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  1. ccap41
    14.5-14.8 in the 1/4 2.0T Escape 15.2-15.5 The Cherokee V6 lays almost directly on top of that with the Grand Cherokee behind them by a couple/few tenths. Exactly, JUST BUY A CHARGER AWD! They start almost $3,000 cheaper as well. Yeah a "sporty" car that is only a few inches off the ground will be a huge hit when there are 12 inches of snow on the ground. Then we're back to the AWD system and what it can and cannot handle.
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    So you narrowed the population down to like 5 people. 1: You and everybody in the US knows it is a SUV/CUV craze happening, not coupes 2: Add an AWD system to an already bloated car and performance is..like the Cherokee 3: How many people "won't own a vehicle w/ 4 doors"? Again, almost none. This is supported by the SUV/CUV sales and car sales being down. 4: Narrow that field down to the northern third of the US and you have 5 people who will buy these.
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    GM would also put a proper "athletic" AWD system in the Camaro that would likely be capable of SS duties as well. Not just whatever is on the shelf(okay maybe they would because of the ATS/CTS).
  4. ccap41
    Dear FCA, Take note. Sincerely, Everybody
  5. ccap41
    It just doesn't make any sense at all to me. Buy a Jeep Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, Charger/300, Ford Edge, the new Equinox and Traverse do everything better... You can get a 4X4 Cherokee Laredo E(Not sure what the "E" is for but it's a step up from the Laredo by $2,000) for less money than this Challenger.
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    There are already second gen Volt's for sale in the low-mid 20's. Used Volts seem like one hell of a bargain if you ask me. Unless you need a lot of space.. They just seem great.
  7. ccap41
    You might as well make them PMs because Drew will delete all of these as soon as he gets here anyway. You know he hates this sh!t.
  8. ccap41
    I'm not sure if you're interested in the used marker but there are first gen Volts for sale in the 13-15k range with very very reasonable miles. That's where I will likely look. You're also fortunate enough to live in a climate which is almost optimum for EV batteries. ..or maybe not as 100+ degree days is rough on them as is temps down to the teens.. But I see both of those in the nasty mid west.
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    I actually met somebody who has a Leaf and they freakin' love the thing. I was talking to the husband but it's his wife's car. She actually commutes about 25 miles each way to work which isn't the shortest distance for a car that doesn't have a ton of range but he said they save a ton with it. If people were practical and actually ran the numbers I'd wager pretty good money that 100 miles of range would cover 95% of people's daily activities which makes the Bolt look even better. People criticize over range anxiety(myself included) when there are such rare instances that you would need to drive over 200 miles at a single stint anyway. Whenever I have a house of my own, I will absolutely own a Volt(which will be a cure for my range anxiety). Most of my days are driving 10-20 miles and a charge at night I'd almost never use gas. I would likely have to not charge it every once in awhile so the gas doesn't go bad.
  10. ccap41
    Do you have a linky to the interview?
  11. ccap41
    Lol 60,000? They are that big of pieces of $h!? Plus, with 5 cars it really wouldn't get driven much. But as a "dream garage" I have to assume nobody is really considering maintenance and that $h! otherwise I'd just swap it for a GT500/ZL1.
  12. ccap41
    Sorry, this one doesn't have a rebuilt title. V8 Vantage
  13. ccap41
    EXACTLY! There are so many other vehicle out there for similar money(higher and lower) that do the job of this so much better. It isn't like this 3.6 is going to win many drag races matched to a 4500lb sled. realistically(and sadly) my 2.0T Escape probably won't be far behind this in a race. and it does all of the other things this is supposed to do...better.. AWD/4WD Jeep Cherokee 3.6 is in the same ballpark.
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    That's what I thought as well.. Why spend the time assembling it just to immediately disassemble it?
  15. ccap41
    Both the ZL1 and 911 S were on my list as well...I ended up axing them but they were there. I did see a handful of 2006-2007 Carreras and a couple 'S's as well without a zillion miles on them.
  16. ccap41
    Welcome to the gang, It's a good one! I've loved the ones I've had.
  17. ccap41
    New: 2016/17 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road, Double Cab, 4WD, MANUAL TRANSMISSION(!), 35k-ish New: 2016/17 Focus RS(white) + "19-inch Premium Painted Forged Alloy Wheels" = $38,400 (not the one pictured, that was just a pic I had in my photobucket account but It will LOOK like that one - white and black) New: 2017 Camaro 1SS + Magnetic Ride Control Suspension + low gloss painted aluminum wheels-black = $39,795 Used: 2006/7 Aston Martin V8 Vantage(manual) - Aston Martin V8 Vantage Autotrader Used: 2014/15 Audi SQ5 Prestige or Premium Plus and I'd have to drive the TDI(which might be impossible to find now) and the 3.0 s/c to see which one I'd want more. Q7 Autotrader - The People Hauler Used(Honorable Mention): I know it doesn't fit but it's only $3500 off!! ATS-V w/ only 2,700 miles, Phantom Grey(like we all seem to like). ATS-V Autotrader
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    How beautiful is this car/color combo??
  19. ccap41
    You can't buy those to drive daily though. They are good buys as far as value but they're mostly only desirable with low miles.
  20. ccap41
    Mustangs don't hold their value well unless it is a specialty Cobra of some sort. I mean we even have a thread for sub 30k cars and a Mustang GT PP falls under 30k in less than 2 years and those are near 40k cars.
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    Ford has a good PR team.
  22. ccap41
    Trucks, and Wranglers... That's about it.
  23. ccap41
    Oh yeah I meant to say that MT's test was in SoCal where the temperatures are pretty much PERFECT for EV range(or range for anything).
  24. ccap41
    One issue I still have with EVs is the variation in weather efficiency. When it's in the teens and single digit temperatures I still have to drive the same distances daily/weekly, same in the summer when highs are in the 10X's. What kind of variation is there in range with those extremes?
  25. ccap41
    I know what you mean but if they started research on that stuff 50 years ago instead of the last 10 could you imagine where we would be today? I'm also not suggesting companies should have poured incredible resources into the tech back then but if Wings is correct and these companies aren't in it for themselves but to do it for the good of the people and world then there should have been a mainstream EV out by the year 2000. But no... They need the government to hold their hand because they can't do it for themselves. Again, Look at China's smog problem for proof that corporations will only do what they have to, to get by.
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