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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    I can say with confidence that @surreal1272 is correct. I had a brand new only 14 miles on it as a rental in Kauai for 2 weeks. I could sit comfortably in the front, middle or even get into the 3rd row. I honestly was shocked at how roomy the Flex was. Shame it is gone as that was an outstanding comfy auto.
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    The two tesla stations by me are always full, usually a couple Tesla waiting to charge. It will be interesting to see how bad the wait gets once all the OEMs are able to use the Tesla Supercharging network.
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    I can understand that, looking at both Bing and Google Search results, EV conversion is very popular right now as more interest in converting an old auto to EV than updating to current gas motors. Then we have stories like this that continue to drive interest. Converting gas-powered cars to EVs is a booming business (cnbc.com) On top of this is the continued growth in Warp EV Motor sales as they are very easy to connect up to an automatic transmission. Might be good to do an update on this with current pricing to compare what conversion back in 2015 was to today in 2024. WOW 8 plus years ago. Crazy.
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    It was a 2017 Explorer against the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Alex test drove both with the family and we all were not impressed with the interior of the Ford.
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    WOW, so an oversized kidney grill that makes it ugly imho on top of a driver's seat with a raised nutcracker center spot on the driver's seat. I am really thinking that BMW has a bunch of ballless engineers. Not impressed.
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    Will have to take a wait and see approach to this as when my son went SUV shopping in 2017 the Jeep Grand Cherokee won over the Explorer as the interior fit n finish was a huge difference between the too and now with the Jeep issues he ran into, he traded it in on a Kia Telluride. Ford Recalls and poor interiors have a wait and see approach to their autos for my household.
  7. G. David Felt
    This Jelly Bean will not be missed by me.
  8. G. David Felt
    Nice looking SUV, really am enjoying the current style of the GMC portfolio. I have to say that every auto is going to have a huge price increase due to the negotiations that took place last year with the suppliers during the height of the inflation. I have to think this will have to be addressed as sales drop this year.
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    Saw two oldies today on my way to my yearly physical. A Saab Station wagon but could not see the actual model and a Ford Comet 4 door.
  10. G. David Felt
    OUCH, this is a scary thing that the UK government is proposing. UK law could ban Apple security updates across the world in an 'unprecedented overreach' (msn.com)
  11. G. David Felt
    While we do need a lower cost EV such as the EV4, I think it is smart as globally large purchases have cooled to spread out the roll out of EVs and right now SUV is far more popular than the sedans.
  12. G. David Felt
    Very cool the 7 awards Hyundai has gotten. Hyundai Receives Seven 2024 Car and Driver Editors' Choice Awards - Hyundai Newsroom
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    WOW, talk about going out of the room to compare to something that was NEVER brought up by Drew or myself. I was comparing to make it clear here that you can get the Kia EV6 for less in a lease @ $349 than the Compass that Drew quoted with a lease of $548. This was never a comparison of Compass to a Model Y. Yet since you brought it up, Tesla shows that a Lease of the Model Y cheapest is $429, still more than the lease of a Kia EV6.
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    A big chunk of folks are already priced out as the average income required to buy a new auto is now @ $94,282 This Is the Salary You Need To Afford a New Car in Your State | GOBankingRates You can see the specific wage for your state, but your state is over $95K and almost $97K in my state.
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    True, but at the price point which one would you like to own is how i see it.
  16. G. David Felt
    Hard for the Compass to compete at those prices against the Kia EV6 here in AWD which has a Lease of $349 per month for 36 months and you can use the $7,500 IRA instant rebate as the down payment.
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    @Drew Dowdell did mention that Jeep seems to be wanting to move up scale into the luxury market. Makes me wonder who will service the bottom end. Kia?
  18. G. David Felt
    For those interested in GM results and the CEO Letter: Q4 2023 Letter to Shareholders (gm.com) GM Releases 2023 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results, and 2024 Guidance
  19. G. David Felt
    With California Politicians pushing to have speed regulators on all Auto's that whole Speed thing is a moot point for 0 to 60 if the auto see's your in a 25 mph zone and kills the accelerator when you hit 25mph.
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    All the past buyers were heavy 2wd, 4 banger models. They killed off all the entry level so getting these folks to then move up the ladder to better equipped 4x4 models is gone. I think the American brands are not getting much love by the Stellantis European overlords.
  21. G. David Felt
    Excellent read on Right to Charge and how to do it if you do not live in a house. How to charge an EV if you live in a condo, apartment or use street parking - The Washington Post Interesting read, facts are auto owners want less maintenance and cost, Hybrid vehicles and Hydrogen vehicles are NOT less expensive or Less maintenance. Despite Bad Press, Half of Americans Still Want an EV or Hybrid (businessinsider.com)
  22. G. David Felt
    Makes me wonder if the Jeep Wagoneer S will fall under the 4XE segment or if it will get it's own electric segment.
  23. G. David Felt
    This just cracks me up about Toyota and the BS their executives are spewing. Certification Irregularities at Toyota Industries | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website
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    This is very interesting for Rivian. Rivian's latest hire should make fans of Apple products rejoice (msn.com)
  25. G. David Felt
    I have seen in the purchasing management area that many talk about having to lock in contracts and as such, while many even GM in their Q4 presentation today stated that the normalization of production plants makes them see having to reduce prices this year to continue sales. So big rebates???? The price increase is taking into account the long-term contracts they signed to build the auto based on quoting of prices at that time and with most of this being negotiable during last summer, I suspect these prices have that inflation built in and will have to be adjusted as things cool off later this year. The U.S. economy is very robust ignoring the liars that say it is not as it is better now than the past president's economy. Yet with that said, either salary will have to go up or companies are going to have to reduce prices as costs go down to keep sales going as I see buyer fatigue as a major issue with buying major purchases.
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