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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    I believe that once GM moves the bulk of their auto's to a new Universal Plug and Play frame, body and engine design, they can lower cost, increase profits and reduce weight to increase MPG and performance.
  2. G. David Felt
    Nice write up, I have to just shake my head at this car as it really looks like a station wagon trying to be a bit more buch and not being successful. I know looks are subjective, but then while I love the Predator Movies, the Predator front grill no matter what Lexus/toyota calls it is just ugly to me. Side profile is nice, tends to remind me of the first generation SRX. Rear is bland fine, tends to still remind me of a bread box that got squished at the top. The front head on look give one an impression of being fat on the bottom but lean on top. Just looks slow and slugish from the visual cues. I would say they still have no idea of any kind of Style Mojo. The engine compartment is sure plastic covered and just looks cheap. From what I can see of the interior, seats look fine just like everyone elses seats. The dash is the big problem. For a luxury auto, this dash SCREAMS Corolla. CHEAP, It just is terrible and for a new updated model. End result is I see Lexus doing a 1yr refresh on this already just like Honda Civic. This is a FAILURE for a new luxurty CUV. It already looks dated and old and out of touch with the 21st century.
  3. G. David Felt
    I have to disagree with you on the 1/4 less than petrol. CNG is equal in energy content to petrol when you compare a gallon of Petrol to a gallon of CNG. Propane is clearly less pressure but has 1/3rd less energy in the same gallon. As such, all propane powered auto's loose HP, Torque and distance unlike CNG that is equal to Petrol on getting the same energy out of a Gallon of fuel. CNG being 130 Octane is much cleaner and actual increases HP and Torque figures.
  4. G. David Felt
    I like this car in Kodiak Brown external color with Light Dune interior best. But even then for the price they are asking for it, it still comes across as just a little higher level of a ford from the interior and does not really seem to say wow, luxury to me. I see this as a over priced competitor to Buick and Acura.
  5. G. David Felt
    Sweet project!
  6. G. David Felt
    Very true, they need to keep a strong eye on the competition as they roll out new models and they better respond when they lay an egg.
  7. G. David Felt
    While the numbers might say the audi and bmw are better, real world shows they are equal to the SRX. I work with a number of people who have all 3 of these CUV's and they are not seeing better gas mileage compared to the SRX.
  8. G. David Felt
    What a lust worthy list of auto's. I will take the RoadRunner and Chevell SS
  9. G. David Felt
    Cherry clean 1969 White Ford Camper special. I used to own one of these and this was like it just came off the factory floor. So nice to see it in this condition.
  10. G. David Felt
    Great thing about CNG is for GM fuel injected motors, there are amazing injector kits that just plug in with full wire harness so you can keep them Bi-Fuel Petrol/CNG and have an easy time running with minimal setup. Check out www.NWCNG.com for Fuelmaker home fueling appliances and www.premiercngservices.com for some awesome conversion kits.
  11. G. David Felt
    Great write up mud, Love the style of the SRX but have to admit that after test driving the car myself. There are two deal breakers for me, all 6'6" tall of me. Once I am set in the front seat, the back seat has NO leg Room or Head room. No one can sit behind me. Two is the metal trim on the dash, it reflects badly on the front glass on a sunny day and is very distracting. I wonder if the performance package has stiffer seats as I thought the seats were very comfy but firm. This would explain the cement wrapped in leather feel you got.
  12. G. David Felt
    Seattle you mainly see MB and Cadillac. In fact the Infinite dealership I suspect has stopped ordering the QX as they have plenty of 2012 models sitting on their lot and not moving. Ugly auto I think. Seattle seems to be fixated on MB, BMW, Cadillac and then Acura. Those are the SUV's you see all the time here.
  13. G. David Felt
    Being a distributor of Fuelmaker CNG home fueling appliance I do understand the clean side of a vehicle. The Honda Civic GX is an impressive CNG auto. Biggest benefits for CNG is in your trucks and full size SUV's. My 94 suburban I built up the Engine to be hi output and it requires Premium. Reduced my fuel cost to 85 cents per gallon by converting over to 130 Octane CNG. Clean buring, plenty of performance and plenty of room to keep it bifuel with storage tanks on the drivers side between the wheels and the tank in back. Europe has plenty of CNG auto's that do not take up trunk space as they replace the traditional fuel tank area with CNG tank. So you could have TBI on an engine, run CNG which has the same energy as petrol and produce 2/3rds less green house gas at a much lower cost. This would then take care of the carbon build up and no need for DI.
  14. G. David Felt
    Cubical then you are just talking about a Robotic Car and no real driving experiance or enjoyment. Might as well just put a bullet in personal transportation and make all take mass transit. I really hate the idea of self driving cars on the roads when I go out to enjoy a drive.
  15. G. David Felt
    I agree with Caddycruiser on everything he has stated about the Avalanche. It is sad to see this go, they really should have updated and kept it going as it truly stood out from any other maker. GMTruckGuy74 I suggest you stay with what you have till you can drive the new trucks and decide for yourself if it is truly what you want or not and then if it does not hit everything, go back and look for a well equipped Avalanche. Every owner I have talked with loves their Avalanche even those that thought they might not long term ended up turning into lovers of the hybrid truck/SUV. It really does hit it right in my book for a solid balance between comfy SUV with the capability of a pickup truck.
  16. G. David Felt
    Dwightlooi, Do you think a DI engine using Natural Gas will have this carbon problem? CNG seems to burn so clean in comparison to Petrol that I am wondering if you could go DI with CNG and us insullation to quiet the injectors?
  17. G. David Felt
    Sounds like someone might have seen a alpha copy of the 2014 GM Performance Kit catalog?
  18. G. David Felt
    So in reviewing all you have stated here, while I have voted for the TBI, I do think this is misleading and really needs to be reorganized into the following options TBI - Only TBI & DI - Only DI Only None of the Above, bring back a 4 barrell holly Carburator!
  19. G. David Felt
    I am excited for these models, I hope the ATS V is the Twin Turbo V6. For the Escalade, I have very high expectations and am looking forward to this SUV. The headroom and comfort for me is the big thing. So see if I can really fit or not since the current Escalade is too small for me to sit in comfortably.
  20. G. David Felt
    Silly Boys and their Toy's!
  21. 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?
  22. G. David Felt
    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.
  23. G. David Felt
    Black AWD ATS, very sweet and still had the new paper in the window, musta been bought this weekend.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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