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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Just. Let. It. Go!
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Due to the speed with which some of the trolling and abuse is going on, I sometimes forget to check the "Edited By:" button when modifying some posts. Regular users cannot edit their own post without the Edited note showing up. If a user edits their own post, it will say so. An Admin or Mod are the only people who can silently edit a post. That said... I wish you all would just chill out.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    These are just some insane sales growth numbers for such a small company.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Moving in the right direction, but I don't think their lineup is enough to sustain them.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    GLA and CLA hit the ceiling already? E-Class being up is cheap lease deals to move the last of the current model... I'm seeing lots of ads for it.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Wow... who pulled the plug on Mini? And this is bad for BMW, over 6% down in an overall strong month?
  7. Drew Dowdell
    All three of the big three are in an incentive war in the truck department right now (Except the Canyonado) Incentives on the F-150 are just a cost of doing business when both of the main competitors are doing the same thing.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    Cadillac has a bunch of new product in the pipeline... the list I made earlier was only my own hypothetical. The only one that has been discussed by GM people so far is the CT8.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    What the heck happened to the Fit? Every Fit buyer moved over to HR-V?
  10. Drew Dowdell
    I think they'll do better than that. They sell 2k XTSes a month now and they're not all base models. Even a mid-range FWD XTS is $54k.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    I'm wonder if that is due to the updated 2016 models hitting dealers or lots of incentives on the 2015 models. The updates are borderline invisible to people who aren't car nuts... I can't imagine the updates having any affect on sales.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    As long as I can set the MRC to "marshmallow" I'll be fine.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Overall good month. Infiniti getting some traction, though mostly with an old G-series hatchback and a rebadged Nissan.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Fantastic month for FCA. Promaster doing okay, but not like the transit. Still lags behind even the older GM vans. Jeep is now the crown jewel in the FCA lineup. Dodge doing pretty good, but they really need a mid-size to replace that Avenger. Chrysler brand alone is within firing range of exceeding the entire VW brand sales.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    It's mind boggling that the Lambda's 7 years in and surpassed by the competition in multiple ways, continue to sell in such fantastic numbers. With the Enclave having an average transaction price north of $50k, they's sold 2.5 billion dollars worth of revenue in Buick Enclaves this year. I don't blame GM for not replacing them now if they can get that kinda money for a 7 year old vehicle with a light refresh. I see they are clearing out the leftover Malibus post haste.... that's probably the "strong increase in rental demand" I cannot explain SRX unless the refreshed interior is really winning people over, but oh well, Cadillac needs those sales. CTS doesn't deserve this. I also don't understand the Theta CUV sales, unless that is also rental fleets.... but they're saying retail sales are up... so.. what do I know? Truck incentives down, but truck sales up, good place to be. You can see the Buick lineup aging out right before your eyes.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Wow! Look at the transit go! It's like the Promaster didn't even exist.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Less compete and more overlap. I think the Continental will be more the luxury cruiser than the CT6's autobahn bruiser. That isn't a judgement of which is good or bad... I tend to prefer the luxury cruisers myself.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    You've come to a site where the bulk of the users don't have good feelings for Toyota.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    I really don't find any of the brands to be "the enemy". At worst, there are brands that just bore me... I don't have the energy to work up the passion to consider a boring brand "the enemy". So here are the most interesting cars from brands on my boring brand list. BMW 7-series - In a brand completely bereft of original styling or modern design and resting on a reputation it no longer deserves, I gravitate to the top of the range. If one must drive a car from this boring brand, it might as well be the best one they offer. Honda Accord Hybrid - I like the technical wizardry in the powertrain. Kia K900 - It's big, it's fluffy, and it's sufficiently fast. Hyundai Genesis - Ditto K900 Mini-Cooper - Do I have to? It's not even a real car. They turn into complete rattle traps after 30k miles. I don't understand why other people even like them.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    I am not from spam land. I was really offended to hear it. I've just decided to post an interesting article. Very well then. Sorry for insulting you. However, when one joins a forum and immediately posts something with links to another site, that is typically the actions of a spammer. Once you've been posting here for a while, then you can post links.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    As long as the other manufacturer's noses are clean, diesel will be fine.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I was under the impression that the 3.0TT in the Continental would be the base engine. Is that incorrect?
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Yeah, but the Equus is a heavy and flabby (read: flexy) chassis with no handling prowess. Clearly I haven't driven a CT6 yet, but handling isn't one of those areas GM generally falls down on lately, especially at Cadillac... and with such a lightweight chassis + Magnetic Ride Control + 4-wheel steering, I think the handling on this thing is going to be phenomenal.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    Well the 2.0T is a necessity because of displacement taxes in China. They have to offer a 2.0T there. They actually offer an XTS 2.0T in China as well, that one isn't sold here obviously, though I'm not sure where it is built.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Well, as I mentioned in other threads, the 4-cylinder was designed for the China market. They're building them in Michigan so if it already will meet all federal regs, what's the harm of letting a few 4-cylinders wander off to US dealers also? Cadillac expects the bulk of the sales to be the V6 model and V6TT model coming in second. If they don't get enough sales of the 4-cylinder, they can cancel it in the US and just send them to China.
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