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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    It's still a prestigious thing to hold the fastest production top speed mark. Can other auto makers do it? Yup. Can they so it with the class the Veryon has? Doubtful. I mean the next closest cars are all race cars with everything stripped from them. That is what really impresses me. Is that they kept a full interior with all leather and aluminum not rock hard carbon buckets, a tach, and a momo steering wheel. I agree that most are chasing a magical lap time, as if anybody can match that who buys most of the cars anyway, but the best at that are also stripped out street cars that sacrifice interiors for lap times. No other car close to this performance level can touch this interior. Yes there is the P1, 918, and LaFerrari but those are brand new and north of $1,000,000 as well and if you look at pics of those 3 none of them look like they can hold a candle to the Veyron's interior as well. Getting a 4600lb car to 260mph is "excellence in engineering" at its finest. Personal opinion is it is still ugly from any angle to me. So I would save the money and buy something I find much better looking even if it has less performance. See, I can understand that. Looks are one thing but to say it is irrelevant with that the car has brought to the car-game just doesn't seem accurate to me. Yes, the comment was directed towards top speed but what brings a vehicle top speed has a lot to do with load bearing materials, flexing, and aero study out the ass. All stuff that goes into other track cars. The aero work that goes into a car attempting 290 mph will have more an effect on our daily drivers(in the long run) than a chassis that's so rigid that you can pull 1.5g sustained from the factory and tires that are designed to last less than 5000 miles. The Veyron is very much still relevant. That's why there have been companies who've targeted it. I 100% agree on the look of the car. They're "okay" at best to me. It's never been a huge looker in my books but the numbers surrounding this car are outstanding and still haven't been touched by other OEMs 11 years later!! I agree 100%, the engineering is very much relevant, even though 99.99999% of the people can never drive their auto or even this one at 290mph.
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    Very cool to hear how well GM has done this car. Thanks for the write up.
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    Stopped and got the oil changed at my Cadillac dealership today. An old guy traded in one of his auto's for a new ride. 1989 Pontiac Firebird Indy 500 official pace car with only 13,914 miles. 2.8L MFI V6. So would you buy it? What are your thoughts?
  4. G. David Felt
    Yes GMC use their Turbo V6 in both the Syclone and the Typhone. Syclone was the awd pickup truck and Typhone was the compact awd SUV.
  5. G. David Felt
    I know Xmas Trees are grown for the specific market, but I wish all would move to artificial trees with the pine cent heater so you use a little oil and enjoy it then store it for next year. Amazing how many trees are at the curb already. Sad all the green house gas those trees store when alive.
  6. G. David Felt
    It's still a prestigious thing to hold the fastest production top speed mark. Can other auto makers do it? Yup. Can they so it with the class the Veryon has? Doubtful. I mean the next closest cars are all race cars with everything stripped from them. That is what really impresses me. Is that they kept a full interior with all leather and aluminum not rock hard carbon buckets, a tach, and a momo steering wheel. I agree that most are chasing a magical lap time, as if anybody can match that who buys most of the cars anyway, but the best at that are also stripped out street cars that sacrifice interiors for lap times. No other car close to this performance level can touch this interior. Yes there is the P1, 918, and LaFerrari but those are brand new and north of $1,000,000 as well and if you look at pics of those 3 none of them look like they can hold a candle to the Veyron's interior as well. Getting a 4600lb car to 260mph is "excellence in engineering" at its finest. Personal opinion is it is still ugly from any angle to me. So I would save the money and buy something I find much better looking even if it has less performance. But if you call yourself a Muslim, then you get 72 virgins, unlimited sluts and milfs to fan you, feed you grapes and change your mind for you all the time. ;-)
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    When you disagree you really help sharpen my game. If you just debate with yes men you lose your edge! LOL! Are you sure you lose your edge? The Yes Man might just be wanting to use the diamond sharpener to refold the Samurai sword for better slicing! After all , I love a good debate to a fault also and yet have no problem playing devils advocate to see if one might change their mind!
  8. G. David Felt
    Thanks Drew for the reminder, I had forgotten that many have done the V8 to V4 increasing fuel economy.
  9. G. David Felt
    They used to... and they should never have stopped. Agreed, Cadillac should have kept a truck going in the brand. Many people I know still have theirs and wish there was a new one to buy. Cadillac is missing a profit opportunity.
  10. G. David Felt
    The very latest generation of Mazdas have fantastic FANTASTIC interiors. The CX-3 far far exceeds it's class and would put an Audi Q3 to shame. Easily best in class. I sat in the new CX-9 in LA and it is every bit as good as these press photos suggest. Drew, is that nav screen move up and down into the dash? Looks like it could. Reply back from Mazda - The NAV screen does not retract into the dash. Bummer that would give it a very clean look when the end user did not want the nav / screen use. Much appreciated on getting an answer. Thanks Drew.
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    I think Hyundai has been working on this for a few years at this point. No clue where/how the progress is at this point though. I just remember reading something on it quite awhile ago and I thought the idea was awesome. Definitely make diesels irrelevant in passenger vehicles. I don't know what kind of energy difference there is between a given amount of diesel vs gasoline but if you can get diesel efficiency with gasoline prices, we're talking monster jump in the industry. Well, it's not not going to go into HD trucks, it doesn't have the torque. Overall, the power characteristics of the engine don't change, because anything above light throttle and it switches back to being a conventional engine. The only advantage is in fuel savings during light load times.... You'd get fantastic highway fuel economy, but city would be the same as any other conventional gasoline engine of the same size and features since that's when you're into the throttle most often. Wonder how this engine might work in a Hybrid style of auto for long distant road trips. Have electric for city driving and an HCCI engine for road trips and recharging of the battery pack.
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    Indeed.... the key is that an HCCI engine cannot run in that mode all the time. It only runs in HCCI mode under light loads... put too much fuel/air mixture into the cylinder and then things don't work right. The big issue GM was having when it was working on it back in the Saturn days was the transition from HCCI to normal spark ignition. The engine worked fine in either mode, but it was the switching of modes that was less than graceful. Even then, I think that Aura would only run in HCCI at stead speed from 35 - 55 mph, but don't quote me on that. Latest computer technology I believe will change the switch over problem. Just like the days of the V8-6-4 engine which was a disaster, it was before it's time of having the electronics, computer smarts to make it work best. Today, I would not be surprised if a V8-6-4 engine would work very well and smooth. Sadly emissions is a viable issue that needs to be addressed and I think HCCI engines with alternative fuels will be a stepping stone much like CNG towards the eventual day of pure EV auto's. I can see a day when a standardized electric cell will work on any auto and you just stop as an EV station and swap cells and continue on your way.
  13. G. David Felt
    Sweet little car that should appeal to the youth.
  14. G. David Felt
    First release is fine with the 6sp, My gut tells me that as China moves for better MPG and cleaner air we will see the 8sp in the 2nd year possibly as they move the china market forward.
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    FYI, If the BMW i3 is such an awesome auto then why has everyone I know including my neighbor who is a BMW snob unload the leased auto less than a year afterwards and go back to a gas powered one. I see so many used now available. This also shows me that people are not afraid to change from petro to electric if it gives them their freedom and no range anxiety. My gut tells me that the weird interior on the i3 and the piss poor range is causing people to dump them fast. My neighbor who drives 50 miles round trip to work each day said it would have been fine but if he worked closer to home and could still run errands and get what he wanted done during the day but the auto delivers less mpc or miles per charge than advertised and the interior was not at all user friendly. End result, if the auto truly gave a 200 mile range like a bolt he would have kept it but he needed the ability to drive more than the auto gives. Same issue with the Nissan Leaf and 500EV or spark EV. These 80 mile range auto's do not fit into today's society unless you only drive a very short distance or live in the city. Suburban drivers need a much bigger range. Bolt I suspect will easily sell everyone they build in 2017.
  16. G. David Felt
    We should see some reviews on this soon as they had it at CES for driving by the masses. Wife loves the car and the interior is way better than the Mess BMW i3 as is the exterior.
  17. G. David Felt
    I wonder how much the West Coast Electric highway played in GM's plans for the BOLT? We know Tesla has affected GM, Ford and FCA are scrambling to come up with their own solution to the BOLT. Wonder if the East Coast will see a build out of EV charging along their freeway system.
  18. G. David Felt
    The Electric Highway, I wrote about this here: http://www.cheersandgears.com/topic/84688-electric-highway-west-coast-style/ Plenty of options for charging and most are free as of now. I see no problem with a level 3 fast charger being offered to EV buyers for home use. I am seeing more and more around as Tesla grows. You can also use Tesla to quick charge also.
  19. G. David Felt
    Love the Style of this and think this is a smart move. AWD with two option groups and you have an awesome CUV for the established working class. 30's to 50's. Very pumped by this new CUV!
  20. G. David Felt
    LOVE THE SMELL OF NAPALM IN THE MORNING!
  21. G. David Felt
    Old School was what you wanted, to be at the dealership in the face of the service rep and yell at them. Baby Boomers and those from the 70's and 80's. Those born in the 90's and after 2000 want to yell at a person over the phone and have them magically update their auto, phone, etc and have it fixed. Just a difference of how you want to interface with others. As Drew points out, Tesla has shown the established auto industry how to do updates on all items remotely and faster than having a busy person take their auto into the shop. The only thing you would take your auto into the shop for would be for a physical change of hardware.
  22. G. David Felt
    Washington State and Oregon State both have a new tax plan. You can switch from paying your tabs and gas tax to a miles tax and have your car inspected once a year and they record the miles driven and you pay your tax then. The benefit about Miles Tax over gas tax is that for those that use mass transit, hardly drive or have no car to drive you do not pay the tax or a very little tax and those that enjoy driving and drive lots pay for the wear n tear they put on the roads. This is from 2013 when the talk went on and the programs had not started yet but a good overview. http://www.opb.org/news/article/n3-washington-oregon-consider-mileage-based-road-tax/ Here is an update on the program with specific figures on cost. http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/northwest/2014/12/10/cost-of-washingtons-pay-by-mile-program/20190527/ Next step is for Insurance to charge by the mile driven. That is now available here in Washington. http://q13fox.com/2013/11/19/new-pay-per-mile-car-insurance-arrives-in-washington/ Here is the coverage about the Oregon pay per mile program. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/03/oregon-launches-program-to-tax-drivers-by-mile.html http://gas2.org/2015/03/13/oregon-testing-orego-pay-per-mile-program/ The actual Oregon Pay as you go web site for specific info on their pay per mile program. http://www.myorego.org/
  23. G. David Felt
    VW needs to step up this GoodWill Program to all their customers. Right now sales are in hell, people negatively speak of VW and the diesels will use more fuel once they get reprogrammed. I think they need to double this program.
  24. G. David Felt
    If the Chinese stock market didn't have that circuit breaker to stop trading after a sudden 7% drop and the Chinese central bank hadn't put the equiv of $200 billion into the market the next day, we'd be having a very different conversation today. Very true, many of my coworkers took this with a who cares, but it could have been a very different situation yesterday if China did not have the circuit breaker and pump in money.
  25. G. David Felt
    The very latest generation of Mazdas have fantastic FANTASTIC interiors. The CX-3 far far exceeds it's class and would put an Audi Q3 to shame. Easily best in class. I sat in the new CX-9 in LA and it is every bit as good as these press photos suggest. Drew, is that nav screen move up and down into the dash? Looks like it could.
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