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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    That is the wonder of Photoshop, they could have done very little actual engineering work and only done design work on Photoshop dragging out the project and having something to excite the dealers when they really had nothing and then use the frame as a weak ass excuse to delay this. The images show they have ideas, but nothing actually real yet. I still think this is due to them not having any cash.
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    G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com C&G Hottest Rides List! The goal here is to have members post what they would have on a list of hottest rides. Anything is a go, yet with that said I would like you to look into your own history of auto's and what you feel would be respectable rides. We can always do a list of ubber luxury hot rod rides, I would like this to be more of a common persons ride list. With that I will start it off with what I would have on this list: 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aero Coupe 1987 Buick Regal GNX Grand National 1991 GMC Syclone 1992 GMC Typhoon 2008 Chevy AWD Trailblazer SS So what would you add as the Common persons Hot Rod?
  3. G. David Felt
    Agreed as to why I think this is more of a blame game for them to delay this auto as they do not have the cash. Blame it on the frame with their weak ass excuse and delay doing this till they are bought out or bankrupt.
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    Interesting figures, yes a few years old but then history still shows some interesting graphs: http://www.freeby50.com/2008/11/history-of-new-car-costs-and-average.html Love this one since is also has wages, homes, as well as cars. http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/70yearsofpricechange.html Wages have for sure not kept up with home and car prices. We really need to see a massive correction in the crazy prices things sell for. Interesting to see the Consumer prices for this year month by month. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm Course seeing the price index from 1913 to 2016 is also impressive. http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/Consumer_Price_Index/HistoricalCPI.aspx?reloaded%3Dtrue?reloaded=true http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/consumer-price-index-and-annual-percent-changes-from-1913-to-2008/ This last link really drives home the point of crazy price increases when you look at the index from 2000 to 2016. 2000 to 2008 we saw our largest increases in prices at a time of diminished wages under the government than. 2008 to 2016 saw wages rise but so did cost of things. We need a much better balance.
  5. G. David Felt
    True, but still cool. Would be interesting to see what a C&G top 100 hottest rides of all time would look like.
  6. G. David Felt
    Agree, that racing can help with the image issue. Yet this can also be handled with a proper marketing campaign that many here including myself feel Cadillac is still missing. Their marketing / advertising leaves much to be desired. I feel it is still a failure and if they did it right they could get the image issue resolved while building better auto's.
  7. G. David Felt
    True, but for hot rods the list is still a blast with many awesome rides that I feel beat the two luxury's listed at the start of this thread.
  8. G. David Felt
    Cool, Very cool, but I do have to question this expense of money when the focus needs to still stay on building the right auto's at the right luxury level to drive the sales and profits of Cadillac. H'mmmmmm Wait and Watch.
  9. G. David Felt
    This stinks of FCA being so short on money that they are killing off projects to keep their stupid Fiat and Alfa alive while continuing to hurt the USA Brands. This makes me think FCA could be bankrupt by 2020 based on all the recent news the last few months if not sooner.
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    G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com World's Fastest EV? 1360 horsepower, 4671 ft.-lbs. of torque, 4wd torque vectoring, 0-124 mph in 7.1 seconds, 2.53 G in cornering at 143 mph, 10.1 seconds quarter mile and a top speed of 194 mph. Full carbon fiber tub/chassis and body. The EP9 used 19 inch rims with custom slicks and six-piston carbon ceramic brakes including active rear wing with double the down-force of an F1 to set their Nurburgring record of 7 min and 5 seconds beating the former EV record by seventeen seconds. NIO promises a 265 mile range on the current 777 volt power-train paired with a water cooled lithium-ion battery pack. The EP9 weighs 3825 lbs, which 1400 lbs is the battery pack. NIO EP9 Nurburgring Additional You Tube videos HERE. I love the design language of this auto even though it is sitting on the ground. Exciting times of the Auto Industry is coming upon us. New age of jet sounding super fast auto's that does not leave a loud noise footprint or greenhouse gas. Source info NextEV web site
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    G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com Europe's 400 Ultra-Fast Charging Network by 2020 Europe like America has the 3 basic charging standards in play in their fragile network of 2016. These is what we know as the 110, 220 and 440, level 1, 2 and 3 chargers. Yet Europe is not standing by waiting for Tesla or American Auto companies to drive EV auto's. Instead Europe has built the following consortium of Auto companies who have all chosen to contribute an equal amount to building the next generation charger network. VW, GM, BMW, Daimler, FORD, FCA, Hyundai, Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover have choosen to build 400 locations over the next 3 years that will sense and charge up to 350 kW in the period of a quick Coffee break. This is significantly faster and higher than the Tesla 120kW fast charging system. The goal by the European Government is to offer road trip worthy auto's with fast charging to bring less noise and cleaner air to European cities by 2020 and to make the bulk of inner city auto's EV's within 10 years of the fast charging system going live, so by 2030. Diamler is wanting to lead the European charge with their 300+ kilometer EV-CUV This would seem to show that Tesla has had the desired effect of making a market changing revolution of how companies and governments see the future of transportation. Source PM
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    Popular Machanics did theit top 100 Hottest Rides of all time and it is interesting to see what companies are not in there or only their older models are. Worth the lovely pictures to see all 100 http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/g93/the-100-hottest-cars-of-all-time/ Some old MB's but not a single Bentley is in the list.
  13. G. David Felt
    Amazing to watch what happens.
  14. G. David Felt
    I am just shocked at the stupidity of messing up both rides and clearly pretty new ones at that. How stupid can you be to damage your own ride that they probably still owe on in a big way.
  15. G. David Felt
    Actually they also had issues with select Escalade 2006. My Escalade ESV Platinum which I still own had to have the Nav/Radio/OnStar system replaced twice and the second time they put in a 2007 system due to the 06 units causing the battery to drain in just a couple days plus other funky issues. Since then, all has worked just fine and still going strong. I do wish the nav was faster responding but then it is an 07 system. Still love the comfort and have to say that the 2nd generation Escalade is way better than the 3rd generation and the current 4th generation is even better than the 2nd generation. I am considering trading my ride in for a new one. Just not sure if I want a car payment again. Bummer, but then all companies no matter, American, Asian, European make a lemon or two from time to time.
  16. G. David Felt
    Psst, MT forums is history and the educated debate on the new forums like C&G! Lets just all sit down and drink what you want. I will Enjoy my Wine as I debate the passionless Bently and AMG.
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    So true, you can truly have a very basic auto that could still feel ubber luxury if the right materials are used. I remember the days of my grandparents having a new car with leather seats and the leather accents on the interior and with AM/FM radio and you had a very nice luxury auto.
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    I have sat in both these auto's and will say the interior materials are nice. End of positive comments as the over all interiors are just blah, sterile and nothing with passion. The ubber luxury rides used to be totally custom and while the Bentley allows a certain amount of custom ordering, most are just mass produced cookie cutters and this is where the ubber Sterile ride comes in. I am in with Balthazar and A Horse With No Name that I would expect a passion infused custom ride that stands apart from the mass produced auto's we have here.
  19. G. David Felt
    If I could pick something other than the two dogs listed above, it would have to be one of these 3 custom Luxury Hot Rods 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Custom 1957 Custom Chevy Cadillac Buick Roadmaster Course there are many other sexy hot rods I would enjoy also.
  20. G. David Felt
    SMK will love this news, I for one other than select AMG models find the whole product line a Yawn.
  21. G. David Felt
    Valid point but I could also say this about MB, BMW, Audi, etc. I also have not had any issues with my CUE in my Cadillac. I wonder how much of the issues really boil down to people not being familiar with the interface. I could bitch about how bad the MB interface is, that one is to me like an iPhone which I feel is a terrible interface. Never understand people who like that tech, but it clearly appeals to some. So I take complaints by all auto mags with a grain of salt. Just way to many different interfaces that I doubt the writers can stay on top of when they change the software and how it properly works. I hold more faith in the JD powers review and when people complain about stuff than the auto reviews.
  22. G. David Felt
    YES, YES, YES, Ski season is here. All the resorts are open and Washington state is back in ski mode. 27" base at Stevens. https://www.stevenspass.com/site Crazy that from Whistler to Mt. Hood we have a ton of fresh powder. Total since Nov 1st is 123 inches of snowfall. Cascade Mountains from Seattle looking East Snowboarding this past weekend at Baker. Powder Play at Whistler this last weekend.
  23. G. David Felt
    I thought all the TDI's were to be bought back and crushed. Reading the agreement with the EPA imply they will not be fixed but crushed and removed from the road. Course it would not be the first time I have totally misunderstood the crazy writings of our gov agencies.
  24. G. David Felt
    True, but cheaper than a whole new auto with big payments. I am so happy to not have any auto payment. I would rather just pay for gas, maintenance and repairs.
  25. G. David Felt
    Awesome, way to go. solid auto's are always great to have. After all we all know they are the worst investments in the world.
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