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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    I swear Honda assembles the entire car out of brittle plastic clips. I just ordered a bag of 25. I'm prepping the car for sale soon.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Today is not my day. I went to do a seafoam treatment on the CR-V because I'm planning on replacing the spark plugs (it's time) and the O2 sensor (have a CEL). Pull the hood release and the hood pops open, but also the release handle breaks in my hand. Okay, it's old and the plastic is brittle, I'll order a new one. Get the seafoam tube setup and ready to go, call albert out to help so he can keep his foot on the gas while I empty the can. Car won't start. Battery seems to be toast. It sat hooked up to the running Buick for 15 minutes and still won't start. Put it on the charger for another 30 minutes and it just barely cranks. (This will be my third battery this year, one for each vehicle) While I was waiting for it on the charger, I started to pull the panel off to get to the hood release cable.... the plastic tabs holding the trim panel on broke. Efff it... I'm going to play video games the rest of the day.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Statistics often lie. Go by the numbers all you want, but sitting in an Escalade feels roomier than a GLS. They feel like completely different size classes.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    It really is a nice improvement. Looks imposing, almost threatening in that Mafia boss sorta way.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    It's your $100,000, demand better (looking)
  6. Drew Dowdell
    While other areas of the Escape may up for debate against its competition, it has, hands down, the best steering of any crossover in that class..... possibly of classes above it as well. The only thing that comes close is the CX3
  7. Drew Dowdell
    I dunno... I could have easily gone with a Bonneville, but there was always an Aurora in the same showroom that would grab my attention first.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    At least on the Avenir trims, there are actual hardware upgrades. Both the Enclave and Lacrosse get upgraded electronic suspensions.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Corners guys....
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Running 3 brands with just 2 platforms and 4 engines is very ambitious.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    No... the larger Escalade has the better feel driving around. The GLS may stop faster, but that's about it. And yes... the Escalade has a larger feel inside.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    I'm waiting until the CPO CT6 PHEVs are widely available.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Updated the article view template to a new format... take a look at this example
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Editors and Premium subscribers get 50. You have some odd extra groups that don't really apply to this board anymore. I've fixed it for now for you, but I still need to clean up your account a little bit.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Great to hear. Hopefully you've turned ad-blocker back off
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Bumped everyone up to 25. I had to keep a stricter limit before when there was abuse of the system. They don't feel at all close when behind the wheel.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    I just think the prior models were more striking.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    No, EVs won't drop below ICEs... but ICE pricing will be nudged upwards providing the same effect.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Sorta, the Explorer is enough wider to matter.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    I have never been into sports cars. My parents always bought obscure shitboxes growing up, Fiat Wagon, VW Type III Squareback, Subaru GL Wagon, Dodge Colt Vista Wagon. I was enamored by the big GM land yachts of the time because they had power windows, power antenna, air conditioning, and doors that sounded like a bank vault. The Cadillac Seville and Eldorado looks like something old-school movie stars from the '30s might drive today (today being 1983). The fascination stuck, and here I am today,
  21. Drew Dowdell
    The GLS is a luxury Dodge Durango. 2018 Dodge Durango Spec Height 70.9 in. Width 75.8 in. Length 201.2 in.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Yup, the Escalade has the 10-speed already
  23. Drew Dowdell
    I found the issue and fixed it. Because we have several hundred sub-forums, there is no easy way to check each and every one. If you encounter it again, just send me a PM and I'll fix it.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    I have applied a potential fix. Please let me know how it works.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Already happened in the CR-V. The Encore had a damaged and clogged Catalytic converter replaced under warranty over the summer. If I lived in a different location but with the same work situation, I would absolutely switch over to an EV as soon as one was built that I liked the looks of. I still want my luxury goodies. If I were buying today, I'd probably aim for an ELR because I can't afford a CT6 PHEV. But Albert would never let me get something impractical like that.
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