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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Hold off on buying Samsung appliances. My sister and Brother in law have their own appliance repair business and Samsung appliances are notorious for breaking down and not being able to get repair parts. They say the most reliable long life for Washer / Dryer or dishwasher but also other appliances would be Bosche. If you want more than a 1yr warranty 90 days labor which is what comes pretty much on all appliances, then look at Speed Queen. 3yr parts n labor warranty. Commercial grade built for residential and they just work. Good Luck,
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    G. David Felt - Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.cheersandgears.com United States Climate Alliance Since Potus 45 with drew the US from the Paris accord we knew some places would go against his leadership and do their own thing. New York, California and Washington state came together to create the United States Climate Alliance. This was to move forward with implementing the Paris accord regardless of what Potus 45 and his administration tried to do. Since then Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Puerto Rico territory, Rhode Island, Vermont and Virginia have all joined. Many of these states had voted for Potus 45 and yet now find themselves at odds with said President. Many of these governors are now on record talking of the new energy economy and the need to support and protect the thousands of jobs it has created. Interesting observation is that Texas leads the nation in renewable wind power. Since these states have gone on record and official joined the alliance, they are now planning to present to the United Nations their own plan to incorporate the paris accord by 2025. while states are banned from negotiating agreements with foreign governments without congressional approval, this non-binding agreement appears to fall outside that constitutional ban. Interesting observation as pointed out is that this alliance of 12 states and one territory produces 43% of the US GNP which is equal to Germany, France and the UK combined. Just adding another state or two could push this over to 50+% GNP. So the State-level organization is a big deal that will have an affect. End result is that the Clean Energy bug is out of the bag and there is no putting it back in. Those that resist will eventually lose. This is not to say that oil and ICE auto's do not have their place in the global economy nor that they are going to go away anytime soon. Sources: United States Climate Alliance - https://www.ny.gov/content/united-states-climate-alliance High Plains Midwest Journal - http://www.hpj.com/general/united-states-climate-alliance-adds-new-members-to-coalition-committed/article_8dbbc3f8-94ef-5598-bbf4-f61832ada61e.html Green Car Report - http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1110880_climate-resistance-grows-3-states-ally-to-flout-trump-commit-to-paris-accord
  3. G. David Felt
    Very true, Dodge is staying with the old 1970's thinking of the fastest straight line. Yet today, the bulk of drivers want a driving machine that goes fast, Hence the Camaro.
  4. G. David Felt
    Ultimate rush, none other like it. Hope to see you on the slopes one day.
  5. G. David Felt
    Very cool, be exciting to see how close to the concept they stay.
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    Cool
  7. G. David Felt
    So many better Vans out of our past compared to this 3 pointed Turd of a Van! Gotta love the 70's and 80's custom van scene. We really need to get people back to building cool auto's!
  8. G. David Felt
    Seems to be in direct conflict with MB being the Luxury auto company of the world. Guess they better either turn it into another $100K van with luxury or kill it.
  9. G. David Felt
    I know it is high and that MB has been driving sales by lowering lease rates to get more people into their badge. With that said, Interesting read, from 2014 so 3 years old, but at this time Mercedes Benz was leasing 60% of new car sales and states they fear the hundreds of thousands of off lease auto's coming back will overwhelm their dealerships and as such they will have to dump them on the used 3rd party auto market. http://www.autonews.com/article/20140414/RETAIL/140419915/mercedes-dealers-in-u.s.-could-be-overwhelmed-by-wave-of-off-lease Very interesting. I have to assume that they are still this high if not higher. Leasing is going to hurt at some time the market for their auto's. Been looking, but I wish one could easily find the Percentage of Leasing to buying for each auto OEM.
  10. G. David Felt
    http://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/01/record-highs-of-americans-leasing-vehicles.html According to this story, Leasing of Auto's was at 31% of all new auto purchases on June 1 2015. They say due to lower monthly rates and the ability to drive a nicer auto, more people are going with Leases. Interesting read, from 2014 so 3 years old, but at this time Mercedes Benz was leasing 60% of new car sales and states they fear the hundreds of thousands of off lease auto's coming back will overwhelm their dealerships and as such they will have to dump them on the used 3rd party auto market. http://www.autonews.com/article/20140414/RETAIL/140419915/mercedes-dealers-in-u.s.-could-be-overwhelmed-by-wave-of-off-lease Very interesting.
  11. G. David Felt
    Very interesting Reading: https://www.bts.gov/sites/bts.dot.gov/files/docs/browse-statistical-products-and-data/bts-publications/202411/pocketguide2017revised.pdf This shows that an auto purchase is the second largest expense in households right now behind the house itself or rent. Lots of other interesting statistics. Enjoy the read.
  12. G. David Felt
    @A Horse With No Name OK guys, just checked the web site, the following models allow the Rhino color: Trailhawk Altitude SRT Those are the only 3 trim levels you can get Rhino in according to their web site. Cubical is correct, there are allot of colors, but only available at certain trim levels. Overland and Summit have much more than the others but no Rhino. Interesting.
  13. G. David Felt
    Really? WOW, that is interesting to know, the Rhino color of being blue/grey/black just really strikes a nice look. Alex being a graphic designer always had black on black auto's but really liked the contrast of this color and changed his mind at the last minute when he test drove it on a sunny day. Just rocks.
  14. G. David Felt
    Dead Man Walking, Takata, this cost will hit all automakers and it will hurt.
  15. G. David Felt
    Have to say that I really like the Rhino Color with Black rims that my son bought. Nice Contrast Rhino with Black accent.
  16. G. David Felt
    Just hope they do not make the P Stinger in Yellow!
  17. G. David Felt
    Agree, makes no sense to bring this over especially when doing so with an EV model makes more sense.
  18. G. David Felt
    Yup, Has the Darth Vader thing going on! Course would take this too!
  19. G. David Felt
    True, a winch would destroy the looks of the Escalade, but I would still take it off road and risk the sheetmetal for going places in comfort.
  20. G. David Felt
    So wear a Michigan shirt that says "Sucky my frosty Blue Balls OSU!"
  21. G. David Felt
    @A Horse With No Name @Cubical-aka-Moltar Guys ya gotta admit this is a bad ass looking SUV. Monochromatic makes this nice looking. They went back to the first generation Durango and recaptured the essence.
  22. G. David Felt
    Totally agree with this and Washington state you see the luxury SUVs all the time out in the woods / mountains.
  23. G. David Felt
    All achieved by increasing cheap Leases. Most of the gains are people that could not truly afford a Benz auto. Eventually this will cost them and hurt them more than help. Get ready for a glut of depressed prices once all the lease auto's come back in. The last few years MB has grown market share due to the reduced cost of leases that allowed people who would normally not be able to afford them drive one. Be interesting to see the condition they come back in.
  24. G. David Felt
    Local News is reminding people if your CUV/SUV is not properly outfitted, do not go off road or onto the state beaches. You will have an expensive cost to recover stuck auto's especially on the beach like this one.
  25. G. David Felt
    Guess I live in a very different market place as X3's tend to be out and about along with the X5 in the woods and get stuck more than I would have thought around washington.
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