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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    I disagree with both of you. I think @Cubical-aka-Moltar and I are kinda on the same page. Machines are often left to run at sub-optimal for extended periods of time. While we may not consider it fully broken down because it can still do some work, it is not working as designed or even less likely as intended. How often do people run around with check engine lights on or half flat tires? They'll just let it go because they can't be bothered to fix it even if it is just stopping at a gas station to put air in the tire. As Cubi said, machines are designed by imperfect humans.... but much more worrisome is that they're often operated by lazy morons.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Now that I'm almost an old man, I should be in the target market for this.... but it just kinda looks like what a next generation Taurus might look like from the front.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    I have less of an issue with road conditions... I have an issue with sensors being fouled out. I was using active cruise in a Lincoln a few years ago during a snow storm and at one point the cruise gave up because the sensor was iced over. People are not going to be able to rely on automated cars for any poor weather driving for a long time.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Flex assembly allows for different cars and even different platforms being built on the same lines. GM's SpringHill plant is apparently capable of building anything in their FWD/AWD portfolio. Bolt and Sonic are different platforms but built in the same plant. The BR-Z and FR-S are the most badge engineered pair out there... even more so than the Canyon/Colorado. There is no mechanical difference between BRZ and FR-S. The Legacy shared a plant with some Camry production for part of one generation.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Correct... he mostly handled the hardware under the skin. He only got into design when he was rejecting stuff where he could.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    He didn't come up with that and he wasn't in design. That was the best that design could come up with on the budget they were given after he rejected the original proposal with much of the car already locked in. Imagine what it looked like before that. And given what the Civic Type-R looks like these days, Pontiac was just 10 years ahead of its time. He did the same thing with the original Lacrosse.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Womp womp.... gee I wonder why they don't sell many... These are the only dealers in the US that sell eGolf.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    Just a note, I was able to find the cause, and @frogger is correct it is an issue with one of the ads. I haven't figured out which ad it is yet, but I'm on it.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Ford is giving away Focus Electric in the US for $10k off. Both it and the eGolf are compliance cars... both manufacturers building the absolute minimum to count. I was reading the other day that the Fusion plug-in is now the best selling plug-in hybrid out there (the Volt isn't counted on a technicality) beating even the Pruis Prime.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    I bet it was for one specific executive very high up in the org. Otherwise it would have been a more generic charger that could fit any car.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Um... both. The bulk of Golf is built in Mexico. I believe the R and E are built in Wolfsburg.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    eGolf doesn't have the range. When the eGolf gets 250 miles to a charge for a $30k - $35k price, then compare.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Ah you're right, I had forgotten.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Toyota does still have a significant interest in Subaru, but I think they're reluctant to mess with success. Subaru is probably the fastest growing car brand in the US (didn't look it up), and Toyota seems to be very hands off. If they're sharing anything, it's probably the stuff we can't see like power window motors and alternators. Subaru engines are not compatible with Toyota FWD platforms, so it is not likely that they will ever share that.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    My birthday dinner I wanted something a bit different. I've been to Tillie's restaurant years ago and had been wanting to go back. It is this little hole-in-the-wall restaurant in a run down former steel town suburb of Pittsburgh. It's a tacky and kitschy looking relic from the 60s that seems so unaware of itself. The food however, is fantastic; actual homemade pasta, sauces, and bread. I had the parminoli, a chicken parmesan with a single giant cheese ravioli on top. To top off the kitsch factor with dinner, we both had a Chianti of the "jug of wine under the sink" variety. The whole night was fantastic. The cupcakes he made and we had at home.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    I'm sure there is a market for it, but not one that manufacturers can make money on.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Global modular platforms have been around since at least the Chrysler K Car
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Seeing as FCA is still slacking on 4 cylinder engines, I'm guessing we never would have seen this even if the Dart had survived
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Mmm we had dark chocolate cupcakes. I'm a total chocoholic for the dark stuff.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    It did it to me just now on my phone but I can't see the debugger on there. It's on my radar and I'll be investigating it.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Well, I did say cars. Entry crossovers start 15% to 25% higher than the entry level sedans or hatches for what is a mechanically identical vehicle. Sonic base price = $15,295 / Trax base price = $21,000. Fit = $16,190 / HR-V = $19,465 Jetta $18,645 / Tiguan Limited (old model) $21,995
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I'll try to duplicate it and look at the debug logs. It was doing that to me, but it isn't anymore.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    No one wants to build entry level cars anymore.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    They have the Bolt EV for Opel that will likely run through its current product cycle, but I doubt they'd be allowed to use the platform for any other cars except maybe the Buick EV if that was far enough along in the development process already,.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    We're getting wet snow here today
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