Other than the M Series from BMW and the AMG series from MB, I do not think their normal car line REEKS of LUXURY! This goes with SMK's E series, Nice Car but nothing special other than the badge on the hood. The interior is not impressive and does not have a quality build IMHO. The wife always told me I never do seem to get hung up in the marketing message as I feel this way about cloths and other items of so called Luxury. People are so concerned with a name badge that they forget that just because it has built a marketing image one way does not mean it really is that. Sprinter is a perfect example of over priced plastic garbage with Terrible customer service and yet they sell them on the MB lots at outrageous prices.
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Agree with this +1
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Thanks Drew, that is good to know, I am sure I was not the only one confused by the new product and how it replaces the existing product.
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Sweet, love this feedback on real world driving. I too am a Aggressive Defensive driver and have never owned an auto that actually got the MFG posted MPG.
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I have to actually fully disagree with you on your statement. It is NEVER that Simple. You can have the Customer first all along and until you build it and go through a extensive QA process, you can miss simple things and then due to Government regulations have to go back and re-engineer something that can actually make a product a money losing item. Yes, there is plenty of History to support the Bean counters and Lawyers and Executives protecting their HUGE bonuses and paychecks when if they had properly served the customer with a quality item to begin with the mess would not have happened. Yet there are also plenty of times that small items just might be ok to let it go and correct it in the next round of product building. In this case, GM should have started the product but then immediately made changes to the item in question here to address this and changed it out mid way through the first year. In this case the old guard of the old GM failed in their job for what they were paid for out of pure greed.
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I would not short change the Buick buying public. You put the right marketing message behind this and you could have youth clamor for it. To Coin a old Phrase, This is not your Fathers Buick!
