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G. David Felt

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  1. G. David Felt
    I disagree, there is still plenty of Mormons who love the Suburbans to haul their families and then plenty of people buying trailers to camp and travel North America. I suspect most other companies are happy to leave this to GM at this point and focus on other markets. Now use a 450HP, 600lb ftt of torque electric motor with a battery pack that last 400 to 500 miles and these will be the rage again for everyone.
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    Ford it spending $2.5 billion to update their plant for new motors and transmissions. Labor cost is lower and with NAFTA there is nothing to stop blue collar jobs from going to the lowest labor cost market. I think the over all affect is already felt and that Toyota is doing like everyone else, just updating their plants to keep them current with what needs to be built.
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    In our Alternative Fuel section we have covered two stories on this. Tesla has you Covered, Really? http://www.cheersandgears.com/topic/84605-tesla-has-you-covered-really/ Electric Highway West Coast Style! http://www.cheersandgears.com/topic/84688-electric-highway-west-coast-style/ Check out the discussions there. Personally living in Seattle, we have plenty of superfast charging stations and of course the state will pay for a home charging unit. You still have either 30 min wait for the 440 chargers in a few locations, about 4hr if a 220 charging unit or about 8-12hrs for the 110 charging units. Most Tesla drivers seem to get about 200-240 miles per charge. Keep in mind the battery range is heavily affected by what you use in the auto. AC, all the various electronics, etc. Your range will vary based on electronic usage but over all a solid auto that if you can afford it then go for it and enjoy.
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    Usually the 1% crowd does not visit us here much, but the few people that have been in them do seem to really love them. While I like the look and doors on the Tesla X, I have to wonder if they will really be able to deliver. No new photo's have been taken of the auto in testing nor has anyone seen these doors in the wild of testing so I have to question if Tesla can really deliver.
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    Wonder how soon before we see the first wrecked one just like the Hellcat that the idiot destroyed only hours after buying it.
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    VW is heading down the same path of Old GM. The future is bleak for VW and their ultra conservative approach to auto's and lack of quality. Might as well merge VW and Fiat and then flush out all the old executives and board and kill off the products that suck and stop wasting billions on old name plates that should not be brought back.
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    So my wife got her new subscription to Conde Nast Traveler. There in the first few pages of the magazine is the Cadillac ad some of you have talked about but I have till today not seen. Dare to be Different! Anyone else seen these ads or where Cadillac has been advertising as this is the first in a long time. I see nothing on TV, nothing in newspapers and this is a first for magazines.
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    Interesting concept, sad that it took someone out of GM to show that there was and still is potential in these car based trucks.
  9. G. David Felt
    CNG XTS Limo Fleet for all of the MGM Resorts world wide.
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    WOW, So the red marker light gets star head screws and the turn signal get philips screws and the door latch has two different phillip screws. What Freakin Idiots buy crap like this. The G is built like crapy cheap grey market computers using all the left overs so no two systems are truly alike except in numbers. This is built just like that left over screws, parts, etc to use them up. Very sad.
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    Yes, agreed. But, rather tired of companies leveraging their heritage ... & not being true to that heritage. *bites tongue* Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com 1979 & 1989 Caprice Classics | pigValve, paceMaker, cowValve "Just another regret" __ All-American Rejects __ 'Dirty Little Secret' Agreed, If you are going to leverage the Heritage, then make sure to incorporate some of it.
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    Movie
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    I can tell you from personal experience that private rail car across the US is one of the most amazing experiences in a life time and very relaxing. My wife and I was taken on a trip from Seattle to Chicago and onto NY on the Scottish Thistle Private Rail Car. Just recently sold but still available for private excursions. http://www.railmerchants.net/thistle/ A review of the Thistle and lots of pictures. http://www.trainweb.com/travel/stevelog/1999h24a.html I had the pleasure of going on this by a friend named Jerome. Journey starting in Seattle. Glacier National Park North Dakota bad lands Shelby ND In Chicago waiting to leave for the next leg to the east coast. Jerome the gentleman in blue over the name.
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    Where is the Beaver to do his job when you want him?
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    Interesting, I happen to agree with the differences in who will spend what. My baby boomer parents want to spend minimal even when they do like a technology, they still do not want to pay for it compared to younger people who do not seem to mind to pay for it. I agree that I think all OEM's should offer both systems in an auto allowing for the owner to make a choice based on their preference for phone use. I for one cannot stand apple products as I feel their design and UI is confusing and not user friendly. Yet I love the Android system that Samsung has built into their phones as well as Windows phones. So for me who buys luxury auto's they need to support me as much as the iOS crowd.
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    G. David Felt Alternative Fuels & Propulsion writer www.CheersandGears.com Are These The Most Reliable Top 10 Brands? This morning Yahoo posted the following story, "The 10 Most Reliable Car Brands, From A Car Dealer's View". The author goes on to talk about the various tag lines the brands have used and whether they actually lived up to the marketing hype of being the best. The author goes on to state that being an owner of a car dealership, auctioneer and co-owner of an auto auction for the last 16 years has given him the insight to state what he sees as the most reliable top 10 brands. The author then goes on to state that this is based on the last two and half years of looking at 700,000 auto trade-ins an the inspection process on the state of the auto at trade-in and tracking the sever mechanical issues of each brand. This individual also goes on to state the most studies are 90 days and this is then used to give early recommendations that are used for 3 to 5 years and yet never shows that some auto's become a Money Pit. There is plenty of additional information and I have to say it is a good read that deserves for anyone who likes more than surface information to take a look at. Make sure to follow the various links also to see some surprising and not surprising information that proves you can sell junk with the right marketing message. Top 10 Most Reliable Brands from Lowest to #1 10th place - Mercedes-Benz 9th place - Scion 8th place - Mitsubishi 7th place - Acura 6th place - Chevrolet 5th place - Infinite 4th place - Honda 3rd place - GMC 2nd place - Lexus 1st Place - Toyota So I invite you all to take a look at the details and think about what is your top 10 most Reliable Brands? Do you agree with this or not, Do you feel the methodology is valid or should there be something better to measure quality in a product? Sound Off!
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    This is what one would have expected from Kia 10 years ago. MB should be ashamed to have this out there and the Badge Snobs need to wake up to the junky quality of this ride.
  18. G. David Felt
    I like that idea of a mid size Escalade and small Escalade. The style would work for 3 models.
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    wow, Amazing what Mother Nature can do to a lovely Auto!
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    Much clearer image of the 4.0T
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    What to Think, What to Think?
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    I doubt it, with MPG being the issue it is, and the technology of Turbo, superchargers, and especially Hybrid power trains with amazing torque out of electric engines, I can see a HD having 400 to 450 HP and 600 lb-trq with an electric power train and generator.
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    Based on all your comments about what Cadillac should have, I have to disagree with you. At this point, Cadillac should focus on having the 4 door, 2 door, convertible regular and sport versions of their lines and keep the existing V series. Expand and have a full line of CUV's and SUV's in regular and sport plus Platinum editions. Then once the money spent and success of the product line is supporting Cadillac then build the super low volume V editions.
  24. G. David Felt
    Applaud for the Minimalist dash as it is clean but have to ding them big time for a dated look from the 90's and that reflective aluminum on the dash. Does it glare on a sunny day in the windshield? This is a big pet peeve of mine where you end up seeing the dash reflect in the windshield as you drive and it ends up being a distracting experience. How is fit and finish?
  25. G. David Felt
    Right on, Lincoln needs to dump the stupid German lettering system and go back to Heritage of their names.
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