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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    The move to a CVT was more about fuel economy and overall lower cost to GM to build the car. CVTs are cheap to build compared to a 6/8/9/10 speed automatic. At least the 2.0T still has a regular automatic, right?
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Great project for a kid of any age. Hook them young and they won't have any money for drugs.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Has anyone tried Opera browser recently? I have been for a few days after some frustrations with Chrome and I'm really liking it. One thing I notice is that it uses a lot fewer computer resources than either Chrome or Firefox because my computer's cooling fan no longer kicks on when I have 6+ tabs open.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Mercedes sells the A-Class, B-Class, and SMART. They certainly do play in "Chevy" markets even if they're priced outrageously for the content. And don't try to tell me the A-Class is "worth it" either.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    And how many did GM sell? Mercedes as a whole is not analogous to just a single GM brand.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    beach bod
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Cadillac should get into the Taxi market? If not, why not?
  8. Drew Dowdell
    All things being equal, you are correct... but things aren't equal. Like it or not, Buick has baggage with the general population that takes a lot of "We're not just for old people" type advertising to overcome. GMC doesn't have any of that... it's a lot easier to convince someone to buy a Denali than it is to convince someone to buy a Buick. Rappers rap about Denali. There is supposed to be a GMC version of the Encore coming next time the platform gets redesign (soon). The Enclave is on the same platform, though different wheelbase, as the Acadia. Envision is on the same platform as the Terrain. Simply put, without the cars, there isn't much reason for Buick to continue to exist.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    All of the costs associated with advertising and maintaining a brand. Separate badging, different designs. Doing what I propose gets cheaper when they don't have to paint the airwaves with "That's not a Buick!" commercials just to convince people that Buicks aren't for old people. GMC doesn't have that kind of baggage. I would be shocked if Barra isn't considering closing Buick already.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    A 3-liter I6 is probably too long to be used in transverse applications, thus the reliance on the 3.6. However, the 2.7 liter 4-cylinder would probably fit in that same space as the V6.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Verano is gone already. I can totally see Buick becoming a China only brand. GMC can pick up the Encore sales with an equivalent Granite. Slap an Envoy badge on the back of an Enclave and that is solved too. Envision just goes away.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    It'll be a lease vehicle I'm betting. I still don't understand its placement against the Acadia. I know it is a bit smaller than Acadia, but it doesn't seem to drive any different.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    I came away pretty unimpressed with the Stinger when I drove it. There are a bunch of new and used alternatives that would suit me better even if they didn't have the straight line performance of the V6 Turbo Stinger.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    What I don't get is this statement: They're already designing and building these for Europe. The money is already spent. If they're going to be built anyway, why not sell them to as wide an audience as possible?
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Yes. With that base 4-cylinder and no AWD in that model, it should be $4k cheaper if only to close the gap down to Equinox.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    You can't just compare MSRPs... the two simply aren't going to be cross shopped. If we're comparing MSRP, then the Avalon is a competitor too. The Explorer may outsell the Blazer... but the Traverse and Acadia will too, so it doesn't really matter. No, the Edge is the direct competition to the Blazer, they both start at $29,995, but the Edge has the upper hand on power train and standard features right out of the gate.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Not even the same class. It's the Edge that will trample all over it. On interior, I give the edge to the Blazer, but everything else goes to the Edge. The Blazer is too small. It feels like the old Equinox size inside.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    No, SMK has it right. This new 3.0 will share components and machining with the 2.0 that JLR already produces. Their 4-cylinder isn't known for any unusual issues that I've heard of.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    The problem started back in the late 70s / early 80s when every single division decided they had to be a full line auto retailer and that meant that (at GM anyway) they needed every vehicle from a J-Body up to a full B-Body plus a few extras in between. Ford did the same thing... Mercury got a cohort to every Ford car except Festiva (Tracer/Lynx, Topaz, Sable, Marquis, Zephyr, Grand Marquis, Cougar, Capri (Fox body)). Chrysler just made everything a K-Car or M-Body for all their brands. And it's all being repeated today with crossovers. Aside: I went to the Pittsburgh Auto Show today with friends. As much as I don't really care for the interior of the Regal Tour X, the exterior of that car is very striking in todays world. It looks very European. It'll be a sad day when that one goes too.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Eh... 16 years in this house. Maybe it's time to move anyway.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Or... like airbags and structural rigidity.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    So... I need to buy a new house. My driveway is so sharp that a CT6 will high center at the top. No. It was a Toyota Matrix that GM fitted Pontiac badges on.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    That '14 Regal GS weighs more than my '81 Oldsmobile!
  24. Drew Dowdell
    More information about "Ford Mustang to get Second Turbo-4 Engine Option in 2020"
    The folks over at Hagerty found something interesting on the NHTSA website the other day, a VIN decoder ring that shows a second 2.3 liter 4-cylinder turbo with a horsepower rating of TBD. Ford dropped the V6 in the base Mustang after 2018 deciding the Turbo-4 was enough, but crosstown rival Chevy kept their V6 going alongside their 275 horsepower 2.0T. While Ford's 2.3T beats the Chevy Turbo in power, it comes up short against Chevy's V6. With this finding, it looks like Ford is going try to rectify the deficit. Given that a similar 2.3T is good for 350 hp in the Focus RS, Ford should be able to easily surpass the 335 horsepower the Camaro V6 produces. A statement from a Ford representative declined to give details but said that we would have exciting news about Mustang in Spring 2019.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    The folks over at Hagerty found something interesting on the NHTSA website the other day, a VIN decoder ring that shows a second 2.3 liter 4-cylinder turbo with a horsepower rating of TBD. Ford dropped the V6 in the base Mustang after 2018 deciding the Turbo-4 was enough, but crosstown rival Chevy kept their V6 going alongside their 275 horsepower 2.0T. While Ford's 2.3T beats the Chevy Turbo in power, it comes up short against Chevy's V6. With this finding, it looks like Ford is going try to rectify the deficit. Given that a similar 2.3T is good for 350 hp in the Focus RS, Ford should be able to easily surpass the 335 horsepower the Camaro V6 produces. A statement from a Ford representative declined to give details but said that we would have exciting news about Mustang in Spring 2019. View full article
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