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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    No DO NOT be Sorry! I totally agree, this BS is why Dealerships suck and I am very clear and direct when I go to help family, friends and my own kids buy auto's. No need to deceptive BS in today's auto buying. ATTENTION DEALERSHIPS: You want Respect, You want Money, Then compete on Price, Service and Professionalism. Otherwise, let the dealerships fail and let the OEMs sell direct. No reason to not have set clear pricing that Costco, Sams Club or the OEM can do.
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    Nice, interesting spec, surprised that they are using a knock off of MB air vents. Also the steering wheel looks like something from the 70's, dated and old with that thick ass circle center covering the airbag. Over all not bad otherwise, but the brakes do look undersized for this full size sedan with that power.
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    To each their own. Call Jet what you want, you only get out of it what you put into it. I know for a fact that Jet Chips can and do perform but then when I rebuilt my V8 and bored it to a 402, I also went hot on the cam and ported and polished the heads. Once the engine work was done, I ran and tested it on the GM default mgmt. chip. Then I ordered up the Jet chip giving them all the info on the modifications of the motor. The new Chip clearly delivered a much appreciated boost. Chips alone give little gain, but when added with better air sensors, throttle bodies, etc., they do their job. Basic Trifecta chip does about the same as a basic Jet chip using info supplied by GM yet if you look at the full picture, tweak other items that also can affect performance and use a chip programmer to tweak the code, you can get plenty of performance. End result is this was not a plug for Jet, but more of the statement that they are various 3rd party products that can and do enhance engine performance beyond what GM has done. Heck you can even go with GM Performance kits that also will boost your fun.
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    Nice part is you can gain 25HP/Torque and up depending on stage 1 or 2 of performance chips from Jet and others. Some very cool and easy mods that can greatly unleash the potential of the engine. Course I would also change out the Airflow sensor at the same time so it can truly unleash the beast in the engine.
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    I can understand that as I had my head unit replaced in the first 5K miles when new, but since been rock steady. Weird, but I do think with so many electronics in the world, products either are built right the first time or not and sadly swapping them out is a fact of life. I know both BMW and MB owners that have gone through many head units in their own auto and then traded in for something new. So this is not just a cadillac issue. Bummer to hear your brother had that happen, but hopefully the latest unit is current on software and working fine. In regards to internal size, yes they all fall within an inch or two of the same measurements in one way or another. Sadly if you are just tall like me or have long body, short legs / arms or long legs & arms, short body, the ATS does seem to work fine in the front but kill's the back seat for room especially headroom, but then so does every other auto in this class at least for me, Shrek size. Bug's also do not fit for me. Wife loves the design, size, etc. but sucks for interior room for big guys like me. as to why I will always be in full size SUV's. That of course will not stop me from test driving cars and checking them out. Always fun to get into them and dream if it was only Eldorado 70's size for me. FYI - Arnold Schwarzenegger was my idol growing up as I was 6ft tall at age 12, my dad got me into body building and at age 50 I am still a die hard gym nut. So big is me when it comes to fitting into auto's.
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    While I totally understand what is being said here, the bigger challenge is not if but when Ford and GM bring in Wrangler equal products and continue to update their SUV/CUV product line that will eventually outperform Jeep. Jeep has the name, but FCA does not have the deep pockets to keep Jeep a true competitor to others. I actually expect Jeep to stay on line with sales and maybe a 1% up tick as refresh comes out but I do not expect them to capitalize on how hot the SUV/CUV market is right now. The billions that could have really made Jeep, Ram, Dodge current and on fire has been wasted propping up Fiat and trying to bring Alfa back from the dead. Sergio the Idiot has destroyed what should have been a no brainer when he took the US brands over. Very sad!
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    Yes the ATS is small for big people, but spot on when compared to all the other competitors. QUE, Same excuse, people seem to bash when they do not know how to use it. Plus, since your brother got his ATS, has he done any of the free updates? Que right now is so much better than when it came out and I have to say User Error more than anything. Like the crappy BMW and MB systems or even FORD or Toyota, when you do not use it daily, they all seem to be a challenge and poorly designed. My nieces Ford Flex system drives me nuts, yet for her she thinks it works great compared to the rare time she uses her mom's escalade. The Nav / Touch screen systems in auto's today are very subjective to what you are very familiar with, otherwise you can say they all suck or all are awesome.
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    Gypsys Tramps and Theives Cher was awesome even in the 70's
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    WRONG WRONG WRONG, WOW, do you not know your history. Porsche owned less than 20% of VW, ran up debt to have what would have been 75% of VW and the bank market crashed and called their loans. Yet VW stepped up and bought the remaining 50.1% of outstanding stock to own Porsche backed by germany, Emir from Qatar and select other private financing to become VW 10th brand. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jul/05/volkswagen-buys-porsche Want to see the time line, then see this great write up covering how Porsche attempted to buy VW and VW gobbled them up. http://www.automobilemag.com/news/porsche-and-volkswagen-what-happened/ Plenty of more news stories that cover the truth!
  11. G. David Felt
    Have you even got your butt in the seat of one? They are way over rated. Once in the car you can see just how cheap a car FCA built. Sorry but now it is not that good of a car and I have been in them.
  12. G. David Felt
    Love the R33 & R34 Skyline. Love some of the classic Japanese cars. These two just are blah. But you are right I do love the mid 80's Monte Carlo and Buick National. Older 50's and 60's are a hit and miss with me. Depends on the little details that make me love the car or not. These two are just Blah to me. in the same way I find the K-cars blah.
  13. G. David Felt
    Each their own, just blah box's to me.
  14. G. David Felt
    On topic for this New Awesome Regal GS with the V6 and yes while I am not thrilled with the low torque, for the $10K savings over say an MB CLA that has less hp and torque, there are plenty of very cool performance add on's. I see you can already get performance tuned chips from GM and a host of 3rd party players that will clearly up the level that this car puts out putting it very close to the CLA AMG version which is $30K higher and still save you $20K plus. This is an awesome car that can be made into an ultimate sleeper. Very exciting indeed.
  15. G. David Felt
    Just accept the clear fact that you have issue with this as it is priced competitively against your MB products and give more bang for the buck! People all over are seeing that German brands are failing to live up to the hype and moving goal posts. American is bringing their A game to compete and doing it better than MB.
  16. G. David Felt
    OUCH, I would not touch that as it is ready for big time expense replacement parts. After all just a headlight assembly is $5K. Crazy
  17. G. David Felt
    Cool, Like what I read, wonder about the story of there being a Hybrid or EV version. Be interesting to see if that is being considered or not still. Very good news.
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    Disagree, In a 25 mile radius I found the following: Autotrader.com for washington, big tech state with lots of cash shows that the CLA family for a 2 year old model with mid 20K miles sells for half the price brand new. I do not see how that is holding value when 2 years and 50% drop in value. Total CLA 4matic's available for sale = 30 Autotrader.com for the Buick shows a fraction of the GS on the used car lots, those that are 2yrs old are in the high teens to low 20's for miles and selling for the same half price of when it was new. GS AWD available for sale same 25 mile radius = 4 Expand it out to 50 miles and you have 52 available: MB = 43 Buick = 9 Expand to 100 miles radius and you have 60 available: MB = 51 Buick = 9 Both models seem to stay low miles, both are selling at 50% off new prices when originally sold. So tell me how the Regal DOES NOT hold value? Seems to me that the Regal is holding fine as most auto's after a couple years are loosing half their value. So the Best or Nothing Ultimate luxury auto line is loosing 50% value like everyone else after 2 years. Might as well buy certified used compared to new.
  19. G. David Felt
    One of my wife's friends finally came and visited us, Amazing she still owns her Z28 that she bought brand new. A one car owner! Even has T-Tops. Fully loaded. Pretty cool, I forgot just how low one sits to the ground in it. She just had the carburetor rebuilt. Gets up and hauls ass! America still builds auto's that last as long as you do the 30K mile services.
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  21. G. David Felt
    Been saying it since day one, that a Volt Powertrain CUV would do much better than a 4 door car. The rest are pretty much understandable.
  22. G. David Felt
    So you're saying that a V6 powered auto with more horsepower and torque at $40K is not worth it compared to the same CLA version that is a Turbo 4 banger only with less horsepower and torque but $10K higher priced! Yet for only a Turbo 4 banger you have to spend $50,000 plus in your CLA 4matic to get the performance version versus $40,000 for a Buick Regal with V6. Comparing interior to interior, Buick is way nicer looking, but that is subjective which I acknowledge. Exterior, they both are a rather bland coupe design. Turbo 4 banger with 208 HP @ 5,500 rpm, 258 Lb-ft of torque at 1,250 rpm Buick V6 2 310hp & 282 lb-ft
  23. G. David Felt
    Agree, looks of the Maxima and Q50 are very polarizing. Love / Hate auto's. Course both cars are tight on room for me, so personal body size makes a difference.
  24. G. David Felt
    Two side to this, those that have bought plugin hybrids know what they are getting into and having no problem plugging them in. The issue is with loaner programs. BMW's loaner program in Seattle with i3's is terrible as the people using them do not park them into the designated spaces around the city and seem to never plug them in. This makes me think not only lazy but of the attitude that someone else will plug it in. As such, most the the i3 have been dead when another person goes to use it and so BMW now has a group of people driving around in i3 service auto's making sure the fleet is charged and ready for use. This is where Nissan's presentation on wireless charging would make sense. Just pull the auto back into it's designated parking place that has the charger in the ground and will wirelessly charge the auto backup. Wonder how long before BMW does this as a service fleet is expensive to have on a car sharing program.
  25. G. David Felt
    Like GM, they will support them as long as they have parts and then leave it to the 3rd party companies to support it, but remember, Porsche used the same motors as Audi and VW, so parts and support will not be a problem for a long time.
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