G. David Felt

Dealerships need to look at themselves like a restaurant. They are only in business as long as they offer something of value to the customer. What is that value dealerships offer? SERVICE! I have found many dealerships, and lately the worst is Toyota and Ford with a very hard pressed sales approach. A Churn N Burn approach to jump on you when you get on the lot, pressure you into deciding on an auto. Sell it with add on's and move onto the next one. Sadly this leaves a bad taste in my mouth and a poor over all experience. What really needs to happen is a Customer Service that makes the experience stress free, enjoyable and drives home the point of coming back again and again for service on your auto. I will say that the experience in the Tesla store was pleasing and even test driving it was enjoyable. If you go to a store and test drive one and have never driven a pure electric car you will be in for a surprise at the torque from the get go. What I was not impressed with is the answers to how do I get repairs done, who services the auto, etc. Clearly they have 3rd party places setup and that should be fine but not everyone in their Salon store knew what to say to the basic questions of maintenance, service, warranty, etc. This is where Tesla needs to step up and Pep Boys who is a certified service center is not good enough when you have a state that only has 1 store in it. Over all, GM will murder Tesla with the BOLT and having a superior service experience. I hope that the Chevy dealerships will be like my Cadillac dealership and give superior service. I go in, never pressure to buy, only how can they help me. I enjoy going to the dealership just to kill time and check out the new auto's. GM needs this across all dealerships as does everyone else in the business.

OK, that makes sense, guess with the old software being what it is, I can understand the EPA / CARB going through it to make sure there is no hidden sub routines.

This makes one wonder if the cover my ass to protect my job in Germany is taking over taking care of business world wide. One has to wonder why getting new software out for models that just need to be re-flashed is not being done.

Both my Trailblazer and Escalade get noisy around 10% left on the oil life. I agree that the new clean oil makes a difference in how quiet the engine runs.

Sounds like a perfect day for creating additional customer work for you. Smash, Bang, Boom goes the body metal. We're a species of hoarders. I am genetically predisposed to the more extreme end of the scale, a number of family members being extreme hoarders. I have to remind myself to purge regularly so to not end up in the same situation. My sisters are very much hoarders and still have everything their adults kids used, wore, etc since they were babies. My attitude is if I have not used it in 90 days, probably not going to and might as well get rid of it. Yes there are some things like tools I do not get rid of but normal household items can be purged more frequently.

Would be interesting to replace the 305 V8 in a 85 or 86 Monte Carlo SS Areo version with a proper Turbo 4 banger and see how she would handle. Why not replace the carb with a Holley or Edelbrock EFI kit?

Happy B Day Viper!

Yes, I believe that will/already here in the P90D. I'll have to double check. Actually according to their web site which allows you to set speed and AC on or off, it tells you the Mileage of a charge. https://www.teslamotors.com/models So the best model for battery length is the 85D at 55mph with AC off and outside air at 70 degrees you get 347 miles range on 19" rims. 21" rimes drops this to 341 miles. If we put the speed at 70mph a more reasonable speed for the average driver, you get 261 or 255 based on 19" or 21" rims. I do not see any option for a 90s series, but the top end on the web site is the P85D with Ludicrous mode.

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For a brand that does not sell that many auto's, it seems a bit extreme. Right now it would be nice to just get some quality products out the door.

Thuja

Great news if they can deliver on the 310 mile range with 80% recharge of battery pack in 15min. Hopefully we see more auto's with longer range and faster recharge times.

Love costco for this stuff, they currently have the Mobil 1 Full Sythetic, 6 quarts for $37.99 and the Professional Extended Oil Filters for $19.99 you then get a $20 instant rebate. $37.99 + $19.99 - $20.00 = $37.98. Should be fine for more auto's, but if you do have to buy a second set, you are still ahead with the extra filter and oil.

Slim Shady!

Went to a large Mui Thai fight event last night as my nieces husband had his first sanctioned fight. 3 rounds and Steve knocked out the guy in the first round. TKO The other guy was a bit taller but same weight as Steve but clearly underestimated Steve who was not as defined but as a job he repairs semi truck tires on the side of a freeway. He is Samoan and while he still has some fat to loose, Jess has had him on a good diet and he is strong as an OX. He is also left handed and I do not think the guy realized that as Steve knocked him out with a left hook. Enjoyable, will say best fight was the woman, they just kicked ass. Far more aggressive fighters than the guys.

I believe GM should take their mid size trucks and have a VOLT power train also. This would be a big hit with gov agencies that need green trucks to work around the city, county, etc. VOLT power train I believe would serve this well. You could have a bigger battery pack under the bed give the truck a 200 mile range and it would be a big hit.

Hugs to you for seeing the value in the Bolt. Plus who would not enjoy paying about $50 a month to power their auto compared to gas prices. Electricity especially of green sources will be the new oil barrons.

How much bigger is this than the Encore?

^ I agree with what you have stated Hyperv6, I also think Tesla should be a powertrain supplier. They could make more money and resolve the whole dealership issue.

Did the person get hit or were they driving it as if it was a race car? I just do not understand how a person wrecks their new ride in only 20 miles. Glad to see you pop back up Scarlet, enjoy all the new peeps and the variety of stories.

WTF is up with the PIG Nose Grill? The ProMaster van is still butt ugly, but then it is a van. The new chrome grill is enough to make me Just do not get what they hell the stylist was thinking with that grill?

I expect this to be a 40 to 80 billion cost to VW at least.

??? Scout, not sure what El Kabong is talking about but please tell us a little bit about yourself, type of auto's you like, hobbies, etc.

Makes sense with the crewcab models, you get a very versatile auto. GM is doing well in this segment, I am sure Ford and Ram are reviewing it as there is money on the table till the next Gas run up in prices.

Just the tip of the iceberg, more heads will role.