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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Yes
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Eh... the plastic on the door panels is just this side of tupperware. The HVAC controls in particular were from Fisher Price, only not that solid. (The Atlas, not the Passat. It's been awhile since I've been in a Passat). It was all put together really well, but the material quality isn't what I'd expect on a vehicle that will likely sell primarily in the mid-$30k range. Some competing vehicles that have been on the market for years or are just now going out of production have better material quality than what this new Atlas is getting.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    The interior is the biggest let down on the Atlas
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Yes, the mid-size trucks can get absurd when you get to the higher trims. I'm in the same boat going back and forth between a loaded Canyon SLT or a mid level Sierra All Terrain. It's at the lower end where the value of the mid-size trucks shows up because they are more consumers spec there while the low end full size truck are construction grade.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I think the recent resurgence of the mid-size truck class has a lot more to do with full-size trucks getting so large and so expensive. It has little to do with fuel economy as gas prices are relatively cheap right now.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    An engine is not just an App you download...
  7. Drew Dowdell
    I haven't taken a stance on the EPA in general, so I don't know what you're going on about. I'm just saying that changing federal CAFE standards isn't going to do anything for consumers or manufacturers since California is still getting their waiver. All of the stuff you're taking about with RVs and SEMA has nothing to do with what Trump is proposing. I'm not against relaxing those rules.... You just assumed. You went off on that whole tirade when my position was really quite clear. It's a simple statement: Relaxing CAFE doesn't change the automotive manufacturing landscape. Not now. Not in 5 years. Probably not in 10 years. Even a wholesale repeal of CAFE won't change anything for at least 2 more product cycles. Nothing Trump promises will change that. He is over promising and under delivering.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    I'm not seeing that... but it no longer interests me like the prior two did. This Regal, I like what I see so far. It's odd.. most of the recent cars coming out of GM are failing to interest me in any way. I find myself looking more at Ford/Lincoln, Mazda, FCA, and Volvo lately. The only exceptions from GM are the CT6, Escalade/Yukon/Tahoe (which one could argue are no longer "recent"), and the big trucks.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Buick is geared towards the Chinese these days, primarily because they buy three times as many of them as we in the US do.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    like i said, I didn't read it, but most of it looks like it is neither about the EPA nor Trump... Trump talked about the EPA, US auto manufacturers, and buying US cars. Tell me where here did I encourage anyone to post off those topics? Pointing out Trumps hypocrisy on the matter isn't off topic. Talking about EVs in regards to EPA regulations is on topic. New engine tech for saving fuel in trucks? On topic. The consumer shift from cars to SUVs and the effect on fuel economy? On topic. He has multiple Rollers including a 1956 Silver Cloud (not going to knock him for owning a classic). He also has a 2005 SLR McLaren and until 2016 a Lambo Diablo (year, I don't know). It has been reported that he's always been a Rolls man, which doesn't surprise me.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    2.0T, 8-speed or 9-speed, optional AWD This one is a manual transmission and obviously not for US consumption, but here is the Opel interior.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    States rights... except when states want their rights? States can pick one of two regulations. The California Regs, which 13 states follow, or the Federal Regs. Manufacturers aren't interested in building two different version, so they just build everything to the California Regs. Manufacturers also still have to build to other countries regs. So whichever country has the toughest regulations, that's what the cars will get built to. There will be some differences on the fringes... but the meat of the market... the mainstream size 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder engines will all be globalized as much as possible with minor ECM tuning at best. Changes to the CAFE standards really aren't going to result in any changes for at least the next 5 years and probably on for another 10. The next generation of engines is already well into development, and those engines are typically produced for a decade or more at a time. At best, one of the engines that is currently legal might get an extra few years reprieve before being replaced..... and nothing bad ever happens when GM or Ford leave an old, technologically out of date engine in production far beyond its expiration date. Oh goodie... I might still be able to get a 2.4 Ecotec in 2025. Put me on a waiting list.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    I skipped to the end and didn't bother with the rest. I'll probably have to delete 90% of it for being too political off the topic at hand when I do read it. I don't care if someone owns a Rolls... he can own 10 of them and I still won't care. The issue I have is his "Buy American" rhetoric while he doesn't do so himself. His car is a Rolls, his ties come from China... up until someone point out the hypocrisy, even his early MAGA hats came from China. His daughter imported 53 metric tons of merchandise from China just last year. Don't stand in front of a Cruze lecturing me about buying American and then ride off in a Rolls. I'm personally not all that wedded to the idea of buying American cars for America's sake. I have a Honda built in Ohio and a Buick built in Korea in my driveway... Buy the car that suits you best regardless of where it is built. CheersandGears.com is here to help you make that decision.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Incorrect. Cadillac has high ATP because higher trim models are being sold.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Everyone really wants tall station wagons, but no one wants to admit it.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    The point was the 4-cylinder v. 6-cylinder. I remain largely unconvinced by turbo 4-cylinder from any brand as true replacements for a V6... however the double-boosted 4-cylinder from Volvo is the exception to that. It's hard to describe here, but in the Cadenza, I didn't even stand a chance... it wasn't even close. I might as well have been driving a Mirage.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    On a test run while I was driving a new V6 Cadenza... Which has about the standard amount of power you'd expect from a V6... I was positively spanked by an S90 T6 AWD (the double boosted 4 cylinder). It wasn't even close. From a performance perspective, the double boosted engine has it.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    What engine issues are you hearing about? I'm curious because the XC90 and new XC60 are both on my radar. Volvo is going with supercharged, turbocharged, hybrid 4-cylinders at their top end.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Like I said... usually. the 2.7 in the F-150 is an oddball situation because you're getting V8 power for less than V8 price. Yes it is more expensive than a base V6, but it isn't really comparable because of the big power differences. The 2.7T costs less than a V8 and gets better fuel economy. *side note... apparently you can't get the 5.0 with the new 10-speed transmission, only with the 6-speed. Odd and disappointing... I wonder why that is.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Usually. The 2.7 is supposed to be a V8 replacement though, so it's priced accordingly and above a non-EB V6. But if someone is comparison shopping a non-EB 3.5 and a 2.7 EB, they're most likely looking at power difference rather than fuel economy. It's when someone is comparison shopping a 5.0 and a 2.7 EB that the fuel economy thing comes into play.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    The 500 is a reliability dog, I know, but that doesn't mean the entire company is like that.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    The new Volvo 4-cylinders are fantastic.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    As I mentioned, any relaxation of CAFE is going to do next to nothing for manufacturers. California is going to get to keep it's waiver and about a dozen other states follow the California standards. You can't even buy California specific cars anymore.... They just build them all to that standard. Trump is again, over promising and under delivering.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    Not what we're taking about here @hyperv6.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    I doubt it, Enclave is showing there. But it's gotta be soon.
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