G. David Felt
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Mazda makes nice auto's, but for overweight Americans or tall big Americans like me, their auto's are dead on delivery. I suspect the new CX9 will be nice but like the current CX9 have limited room inside that will keep me from fitting. Mazda is made for little people which is what you find in the Asian rim.
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Nothing really big to see here and what is it about the headlights that they think it looks like Thors Hammer? Too me they just look like normal every day headlights with led day time running markers.
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This is an interesting story but also puts the spot light on the biggest problem in Europe, the Socialist Union workers and how you would keep a money loosing product going and the jobs that are not justified. Kill the Phaeton and let the 500 go as well as close the plant. I doubt they can justify the cost or the jobs. This makes no sense to just close the plant but enlarge elsewhere and move the people and money loosing product there. Yes People I am making an assumption but I do not see how 4000 Phaetons covers the cost of the 500 people, plus engineering, support, mgmt., support, etc.
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Pretty car, almost an egg but they put enough creases in the right places to give it style. I like how it end up over the rear wheels from this picture. Masculine, but sleek.
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Burn the radical Greenies and pass a Global Emission and crash standard so you build an auto that can sell everywhere.
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This is very cool and I am excited by this. Look forward to see how much of the concept is kept in the production version.
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The days of gas guzzling V8, V10 or even V12 are limited. The mass sales will be the TTV6 or in MB case TTI6. Hybrid will get a bigger push as they focus on meeting the new emission and MPG requirements. I expect both the Hybrid and TTV6 to do very well. The V series in this car will be like the AMG a halo auto with limited sales.
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Very cool, nice to see just how great this car will become.
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Very interesting, the photo's from Frankfurt just did nothing for me. Yet these photos are much better and make it look very stylish indeed. Very nice for an entry level CUV.
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And that is easy to address as there is a service bullet about just such a thing, Beretta WATER LEAK DIAGNOSTIC GUIDE.pdf or the web site http://beretta.net/how_to/waterleak.htm Also, many people have inspected and found the following which causes the leak also, got this off the Chevrolet forum on Beretta's. Check the case & cover for the heater core. If they are cracked they will cause a leak into your vehicle. Not very expensive parts either about $20/ea. Then replace the carpet and pad new for a fresh new experience and no mold smell.
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That's the only thing about the refresh that I don't like. It looks tacked on or aftermarket at close inspection. I'd like to see one in person to be sure though. On the right side you can see clearly they they beveled the strip down to match the headlight size, but since it is all white or any color for that matter it easily blends in looking more like a mismatch. Over all I think it was poorly executed. They could have done that grill better to match.
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Full of win, right there That was a good scene in Planet of the Apes. A fitting example of VW. Agree, I have to say this is one of the ugliest versions of the Truck. GMC wins this round for having a superior looking nose.
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^^^ I agree with his assessment of white space fillers of niche auto's that can be global in sales and profit at lower quantity.
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And the best part is that they can sell their niche market engineering work to others who can't spare the resources to do so. Mazda's just on a roll. That diesel probably won't be here in time for any current product. They're having a lot of trouble meeting regulations and also justifying the certification of the engines. Also, I think I read somewhere that it was Mazda and then Honda that first commented on how they were baffled by how VW (before dieselgate) was able to certify its diesels that didn't have exhaust after treatment. So Mazda is also trying to go the route of a NoX trap instead of exhaust after treatment and it's exceedingly difficult. This is the rub, I understand there are Royalties to pay, but when there is demand for a diesel version, why not just go with the Exhaust Pee Treatment for now while continuing to work on the Nox Trap solution that as far as I know no one has got to work yet.
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I know lots of people love their Saturn, but I have to say any auto with a center mounted dash is a deal breaker for me. I like it right in front of me. These types of dashes scream cheap to me by the auto company. Over all looks clean but I would rather have the Beretta and fix it up with the money your dad is willing to spend.
