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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    No road salt in Wa, I guess...IIRC, there were very few of them left on the road in Ohio by the late '80s...typical '70s Japanese vehicles that rusted out very quickly. IIRC new ones were rusting on the lots in Florida..GM had to crush hundreds of them back around '82 when the S10 came out... (but I'll admit I've never liked compact pickups--found must of them to be cheap, noisy and cramped). TRUE, Road Salt is bad for the environment, they use a biodegradable liquid spray for frozen roads and snow. That is one thing to say that I rarely find rusted out auto's here. If they are, they usually came in from a Midwest or East coast state. Makes me think that MB could be in the same position that GM was in the late 90's early 2000's and end up needing to totally reboot the company and jettison lines.
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    Heck, VW does that with the Jetta. Jetta is starting this week in washington state, not sure if it is a national pitch or not, but you can get a VW Jetta TDI at any WA Dealership for $249 a month lease with a $1000 Fuel card. Saw this on the offical Washington VW commercial. Pretty sweet deal.
  3. G. David Felt
    Was not a freak out, it was just plain broken. They have so many problems with their diesel in the asian rim and Europe that their Sky Active Diesel technology just does not work. They should just buy a quality diesel motor from Isuzu and move forward rather than trying this smoke and mirrors of a so called sky active technology that does nothing and really does not tell anyone anything in the marketing. Just fluff. Skyactive is just a branding term. There is pretty much no technical similarity between a Skyactive gasoline engine and a SkyActive diesel engine. Just because you don't understand what makes a Skyactive gasoline engine more efficient doesn't mean the technology doesn't exist.. it's not even a new technology concept... just a new marketing term. There is nothing special about the Skyactive diesel engine except for the standard fuel efficiency gains one gets by switching to diesel. To put it another way... GM's 2.0T Ecotech has more similarity to Ford's 2.0T Ecoboost than it does to the GM 5.3 Ecotech, yet the Ecotechs share a branding name. Very Cool, Nice Clear and Understandable. Mazda should Hire you to market their tech so people can get it. Thank you,
  4. G. David Felt
    I loved my LUV truck, never had a rust problem. My dad bought it new in 1975, a 76 model Series 5 Luv Truck for $1750.00. He then gave it to me as a project truck in Highschool and bought himself a new one. I totally restored it and rebuilt everything on it and it still is around, sold to a lady engineer who loved the truck. While not in the shap I had it in, she still drives it. Those Isuzu motors last.
  5. G. David Felt
    Was not a freak out, it was just plain broken. They have so many problems with their diesel in the asian rim and Europe that their Sky Active Diesel technology just does not work. They should just buy a quality diesel motor from Isuzu and move forward rather than trying this smoke and mirrors of a so called sky active technology that does nothing and really does not tell anyone anything in the marketing. Just fluff.
  6. G. David Felt
    I do not see any picture, just the title SHORPY_FL16790028.jpg
  7. G. David Felt
    seedy
  8. G. David Felt
    Looks like it would compete against the Canyon/Colorado if it came as is to the US market. But if the grow it to compete in the full class market that is already packed, I do not see them being successful. They would do best to go after the deserted mini and medium size truck market that many people would love to have.
  9. G. David Felt
    WAIT WAIT WAIT, Ocn, while it is a nice truck, you will grow tired fast. Wait for the Canyon / Colorado, you will be much happier.
  10. G. David Felt
    The new Canyon / Colorado crew cab with a H3 off road 4x4 kit and Diesel I would say would nicely replace that Bug Ocn.
  11. G. David Felt
    MB Sprinters SUCK! My brother in law who runs his own appliance repair and installation business got one as everyone he talked to said they are awesome, long lasting cheap to drive vans. In the 100K miles he has owned it, the diesel has actually cost him more in fuel than a gas version probably would have. I am surprised how terrible these vans get for mileage. He has gone through 2 transmissions, Radio is dead, it died only a few thousand miles past warranty and MB was like you can pay us to put in a new one. He went to car toys and got a way better unit for a fraction of MB price. The cheap plastic interior is so bad, he has multiple doors he has just decided to duck tape to keep closed. His Ford Econo line Van and then the van before this which was a GM duramax diesel were way better. He has decided to drive it till the next major mechanic issue shows and then trade it in. He will NEVER BUY a MB product again. Over Priced Cheap Build Quality Terrible Service If this is what is to be expected out of the Euro Line of vans from everyone and this is considered the best van out there. America is in sad position to have GARBAGE Service vans. GM / FORD need to build their own for this market and not import garbage.
  12. G. David Felt
    The cignet was a ultra sub compact car I believe. This sounds like a compact 4 door car. I still cannot see spending 100K on a Bentley 4 door compact or as they say a small car. I agree with Balthazar that they are going in the wrong direction for a ubber exclusive auto company.
  13. G. David Felt
    GREASE
  14. G. David Felt
    USELESS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f0zHgs0GpI&feature=player_detailpage&list=AL94UKMTqg-9CQJlQcj0w-qQHgpRA_Tf5k
  15. G. David Felt
    Yea, Dating myself to my college years at Kobe University in Japan and my first concert for them that I went to was their Music for the Masses concert in Osaka and then Tokyo. That was a week of sweet music.
  16. G. David Felt
    Love it, The Depeche Mode You Tube Channel has posted the full Music for the Masses Album. Awesome Listening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-MY_5P2L8&feature=player_detailpage&list=AL94UKMTqg-9CQJlQcj0w-qQHgpRA_Tf5k
  17. G. David Felt
    Depeche Mode new Video HEAVEN
  18. G. David Felt
    College Drop out
  19. G. David Felt
    WOW, Talk about the job security for the team having to deal with this mess in the Legal Department.
  20. G. David Felt
    Camry and Accord are the Lemmings of the auto universe.
  21. G. David Felt
    Education! NOTE: EMC corp keeps a web page due to the thousands of acronyms they use just so people can figure out what is being said in house.
  22. G. David Felt
    I agree that the Chevy Version has no WOW factor, but I think the GMC version of the trucks has a WOW factor. The GMC Truck will age very nicely.
  23. G. David Felt
    If GM can figure this out with the pre-production auto's and keep alive history, then Dodge/Chrysler/Fiat needs to get their act together.
  24. G. David Felt
    Based on Reading and pictures, this DOES NOT have the same interior space behind the back seat as my son's Patriot. Over all I do NOT see this as a replacement for the Patriot/Compass. Be interesting to see what Jeep does. Course, Fiat does not know how to build quality auto's let alone quality medium/large auto's.
  25. G. David Felt
    G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - CheersandGears.com Chrysler who had donated 93 early production Vipers has ordered all the Auto Mechanic Schools to crush them within 2 weeks as they became a multi million dollar liability after a couple of students took them for Joy rides and crashed. No student from the washington state mechanical program was invloved in accidents, these happened at other schools out of state. A Washington State Community College has a 1992 PreProduction Viper VIN #4 that Jay Leno tried to buy. This Viper was the proto type for a hard top before they came out into production. King 5 news of washington did a great story on this along with interviewing the mechanic program. http://www.king5.com/news/cities/olympia/Olympia-college-told-to-destroy-rare-Dodge-Viper--248667111.html All I can say is it is a Sad Day when they crush these cars. Why if they are donated is chrysler responsible? I feel these cars need to be saved. The history here is too great.
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