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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    I decided I'm going to start a video blog of what I'm doing with all of these apartments. Here's the first, rough video from today. This is one that has gotten the most changes. Four walls removed, converted to an open floor plan, getting an all new tile bath/shower and a new kitchen, refinishing the hardwood floors throughout. Plus this one has a two car garage attached.
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    I know... and it's not one I'm particularly impressed with, it's not like it feels fast. 20/24 city/hwy out of a 200hp Turbo-4, is not that more horsepower or torque than the GM 2.5.... while the Equinox V6 only gets 16 city, it at least has the courtesy of providing 300 hp and can still manage 23mpg highway. The Escape 2.0t also has much more power and torque and gets 20/27. Even a 4x4 Jeep Grand Cherokee with twice the number of cylinder can manage an EPA 22 highway. So unless there is some massive new revision of the VW 2.0T coming with this model I don't think I'm going to be terribly impressed with the heavier extended length version.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    And I'm Donald Trump's nominee for the EPA. I've never seen any credentials that you've presented. The guy I was talking to had a Lincoln branded name tag on.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    I've been told the exact opposite from Lincoln reps.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    They are fuzzy definitions. There are more than a couple vehicles in the luxury class that I would consider to be less luxury than a LaX. Different people define it differently.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Why? A loaded out LaX is pretty luxurious...
  7. Drew Dowdell
    So, as of friday afternoon, I finally pushed the procurement manager off of my project. This means that I have full control over my project and also full responsibility. The bad news is that if the project were to fail, I now have the full blame. The good news is that I'm in control now, so it's no longer going to fail. This project has been floundering for months because the procurement manager has ZERO technical ability and was trying to run the project through his office. I've done this same type of project on a national level twice before, so I can almost do it in my sleep.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    I was going to ask what you were going to do with your job and all.
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    I've had the current body Avalons a few times (probably that same year) and always enjoyed them. They are much faster than their horsepower numbers suggest. My only complaint would be that they overcompensated when they stiffened up the suspension over the floaty prior model and they seem to be much more prone to losing traction under hard acceleration on poor quality pavement.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    I used to... now it just hangs in my basement.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Great commercial concept... but Matthew looks terrible.... I wish they would update their spokesmodel while updating their cars. At least the car shows well.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Made redundant.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    4.3 inches longer.... and VW's 2.0T? That sounds like it will probably be fairly slow.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    You're 8 posts away!
  16. Drew Dowdell
    That's pretty nice. My Cadillac dealer would pick up from my office in downtown. My Buick dealer does from my house.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    The problem is that I think there is a chance that FCA will not make it that far financially. They're dumping all of their resources into black holes that aren't selling like Fiat and Alfa, but they've canceled or will cancel their entire family sedan lineup!? I get that CUVs are the hot item these days, but sedans are still over 50% of the non-Truck market. Fiat and Alfa are "nice to haves" while Chrysler and Dodge are essentials. They're not going to take on Ford, GM, Toyota, Hyundai with Fiat. Just t'aint gonna happen. Their only domestic investment lately has been Jeep and that might prop them up for a little while longer.... but the Ram 1500 is delayed again? The sooner Sergio can be sent packing, the better.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    It sounds like this is a dealer per dealer issue. When I had a Cadillac, when it went in for service, I got a Cadillac loaner. Even today, when our Encore goes in for service (different dealer), I get a Buick loaner... it's usually a used Lucerne... but it's still a Buick. The pictures distort the Toyota a bit. If you haven't sat in one, you can't really tell from the pictures that the upper center stack is actually angled towards the driver. It makes it a very Star Trek consol feel to it and its very convenient to use.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Lower sales but higher profits on a premium product aiming for exclusivity is a bad thing? Go directly to economics class, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Yeah, I wish Mercury hadn't been killed off too. I'd love to see the day again where the Continental is the king of the lineup and mentioned in the same breath as S-Class or 7-series without irony. But in order to do that, Lincoln will have to accept lower volumes.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Simply.... no. A loaded ES still has button blanks in it. The interior plastics are terrible for the class. Styling is subjective, but the Avalon's dash seems more cohesively styled to me and the panel surrounding the HVAC and infotainment feels very very nice.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    It's okay... the MKZ and Continental tout the same engines as an F-150, Taurus, and Fusion. And the 3.0T is just a modified 2.7T so they have a badging distinction.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Naturally, I'll drive them all.... I'll even consider the 'Nox diesel. I'm not super concerned about MPGs... I primarily work from home now and Albert just got a new job with a much shorter commute. When I do take a road trip, power getting over the mountains with the inlaws and luggage in back is more important to me than mpg. And again... even a JGC V6 does pretty well in that regard. I was rushing around in the Encore yesterday and the lack of power (after driving a 300C V6 all week) was annoying me to no end. Chrysler will be down to one vehicle. Dodge is probably going to lose Durango. Already lost the Dart. Probably going to lose the Challenger and possibly Charger.... And it is all Sergios doing as he tries to rebuild the failed brands of Alfa and Fiat. If you need any more proof... it's right there in the name.... Fiat-Chrysler-Automotive.... Fiat comes first.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Indeed... I would like to see the 3.0TT in the Lacrosse at least. I don't think the Impala needs it while SS is around.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    It was hinted to me at LA that the next Terrain would be smaller than the new Equinox. Don't know how true that is.... but then you'd have and Even/Odd situation on sizes at GMC Buick Dealerships... Going up in size... - Encore/Terrain/Envision/Acadia/Enclave/Yukon/Yukon XL That doesn't sound like a bad situation for them.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    SUV/CUV doesn't matter.... Cadillac has 3.... period. You can't say that Benz has X number while counting the GLS and then turn around and say the Escalade doesn't count because it is body on frame.
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