G. David Felt

Very cool wind tunnel testing, they are making good progress on moving to production.

Cool Read from the LMC Automotive group on BEV Development. https://lmc-auto.com/bev-development-lowering-cost-progress/ Also interesting to see their take on global Hybrid & EV here: https://lmc-auto.com/what-we-do/our-services/global-hybrid-and-electric-vehicle-forecast/

Maybe on low end auto's but on all of mine, I get 1 turn out of the rotors. Not everyone has a big enough caliper to clamp down and compress the brakes to then release the pads out of the front rotors. Rear drums you can use a standard screwdriver to release the tension on the drum if a lip has built up. If you have to rebuild them, then using a drill with a proper stone attachment to smooth out the inner cylinder before rebuilding it and adjusting it to spec can require having the tool to release the loaded springs. For most people having these tools is not common as to why you have various options of where to have it done. Like I said we forum members are a rare group of do it yourselfers.

I understand the point you making, but the engineer in me says attention to detail that there should never have been a noise to begin with. I understand there is no problem here other than a noise that will bother some, be ignored by many others.

Gotta love it when you can get details on why RED WINE is good for you! ??? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-definitive-truth-about-red-wine-health-benefits/ar-BBUaK20?li=BBnb7Kz

That is awesome, way to Rock it GM!

You are the exception as are most of us on this forum. I would not trust most people to have the tools let alone the knowledge of how to change the brake pads. Yet with that, do you have the tools to check and make sure the rotors or drums are not warped? If so can you then have them turned to be true again? Plus are you properly disposing of the toxic waste or just dumping it in the trash. All this comes into play and for the most part, you should, but I understand not always be able to trust the dealership to put it to OEM spec and have it covered by them if they mess up easier than a small 3rd party mechanic. Not always will the dealership be right for everyone and there is plenty I do myself over a dealer, but for bigger jobs, a dealer over a 3rd party mechanic is how I will choose.

In Seattle for some weird reason, woman in their 40's usually Vegan are the most common buyers. The Vegan group here at work all own them. It is a very interesting group of people.

Interesting read on GM's 9 speed and the clicking sound they make. https://gm-techlink.com/?p=11283 Weird, but I see no reason in this day and age for a transmission to make a clicking sound.

This is very cool read on how JEEP is planning to make the Gladiator stand out in the crowd starting with the removable doors. https://www.autonews.com/future-product/jeep-gladiators-conquest-plan-stand-out-crowd I had no idea that in the US, 1,400 trucks are sold a day here. WOW are we Truck Crazy!

Seems he is back in the News and the Security Exchange is investigating as Nissan paid $601,000 for his kids to go to Stanford. This is the same school at the front of college bribes for admission scandal that is hitting the news. https://www.autonews.com/executives/nissan-said-have-paid-stanford-tuition-ghosns-children Seems allot of unusual perks were given to Ghosn that are now coming to light. From Luxury homes to a Nissan paid wedding at Versailles which was a Marie Antoinette themed wedding for his kid. These perks make one really wonder about the abuse by CEO's of a companies money for their own personal family gain.

This brings up one of my biggest concerns I have noticed in the overall auto industry on the ASE certification. That is how does one troubleshoot a problem versus just being a certified parts replacement person. Growing up with a father that had an Auto repair business, my dad pounded into me that you need to always think about what caused the issue and if it is a sign of something bigger going on. Just do not take the easy way out to replace a part and the customer is back a month later or 6 months. As such, I tend to troubleshoot my auto issues first and investigate it before I take it to the dealership to do the grunt work of repairing it. That in and of itself could also be a reason I have not really ever had a problem with the dealership. I tend to spend some time on what I believe the problem is and still ask them to do a complete check to try and insure I have not missed anything. Specialty tools being what they are, it has become more and more that it is not worth my time to do the repairs compared to a competent dealership / repair shop.

I just look for the positive side of life all the time, no need to waste emotion and energy on human error that can be easily corrected. Now if the repair was say a brake job and the whole assembly came off causing big damage to my auto, then hell ya I would be pissed and probably explode if they did not fix it. GM has always been good about taking care of the part failures and making it right to me. Just how I look at life, my Wine Glass is always half full with Chocolates on the side!

SMART Cars were a joke, premium fuel required for subpar fuel economy. Does not matter that they built a cage that could stay together when hitting a cement wall at 70mph, the human was still hamburger. Yea, time for Smart to Die and go to the history books in the Sky. Same place Fiat needs to go and Alfa should have remained.

Yup, the temp service guy put my auto down for a regular oil change not looking at my history that Randy always makes sure I get my Mobile 1. Even then they changed it out and all was good. So Human error on the Temp person, not the regular service. Human error / mistakes does happen. I still say this was a good experience as the dealership took care of me. Some could dwell on the dealer making a mistake, but if they did not take care of you, then that is an even bigger evil. My dealership took care of me as it was their mistake. All is good.

I remember coding on my Pet and saving it all to cassette. I do have to admit, while I never dealt with punch cards and the nightmare if you dropped them of getting them back in order. My first coding was on an HP server that used a Ribbon punch programming methode. It was crazy how big a reel one could get depending on how you coded your program.

Equally as happy, just had my one on one with the boss and now I am on par for the industry position I am in. Part of how Dell does things over EMC where EMC paid lower but gave a bigger bonus. Dell pays on industry par but with a little smaller bonus. Yet having a biweekly bigger paycheck is nice.

Laugh all you want So far my experiences have been positive for the most part that I can remember. But then I go in and set my expectations up front. So far so Good in life! U'mmmmm ? What you talk'in about Willis?

I do not know about that, last fall took the Escalade in for a routine oil change and a temp was there while my service advisor was out on PTO for a few weeks. They ended up doing a normal oil change and the engine just chattered and was so noisy, took it back and they double checked and sure enough wrong stuff. Once the Synthetic was back in, motor was puring smooth and quiet. Now I always double check that the Paperwork says Mobil 1. I think the newer auto's tolerances really require what synthetic does to the motor. I can say it also extends life real well as the 5.9L V8 in my daughters 1999 Durango sure is running well at 250,000 miles for a well used 4x4.

Yup hoping for the same thing here at Dell. This week is the 1 on 1 with the management and you find out how you performed and what you get. Hoping for a good one too.

We would always be happy to have you in Seattle, one big multicultural melting pot of friendly liberal people.

Will he go back to Tesla Roadster 2.0?

Hi Robert, I can honestly say that while I have never worked there, it is an amazing company that one needs to be single to work for. Single people who sign on usually get either a signing bonus or stock grants that mature over 4 years. Depending on the group you work in, it can either be the traditional 40 to 60 hrs a week or 80 plus. Decent pay and a big pay out at the end of 4 years, though Amazon is famous for adding stocks to keep you there longer. The reason I say single is that I have a better work life balance at Dell than I would at Amazon. Every person I know that is / was married either left and came back here to save their marriage or ended up divorced and focused on their career and the money they could make. All depends on what you want to achieve. Amazon makes life very easy with their food stores all over the city here where you have the app on your cell phone and walk in, browse, grab what you want and walk out, no checkouts, pretty cool weird shopping experience. They also have everything in house from dentist, doctors, dry cleaning, etc. Amazon very much like Google, want you to be at your desk working all the time, so make everything else very easy for their workers. Amazon is a BIG BIG BIG Dog loving company, they built dog parks for their employees to play with their dogs during breaks around the city here and you can have them at your desk. Dogs are 6,000 strong at the HQ here and have benefits on par to humans. Crazy. https://www.geekwire.com/2017/photos-amazon-opens-dog-park-next-spheres-employees-public/ https://www.thisdogslife.co/amazons-dog-friendly-headquarters-6000-pups-strong/ https://blog.aboutamazon.com/working-at-amazon/how-much-does-amazon-love-dogs-just-ask-one-of-the-6-000-pups-that-work-here Dog lover like you would love it there. My son's girlfriend works there and has a decent work life balance, but I know it is her group she is in. So take it with a grain of salt, Amazon could be the best company you ever worked for or it could be hell, heck even somewhere in between. Good luck if you decide to talk to them.

Synthetic versus traditional oil blend, I thought Mobile 1 says the same thing but ok, synthetics versus traditional oil blends.

Yea, I do not mind the loss in HP, but the Torque I thought was not that great.