Drew Dowdell
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The XTS starts in the mid-high 40s, but it doesn't have the engine power or the AWD that the Continental will likely have.
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No more SRTs that aren't Dodges. A. You just described my dream vehicle B. It could be a Trailhawk model. I knew the Mitsubishi Colt Vista.... the Mitsubishi Colt Vista was one of the cars I grew up with..... you are a sick sick man.
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...... but... it's all wheel drive It is AWD. And that's fine. But it's FWD-based AWD that is riding on a mainstream platform. It is an acceptable stopgap for D6, if the price is right. But it is no more a flagship, or even premium model than the Cadillac XTS, and for the exact same reason. If it is the same AWD system used in the Ford Focus (I've had a long day and a martini, correct me if I'm wrong) it doesn't matter if it is FWD or RWD based because its that good.
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...... but... it's all wheel drive
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At no point on the everyday driving scale will a 300hp DOHC V6 outperform a 300hp OHV V6. The OHV will be more efficient, have better off the line pull, have more torque throughout the usable RPM range. The DOHC engine will only see that horsepower at or close to the red-line. The OHC engine will hit that peak horsepower 20% short of red-line. In other words, you'll actually get to use all 300 horses in the OHV... in the DOHC engine, the only time you'll see them is when you look at the window sticker.
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Compared to OHV, DOHC is the costly trick. Not in terms of max power. The LS7 uses titanium rods and premium machining and DI to get 505hp out of 7.0L. It costs far more to make and sell than a 5.2L. I'm not sure how many more times I have to say it.... I'm talking about the every day cars like the Camry and Impala. Can I make it in big lettering? Will that work? IN NON-SPORTING APPLICATIONS, OHV V6 DELIVERS SUPERIOR DRIVABILITY TO AN EQUIVALENT PEAK OUTPUT DOHC.
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Ahem, now that I've cleaned up the personal attacks and off-topic stuff again... moving on.
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Compared to OHV, DOHC is the costly trick.
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The really relevant discussion is the GM 3.6 v the GM 4.3 Ecotec in the Colorado. The 3.6 lets them claim best in class horsepower V6, but the 4.3 would actually be a better fit due to the superior torque curve.
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I'm more on the mindset to use what is owed to me. They should have never asked me to calculate what I'm owed. No, I don't get paid for it, I get to carry over 5 days to next year at best.
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It could, it just won't be called SRT
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FCA has said SRT is a Dodge-only thing going forward.
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This makes about as much sense as a Mitsubishi Colt Vista Evolution No more SRTs that aren't Dodges.
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You're a dick. I just started my current job a year ago(13 months) and I only have 16 days of PTO a year.. I don't think it goes up until my 5 year mark. I have 25 official days off per year, but I've been with the company 9 years in October. However, because of my unusual amount of travel and off-hours work, I earn a ton of comp time also. If I have to travel over a weekend or a holiday or even a 3 day weekend, I get those days back as comp days. It may sound great that I have 30 days comp time to use, but the reality is that I've earned them by giving up my weekends and holidays (I was traveling on both Good Friday and July 3rd, officially days off for me). Also, there is no chance in hell that I'll be using 30 days comp time by the end of the year. I have far too many projects coming up... and I'll be earning even more comp time in October and November. So the reality is that my employer is taking advantage of me.
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I've used 17 days of vacation/comp time this year so far, but I've also earned another 30 days (and counting) that I have to use by the end of the year.
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Personally, I have liked the Continental since I saw it and sat in it in person. I think it looks great in these Pebble Beach pics.
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OK...that Ill agree to... But not that North Eastern temps will screw it up... It's not the temps, it's the ice and salt. Also, chrome ain't what it use to be. The chrome posted above in those older GM cars is on actual metal (the shaped Cadillac is polished stainless steel rather than chrome technically). They can't really do old style chrome anymore because it is horribly pollutive during the process.
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I don't think there is any way they'll do chrome down low on the front and rear air-dams like that. They'd be trash after 2 days of north east winter and Lincoln would get complaints.
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