G. David Felt

WOW, That is just weird that they clearly talk without taking on any responsibility and really seem to not want to state the final facts. I would tend to ask for what the master doc version and identification number or title so that you can use this with the dealer and point out that the master doc says this. Lucky you at least have this conversation recorded to use, but you might want to go back and get more details about this so called master doc and what was the date and last update of the doc. Nothing else at least you can make a valid aurgument as to why you should have no out of pocket cost since they have clearly told you that it is covered but details change often. Not your problem about them flipping back and forth between what is covered and what is not. They at this point in my humble opinion need to do right by you and cover this part now that it has failed again.

Very Cool, Would love to see a pic of your rear end so I can see how you did the trailer hook up since the car has center exhaust. For the record, while I am sure some would say you are a bad Corvette owner, not everyone can afford a 1 ton Dually GMC truck and trailer to take cars to the track. I think it is very cool that your daily driver is also your play toy.

Will be interesting to see if this can really expand Land Rovers market share or just dilute their existing models more.

That is great to hear, I am surprised this is not covered by the power-train warranty as the throttle body is here in Washington state. Guess this is one difference between countries. Sorry you have had issues with the cruze, I overlooked your tag so did not see it. Very weird that the throttle body is failing so much.

Hard to change your spots when you have been in blend in mold all your life.

WOW, just think if Suzuki and Daewoo merged into one car. Can you say Daeuki? I knew you could.

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I love that Truck, It would be cool to have a matching set of Current Model SS Truck with SS Camero. A complete family package so that the man has his performance in a Truck with the wife buzzing along in a camero.

Very cool, Love the new Ram, wow $50K for the truck the way I want it. Unless you really need a bed to haul stuff, might as well stay with a full size SUV.

We'll since you did not state what type of GM vehicle it is, if it is a Diesel, then Code 84 is a Accelerator Pedal Position Circuit that can cause the auto to go into limp home mode. If it is a gas auto, then code 84 can be a wide range of issues. Check out this site, great for learning your codes depending on what GM model you have. http://www.troublecodes.net/GM/ Good Luck, sorry you have had issues with your auto. I know it is not all of GM, sadly you do get that occasional lemon model. Wishing you the best.

and for an awesome day and rest of the year with your family and loved ones. Thanks Drew for all that you do here at Cheers and Gears.

Great review, nicely handled for adding in the change on fuel economy and comparison to the competition. One thought is I wish we could figure out a better way to add real world owners experience with the cars in comparison to the review. Is what you got for fuel mileage and your perception to fit and finish what owners are also perceiving? I believe we can beat the rest of the auto review world by having these high quality reviews along with a section on what is being posted to the owner forums. It would give a solid well balanced non bias view to attract more readers I think.

Having been a Truck/Full Size SUV guy all my life, the ONLY place for Chrome is the Front and Rear bumpers and Rims. I hate the look of chrome everywhere else. I grew up with Kenworths and while there is a certain look that I love on a big rig with chrome, I tend to be more Monochromatic. I actually have grown very fond of my 2006 ESV as I have the 3M covering the nose so the monochromatic paint job is perfect, no scratches, well waxed and garaged so it stays like new. With 125K on the odometer, the dealership understand why I will not be trading it in since I do not fit in the newer ones but multiple people there have said if I ever do decide to sell it, they will give me above blue book since it is mint perfect. Who knows, in 13 years I could have a state collectible plate on it. WOW, Next year my GMC Suburban SLE turns 20 years old Just proves, take care of your GMC and it will take care of you! Rock on with your new beautiful GMC Truck!

The S-class is as quiet as the Volt at 70 mph and beats it at 50 mph. With either the diesel or the V8 it is 66 dba at 70 mph, and perhaps the next year's model beats that since Lexus and Rolls are lower. So they have the quiet the engine down a lot, then the S-class gets 25 mpg highway, the CTS-V gets 19 mpg, so they need to find another 6 mpg there. Not to mention the S-class is getting a 9-speed transmission next year so fuel economy will likely go up. And Cadillac does not have a V12 (or W12) like Audi, BMW and Mercedes have. It is hard to beat the S-class, Lexus has spend billions over 20 years and all they have is a car that even priced $30k cheaper sells half as many. Cadillac has not yet optimized the use of quiet steel, insulation and blue printed a powerful V8 to meet the needs of a Ultra Luxury sedan. They can and eventually will do this I believe. In regards to gas mileage, there are many ways to optimize this also and we have not seen how the new V8 GM built or even the current CTS-V engine would perform with a 8 or 9 speed tranny. It is possible with the new V8 and supercharged or twin turbocharged even just normal but performance tuned, the V8 could do what is needed for the Ultra Luxury segment and with mid 20's to higher gas mileage. In regards to V12, old school thinking and due to world wide changes, no longer a game changing need. Like the dinosaurs, the V12 will go away. In it's place as Auto Makers learn how to build Performance high output electric motors, you will have an ubber quite High Compression generator that will be whisper quiet driving the vehicle to over 200mph while giving a cocoon world of peace and tranquility to the passengers.

G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - CheersandGears.com November 6th, 2012 There are multiple reasons for why American needs a true step to the next generation of fuel for the transportation industry and this article does a fair job of reviewing Electric, Hybrid and NGV or CNG auto's. Read the full story here: http://seekingalpha....ember_182477519 It is an interesting comparison piece that does mention the Volt out of context with it's proper place in Auto History but still a worthwhile read. Sounds Off on what your thoughts are on this? View full article

I can only imagen how that crap will affect the resell value.

I can understand where you are coming from. Seattle has never been a product launch, flashy car show so the shows were generic for every auto maker and the real show to go too was the HotRod shows every year. With that said, the HotRod shows have changed into two new shows for Seattle. The Tuner show of cars and a few trucks and the Bad Ass 4x4 truck / SUV show. There is a smaller more local show of slamed bouncy cars and trucks but every year that show seems to have fights with gangs and shootings so I just stay away. In regards to the Auto Show, I am hoping that the flash and excitement will get built back into it by having resources focused on just 4 brands. I always thought the 90's while it had allot of auto makers, really was also allot of waste. Quality was low, to many thrown together recyclable attitude auto's. Starting with last year, I am seeing a far bigger quality and variety on the cars, trucks and SUV's and you can spend a full day at the GM area just comparing the various auto's and their options. Not sure about else where, but for the trucks and SUV's last year they had at least 1 version in every trim so you could see the levels and then talk with a rep about the variable options within that trim level. It allowed for a nice showing experience. They can never have everything, but at least having the various levels of trim in the same Yukon or Sierra line of auto's gave one a better feel for what they would be looking for. I see as they gain in profit's better and better auto shows as they are not so stretched out over way to many product lines.

Funny part is we will always think the car shows we attended as kids and younger adults were the good ol days. We just have to consistently adjust our view point.

Very cool, look forward to seeing them.

Truly just a mild evolutionary change. Decent Evolutionary change.

So what did you think of the homes in Seattle? Very nice from what I've seen...I was talking w/ a buddy on Linkedin last night that lives in Redmond...sounds nice around his area. Redmond is Microsoft Home Turf and about as modern and electrically connected to the world as you can come, but then with all the start ups, you can pretty much be anywhere in Seattle and have technology connected homes, even if you wanted to live on property up on the mountain passes, about an hr commute into work, you can still be wired into the computer world.

So what did you think of the homes in Seattle? One thing I love is that since Verizon built their Fiber ring here during the R&D days, just about every home, condo, apartment has fiber internet connectivity. Pretty standard to have 50mb download, 25mb upload speeds for $50 a month or so.

Good thing this seems to be a bad trend that the baby boomers liked. It will eventually fad and go away as a foot note in Auto History.

Dodge of Tacoma here has been advertising them like crazy for the last couple months and still I see none on the road. Their web site shows a healthy inventory, but unless they are being only driven down in the Tacoma area, they do not seem to have made any dent here in the Seattle area.