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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Also, please tell me why you continue to demonstrate this extreme ignorance of the Asian market even though you have been taught why this is the case. There is a huge HUGE social stigma in China against buying Japanese products. The Chinese are holding a grudge.
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    No one, particularly not the Chinese, care about 500hp in terms of sales. They make such a tiny segment of the sales chart. Someone leasing a 201hp CLA isn't doing it just because there is some 500hp E-class being built for almost no one to buy. Also... Mercedes doesn't have 25 models total... they have 14 at best, not counting their vans. They don't get to quadruple count cars just because it comes in a couple of different door counts. Not counting vans, the only way you get to 25 is by counting cars like the C-Class and E-Class 4 times. C-Class, C-Class Hybrid, C-Class Coupe, C-Class Cabrio. E-Class Sedan, E-Class Wagon, E-Class Coupe, E-Class Cabrio Doing that, I count a total of 27 vehicles at MB USA (again, not counting the vans), but that is cheating. Without double/triple/quadruple counting, it's 14 models total. MB isn't alone in this kind of cheating... BMW likes to count every variant as a "model". No, the 320i, 335i, 340i, M3, and 435i and grand turisimo and wagon and convertible and blah blah blah are not umpteen different models.... It's the 3 series. Done.
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    Mercedes doesn't make a size class equivalent to the XT4. If you've got $35k to spend on a crossover, your choice is GLA or XT4... not GLC or XT4. And in that regard, the XT4 wins with a roomier interior. The GLA is really just a CLA hatchback on stilts, that's why its so tiny and a poor value.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Genesis is designed by former Audi designer Peter Schreyer.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    .... and what if I wanted to buy one here in Pittsburgh? I guess I have to go to DC or NYC? I love the look of the car though.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Are you confusing Genesis with Infiniti? Infiniti has a rebadge of the GLA.... and it's much more attractive than the Benz original.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    @William Maley - how were squeaks and rattles? I've heard from other colleagues of ours that this Camry seems more prone to them
  8. Drew Dowdell
    I had to remove the Genesis press release from being embedded in the story because it was causing HTML issues on the site. If you wish to read the original press release, I placed a link at the end of the story.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Oil change cost per change go up, but the time between oil changes has been increasing. I get 7,500 miles between oil changes in the Honda and up to 10,000 miles in the Buick. My old 2004 CTS would do 12,000 miles before it was down to 10% oil life, but that got a lot of highway miles. Same goes for other maintenance items as well. Many manufacturers are moving to ceramic brakes. I just did my first brake job on the Buick.... at 80,000 miles. It cost $600~ for 4 rotors and pads... but once in 80k miles, I can't be mad about it. I never changed the brakes in the 48k miles I had the CTS and when I had them checked before turning it in, they said they had a lot of life left. I remember my old Cutlass barely making 25k miles between brake pads. My ex's Grand Am was similar. I don't mind more expensive maintenance as long as it is significantly less frequent.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Brampton is done as soon as the union contract expires.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Yes, I believe you are correct.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    The XT4 is the competitor to the GLA. Both transverse engines.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Why isn't MB held to this same standard for the CLA/GLA AMG? Or Audi for the RS3?
  14. Drew Dowdell
    The A-Class is a FWD platform and a little bird told me they suck. The A-Class, while much improved over the previous generation, is not that much improved to be competing in the G70, Q50/60, 3/4-series playground. The C-Class is only good when you option it up into the $50s... otherwise you're getting plastic seats (still a possibility at $50+k) and none of the interesting finishes.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    This is a fantastic package at that price and Genesis knows it. Cadillac better be paying attention.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    My expectation (purely my own hypothesis) is that it will be officially branded CT5 V-Series/Sport rather than just V. Otherwise, you're right.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    That's just a test theme. You're not supposed to be on that one. Scroll to the bottom of any page and change your theme to CG Default
  18. Drew Dowdell
    There are new lithium extraction flats being setup in the western US and South America.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    ....and such price drops will come in succeeding generations of EV.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Used car prices are already rising.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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