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G. David Felt

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  1. Hummer
  2. Where, I have not seen one in decades. Searching used car and you cannot find them for sale. From 1980 to 1990 there are ZERO SL for sale. For 1990 to 2000 there is only 103 available auto's of the SL class and price is pretty low. Guess they DO NOT hold value long term.
  3. Will be interesting to see how it sells. A Isuzu based truck with Hyundai style at what price point will be the interesting part.
  4. Green
  5. Daywalker
  6. All the press release from GM says these new electric delivery / people transportation vans will be on the newest EV platform. GM Fact Sheet_EV Architecture 030320.pdf
  7. Tartarus
  8. I posted this in the Random forum.
  9. Funny that the Acura RDX along with the Mazda CX-5 are both on the DO NOT BUY list by JD Powers and Associate 2020 review.
  10. Very interesting 2020 report by JD Powers and Associates. I know many love Mazda, but the Mazda is not well rated and in fact the CX-5 is rated at the bottom as the One CUV to avoid due to poor quality. QUOTE of the key findings in their report: Following are key findings of the 2020 study: Vehicle dependability improves—but at a slower rate: The industry average in 2020 is 134 PP100, which is an improvement of just 2 PP100 from 2019. (However, in 2019, there was an improvement of 6 PP100 from 2018.) Despite the slowing rate of improvement, 2020 marks automakers’ best performance in the history of the study. Dependability gains driven by crossovers and SUVs: Crossovers and SUVs still have slightly more problems than cars, but the gap is narrowing. On average, owners of crossovers/SUVs experience 134 PP100, compared with 127 PP100 by car owners. This 7 PP100 gap has narrowed considerably from 2019. With crossovers/SUVs now accounting for more than 50% of new vehicle sales annually, it is critical that automakers achieve the same level of quality and dependability as for cars. In-vehicle technology shows greatest improvement: Audio/Communication/Entertainment/ Navigation (ACEN) is the most improved category (by 2.3 PP100), but still accounts for more problems than any other category in the study. Owners continue to cite problems with voice recognition, Bluetooth® connectivity and navigation systems. “Many owners complain about these systems early in the ownership experience and, three years later, they’re still frustrated with them,” Sargent said. “We’re seeing improvement, but automakers still have a long way to go to before they can declare victory in this area.” Most Dependable Model: The Lexus ES is the highest-ranked model in the 2020 study. Its score of 52 PP100 is the best ever recorded in the 31-year history of the study. First all-electric model receives an award: The Nissan LEAF is the first all-electric model to receive a segment-level award, for compact car. Highest-Ranked Brands Genesis ranks highest in overall vehicle dependability among all brands, with a score of 89 PP100. This is the first year Genesis has been included in the study. Lexus ranks second with a score of 100 PP100 (an improvement of 6 PP100 year over year). Buick (103 PP100) ranks third, Porsche (104 PP100) ranks fourth and Toyota (113 PP100) ranks fifth. Cadillac shows considerable improvement with a reduction of 35 PP100 from 2019. Other above-average brands with strong improvement include Mazda (reduction of 29 PP100), Lincoln (by 28 PP100), Ford (by 20 PP100), Buick (by 15 PP100) and Volkswagen (by 15 PP100). Toyota Motor Corporation receives six segment awards for the Lexus ES, Lexus GX, Toyota 4Runner, Toyota Avalon, Toyota Sienna and Toyota Tundra. The Toyota brand receives the highest number of segment awards in the study. General Motors Company receives five segment awards: for the Buick Encore and Buick Regal, and for the Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Silverado HD and Chevrolet Tahoe. The 2020 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study is based on responses from 36,555 original owners of 2017 model-year vehicles after three years of ownership. The study was fielded from July through November 2019. To learn more about the U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, visit http://www.jdpower.com/resource/us-vehicle-dependability-study. https://www.jdpower.com/business/press-releases/2020-us-vehicle-dependability-study Worth downloading and looking at the details.
  11. Happy Birthday @USA-1 Wishing you a great day of relaxing fun and dreams. Enjoy your special day!
  12. Chinese ?
  13. Hate the Predator mouth grill, aka spindle grill they call it. Over all shape is Meh at best. Agree with @balthazar that the over all design of cars is blah and not going to change much at all. I think way too lazy in comparison to actual functional style. I think CAFE blaming is the easy way out for auto companies rather than putting actual work into designing a good look. Interior says Cheap to me. Nice contrast on the red and black, but still says cheap to me and not luxury. Hard pass on this auto for me.
  14. Spicy
  15. Had a nerve test this morning for carpal tunnel and yup, need surgery. On the way there and back, it was an interesting normal mix of cars with lots of CUVs. What was so interesting was the Minivan segment. Those in Dodge, Chrysler, Ford or GM minivans, new or old drove with the speed limit or faster. Yet those in Asian brands of Minivans drove a good 5 to 10 under the speed limit and in the left hand lane holding up everyone else. The observation by my wife, they are all Asian and look scared to be driving, they give me a bad name. Yes my wife is Korean. Some might say this sounds racist, when in fact it is an interesting observation of a very conservative group of people that get licenses and yet do not seem to understand the law of staying right except when passing. I have yet to understand people that get on the freeway, move all the way over to the left lane and put put along below the posted speed limit in the passing lane. Driving is a privilege earned, not a right and yet we have so many terrible drivers out on the road clogging things up and right now the worst are the Asian mini van drivers. Just an observation. I did see a 70's era GMC pickup that was in pretty nice shape.
  16. Multi-Cultural
  17. I drove by my Acura dealership today on my way to my son's house for dinner with the wife. The one thing we do still during this pandemic is dinner with our kids. The Acura dealership had a few cars in the used lot and there were a few new Acura's at the back of the lot, everything was RDX or MDX. Still there and still surviving on selling just 2 models of a CUV that leaves lots to be considered, but clearly surviving. Interesting that they do not have a bigger stable as the luxury division of Honda, you would think they would have one of every CUV Honda makes as a luxury model. ?
  18. Indian
  19. Clydesdales
  20. We all fat finger when posting from a smartphone. Thanks for the point, corrected it. HOT AIR
  21. So ya believe the FAKE FOX News and their photoshopped pictures of morons with assualt weapons walking around. Do not my friend as there are idiots with hand guns, the police are doing their best to deal with it, but there are not these military with assualt weapons walking around as Fox Fake News posted and then took down once The Seattle Times called them on it as they photoshopped actual peaceful protest photo's Seattle Times took and posted with military people and assualt weapons. Yes we have had our share of idiots protesting, but not the crazy burning destruction that they had in the mid-west. We are far more peaceful than what has been seen in other cities. Best to just not go to the cities and be a part of it I think. Enjoying my garden and chatting with you folks.
  22. Totally agree, a zoom C&G meeting would be fun to do!
  23. Nope, Adult entertainment video games in the 80's and 90's that I used to sell when I worked at Computer City. Leisure Suit Larry Adult-Themed Video Game Series Leisure Suit Larry is an adult-themed video game series created by Al Lowe. It was published by Sierra from 1987 to 2009, then by Codemasters starting in 2009. The first six Leisure Suit Larry titles, along with Magna Cum Laude and Love for Sail Mobile, were distributed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, while Box Office Bust and Reloaded were distributed by Codemasters. Currently the games are being published and distributed by Assemble Entertainment. ADULT VIDEO GAMES
  24. Leisure Suit Larry
  25. Yes @riviera74 is correct, I had that on our CTS that my wife drove. The salesman made sure to point it out and remind us to not cover it as the wife was thinking of putting her cell phone holder right above it at the time, but the cell phone would cover it and that would have affected the internal temp.
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