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MT: 2018 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS 1LE VS. 2018 FORD MUSTANG GT PERFORMANCE PACK
G. David Felt replied to ykX's topic in The Lounge
Both have amazing performance and I give them BOTH LOVE as modern day AWESOME PONY Cars. My biggest problem with both is the Tank feel of sitting in one. Yes, this is my one pet peeve with the GOV trying to save us all from stupidity of people with no common sense and killing oneself. If I want to speed in a convertible or T-Top version of a pony car and flip it and crush myself to death, shame on me. Stop trying to save me from myself. Let each person be accountable to themselves. Let's keep an open green house of light and easy visibility. NOW in regards to the Pony cars future, I can easily see both of these bad boys having performance like the Tesla Roadster 2.0 Silent but deadly warp speed Scotty and spare no juice! -
Nissan News: Nissan Isn't Giving Up on the Z
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Nissan
Life for the Z car I can see as an EV Pocket Rocket. Nissan needs to take inspiration from Tesla with Roadster 2.0 and build a Z EV 1.0 that competes on the level of the Tesla. That is where they will gain fans and sales as a Halo auto of EV power.- 8 replies
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Seems they tested on live people and monkeys. https://af.reuters.com/article/africaTech/idAFL8N1PO23X As stated where I posted this in the original VW Diesel software cheat thread, @Scout makes a solid point, Animal Cruelty is a cause that people jump behind fast and this could really damage VW. In the west coast we have so many animal lovers that this could really hurt them long term and in value on their products.
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Genesis News: Genesis Plans A Stand-Alone Dealer Network
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Genesis
That might be the only places left like that in the mid west and deep south. -
Genesis News: Genesis Plans A Stand-Alone Dealer Network
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Genesis
Cadillac has always been a stand alone dealership in Washington, but usually owned by someone or a group that also owned other dealerships. I totally agree with what they are doing for Genesis. The Luxury buyers do not want to have their high end auto mixed in with lower end products. This is where I believe BMW and MB will fail as a high end customer tend to not mix with their lower end cousins. My big wish is that Cadillac would step up faster with new product and require the existing dealers to invest in remodeling to be 21st century dealerships. To many are old Cadillac dealerships that have not really remodeled or updated in the last 20-30 years. -
Seems VW is in the News again, this time someone had commissioned a study to debunk that Diesel is toxic or a carcinogen. Seems they tested on live people and monkeys. https://af.reuters.com/article/africaTech/idAFL8N1PO23X OUCH.
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Probably due to the cheap price.
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I thought that was how Ocnblu drove his parents auto
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Good Question but the sucker is old and yet still sells. The story says for the 9 th year, the 2018 model of production with minimal changes, it is the second best selling dodge behind the caravan. https://www.caranddriver.com/dodge/journey One does wonder if it will get replaced or just what, but they keep building them and they keep selling.
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Sounds like due to China EV push that BMW is needing to hook up with a home grown company and built their EV product line from China focus and push it out to the world, I also bet that Toyota was probably more on the line for a heavy lift for Mini and BMW did not like the cost. Interesting times we live in!
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Seems the Auto Industry could be in for losses on loans due to overvalued trade ins to allow people to move into a newer fancier auto. Good news that I see is that buying a CPO auto means we can get a loaded auto for cheap. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-25/underwater-on-your-trade-in-no-problem-u-s-car-lenders-say Love this write up on the 1990's 454SS. @ocnblu You will want a modern day version of this baby I bet! https://jalopnik.com/no-carmaker-has-the-guts-to-make-a-chevrolet-454-ss-tod-1822428167 Basic cab, quiet exhaust and the ability to leave everyone in the dust. 230 HP 385 LB-FT of torque and only $18,295 then.
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Agree, my wifes friend Z28 also has the T tops and they built in a special place to store them in the back. Targa is cool, but also a pain to just take off and go, so I agree with Cubical that I would take a sky roof over a targa since so many now open up so big. Yet, I would still like a T Top on my SUV. That would be awesome!
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Seems that the newest RAV4 was caught in hot weather testing in california and could be released next year in 2019 or sooner. Will say that the pictures are heavy covering but clearly you can see that the RAV4 is going away from their bullet look and into a more traditional SUV type body look. Supposed to be the first CUV on their global new TGNA platform. https://www.autoblog.com/2018/01/24/2019-toyota-rav4-redesign-spy-photos/#slide-7223474
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Cadillac SuperCruise vs. Tesla Autopilot
G. David Felt replied to balthazar's topic in Industry News
This story nails why I do not think self driving auto's will be a hit for 20-30 years. https://www.autoblog.com/2018/01/24/self-driving-vehicles-survey-aaa/ As much as I believe self driving will give handicapped such as blind people better freedom to get around, we have a huge SCARED population that AAA has found are not wanting them on the road. AKA Baby Boomers fear technology. Good read on the percentages they show as this is based on a survey of their 20 million members. -
Volvo News: Spying: Volvo V60 Enjoys the Snow
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Volvo
Europe I wonder how long before the station wagon is replaced by the CUV?- 2 replies
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I love T Tops, especially on the Monte Carlo Areo SS. Wish they still had them as other than the Wrangler, I do not think anyone offers T tops any longer.
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That is one HOT HOT Car!
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As I said in the trucks or SUVs /CUVs where you need to haul / pull a trailer these make sense, but in cars with the tech we have on Hybrid and petro, diesel is a no go I think. Yes I will adjust to include the smaller CUVs but even then I think the cost over all of the powertrain and fuel makes it a hard sale now as we move forward with Hybrids that can equal or beat Diesel.
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Awesome, Are you and Drew going to the show? While I would never own a Toyota myself, I am very happy for them rolling out a new line of TRD Pro's as this will make everyone else also step up their game. Good for all!
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RIP Environment USA! Yea, not really seeing a need for Diesel auto's other than the Trucks or full size SUVs for hauling trailers.
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Voluntary!, Come on Audi, you knew about the illegal software and you went Voluntary? Guess if they wanted to truly force killing off Diesel they have achieved that since pretty much Diesel is dead in many markets and I bet Europe will see a change in that fuel also.
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End of year performance reviews, I hate these as they really can be more political than actual facts I feel sometimes.