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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    More information about "Nissan Titan XD Loses Diesel and Single Cab"
    A little over a week ago we told you that Nissan was going to start cutting parts of its model lineup. Some of the low hanging fruit for Nissan are the variants of the Nissan Titan. Nissan Titan sales are down 22.6 percent, selling only 18,026 copies in the first half of 2019. The biggest news is that Nissan will be killing off the Cummins diesel option for the Titan XD. The 5 liter turbocharged V8 produces 310 horsepower and 555 lb-ft of torque. For 2020, the Titan XD will be powered solely by the 5.6 liter gasoline V8 unless Nissan has a card up their sleeve to offer something else. Also going away will be the standard cab variants of the Titan and Titan XD, leaving just the extended cab and crew cab in the lineup. For 2020, the truck will be receiving a light refresh. The exterior is getting a face lift and the interior is lightly updated plus gaining a new infotainment system with a larger screen. We reviewed the 2016 Nissan Titan XD with the Cummins diesel back in May 2016 and came away impressed but confused by its place in the market. Take a read to find out why.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    The same thought process applies to the Ram Classic. At the under $30k mark, all you're getting is a 4x2 Tradesman single cab with the V6. Start adding the stuff you added and you're up over $36k.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    If they make it 5 years.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    I don't think we're following each other. The Classic would get canceled in favor of a true mid-size truck. The Colorado starts as low as $22k and no half-ton comes close to that. I would expect a base Ram mid-size (lets call it a Dakota) to be priced accordingly.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I wonder if they still own the Rover name or if that was sold off to the chinese. They need a family car brand.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    hence the incentives. I think part of the S's problem is that the people who had the money for an S, but are fine with a 3 went to that car instead, for the same reason people who can afford an S-Class often buy an E-Class or C-Class instead. If you really wanted an EV, but didn't care about the extra fluff of the S, then the 3 makes much more sense.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    The Enclave is pretty luxurious, and if you don't care about automatic cruise control, it's pretty on par. Similar statement applies to the Traverse, especially in High Country form.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    After seeing its sales slide during the first quarter of this year, Tesla needed to come up with an incentive to help boost sales of the sagging Model-X and Model-S. In that effort, Tesla is returning the offer of free SuperCharging on all Model-S and Model-X sold. The plan was last offered in 2018 and then ended after Elon Musk called the plan unsustainable. Telsa has been making changes to their lineup and pricing almost monthly since the beginning of 2019, so this could be a short term offer or it could stick around longer. Tesla buyers who already purchased their car are out of luck though, the offer only extends to new purchases. View full article
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    More information about "Free Supercharging is Back For Model S and X Buyers"
    After seeing its sales slide during the first quarter of this year, Tesla needed to come up with an incentive to help boost sales of the sagging Model-X and Model-S. In that effort, Tesla is returning the offer of free SuperCharging on all Model-S and Model-X sold. The plan was last offered in 2018 and then ended after Elon Musk called the plan unsustainable. Telsa has been making changes to their lineup and pricing almost monthly since the beginning of 2019, so this could be a short term offer or it could stick around longer. Tesla buyers who already purchased their car are out of luck though, the offer only extends to new purchases.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Uh... The Tacoma, Colorado, Canyon, Ranger, Frontier have a different take on that. The 5 of them have sold 275,515 as of the half year report. It's not as big as the big trucks, no, but it's still nothing to sneeze at.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    There are people who are limited by the size of vehicle they can have or don't want a truck that large. They can be pretty cumbersome to roll around a city. That's where a mid-size truck would come in.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Acadia just got an update for the exterior. The interior is mostly carryover except for the shifter.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    I wish it wasn't taking so long to get my rental on the market. come on, come on!
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Traverse and Enclave are it.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    There is definitely a need for a midsize RAM pickup along the lines of a Colorado or Ranger. They should probably start with the Gladiator frame as a base.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Well he bought a 200k mile Audi and a wrecked Tesla. I would imagine that would be less money than one new Tesla P85D. The rest of it was custom machining and computer hacking, which it sounds like he did a lot on his own.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    If size matters, they should have included the new Jetta in there and then it would have won over the Corolla.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    The Civic I understand, but the Corolla I just can't get behind. It's slow, it doesn't handles particularly well, and the interior is cheap cheap cheap. If you're autocrossing your compact commuter, I can see how the rear suspension might be an issue.... but if you're just buying it as a commuter car, the Mazda 3 is the better choice just for the interior alone.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    The Ram Classic could live on indefinitely as long as it make business sense says FCA CEO Michael Manley. At an investors meeting, Manley suggested that it might even get an update. Ram recently introduced a new Warlock package on the 1500 Classic, indicating their willingness to invest in the aging platform. Ram currently doesn't have a mid-size offering in its stable, and without one on the horizon, the Ram 1500 Classic fills the niche of a lower priced truck. The base Tradesman model rings up at $29,340 and can be configured all the way up to a Big Horn with a 5.7 liter Hemi V8 at $46,240. That contrasts with the new Ram 1500 which starts at $35,135. One thing keeping the Classic around has done is allowed the RAM to creep ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado in the truck sales race, moving to the number two spot in market share for this class of truck. View full article
  20. Drew Dowdell
    More information about "Ram 1500 Classic to Live On"
    The Ram Classic could live on indefinitely as long as it make business sense says FCA CEO Michael Manley. At an investors meeting, Manley suggested that it might even get an update. Ram recently introduced a new Warlock package on the 1500 Classic, indicating their willingness to invest in the aging platform. Ram currently doesn't have a mid-size offering in its stable, and without one on the horizon, the Ram 1500 Classic fills the niche of a lower priced truck. The base Tradesman model rings up at $29,340 and can be configured all the way up to a Big Horn with a 5.7 liter Hemi V8 at $46,240. That contrasts with the new Ram 1500 which starts at $35,135. One thing keeping the Classic around has done is allowed the RAM to creep ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado in the truck sales race, moving to the number two spot in market share for this class of truck.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    I can't figure out why? Lack of Advertising maybe?
  22. Drew Dowdell
    ^^^ That's a really well done conversion!
  23. Drew Dowdell
    I don't even know how that is possible. The Mazda 3 interior is leagues better, the engine is smoother, the drive more interesting....
  24. Drew Dowdell
    There was an episode of the Sherlock series Elementary that did that. Someone hacked self-driving car to kill people. It was a Chrysler 300c.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Versa has a nicer interior than Kicks. Versa is cheaper than Rogue by a significant amount
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