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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    nice write up. I could never warm up to these. the 2.5 just doesn't seem as torquey as the 2.4 and it usually sounds pretty bad going about its business.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    I'm sure both of them are ecstatic at the news.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    I think they still need to put the 4.3 in there.... it would be a great torque machine with that 8-speed. The torque comes on faster than on the 3.6
  4. Drew Dowdell
    They'll give them loans and other assistance, but no, it's a major expense for the dealerhips
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Because that's the dealer's job...
  6. Drew Dowdell
    There as a Chrysler Jeep dealer near me that got shut down during the bankruptcies..... They still had AMC/Eagle/Plymouth/Imports by Dodge, signs up just above their banner that protested being shut down by Chrysler.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    The new ones are.... the one that still have Cadillac Oldsmobile Saab GMC signage up not so much.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    I lot of current GM dealerships were built in the 60s and 70s.... their heyday....and haven't been upgraded substantially since.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    If course how you use it matters. But all these people running around saying they *have* to have 300+ horsepower in a 3,800 lb sedan make me laugh. I keep up with traffic just fine with 148hp.... but it's because I have so much torque.... and my car does it without breaking a sweat. I don't have a tach, but I bet I rarely ever exceed 3500 rpm.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    I like the front and rear ends better than the Chevy version. Maybe we can get a luxury version here and call it the Buick Electra (finally)
  11. Drew Dowdell
    It's always about the torque. My 3,800 lb coupe only has 148hp. Yes it's slow if you're trying to drag race it, but it's secret weapon is the 250 lb-ft of torque that comes on at like 1,200 rpm and a low first gear. That means that while you may beat me to 60 if we're racing, I'm still often pulling away from you in normal traffic with nothing more than a mild purr under the hood while you're reving your 200hp 4-cylinder up over 4,000 rpm just to keep up with me. I pretty much ignore horsepower claims these days.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Horsepower is a marketing ploy dreamed up by evil capitalists... Wake me when there is a thread about minimum torque @ rpm.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Cool for Lincoln.... Somehow I'm surprised yet also not surprised at Acura's placing....
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I'll let you know when I drive it next month. That said, I've driven the same engine in the Renegade and I felt it was actually the better choice over the 2.4 Tigershark. In the 500 Abarth, it's louder, but plenty sporty. If you're going to drive it like a grandma and barely hit the gas, then it's going to react like a grandma.... Spin the thing up... that's what sports cars are for... not loafing around at 1,700 rpm.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Sure... and when you do so, you downshift, not leave it in an upper gear.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    So wait, test it in a manner that no sane driver would drive... And it fails... Go figure..
  17. Drew Dowdell
    The 1.4T is in many Jeep Renegades and Dodge Darts..... it's the engine that people don't complain about.... the 2.4 is the awful one, but that came from a Chrysler/Hyundai/Mitsubishi collaboration, so it's hardly surprising.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    I'm sure Mazda will be doing the actual work. FCA seems to be content to outsource most of this car to Mazda.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    The 1.4T from Fiat is actually one of the bright spots in the FCA 4-cylinder lineup. I doubt they're using a Fiat 6-speed manual.... what other RWD manual transmission cars in this size class does Fiat have.... no, they're probably just putting the Mazda unit in there. edit: confirmed, the 6-speed manual is a Mazda unit. I don't know what the automatic is, but I don't care because I would never buy it that way. edit 2: The automatic is a mazda unit as well.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Just a note @surreal1272 .... status updates are subject to moderator action as well. I'm only singling you out here because you are the primary user of status updates lately.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    See, I've long wanted one of those old British roadsters for me and my partner to go touring in, but I don't want the headache of keeping an old British roadster running, having to buy special tools, etc. I just want it to be a car to enjoy, not a car to wrench on. The Miata is supposed to deliver that sort of experience, however its looks just leave me limp. If I ever do this, it will be the 124 or a used Saturn Sky, or a BMW Z3.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I'm hoping it will result in some self-policing by you Lusers .
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Wondered how long it would take someone to spot that.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    I'm not that big a fan of the Miata. It's okay, inoffensive, but doesn't really light my fire (few cars without "faces" do). The 124: 1. Has a face. The Mazda only recently gained a face, but it's not one that I care for much. 2. They extended the nose up and out about 3 to 4 inches over the Miata giving it a longer looking hood. As you can see in my signature, I like the long hood look. 3. It somewhat reminds me of the older british roadsters like the MG and Triumph, which I like. I know it's supposed to remind me of the old Fiat 124, but I never really had any experience with them growing up like I did with the MG and Triumph. 4. It's built by Mazda rather than Fiat, so I don't have to worry too much about reliability. 5. I'm not hung up on masculinity in my vehicles. I drive a white Grandma's car and a little black egg of a Buick.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Well, that's the racer... it's supposed to win on speed, not beauty... I find the civilian version to actually be rather fetching.
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