Everything posted by Drew Dowdell
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Reciprocal trade.
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When the Ford Ranger returns to the US market in a few weeks, the EPA window sticker will be a primary strong selling point. The EPA estimates for the Ranger have been announced and it beats any other gasoline powered pickup on the market. The two-wheel drive Ranger will have a 21mpg city / 26 highway / 23 combined rating. That combined rating ties the combined rating of the diesel-powered Chevy Colorado. The 4wd model gets a 20 city / 24 highway / 22 combined rating of which the city and combined rating are the highest in the class. The Ranger starts around $25,395 and offers only one engine, a 2.3 liter 4-cylinder, that will tow and haul more than the V6 offerings from Nissan, Toyota, and Ford. The U.S. mid-size truck market is heating up with Ranger as just the newest entry in the mix. The 2020 Jeep Gladiator will be arriving next year but has not yet been rated by the EPA. View full article
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When the Ford Ranger returns to the US market in a few weeks, the EPA window sticker will be a primary strong selling point. The EPA estimates for the Ranger have been announced and it beats any other gasoline powered pickup on the market. The two-wheel drive Ranger will have a 21mpg city / 26 highway / 23 combined rating. That combined rating ties the combined rating of the diesel-powered Chevy Colorado. The 4wd model gets a 20 city / 24 highway / 22 combined rating of which the city and combined rating are the highest in the class. The Ranger starts around $25,395 and offers only one engine, a 2.3 liter 4-cylinder, that will tow and haul more than the V6 offerings from Nissan, Toyota, and Ford. The U.S. mid-size truck market is heating up with Ranger as just the newest entry in the mix. The 2020 Jeep Gladiator will be arriving next year but has not yet been rated by the EPA. -
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I think in EV vehicles, which wheels drive matters less because the weight balance of the car is so different. FWD was "better in snow" because you had all the weight of the engine on the front tires to help with adhesion. In a pure EV that isn't based off an IC car, the weight can be wherever they want it to be.. front, back, middle... doesn't matter. Put the motor and a stack of batteries in the rear of an EV and it'll go in snow just as well as any FWD.
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I think there is further to go simply because I think a recession is on the way. Just look at the list of vehicles on the chopping block: Sonic, Cruze, Impala, Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Taurus, 300, Charger, Lacrosse, CT6, Volt Camry seeing a reduction in production. Accord down, Civic down..... It is seismic.
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Nautilus stars at about $40k. The Aviator seems to be very well equipped at even the base levels, so $50k sounds about right for a starting price though I won't be surprised if it is higher to even $59k. That would be slightly higher than the $49k the MKT starts at.
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The old SUV game was real SUVs. I don't count the Kicks and Soul as anything but tall hatchbacks.
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I think they'll become a niche luxury product largely the way coupes have gone.
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The platform is said to be able to be used to build sedans off of. There was talk about this being the basis for the next Continental.
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All new, rwd platform and Lincoln is the first to get it.
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Corporate Debt at 9 trillion is going to spank a few companies pretty hard.
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Keep in mind that the next generation of IC engines will probably be built for at least a decade or more. They'll get upgrades in that time period, but the basic architecture could live for 15 years. And then consider that the engines they are planning aren't even here yet and won't be for another 2 years at least. 2001 was a long time ago. Cadillac was still building the Catera. There was still a final refresh of Cavalier yet to come. Pontiac had a full lineup and 7 years of life left. Oldsmobile was still in production with 5 models. It was the last year for Plymouth. It was the first year for CheersandGears.com A lot can change in 17 years.
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He was the CEO of three companies simultaneously... one would think the pay from that would be enough. I mean, the nicest car he can drive is going to be a QX80, but still, that's not so bad.
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Shady things like charging the company for personal expenses to the tune of millions. Backdoor arrangements to get paid more than the salary cap the board set. Apparently not declaring his proper and full income in Japan to their taxing authority.
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