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Boy they are setting up for either a big WOW or Big OUCH factor with that Promises to be Great Looking. I hope so as right now it is very bland and boring to me.
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Volvo News: Polestar 1 is A 600 Horsepower Hybrid Coupe from Sweden
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Awesome looking coupe 2 door with 4 person seating. Have to say this is a good looking car both inside and out. Excited for the Polestar 3 CUV. -
G. David Felt - Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.cheersandgears.com Washington State starts proposal for Autonomous auto lanes on I-5 Freeway. The idea is to change all existing HOV lanes to Autonomous vehicle lanes in the next 8-10 years. A local think tank has with help from the High Tech Community researched and is going to lay out to the state how to incorporate autonomous auto lanes on I-5 first and then throughout the state on all Federal and State highways. The think tank believes this could be incorporated by 2040. King 5 Story
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In washington state we have a distracted driving law so you get a $256, $512 and $1024 fine for first through 3rd offense and they notify your insurance each time. Yet with that they also put signs up asking people to report distracted driving as well as road rage and DUI. I am all for safety and yet how does a single occupant driver do that when they see it? Agree Dash Cams are about to become common to protect oneself. The GoPro 4K is awesome for clarity and that is how I think it should be done, when safe forward it to the local police.
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Yup, agree. I know some times people make mistakes and go through a red light, I have entered an intersection and had it go from green to red before I exit. Weird, but have experienced it. Yet then you can tell like this guy he truly did not want to wait, maybe playing with his phone and then just gunned it going through a clear red light. Glad you were not fast off the line as he could have hit you.
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Had a new Tesla X pull out in front of me and my wife asked what turd that was as it was black everything.
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Quick Drive: 2017 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD
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Modern engines suck in many regards as well as have some cool tech, like my NA V6 and V8 Pushrod engines over the cam crap engines and especially the turbos. Would rather have a supercharger that goes with the flow of the engine helping out from low to high rpm than a turbo. EV will address all those shortcomings in the near future.- 18 replies
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Quick Drive: 2017 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD
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Yes it is a semantic of words, Perform well in it's class is fine for this auto. Performance is another thing altogether.- 18 replies
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GM News: CAMI Unifor Members Approve New Contract
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in General Motors
So max pay is $71,032 a year, plus overtime and bonus. At this point the ratification of the deal just put $6,000 into each workers pockets and $2,000 a year for 4 years. So this year, those at the top of the pay will make$79,032 for the first full year from today and then drop down to $73,032 for each year after the first. To me that is a fair wage for the type of work and benefits. Still hope they close the plant in 4 years. -
Quick Drive: 2017 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Reviews
Agree on the Hybrid for mid size trucks, Hopefully GM will be first and continue to lead the way. Here is to positive thinking. True no one came out and said it was a performance version, but Riviera74 said good performance and even that I am not so sure as the engine has to rev like crazy to product torque to move it's ass. In that regards I do not consider it good performance or any performance but then I admit my view is skewed as I see things as one that has nothing but big and small block V8's.- 18 replies
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Quick Drive: 2017 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD
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True, we no longer have any reasonably priced performance SUV/CUV's that cost $40K. Trailblazer SS was the last reasonable performance SUV that was out on the market. Durango has them but far from the $40K price. Still I would not use performance to describe the Highlander AWD CUV.- 18 replies
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Jeep News: 2018 Jeep Wrangler Owners Manual Arrives On the Internet
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Kinda like observing the quality of your stools? Suggest they see the doctor, that is way off topic for an auto forum.
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Quick Drive: 2017 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Reviews
Highlander are boring to drive and on par with everything else. People who have never driven a performance auto thinks there great when in fact they are just boring lemming mobiles. This will sell to the same lemming crowd but is far from a performance fun CUV to drive.- 18 replies
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Hope so, I hope 3-5 years at most before shutting it down.
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Fiat News: FCA CEO Still Thinks Electric Cars Are Not Viable
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Agreed, neither EV or ICE made money as to why so many failed. But technology changes and old ideas become new and better. I agree that ICE is not over yet, but it's days are numbered as better ways to travel come about.- 13 replies
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Maybe they should call it FINIT - Fucking Idiot Narrow Ignoramus Thinking Had a few good bottles of Malbec tonight after a long 6 day week of 16hr days. Nice to unwind and not think about all the bloody morons in gov that should just die. Time for a new world order of sanity.
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Like all good business managers, you pick the battles you want to fight and both Ford and GM realize there is no money to be made in the Miata game. Leave it to a dying company that in the next 5-10 years might not even exist or for sure will be independant. Everyone here knows SMK that there is no reason or need to build a 2 seater, limited market and Mazda builds a good product for the limited market of users. Pull your head out and accept that not everyone needs to be in every market and MB day will come with the bloody company will struggle to survive due to being over extended in stupid models that make no money. They are in their hay day of Cadillac 80's when Cadillac was King. MB day is now but will fall eventually, they all do. Every company has their time as king of the market.
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Fiat News: FCA CEO Still Thinks Electric Cars Are Not Viable
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Wasn't the ICE auto industry like this in the early 1900's?- 13 replies
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So your brother works for a stupid socialist company that treats everyone like Lemmings and would rather destroy the future than help to make things better. I drive a fun gas guzzling auto and my company has free charging for those that drive EV's and plug in. Big Deal, the few dollars in Electricity cannot compare and it is the step in the right direction. You have just proven how out of touch with educated humans Unions are. Thank you for proving why we are way past needing them except for those that are just lazy. In thinking about this, I question if the building is even owned by the company your brother works for. I doubt it as most do not own their own buildings as they can lease and write it off against profits to minimize paying taxes and usually the building owners are the ones who put in EV chargers to take advantage of write off's and to help change to a healthier breathing area for everyone. @ocnblu, post your brothers work address please, I am truly interested in knowing who owns the building as it can also indicate who is doing the EV stuff.
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Industry News: The Big Electric Car Blitz
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Industry News
Wrong and you are showing your blind ignorance to the advances of technology and Moore's law as Batteries lost in the 1900's due to humans not being advanced enough to build the right parts to support EV auto's. We are now beyond the Dinosaur age or in your case Horse with Blinders as Engineers and Scientist are pushing the boundaries every day and this time EV will win out. Like so many companies that ignored the direction of the future and changes in technology, you will find yourself left behind Padawan by not embracing change.- 31 replies
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Start the clock, GM will be looking to close this plant down and sell off the land in 10 years time if not sooner.
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Fiat News: FCA CEO Still Thinks Electric Cars Are Not Viable
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Every day, more and more find that changing habits does make sense and in the next 18 months we will see a the change gain speed. @riviera74 I agree with what you said and question if FCA will still be independent let alone have the name brands they have today in 2030.- 13 replies
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I always thought you were more of the white nascar crowd.