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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    Interesting, why would Subaru not do this, after all Toyota owns them pretty much.
  2. G. David Felt
    @hyperv6 Well said, I could not agree more especially:
  3. G. David Felt
    OUCH and the VW fall out continues! Be interesting to see if CARB proves this out in testing of the product line.
  4. G. David Felt
    True they seem to have hit the reliable numbers, but then some people just seem to be lucky with lemons and I think my aunt is one of them. True the old Lincolns of the 60's - 70's did have much head room.
  5. G. David Felt
    Lincoln, nice very nice upgrade from the old version. Sadly, tight, not meant for large people and the lack of head room in the back makes this car a NOGO from the beginning for me. Having spent time with the car, the front passengers can get comfy, but not the back. Lexus is a total yawner for me. My aunt has her 3rd one and always complains about having to take it in for repairs. Fit n Finish leaves allot to be desire. So far Lexus has not done much to win me over to be even an admirer of their auto's.
  6. G. David Felt
    Yup sinking FCA as he starts to destroy Ferrari. Their Socialist cast system of keeping things status quo and stealing from other places to prop up the delusional world of Italy will be the next country to bankrupt and implode. No Idea how they could think sinking billions into a dead name brand and then sell 23 is a good thing. I found a UK story that says Alfa sold 3,136 total in all of Europe. So even with that, clearly the brand is NOT selling. Also FCA story of Alfa outselling Fiat is a joke. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-chrysler-alfa-idUSBRE91900T20130210 Guess non of the points in the story above have happened. as here we are 2016 and his Alfa will sell 300,000 alone is not happening.
  7. G. David Felt
    FAILURE, The debt would not have been as big if Segrio AKA IDIOT would have not stolen the Billions to sink into the black hole called Alfa. The money stolen could have paid down debt and refreshed product lines but NO, Italian IDIOTS had to sink Billions into a pathetic car that has sold what 23 cars to date or so? Come on, Ford and GM both build up inventories to get through the retooling. This I believe IMHO is more about the fact that he has FAILED as a CEO to build the company up wasting money and clearly has no clue about maximizing the US market.
  8. G. David Felt
    I know some will love this little Italian Job, but for me, IMHO!
  9. G. David Felt
    Come on you know you want to sprinkle a little Suav over your dinner!
  10. G. David Felt
    Did the old Man replace the window?
  11. G. David Felt
    Awesome Suav
  12. G. David Felt
    Very cool, thanks for posting the info OcnBlu!
  13. G. David Felt
    Cool, the TV's either work or they do not per the massive filings against the company with the gov. Glad you got one that works well. our Mums deserve a decent TV.
  14. G. David Felt
    Nope, Insignia is a cheap ass made line of Chinese TV's that have terrible quality. No need to have any connection there.
  15. G. David Felt
    I think when I get a chance unless someone else beats me to it. would be good to build a chart showing cost per year of the bolt compared to an equal ICE auto. We already know the cost per month for the Bolt electricity. Now just need to pick an equal ICE and then count up the gas, oil changes, and any other maintenance in the year that the auto company requires.
  16. G. David Felt
    I get your point Hyper, but then the west coast has the most built out charging infrastructure and it really is no big deal to pull into a place to stop to shop and just plug in your ev auto, works all over free charging, rest stops all have them and while the bulk is Level 2 240V charging, the highways have level 3 DC fast charging. If I was to drive a bolt 238 miles, stop for a break, grab a bite, piss and use the level 3 charger, 30 min later on the road again. Yes this is a change compared to ICE, but I think many people will see it as a no big deal especially if they use it for commuting to work and their ICE as you stated for road trips. Yet even then again, west coast will still use their EV, after all free juice.
  17. G. David Felt
    So Here is something I REALLY HOPE GM does and that is show people the cost of Fueling the Chevy BOLT. I built this spreadsheet just now using the most current figures for Electrical cost per state for ALL Sectors. This means average cost of Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Transportation. http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_6_a This is equal to 4 fill ups of a Bolt battery pack based on 238 miles for 60kWh. Formula I have in the spreadsheet is very clear. Cost per kWh * 240= monthly cost of Electricity. 240 is equal to 4 chargings of the Bolt battery pack. If this does not show you the biggest benefit of driving an EV over ICE, then nothing will. ICE has Fuel cost, oil changes, plus so many other maintenance costs that is far greater than an EV Auto. My cost based on this is $18.38 per month in Washington state, If I did this on Residential charging only I pay 6 cents per kWh then my monthly cost would be $14.40.
  18. G. David Felt
    Nope, your welcome to all the oil changes and gas stops you want, but many would be happy to not deal with that.
  19. G. David Felt
    WHAT Dean Martin is walking dead in FCA?
  20. G. David Felt
    What drew states is so true, most of the High Tech Workers want a minimal maintenance, what they see as intrusive auto experience. The EV's give this in so many ways and many especially west coast cities are looking for ways to reduce noise level as they grow their inner City communities and try to get things quieter. Plus who would not want such an easy Maintenance Schedule for their Auto? Here is the 2015 Chevy Volt Maintenance Schedule. Pretty easy and way stretched out on things for the Generator. While they have you check the Oil every 7500 miles, you change it based on the % of oil life left based on how much it has run.
  21. G. David Felt
    While I expect much less of a loss, this is still a doable figure to off set Billions in profits so you end up as neutral as possible in paying the tax man.
  22. G. David Felt
    This IMHO is further proof of how near FCA is to Bankruptcy again. They have stolen all the Profits for stupid worthless Alfa and to shore up Fiat. A dead product line that should have stayed in the history books and one that needs to die due to poor quality products that most informed buyers stay away from. They can show off what ever EV product they want, but I doubt we will see it in production any time soon. Excuses, excuses excuses, the next company to die, get broken up and transform probably to mostly Chinese control.
  23. G. David Felt
    GM originally stated 36,000 world wide, they have since taken the single shift to 6 days a week production as they have more orders than they expected from the dealers and before you ask, no GM has not given any update on what they expect now for sales. The only thing they did say is that the assembly line could handle up to 90,000 auto's a year before adding multiple shifts if memory serves me correct. I think GM truly has planned long term to have the Bolt grow to be one of their bigger sellars.
  24. G. David Felt
    @oldshurst442 Gotta see #3, it was done right and is a great movie. I really liked it. Highly recommend you watch it during down time this holiday season. Always good with your favorite beverage.
  25. G. David Felt
    Very Cool
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