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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Other than the Chrome, loving the look. Hate the Low Profile run flat tires as that just takes away from the usefulness of the truck.
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    Reminds me of Raccoon City in the Movie Series Resident Evil!
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    Yes, that is John Cusack in one of his break out role movies. Say Anything Say Anything (1989) - IMDb
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    More information about "Should Dodge Offer their M28 Hood and Fender Molding Option Again?"
    It is 1971, your in your local Dodge Dealer trying to decide between the Charger or Challenger. As a single adult, you choose the Challenger with the 426 Hemi option. Now comes the next big question, do you order it with the M28 Hood and Fender trim package or not? If so, which hood option do you go with and do you go coupe or convertible? Even today, these rare pony cars are now bringing in big bucks if you have them with matching numbers, restore them and take them to auction. Yet those are the pony cars of the past and now we have todays Chargers and Challengers with modern monster versions of the Demon, SRT, etc. to name a few and still one thing is missing. The factory option of the Hood and Fender molding. A Artist and 3D modeller with a passion for American Muscle Cars was asked by his daughter what he thought a modern take on the M28 Hood / Fender molding might look like if Dodge was to offer one today. He took to it with gusto and came up with the following that he posted to Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0wnWqlAth/ As such he did the models in various colors which you can check out at the link above and figured a modern Glory Model with the Supercharger would be the way he would go if he was Dodge. So the question being asked here especially for those muscle car enthusiast, what do you think of this take and should Dodge offer this package again for the current lineup of Charger/Challenger auto's? The designer posted the various pictures with the following: Last time i made a car for my girl made me think that i probably going to make this Glory name as a brand like hennessey or saleen or shelby. So heres my Glory concept of the Challenger, this is a remastered version of my original bodykit design back in 2019, new front bumper design, new rear diffuser lower valance, and new Blower Scoop on the hood bulge ? Its also have new supercharger with Glory signature carbon plenum. With goals to make this capable of 1000hp.. the Glory Challenger will be a production ready tuned challenger, probably with better handling package as well, since it has wider widebody, wider tires. With the glory challenger i want to bring back the good old Muscle car key design element back, the front facia will have a chrome like the old 70 Charger or body color option. The blower scoop is integrated into the hood with active butterflies that open with computer controlled valve. quad exhaust, and thicker rear wheels for better grip at the quarter mile. I really wish this Glory name could be my performance brand one day. A new breed of Streetmachines What do you think about this concept? Credit to Adry53 Customs He also has a YouTube channel here: Adry53 - YouTube
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    Seems many are starting to rethink Tesla, over half of the investment community has changed from buy to Hold or sell on Tesla after their stock has dropped 15% this year equal to 2019 and seems now that the Plaid S is out, Plaid S+ is canceled making some Tesla Fans concerned. Seems the new battery tech also now will not show up in the Plaid. Tesla (TSLA) Elon Musk Splashy Event May Underwhelm as Battery Questions Loom - Bloomberg Seems also bothering Wall Street is the lack of a COO and any succession plan for Musk if anything was to happen to him. Tesla desperately needs a COO or No. 2 for Elon Musk (msn.com) On top of this, at the event, yes blamed on higher material costs, but an immediate price in crease by $10,000 for Plaid S reservation people. The Plaid S will now start at $129,990 compared to a Long range Model S at $79,990 starting price. Tesla Luxury Model S Plaid Hits the Road With Higher Price Tag (msn.com) Crazy price increases, stock down 4.81% in June on top of the 15% down through the end of May. No succession in leadership, executive leaders leaving the company. Battery Day was a bomb per Wall Street, New 4680 battery cells are missing in action, UltraCapacitor Maxwell bought in 2019 for $200 million for their tech to make Tesla go faster and longer is still missing. Tesla acquires ultracapacitor and battery manufacturer for over $200 million - Electrek One has to wonder / question about the leadership in Tesla right now and for future products.
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    Idiots
  7. G. David Felt
    Ignoring the other crud, Mercedes = GM End of debate. They both build cheap ass auto's to luxury auto's and Daimler current owner of MB also builds Vans like GM, Trucks and Buses. MB is NOT a Luxury brand only. It is a brand that builds some Luxury models. How does this relate to Tesla? It does not! End of debate.
  8. G. David Felt
    NEWS ALERT: GM is dropping auto start/stop from full size pickups/SUVs to keep production going due to chip shortage. Auto Stop-Start Removed In 2021 Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra (gmauthority.com)
  9. G. David Felt
    At my Bi-yearly dental cleaning and saw this Cherry Saturn Sky! Lovely day in the PNW.
  10. G. David Felt
    Interesting read on Tesla and Competition. While they do not say that Tesla will go away any time soon, Tesla does need to pay attention to adding product and freshening up their portfolio faster as Companies like Rivian come to market, Ford and GM start producing their BEVs and other companies especially the Chinese enter the global market as they have shipped their first batch of 100 BEVs to Norway all pre-sold. I think we will see a very different landscape in the auto industry by 2025. Tesla Might Finally Have Some Competition. From Ford. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
  11. G. David Felt
    I think you and I tend to shop the same, give me the facts, we set the stage, expectations by telling the sales person how what and when. Pretty much taking out all their game play. The Worst seem to be used auto sales people, then Ford, Ram and GM for people that smile to your face and lie knowing next to nothing about the auto. Yes Asian and European auto sales are just as bad, but I mostly just deal with used and American. At least with Marketing, they are doing their best to put a positive spin on the data they are provided. Sales People suck BIG TIME for the manipulation I see they try on people all the time from monthly payment focus rather than the true cost of the auto to stupid add on stuff. The reason so many family and friends have me help them buy an auto is that they hate dealing with the sales process.
  12. G. David Felt
    But, But, But the scenery is so nice with woman and lifted trucks!
  13. G. David Felt
    Ran an Errand to Business Costco and saw my first Racing Blue Mach-E go by in the opposite direction. Way better looking than the Tesla BEVs. Liking it more and more. Excited to start seeing the Rivian show up this summer on the roads.
  14. G. David Felt
    Seems not all Promotions are cracked up to be what they are meant to be. After leading the global auto sales and manufacturing plant growth for the last two years and working in Executive positions since 2010 reporting to Musk, Jerome Guillen after only 3 months in the Heavy Trucking Division tasked with getting Tesla Semi into production and on the road this year has chosen to leave effective June 3rd. Guess Tesla Semi will not make it out this year then. Wonder where this guy will pop up next at? Paccar now has a better chance as does Daimler with getting their EV trucks on the market ahead of Tesla. Seems Tesla house of cards is starting to crumble a bit more. Tesla veteran Jerome Guillen departs (cnbc.com)
  15. G. David Felt
    Hot Chick Trucks!
  16. G. David Felt
    @surreal1272 Found the video of those woman above.
  17. G. David Felt
    I remember something my wife told me, Seeing a Woman dressed like this in Stiletto's indicates they like their men Tall and Long! I will say that is one thing I love about my Escalade is the silky smooth shifting even under aggressive throttle. Like a hot knife through butter.
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    Some woman might disagree with you thinking this is for the Men and a Raptor is for the WoMan! Does make one wonder what the MPG difference was between using the 8 spd and if they had put in the 10 spd. ?
  19. G. David Felt
    Have to say that I hope they revamp the front end of the Ranger to more closely align with the rest of the truck famliy. Overall a good lookin lineup. Looking at the press release, I have to say I am not impressed with some of the power figures: Hybrid - 2.5L Atikinson-cycle four-cylinder hybrid powertrain - 191HP / 155 lb-ft of torque with CVT. EPA-estimated 40 mpg city / 37 mpg combined. with 13.8 gallon tank, 500 miles per tank. 1,500lbs payload / 2,000 lbs towing. 2.0L EcoBoost, 250hp / 277 lb-ft of torque with 8sp transmission, FWD or AWD configuration. 4K towing package doubles the towing to 4,000 lbs Apple/Android system inside, FIT's system for those with 3D printers, Co-Pilot 360, etc. FlexBed with tie-downs, slots, etc for customization of bed use. Two 110 outlets in the bed to go along with USB and 110 outlets in the cab. Bed is 4.5 feet long. Maverick to be offered in 3 trim levels, XL, XLT and Lariat at launch. FX4 package can be added to the XLT or Lariat AWD versions only. Over all a decent little truck, only mistake I see is the CVT on the Hybrid.
  20. G. David Felt
    Thanks for the reminder, totally forgot about this as a crazy week for me. Ford's press release here: 40 MPG City. Standard Hybrid. Seats Five. Starts Under $20K. All-New 2022 Ford Maverick: Did We Mention It’s a Truck? | Ford Media Center Ford Complete Truck Lineup now with the Maverick. Ton's of documents and pictures at the press release posted above and below here: 40 MPG City. Standard Hybrid. Seats Five. Starts Under $20K. All-New 2022 Ford Maverick: Did We Mention It’s a Truck? | Ford Media Center
  21. G. David Felt
    I give ya 1 (ONE) valid point, I zoned on the Euros versus Dollars. Yet with that said, STOP the BULLSHIT of saying everything is in one pot when Daimler breaks out the Truck/Bus business from the auto business. So Mercedes-Benz converted for US dollars had a Q1 of $4,678,683,690.00 Dollars. Daimler Truck & Buses converted for US Dollars had a Q1 of $630,970,620.00 Dollars. GM as I posted is $4.4 billion US dollars. How is GM not competing with Mercedes-Benz Especially when it is in less markets than Mercedes-Benz? PowerPoint Presentation (gm.com) As I STATED, POST LINKS TO THE DATA. Your ATP of MB means nothing as it is just a fictional figure from your mind. QUESTION: How do you explain the 2.0% market share Mercedes-Benz has in the US compared to GM's market share? Compared to GM market share of 17.3% for the USA. Looking at the detailed breakout, MB does not list an ATP. So Post the Link to where you are getting your ATP figure. Q1 retail unit sales Mercedes-Benz | Daimler I will say that UNLIKE MB that has been vague on their BEV roadmap with only a few items announced, GM seems to be willing to post their clear roadmap of 30 new EVs by 2025. This is what TESLA will fail at competing against as they take years to get a single new product out. GM is going to get 30 out in the next 4 years. PowerPoint Presentation (gm.com)
  22. G. David Felt
    Being a Chevrolet German Brand that Mercedes is, lets take out that asian blip and you are only looking at 1,132,867 auto's sold around the rest of the world of which only 284,824 were sold in the US. Cadillac sold in the US only 129,495. So much closer than you state. Over all GM sold 6.83 Million Auto's Compared to MB. • General Motors - global vehicles sales in 2020 | Statista Now for some weird reason, I cannot find actual ATP for either company, but last I heard Cadillac was much higher than MB. Post a link to actual online info if you are going to respond saying MB has a higher ATP. Now lets poke at your Daimler Profit figure as that is NOT Mercedes-benz profit. Annual report & full year results 2020 | Daimler Daimler had a NET PROFIT of only $4 Billion Euro's for 2020 which included Mercedes-benz. Daimler Q1 results 2021 | Daimler Mercedes-benz DID NOT have a 5.7 Billion profit. The Net Profit for the company was 4.4 Billion for Daimler and 5.7 billion for EBIT. Actual report breaks it down as follows: $4.078 Billion EBIT is NOT $5.7 Billion Profit. Seems for Q1 2021 Mercedes-benz had a true profit of $3.841 billion. Hate to burst your bubble, but GM killed it in Q1 far out earning MB. Adjusted EBIT for GM in Q1 2021 was $4.4 Billion dollars compared to $3.841 billion for MB. PowerPoint Presentation (gm.com) I believe GM and Ford are going to crush long term Tesla and Daimler needs to figure out how to build and sell auto's here in the US as well as the rest of the world.
  23. G. David Felt
    Cool History, Ford Motor Company is involved in an extensive restoration of the Michigan Central Station which will also become their BEV Building for future products. In the wall a couple workers wrote a note to the future and put it in a prohibition bottle of Stroh's beer. Bottle is stamped 7-19-13 as in 1913 the year the station was built. Lucky the two men working on the plaster in that section saved the bottle rather than just nocking it down with other trash and useless bits and gave it to Ford where their Archivist have been saving from any further decay the history of the station. Seems unknown rooms and other artifacts have been found from cloths to adding machine, tickets, etc. Read the story here: Message Mystery at Michigan Central Station: Ford’s Latest Reveal is Pre-Prohibition-Era Beer Bottle Found During Restoration | Ford Media Center Ford Ford Sales for the month of May 2021 shows a 184% increase in BEV sales. Seems since the frosty winter storm that took down Texas, the Ford F-150 Hybrid is now in high demand by people wanting the ability to have the generator and back up battery of the truck available. Ford May Sales
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    WOW, this is a crazy accident captured on the dashcam. Try explaining this to your boss.
  25. G. David Felt
    Read this on Inside EVs, Europe has had the Mazda MX-30 for 6 months, Japan coming up on a Year and the US will get the MX-30 later this year as a 2022 model. For a Bev, it has good specifications, yet seems to be more of a compliance auto than a true global competition auto: Mazda MX-30 specs (Europe and U.S.): 200 km (124 miles) of WLTP range energy consumption of 19 kWh/100 km (62 miles) WLTP 35.5 kWh battery pack (prismatic cells, total nominal voltage of 355 V) 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 9.7 seconds top speed of 140 km/h (87 mph) front-wheel drive (e-SKYACTIV powertrain) AC synchronous motor: 107 kW (145 PS) and 271 Nm AC charging using 6.6 kW on-board charger DC fast charging (CCS Combo) 20-80% in about 36 minutes (up to 50 kW) Overall length × overall width × overall height: 4,395mm × 1,795mm × 1,570mm Wheelbase 2,655mm curb weight of 1,720–1,750 kg out of total 2,119 kg permissible So this BEV will weigh in at 3,858 lbs, have 143 HP and 200 lb-ft of torque. No Mazda designed power train as they have turned to Hitachi and is using their Astemo Motor to power this auto as Hitachi is looking to become a primary BEV supplier. Limited battery range and not being very quick tends to push this into a Compliance auto with a starting price of $36,881.00. In this regards is Mazda taking a Toyota approach that they do not believe EV's are needed due to their heavy investment in SkyActiv engines or is it a lack of R&D money? Will be interesting to see what happens. Mazda MX-30 Is Powered By Hitachi Astemo (insideevs.com) Some interesting reviews on this CUV.
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