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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    None of those cars are lousy when they have 300+ hp. Lousy are the ones with tiny displacement turbo 4s that get overworked trying to keep up. Yes, even my lil Encore is hindered by its power train. I'll take a 300hp engine in it any day.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Yes, because as price goes down, demand goes up. I know what you're getting at, but your cause and effect are reversed. Right now there are multiple major companies gearing up to make major increases in the capacity to manufacture batteries. That will not only increase supply, but increase economies of scale, dropping the price. Right now the cost of the batteries is said to be close to one third the price of the Bolt. For argument sake, let's say the Bolt is $36k on average before tax breaks. If GM can drop that price $6k or more due to battery costs dropping, that makes the car much more affordable and potentially demand go up.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Used car prices are already rising.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    And now the latest rounds of CVTs are going to have artificial steps in them to fool people into thinking they are regular automatics. I wonder if someone who is efficiency minded could go get those steps removed from the program to get ultimate efficiency.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Even the most American Made vehicles will see a price increase. Just the older tariffs on steel and aluminum were going to increase the price of an Avalon by $1700.... that's before the tariffs that just happened this week.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Me! Me! I have a good home! I have a very relaxed dress code where I work. It's all the other painful bueracrazy that I'm finding I can no longer handle.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    SOmething like a trillion gallons of water dropped on the Carolinas in a couple of days.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    BMW never stopped making I6es... so Mercedes is just following them. Regal, Lacrosse, XTS, XT5, Enclave, Acadia, Impala, Traverse, Fusion, Taurus, Flex, Edge, Explorer, MKX, MKZ, Continental, S90, XC90, CLA AMG45, RLX, MDX, Maxima..... off the top of my head... all have 300+ available horsepower in a FWD chassis..
  9. Drew Dowdell
    A lot. Battery costs have already come down significantly.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    again, it's the batteries. Take away the batteries and the powertrain would be cheaper in an EV.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    I approve!
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Whoops! @ccap41 This might be your answer.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Do you think the Grand Cherokee or Durango or Wrangler have a risk of going out of production in that amount of time? I could see a Turbo-4 being added to the first two, but not a removal of the V6 in the next three model years. Hell, they're still running the Hemi V8 there. Also remember the Pentastar is available in a 3.2 version in the Cherokee. This I could see dying and going to 2.0T only... or just getting upgraded to the 3.6 the Pacifica has. Ram still uses the Pentastar as a base engine. Also... will the Journey ever die? It's another one with the 3.6. The long and short of it is that the Pentastar is still a pretty efficient V6 today. I also think Wrangler buyers and Dakota buyers will be particularly resistant to a Turbo-4 as the only option. Keep in mind there is talk of the Pentastar getting a twin-turbo version to replace the Hemi in some applications.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Friends of mine bought the Tiguan. They really like it. It seems like a more expensive vehicle than it is.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Just a few years ago. It has some life left in it yet.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    and for the sports model... Ram Dakota Rushmore. Not quite an SRT or hellcat but still speedy.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Batteries are made of expensive metals... just because they don't get shaped into visually interesting machines doesn't make them cheap. Electric drivetrains still require lots of design and engineering work, otherwise everyone would have loads of them already.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Ram Dakota for the name obviously
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Anyone ever just want to liquidate everything and go live in a cabin in the woods away from everyone?
  20. Drew Dowdell
    No need. GM already has some of the best in electrification out there. just use that instead.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    The Saudis are one of the few out there that sees the writing on the wall with regard to fossil fuels. With an economy so heavily invested in oil they are working feverishly.... no... frantically... to diversify their economy. They're trying to open up to tourism by building brand new resort cities on their south eastern coast. They are now allowing women to drive. They are working on solar and electric car projects. They are getting deep into banking and foreign real estate. I may not agree with them on most things... but they know what's up and are planning ahead.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Yup, they're going after Tesla. The Model X is $71k for slightly less range.... and Tesla will be running out of tax credits soon while Audi still has a bit further to go.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    The Beetle is one of my favorite VWs. They are comfortable, they handle great, they're just plain fun to drive.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    It looks slightly smaller than a Q5 which would put it right at the meat of the market.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    You apparently missed the spot where it is a software update, not a physical hardware issue.... And rubber fanbelts never fail....
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