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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    RIP, wishing the best to his partner and their two sons. Be interesting to see what the official cause of death is.
  2. G. David Felt
    I have never had these problem using those types of gas cans. Maybe the guy did not read or follow instructions. Yes, Yes he did from City, to county, to state and federal, every corrupt unstable political hasbeen.
  3. G. David Felt
    RIP Sergio, I never cared for how he managed FCA, but my thoughts go out to his family on their loss. I do have to question how a simple procedure ended up taking his life so soon. I hope they release his autopsy results.
  4. G. David Felt
    Buick needs a Grand National version on their CUV's just as GMC needs to bring back a Typhoon / Syclone version for their truck / CUV line. Not everyone wants just luxury only. How about some luxury with performance American Style!
  5. G. David Felt
    Yup plenty, but that still does not mean that we cannot give Americans a break on cost of getting around.
  6. G. David Felt
    That was my wonder if the Platinum is their most popular package as the v-sport is awesome, but I cannot see it selling as well as the Platinum. No matter what, gotta be happy with the ATPs that Cadillac is getting for their awesome product. Interesting package levels for the 2018 models: WHY is there not a consistent naming of all levels between all products? ATS - base, luxury, premium luxury, premium performance, V CTS - base, luxury, premium luxury, v-sport, v-sport premium luxury, V XTS - base, luxury, premium luxury, platinum, v-sport platinum CT6 - base, luxury, premium luxury, platinum, XT4 - base, luxury, premium luxury, sport XT5 - base, luxury, premium luxury, platinum, Escalade - base, luxury, premium luxury, platinum You can build your XT4 here https://www.cadillac.com/crossovers-suvs/xt4-crossover/build-and-price/trim My XT4 built the way I would want it with Autumn Metallic and Sedona interior color came out to $57,150. One thing already I AM NOT happy on with the XT4 is you have to pay $1,500 for the Cadillac User Experience to get Apple Carplay or Android Auto. Not fine, should be included in all levels of the stereo system. This also requires you adding the Bose Centerpoint surround sound audio system for another $1,500 dollars. As a comparison to the XT5, AWD Platinum fully loaded is $72,945
  7. G. David Felt
    Very Cool, This makes me wonder how Cadillac does on their various name plates. ?
  8. G. David Felt
    Z4 versus Supra Which one do I like best. Hate to say it but the Supra looks better even in Camo. https://jalopnik.com/oh-cool-its-the-toyota-supra-and-bmw-z4-just-hanging-ou-1827837643 Plenty of close up pics of the Supra and Z4 at the story link above.
  9. G. David Felt
    Gotta Love when a Dealer keeps an old look alive on new trucks. http://www.thedrive.com/news/16762/chevrolet-dealer-keeping-the-classic-pickup-look-alive-with-this-cheyenne-super-10-build Cheyenne Super 10
  10. G. David Felt
    I for one would not rent out my auto's as renters tend to not take care of an auto and flog them. Yet with that said I wish GM well with this new rental model. https://www.maven.com/us/?evar25=GM_COM_Our_Brands Hmmmm ?
  11. G. David Felt
    Cool Video of the woman who led the group that designed the ZR2 truck and getting muddy with it. http://www.thedrive.com/video/21862/getting-muddy-in-the-chevrolet-colorado-zr2-with-the-woman-who-brought-it-to-life
  12. G. David Felt
    http://www.thedrive.com/news/22347/2019-toyota-86-trd-special-edition-instant-collector Seems no more HP but tuned for better handling a Toyota 86 TRD for 2019.
  13. G. David Felt
    Great source to follow the Clean California Emissions info: http://calcleancars.org/ Intersting read on this same thread: https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2018-07-23/us-to-propose-revoking-calif-ability-to-set-vehicle-emissions-rules-mandate-evs-source Another site that does a pro/con writeup on the CARB versus EPA: https://www.dmv.org/articles/epa-emissions-standards-revision Who knew that the Forestry Service arm of the Government is putting in place their own standards to quiet and reduce emissions of non-road petro powered products. Specifically fire pumps and chain saws but also to be applied to other appliance type devices. EPA and CARB Emission Standards To Control Nonroad Exhaust Emissions of Fire Pumps and Chain Saws https://www.fs.fed.us/eng/pubs/html/02511204/02511204.htm Washington state is working hard to remove emission pollution and road noise. As such of course EV's are a well supported auto option with rebates and discounts. With that said Washington is a partner in supporting CARB over the Federal standards and requiring all new auto's to meet the CARB standard. https://ecology.wa.gov/Air-Climate/Air-quality/Vehicle-emissions With 13 states fully implementing the CARB standard, 3 states partially implementing them with full implementation happening between 2020-2025 and being voter approved in the west coast states, I honestly do not see the feds being able to take away State Rights in governing themselves. If they still move forward to repeal California's CARB. I suspect it will end up in the courts and last well over 2 years by which time Trump should be out of office.
  14. G. David Felt
    Wall street has been making billions off the back of hard working americans. Time to flip it on them.
  15. G. David Felt
    Nah, Just my 1970's red blooded American boy came out on two things i love, Hot Rods and Woman!
  16. G. David Felt
    That must be a rewrite of the Japan playbook from the 70's.
  17. G. David Felt
    Just like a proper bubble butt on a woman!
  18. G. David Felt
    And Mercedes did not begin this way? Every auto company has to start some place in an attempt to build performance and luxury auto's and over time change customer perception of what they build. Just look at the garbage MB made and eventually replaced to be the now so called leader in luxury auto's by selling millions of E-class taxis.
  19. G. David Felt
    So then why does Mercedes-Benz make low end AMG versions of their cars if performance FWD appliances do not sell? ?‍♂️
  20. G. David Felt
    https://www3.forbes.com/business/11-best-bargains-in-three-year-old-used-cars/?utm_campaign=11-Best-Bargains-Cars&utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=gannettcompany-detroitnews&utm_term=11+3-Year-Old+Cars+Experts+Agree+Are+a+Steal! I have to agree with Forbes on this list of cars that are a steal when they come off their 3yr lease. Best CPOs to buy and Cadillac ATS and CTS are on the list along with Mercedes-Benz C & E and BMW 3 & 5 plus a couple fords and some Asians.
  21. G. David Felt
    https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2018/07/23/fiat-altavilla-resignation-head-europe/37057743/ To be expected that the guy who worked with Sergio would leave when passed over. More of the same is what the company would have under that guy. Good for him to move on and let Mike build new and fresh.
  22. G. David Felt
    HELL is coming and the battle is about to begin. Who wins, ?
  23. G. David Felt
    Yes, an air filter that regularly gets changed with it is dirty is the best start. I also on the 99 Durango have 30,000 mile tune ups as to why every 2 years roughly it gets a tune up. I agree with your assessment that the auto in the video you watched was a high mileage with neglect as I have traditional carbon build up but never gunk. I usually run the auto and race the motor as I spay into the throttle body and clean everything up shinny new like before changing the plugs, points, rotor cap, plugs etc. Once all cleaned up, cool down and replace everything then off to fill up the tank with Techron and the baby is good for a while.
  24. G. David Felt
    Interesting read on Tesla and the media. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/29/1767826/-The-War-on-Tesla-Musk-and-the-Fight-for-the-Future Some valid points made.
  25. G. David Felt
    Ultra Capacitors from Skeleton Technologies To answer the immediate question, can Ultra Capacitors replace batteries? No they cannot. Yet from the country of Estonia where Skype was invented, the ability to to provide 100 kW of power in a small 10kg module that can handle over 1 million cycles of power for instant accelerate and then recharge it on a deceleration is now a reality. You can use a smaller battery reducing battery costs by 10% and extending the life as the hit on a battery from acceleration is what reduces battery life. The end result is longer life by using batteries with ultra capacitors that can soak up deceleration and regenerative braking for use later on in acceleration. This also allows a helping with recharging the battery pack by pulling in fast power and feeding it into the battery in a constant manner. Great video on how they build Ultra Capacitors and showing how one works. They also show a Megawatt Ultra Capacitor system that is a fraction of size of a container size lithium battery that is 10 times the size. This Megawatt Ultra Capacitor system is the answer to reducing brownouts.
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