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G. David Felt

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    Dark Matter
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    Flowmaster is good but noisier in comparison to Magnaflow. If you do not want to have the harmonic drum of noise in the cab then go with Magnaflow as the last time I checked they made sure that the harmonic drum noise did not get into the cab.
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    WOW, just a software update, so they will stop using the High pressure and reduce the performance of the auto so they do not have to replace the drive pulley shaft. Sounds like Cheapness over profits by Honda. Corporate Greed at it's best rather than quality to the customer.
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    Corvette beat them to the punch for getting this done already.
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    We'll, I hope Karma works for them as they will need it with what looks to be a number of new EV auto's to hit the road in the coming year.
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    It's OK looking, better than Tesla that is for sure. But still does not WOW me.
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    This is hard to say as the west coast now that Oregon and Washington have adopted and follow the same regulations as California the cities are pretty clean with the buses being electric, CNG or Hybrid Diesel. You no longer have the black clouds for the most part, even dump trucks are having to clean up and many of the delivery semi's are now CNG. So this is very much based on where you live and the regulations in place by the local state, county, city and National gov levels. Over all, I have to say that Diesel at least here in America has cleaned up nicely. Yet still room to improve IMHO.
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    Only ones I can recommend and are as good as you hear others say: http://www.weathertech.com/floorliner-digitalfit/?utm_source=BingAds&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=FloorLiners Weathertech, An American company that builds all weather mates molded to fit perfect in your auto. I love em and I know others here do also.
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    Sweet Review and you hit is head on, I wish for a bit more dynamic in the body, hood, etc. This is an SS after all. It should have forced ram air in the hood and some other tweaks to say do not mess with me.
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    From what I understand, there will be a Chevrolet Class 4 (4500) and International will get a Class 5 (5500) vehicle. I'd imagine Chevy will want a 5500 model too, and may be the next offering. I don't think there will be 6500 and 7500 models, unless this product becomes very successful quickly. 2018 seems like a really long time for this product to come out, and I don't like that GMC will not receive a 4500/5500 product. This model will replace the current model International TerraStar - both GM & International will offer a vehicle on this platform, not sure if GM is sharing cabs and powertrains with Intenational or if International will have their own cabs and powertrains. I understand that like many who have asked why not GMC? Yet I also understand the business point of making GMC the Truck Luxury end as to why Cadillac will not have a Luxury truck anymore. Focus on building a strong commercial line through one dealer and let the other have the higher end luxury business. Will be interesting to see where GMC / Buick dealers end up in the next few years. I always loved and still do the GMC Professional Grade, but I can see the GMC/Buicks as being the luxury line of trucks SUV's over Chevy. This also does not mean that GMC will not eventually get commercial trucks again. Only time will tell.
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    Very much an East Coast Problem as the West Coast uses Hydro. Very green for us. My house is supplied by wind energy and it's slightly cheaper per kwh than the default coal/nuke selection. Also, Tesla's supercharger stations are usually fed or offset by solar. All of the Tesla's Supercharger stations in the Pacific Northwest are supplied by either Hydro, Solar or wind. Very green indeed. Yet that is why you have your petrol powered auto for the long road trips and the Bolt for the daily commute to work. Just like you could have your EV Pickup Truck for daily commute to work and local errands and still have your TDI for enjoyable Weekend Trips and vacation drives.
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    Do not forget and will have a 200 Mile Range. Something that will make a difference.
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    At 6'6" tall near 200lbs, I am not a small person and I have tried to fit into that list of yours. The only two I could get into to drive was the Honda Fit and Chevy Spark. The others were DOA on trying to get in. Push the chair all the way back and I still could not get into them. Between the Fit and Spark, I would take the Spark, much better design language. But I would rather walk than own any of these auto's or like you state, buy an older bigger auto.
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    G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com GM and Navistar reach Commercial Agreement GM and Navistar have signed a long term agreement to co develop future medium duty Class 4/5 trucks for the Commercial Chevrolet truck line. GM is excited to expand and grow their commercial line of trucks as they add to the fleet lineup of crossovers, vans, trucks and medium duty trucks. Navistar will add 300 jobs and invest 12 million into their facility to produce these new vehicles that will be sold under GM's Chevrolet division and Navistar. http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2015/sep/0930-navistar.html So then does this mean Chevrolet will have competitors to Fords F450, F550, F650 and F750 models?
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    I used to think everything should go Diesel till I saw the benefits of CNG and now with Batteries getting where they need to be, I see over the next 10 years auto's going EV as we gain 200 to 500 mile range packs with quick chargers. I can see the US going away over the next 10-20 years from petrol, diesel, CNG, etc in a move to Electric. CNG replacing Coal in power plants, Ferries and Long haul trucks on LNG, even container ships on LNG, days of bunker fuel, diesel, petrol will come to an end down the road but not now. Chevy Bolt I have High Hopes for. And the winner in Looks is the CHEVY BOLT!
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    until you get 500 mile battery packs with level 3 quick charges and then Diesel is lost as the Electric motor proven by the trains in the yards is far more Torque and cleaner. Now before you go off and say but trains are using diesel generators to drive those electric motors, true, but also true is that as Perot and Buffett have bought up the train companies and merged them, they are also converting them over to CNG as a much cleaner fuel to then drive those electric motors, much the same way we are seeing Semi-Trucks go to CNG and LNG. Even Container shipping companies are moving over to LNG for a cleaner better fuel. It will take time to change over from Diesel, but long term diesel will fad away. But that does not stop us from enjoying the torquey little monsters today.
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    Nah, thinking it is something with the ABS. Had an ABS light on, went to stop and the pedal was stuck out and vibrating like ABS was activated, then the ABS light went out.. Did it to me twice, i honestly have no clue. If it has been sitting for a period of time, moisture in the brake system can play with the ABS sensors and how the whole brakes respond. I would flush the whole brake system, check for rusty lines, make sure all calipers are working properly and not seizing up and check the sensors.
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    I understand your point, yet there are plenty of medical facts that show emissions from a free running diesel engine is anything but good for the planet and especially people. Diesel is a far more dirty fuel than any other. With that said I do agree with you that they can be very fun to drive as the torque monsters they are. So you build it a bit bigger to off set what the cleaning technology would steal from the engine. On the flip side, VW, Porsche, Audi, MB, BMW all are saddled with Huge Union obligations that make it also harder to squeeze a profit out of a small auto. So you have to take into consideration that VW could have seen the software fix of $400 savings per car as a better way to go than to shutdown inefficient plants, lay off workers, etc. With this line of thought, one has to wonder how some will survive when they cannot grow their market share to a point that supports the burdens of Unionized labor with the pension funds, etc that are not sustainable long term. One wonders how long the socialist system of Europe can last before more countries go bankrupt and workers find themselves having to work for life as they have no retirement since they never saved, but relied on a pension. Eventually I hope the US wakes up to this double standard and demands the political system to do away with pension funds and have ALL Gov Workers from the President down to city workers on SS and Medicare. Equal for all. Now off the soap box and back to VW, I suspect VW is going to have to Reduce cost due to this scandal and what will amount to lost sales. Unions better get ready to have plants closed, shifts reduced as I expect VW to lose worldwide market share.
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    Hope they test the others to double check, but sucks to be VW. Seems they should take back the CEO Pay and Bonuses.
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    I believe a lot of this comes down to the contract leaving the two-tier wage system in. Not getting rid of it. Forgot about that two tier system, it will cause a big issue for GM and Ford too I think.
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    +1 On Drew's comment. At least it gets back to 0
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    If I was a betting man, I would bet the EPA is going to want to re-certify ALL Diesel engines before they hit the market.
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    So back ON TOPIC, How long I wonder will this added testing delay the introduction of these awesome little beasts?
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    Just on lap times alone the CTS-V was 3rd and the Corvette was 4th. Sad that they did not make sure the Corvette was up and ready before sending it to such a grilling. I still think the CTS-V should be in the top 3, I disagree with their results myself. Yet Bias always makes it into reviews like this.
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    Honey and Greek Yogurt is always yummy in my book.
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