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G. David Felt

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  1. Pretty interesting auto, one thing that just pisses me off, I know delivery costs vary based on where it is going, but why not just ether always include the price based on average cost and state it could vary or have all auto companies leave it off and state delivery charge extra. It is really annoying to see some companies state a car cost including delivery and other state a cost plus delivery. Just have a freakin standard on advertising prices so people can properly compare them.
  2. I just love me this pickup truck! This is some style, wish we had new auto's with style like this. They just all are bland. Perfect example is the Equinox is a nice great CUV, but bland in the style department and blends in with everything else but does follow Chevy style of their product family. Then you move to the GMC Terrain. This is a love it or hate it affair and I have to say it is freaking awesome little CUV. I would want this as a Black ICE paint job, black chrome edition with a turbo V6 AWD. A Modern Typhoon edition. Yet everyone says it must change to better fit into the family profile. WHY WHY WHY, Why can we not have a family profile that still does give awesome style.
  3. So is it just me or has VW been on a bloat diet with all their cars getting bigger/fatter/heavier? Or is this due to the stupid pedestrian safety requirements of Europe? The socialist drive to get everyone the same on mass transit and make all cars look the same is just stupid.
  4. Very Beautiful car, but for the state of the world economy and the US in twists till we see what happens in Nov, I would actually wait for the instant gratification, pay off your current debt, save up a little more and you will find another perfect car for you. When the time is right, it will all fall into place. Do not let emotions control your finances, you will thank me as I know how hard it is to now jump on a dream auto. My gut also tells me we will see depressed auto prices this winter as food costs rise. Hopefully the request to remove the Ethanol requirement for gas companies will help to keep food prices low, but then fuel prices will rise and when they do, V8 powered auto's like this one will drop in price even more.
  5. So lets take this to a marketing win for the US! Holden VE Ute is sold as the NEW CHEVY El Camino Hybrid! AWD Hybrid drive train perfect for those weekend warriors who want to go up the mountain to hit it with their Dirt Bikes, weekend get away camping, haul the Home Depot flower bed supplies and yet still be more car like, easier to park and fit the City life style better than a brute full size Pickup Truck. This way you have Green Credentials and a win win Life style marketing message.
  6. Interesting layout, reminds me of the Chevy's. I do not see this as a luxury car, but just a normal Chevy competition.
  7. Was at PSE (Puget Sound Energy) today in Bellevue where they had an alternative energy show for businesses, governments and individuals. Handed out lots of business cards. Saw this car finally in person and was able to sit in it and check it out. First, they built it for small people in comparison to me. Had to recline to actually sit in it and no way anyone could sit behind me. Fit and Finish was amazing but then for a hand built car of little production I would expect it to be. Funny part was someone else asked about the fires and the rep said it was nothing, just a little fix in a fan and then he changed it to other topics and focused on the long range it gets compared to other electric cars. Still the price is a limiting factor for most people and a useless car for businesses.
  8. I would not call it junk, but I think it is far more experimental than they are willing to admit. Better yet is if they would sell their 300 Mile range battery technology to GM or Ford so it could go into mass production that everyone can have access too. If they want people to move off Petrol and onto something else, then they got to get it to the masses, not the 1%.
  9. I do not think Jeeves has to ask for the BP card, this person already has his own card supplied by the employer and knows to keep ti fueled, polished and stocked for what ever whim comes their way.
  10. Hydro Baby, that is why our electrical rates in Washington are so low in comparison to the rest of the country. We do have plenty of water to turn the generators. Now to just keep the tree huger in check as we move to alternative energy like CNG as these tree hugers want to take down all the damns.
  11. This is a perfect example of why they need t advertise this more.
  12. Over all a great review on this minivan, as a people mover especially for those that love all auto's Asian this will sell. Interior I like except for the placement of the shifter, same bloody place in the last two versions and I hated it then. Exterior, I am glad you showed it besides the Japan version as I love the Japan version, they should have sold it as is here. I think they watered the body down for America. Why? What makes them think we are more conservative than Japan when it comes to design? Over all great review, Interior is nice except for the cargo space and shifter and exterior body get a thumb down for me. This is a deal breaker as the styling is just blaw!
  13. Check out the Solar Kits Costco sells, the pricing has come down greatly and these kits I believe will speed up the use of Solar on homes. http://www.costco.com/Common/Search.aspx?whse=BC&topnav=&search=solar&N=0&Ntt=solar&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US Happy Shopping.
  14. Boy have you hit the nail on the Head, the current BMW interface is hell to use just to make basic things work. I really doubt the engineers who came up with the bmw wheel and interface never has had to use it in the real world.
  15. Considering that this affects only the upper 1%, this is a non event for me!
  16. Nope... lots of car companies are doing it, esp w/ hybrid and electric cars. Think how cool it would be to cruise up a Leaf and have the sound of a Peterbuilt instead of silence.. Something like this might just happen as the blind have filed motions with the EPA over the silent operation of these cars and how they are dangerous to blind people all over as you just do not tend to hear them. They are asking for a minimum standard car noise to be generated so it can be heard.
  17. It'd be interesting looking under the hood, but rather pathetic going silently down the road (despite the 500 lb weight advantage the '57 enjoys). C-57s should rumble & growl. Could add synthesized engine noise as a number of car makers are doing today..green hot rods are going to be a growth industry eventually, I think. I am going to make this statement here and now: PERFORMANCE ELECTRIC MOTORS!!! I truly believe that there are those out there that want the VOLT/PRIUS/LEAF etc but want better power/performance and I think a person who had the right skill set could build a replacement performance motor for the hybrids that could do way better than the OEM's could. Eventually rebuilding gas motors will go away as rebuilding electric motors will replace them as these auto's have a generator to deliver the power needed for long road trips. The VOLT and Prius are the only true long range hybrids in my book that can truly go on road trips. Yet I love the room and size and the true electric drive of the Volt over the Prius.
  18. That could Rock my world too!!! How about a tri-five Chevy w/ a Volt drivetrain..that would be radical... I could go for that as long as the generator/motor ran on CNG!
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