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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Morons with more money are born every day than common sense. Hypercar racing, $50 million of amazing driving fun.
  2. G. David Felt
    Very cool video of the erupting Hawaii's volcano via a drone. http://www.thedrive.com/tech/20922/fly-around-hawaiis-erupting-kilauea-volcano-with-this-up-close-drone-footage
  3. G. David Felt
    Wonder how the Solid State no Cobalt batteries will play. I think this will be the bigger game changer than reducing the amount of Cobalt in an existing battery.
  4. G. David Felt
    And CR has found a braking issue with the Tesla 3 that Musk says will be fixed via a software update. Consumer Reports will NOT Recommend Tesla 3. https://www.consumerreports.org/hybrids-evs/tesla-model-3-review-falls-short-of-consumer-reports-recommendation/
  5. G. David Felt
    @balthazar I think Musk could loose more than half the deposits once other OEM EV's start showing up this summer and fall. I think his days are numbered in the current form as a car company.
  6. G. David Felt
    Yes, I would agree with you that most do, but try telling someone in the suburbs that his new $80,000 baby has to sit outside cause it is too big.
  7. G. David Felt
    Yup, watched a number of videos that talk about the 79.9" wide and that this new truck is only 1.5" longer but the wheels are 4" farther apart to greatly increase interior room. Yet no one talks about the Height. Yet people all mention that it is taller. Interesting as Drew is correct that an 8' garage door does not take into account the 4" arm of a garage door opener. H'mmmm ?
  8. G. David Felt
    Makes me wonder what kind of fun Performance parts will come out for this Turbo 4 banger. ? So are these hitting that Magic 8 ft tall mark of most common garage doors?
  9. G. David Felt
    Mercedes is your Grandpa's Brand too and they have no EV. The speed difference for the majority of people is insignificant and the Bolt can go faster if you put it in Sport mode. Interesting how no one really talks about the fact that you can take a second off that magic number you like to use too much on 0 to 60 if you are in Sport mode that then puts the Bolt on a level plane with the Tesla 3 that is more cramped than the Bolt.
  10. G. David Felt
    I tried my best to find commercial printers, I know they exist as Jim said I can this summer come up and visit him and he will show me the commercial Metal 3D printers. Like everything, if it can handle the needs of airline planes and get the sign off by the FAA, I would think it could handle being a part on an auto.
  11. G. David Felt
    That is still one Toad I like!
  12. G. David Felt
    More evidence the American economy is starting to overheat and we are headed for a correction. Shipping costs have almost doubled in recent years. Biggest problem is the huge increase in trucking product around America. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/america-doesn’t-have-enough-truckers-and-it’s-starting-to-cause-prices-of-about-everything-to-rise/ar-AAxAyYC?li=BBnb7Kz $80,000 a year starting wage for a Trucker. ?
  13. G. David Felt
    So just checked the web site, $3,500 difference between the 4 door and 2 door starting price. $40,995 4 Door $37,495 2 Door $1,000 to upgrade from V6 to Turbo 4, from 285HP to 368HP. You loose the 6sp manual and must have the $2,000 8sp auto. So $3,000 price increase. ? This I do not get, you have to pay now $1,295 for the steel bumpers otherwise you get plastic bumpers over aluminum stops. What idiot would not have metal bumpers for a serious off road auto. Like that they now offer a Hard Top Headliner insulation package. $495 2018 Wrangler Rubicon 4x4 2-Door in Mojito color $53,310 ?
  14. G. David Felt
    How do you know? You never saw it yet.
  15. G. David Felt
    OK, Learned a few things and checked with my brother in-law who heads up the Boeing propulsion project for the Dreamliner. They have been 3D metal printing for the last few years core suspension parts and mounting parts for the engines and the huge fans are 3D metal printed. Save considerable on metal waste, built stronger and lighter being superior parts. I can see this as a way for GM to reduce weight and have much cleaner suspension parts and other body, frame, power train parts moving forward. Some good links to read up on and see demos on 3D metal printing. https://all3dp.com/1/3d-metal-3d-printer-metal-3d-printing/ https://markforged.com/metal-x/ This site shows a wide variety of printing, there is a great story also on NCSU (North Carolina State University) that has figured out how to 3D print using Glass. https://3dprinting.com/metal/ I am excited by what we are seeing as a future way to creating items faster and better.
  16. G. David Felt
    I am wondering the same thing, I think it would be for a superior die to create the molds, but one can only wonder. Gonna search for this info more.
  17. G. David Felt
    Cool, should be interesting. Wonder what the powertrain lineup will be?
  18. G. David Felt
    Electric Saturn Sky that would run circles around the petro Miata would be cool!
  19. G. David Felt
    And you ignore all the toxic by products the Diesel engine puts out. These engines are very dirty in the configuration that the germans sold them in compared to the treatment systems that did clean them up. Yet with that said, today's advances have shown that diesel is not the efficient king it used to be. Moving forward in the 21st century, Hybrids and electrics will continue to improve and replace diesel and petro autos.
  20. G. David Felt
    So funny how you twist and take everything out of context.
  21. G. David Felt
    Love this latest News release by GM: http://www.gm.com/mol/m-2018-may-0503-lightweighting.html Advanced Software Design Technology Leads GM into Next Generation of Vehicle Lightweighting. GM goes into details about their newest disruptive technology. Rather than cast or many older tech ways of building parts, they have formed an Alliance with Autodesk to use advanced AI-based generative design technology with 3D printing advancements to build parts that will help lighten and transform future vehicles. Think about this, massive 3D printer at the repair show, no more ordering up parts, just grab the latest 3D template for a part and print it out, install, repair done. Very cool
  22. G. David Felt
    I love that Chevy has a dedicated Performance website for all things performance upgrades, power trains, etc. Better yet is The Block web site. Covering all events, custom auto builds, etc. http://www.theblock.com/?article=4754798a-1933-4af0-858f-83eaa0e9a8c4#news So many awesome rides and builds going on. 100 years of Trucks at the Spring autofair. Totally cool http://www.theblock.com/?article=1e31188b-30c2-4f2e-8e36-6374d7b0bd92#news
  23. G. David Felt
    Disagree, Going to a small car is always a Downgrade to me. Luxury, roomy SUV / CUV are and always will be an upgrade to me. Even a full size Truck is an upgrade over a car. MHO
  24. G. David Felt
    WOW, I see it from a half ass piss poor car to a roomy CUV. Tesla 3, Half Empty Chevy Bolt Half Full
  25. G. David Felt
    Love this as it is a side by side comparison chart of all the details about the Chevy Bolt compared to Tesla 3. https://www.consumerreports.org/tesla-model-3/tesla-model-3-vs-chevrolet-bolt-ev-tale-of-the-tape/
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