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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    I've not done it from iPhone, but I assume you can. I do it from my Android all the time.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Mini has too many vehicle variants and not enough sales to support them as it is. Yes and no... it really depends on what you are doing with it. If you're just a weekend warrior throwing a kayak or 5 bags of mulch in the back, yes the ridgeline will do. If you need payload and towing or any semblance of off-roading beyond wet grass, the Canyonado is where it's at.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    What's even dumber is the fact that the S and RS cars are apparently exempt from this new scheme.... so they aren't even implementing it consistently.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    It seems very inconsistent between dealers. My Cadillac and Buick dealers always give me a Cadillac or Buick loaner, but I've heard of this happening to other people. When I had my CTS, I usually got a recent STS or DTS, an Escalade once. I bought my Avalanche from the Cadillac dealership, and when that went in for service, I still got a Cadillac loaner. I've never had anything but a Buick in place of my Encore, though some of the Buicks have been older nicely maintained units.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I'm going to throw caution into the wind and include vehicles that technically aren't allowed due to some overly broad restrictions in the rules, however most of you will agree that they are definitely an odd-ball configuration, particularly for their era.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Well, that's also a coupe, so that could also make it look smaller.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Since GM came back to the market and could barely keep up with demand.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    You can just upload the pictures in your post here. I don't charge anything.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    photobucket is charging people to embed pictures on other sites
  10. Drew Dowdell
    The 200 wasn't competitive with value shoppers who were looking for the biggest car for their dollar. Making it a bit more premium with a base 2.0T instead of the Tigershark would have gone a long way towards putting it more like a TLX, Regal, or whatever size equivalent Infiniti. Everybody wants to knock the 200, but it is really not at all a bad car. It's just smaller than the rest of the class it tried to compete in and that put it out of step with the market. But they drive well, in upper trims feel reasonably premium, and for a little while there, they were the only 6-cylinder AWD mid-size you could buy that wasn't a Subaru. The Pentastar just got a major refresh, so you're wrong there. Hemi hasn't needed much in updates, it does as well as the updated V8s from GM. I don't care about the age of a particular design as long as it performs well... and both the V6 and V8 in Chrysler's stable, perform very well. It's their 2.4 liter that needs the updates the most.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    So millenials aren't killing babies.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Indeed, the future is coming whether you, or anyone, likes it or not. I've adjusted my thinking here as well. When the Pruis and Insight were the only hybrid options, I never would have considered one. But now there are hybrid options that I'm looking into. I'd prefer to go plug-in if possible, right now, the only one(s) that meets our needs are the Volvo XC60 PHEV and XC90 PHEV. The Benz's and BMW's EV only ranges are too short to be worthwhile. The Volvo is bare minimum (20 miles) in the XC60. Here in hilly western PA, using Pure mode which favors EV as much as possible would probably produce some good results by regenerating on the downhills and using gas on the up hills. If Toyota made a plug in Highlander or Honda made a plug in Pilot, that might get us over there.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Well... that's not a Z71.. the Z71s have the body color grille which completely changes the appeal for me. I don't like the huge chrome grille on the non-Z71 models. The air dam is easy to remove. @ocnblu had his off before it left the dealership.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    All he sees in the US are assets to be sold to the highest bidder so he can put that money into Fiat, Alfa, and Maserati.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    You're already twice the CEO that Sergio is. There should have never been a base model 200. It should have started around $28k, came standard with a 2.0T and an optional 3.6. Leather standard. It could have been right there with the TLX / Regal. Drop all of the 200 models below that. Keep the Dart, make an Avenger that is a rebadge of the 200, but with the base Tigershark and maybe an optional 2.0T. No AWD offered. Start it a little bit cheaper than a base Fusion or Malibu. The 300 with an upgraded interior to the level of the Lacrosse would have done wonders for that car. It has all the hardware needed to more than compete, but the interior is behind the others. Raise the base price a bit to compensate for the better interior and give the newly upgraded 200 described above some breathing room.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Yes, he gets a giant golden parachute if he sells off FCA US. That, I think, is his underlying motivation for knee-capping the entire organization.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Corners guys.... corners. Let bygones be bygones.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Because aside from a few Jeeps, they do well mostly on niche products. The LX cars are decent vehicles, but they should have been replaced first before attempting a new Alfa. The 200 needed to be replaced, marketed, and Dodge needed a copy. The entire FCA plan is severely flawed and favors the italian brands over the US brands..... but in the US, the US brands are what keep the lights on.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Yes, there were some basics about engine output that he wasn't getting and got angry when it was explained to him.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    All the Chinese companies like "It wasn't me!"
  21. Drew Dowdell
    He left a while ago because he couldn't handle being an adult in the political forum.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Hmm.. I hadn't realized that either.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Well, I'm trying to talk Albert into a plug-in for his next vehicle, but so few of them come in AWD. Those that do have pathetic EV only ranges and are extremely expensive. I think we're at a tipping point for Plug-In and we're going to see a whole bunch of them hit the market or be announced in the next 18 months. It was the Pacifica Plug-In that convinced me of the virtues of the technology. The amount of pull the Pacifica has under hard acceleration is joyfully inappropriate for a mini-van. The fact that it can get 84 MPGe is the cherry on top..... it actually has me considering one, but Albert won't allow it. *sigh* No wagons, no minivan, no manual transmission, no coupes as daily drivers, no RWD..... it might be time for a new boyfriend.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    No, they'll shift to where the new markets are. Which reminds me, I need to brush up on my Chinese....
  25. Drew Dowdell
    VelociRaptor. I'm here all night...tip your waitress.
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