Everything posted by Drew Dowdell
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Random Thoughts Thread
I haven't written a resume in many years.... any tips on where to start? This new position I took back in May isn't working out.
- Industry News: More Consumers Find Themselves 'Upside Down' On Trade-Ins
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November Car Spotting Thread
Here's a rare unicorn. Mercury Topaz GS 2-door with 2-tone paint. Body and interior are in mint condition. I believe it belongs to a Costco employee because I've seen the car there multiple times over the last few weeks (I'm a 3 - 4 visits per week kinda guy)
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Industry News: More Consumers Find Themselves 'Upside Down' On Trade-Ins
Our Encore was holding its value quite well when we first bought it out of lease. We went into that transaction buying a car for $2k less than its apparent trade in value. We *should* have bought it and then immediately traded it in, but we kept it. Since then, the value of it has decreased to the point where we were owing as much as it was worth. I didn't like that, so I started increasing our car payment. The payment according to the loan is $348 a month, but I'm sending them $600 a month instead to keep well ahead of the depreciation.
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What have we done? 2016 Malibu 1LT 1.5t
On the Encore, I think the engine is just overworked at 75mph. Remember it's not a DI engine either, so it's not going to have the same performance characteristics of the Turbo-DI engines.
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Random Thoughts Thread
When you answer "Had a friend for dinner." to the question, "What did you do for Thanksgiving?", tone and inflection are important lest someone get the wrong idea.
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2017 Jeep Compass Replaces Two Models With One: Comments
Towing 2,000 lbs with a Renegade sounds fairly ambitious... I've towed as much with the CR-V and it wasn't fun.
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2017 Jeep Compass Replaces Two Models With One: Comments
Only the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee... and even then only with pricey tow prop options... the rest are fairly standard.
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- (UPDATE) 2017 Mazda CX-5 Shows Evolution Can Be A Good Thing: Comments
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2017 Jeep Compass Replaces Two Models With One: Comments
No issues that I've experienced lately. I feel like FCA must have made some running changes to the Cherokee setup because it feels smoother and quieter than I remember. I had a trailhawk 4-cylinder for a week when I was in Houston last time and it was good fun to drive around. Cherokee is 8" longer than the Compass.
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Problems Posting Pictures????
I had installed a security feature earlier this week and it looks like it is causing software lockups.
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Problems Posting Pictures????
I may know the cause for this. Working. See if it is any better now.
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(UPDATE) 2017 Mazda CX-5 Shows Evolution Can Be A Good Thing: Comments
The diesel is coming. I spoke to the Mazda rep about this today. ... it maybe won't show up till the 2018 model year (so a year from now). And the interior in this thing is probably the best in class at the moment.... or at least can be loaded up to be best in class. Not having a luxury brand means Mazda does't have to hold back on making their main brand too luxurious to leave room for the brand above it.
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Genesis Shows Off Its Sporty Side With 2018 G80 3.3T Sport: Comments
These are looking very attractive these days. Lexus better watch out and Benz better keep an eye in it's rear view mirror.
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- Ford EcoSport To Make North America Debut At LA: Comments
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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From the album: 2017 Ford EcoSport Titanium Live Shots
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