G. David Felt
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Why could Buick not have a Performance Option on their form and have Pontiac Versions of select auto's? I feel GMC should have a Hummer Option for ultimate off road 4x4 also.
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I have to say that while I know this CUV will be successful for them and the fit and finish looks solid, I do not like the look. Very plain, generic and just jelly bean shape ugly. The interior will appeal to those that like a plain simplistic dash and layout in my opinion. Great Write up Bill, nice job.
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I thought a lot of help from Isuzu. From what I heard, GM went to them and said make us a diesel that is strongest in class at the time, Quiet as a gas engine and reliable with minimal soot exhaust. I also thought that the 4 banger little duramax engines were also based on input and help from Isuzu. I would think GM could do better with Isuzu than with Motori. I agree with Drew that the purchase price seems very cheap and wonder how much was lost in this sale?
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Interesting Tinted Fog lites on the Ram Truck. The 500L is ugly as heck to me but I can see it selling as a cheap commuter car. Be interesting to see how long they last in the real world. The Jeep is pretty sweet ride and the 300C is just lovely. Reminds me of the one they had on display at the Seattle AutoShow. 00C.jpg]
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So according to the EPA and their goals, 2040 all coal plants are to be gone replaced by Natural Gas, Nuclear or alternative energy such as Solar, wind, etc. http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/er/early_elecgen.cfm May of this year Natural Gas Power Plants surpassed Coal as King on our way to cleaner energy. http://www.npr.org/2013/03/01/173258342/natural-gas-dethrones-king-coal-as-power-companies-look-to-future Big question is what will this do for Natural Gas rates and will we end up with deregulation like oil that allowed speculation to run up prices?
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Interesting how Yahoo publishes their story titled The 10 least reliable cars http://autos.yahoo.com/news/the-10-least-reliable-cars-181031192.html Least reliable vehicles, listed in order of Ratings score starting with the worst score. 1. Ford C-MAX Energi (Plug-in Hybrid)* 2. Ford Escape (1.6L Ecoboost)* 3. Mini Cooper Countryman 4. Ford C-Max Hybrid 5. Nissan Pathfinder* 6. Volkswagen Beetle 7. Cadillac XTS* 8. Ford Explorer (V6, 4WD) 9. Hyundai Genesis Coupe* 10. Ford Taurus (turbo)* I know they love to use the asterisk to dictate new model year, only 1 year of info. Yet I feel this is really an unfair beating on a New model car since they really do not have enough to make their ASSumptions in regards to if the auto will be reliable or not.
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You are seriously delusional. CNG is not delusional, the infastructure in place is wide spread and anyone with natural gas at their home or business can install a fueling appliance and gas at home or work. No need for expensive stations. If CNG was delusional then why is the train industry converting over their diesel generators to CNG and the trucking industry is moving to CNG. On top of this is the marine industry is moving to have large ships go to LNG compared to Diesel. NG is a valid fuel option. All I am asking for is if they want to give tax breaks to Electric, then also allow it for BioDiesel or CNG auto's also.
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In bringing this back to the focus of the 8 states pushing with incentives to have people buy EV auto's, My whole point it that they should not just focus on EV but include all alternative energy auto's and let the market sort it out as to who the winner should be. I would take a CNG/Petrol 2014 Impala over a Nissan Leaf 2014 or Spark EV 2014 model. Where is my incentive for going green?
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Tesla while an outstanding car in today's society, is an exception and not the norm. Even their own polls seem to show a older, wealthy group of people buying or leasing these cars. http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/7238-Model-S-Buyers-What-s-Your-Income http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/17717-Model-S-Owner-Age http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/6998-Model-S-Reservation-Holder-Demographics-Age http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/8920-What-was-your-age-annual-income-and-what-battery-pack-are-you-getting This in comparison to the average middle income household making 45-55K a year will be looking at auto's in the 30K range.
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Tesla is not within reach of most people Drew. Looking at the current Affordable EV's, Nissan Leaf, Spark EV, etc. People cannot go on a real road trip in these auto's. These are the auto's that local cities and counties are buying and wanting the public to buy and no one seems to be a voice of reason that while they are good products, they do not meet the needs of the mass market. The GOV is pushing a single version of what the rich have onto everyone and not really supporting equally other options such as BioDiesel or CNG where you have vehicles that can be driven long distances between fill-ups. I see so much push on Electric and a clear ignoring of alternative power options. I continue to see a wealthy electric only crowd pushing to make everyone go electric and yet while this is an additional option of choice, it ignores what I see as better options that should be equally supported.
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What a joke, just another way to waste tax payers dollars and put more luxury golf carts on the road that cannot travel any real distance. What a way for the governments to control population movement. Makes one question their real understanding of how these auto's are produced. No one has yet to address the toxic settlement ponds from the battery production.
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SWEET! Very nice looking ride. Love the extended rear doors. This is what GMC did for their Yukon and it really makes sense to have a larger opening door. Love the added space and ease of getting in and out.
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Belated Happy B Day
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Will Post more from the show as I scale them down below 3mb in size. The ELR, Dodge Durango RT AWD and Corvette were freaking hot at the show.
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Awesome Update and she is a beauty. Thanks for keeping us updated and the pictures. Stay warm.
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Pontiac could be a Niche player as a special RWD Limited Production Car for GMC/Buick Dealerships. That would allow them to build a special 10-15K collectors car and make profit on it as long as it was done right. Limited Production Run of a GTO Goat with the Vertical dual Headlights, opening and closing covers like the one on the 65 Buick Riviera in Road House. Awesome movie. Awesome car he drove.
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Very cool, but the hub caps I cannot identify.
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I thought in todays day of technology that we could spell clear and concise sentences. This makes no sense or you were drunk when you tried to type your response.
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That makes sense, gives time for Ford and Ram to dump their old truck versions and bring out the new so they all can reduce or eliminate the incentives. Plus SUV's are more popular at this time of year as people look for people haulers I believe. I always see plenty of new SUV's at the start of Ski Season up on the mountain.
