Drew Dowdell
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that will change as time goes on and the tech is rolled out to more cars. The Tesla was/is like that too and that doesn't seem to be limiting things.
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In the first one I feel like there will be a middle age man voice over telling me all of the fascinating attributes of the sporty new-for-1984, import beating, Mercury Topaz. The second one, with a slightly higher BPM and more synthetic snare has all the makings of an instructional video on the 1982 Pontiac LeMans Bonneville G, a car that brings you the combination of classic lines, sporty styling, and Driving Excitement from its 3.8 liter V6 and 3-speed automatic. Available in only 4-door sedan or 5-door station wagon layout.
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Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)The sad thing is I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or serious....
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Let me know. I'd like to stop by if you get it.
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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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Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)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.
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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.
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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.Great commercial concept... but Matthew looks terrible.... I wish they would update their spokesmodel while updating their cars. At least the car shows well.Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)4.3 inches longer.... and VW's 2.0T? That sounds like it will probably be fairly slow.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.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.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.
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