Drew Dowdell
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Cadillac really needs to produce the Ciel and El Miraj! -
Well aside from the horsepower, do you see this as a WRX STI competitor or what?
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I heard you had to keep up on timing belts on the Talons. They were good to 60,000 miles.... at 60,001 miles they were done.
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A boost of 42lb-ft would be nice but I don't think I could convince the other half that spending the money for 91 octane would be worth it. Darn. Oh well, Regal GS AWD could be the solution. ;-)
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OOoohh.. I'm well known for being the guy around here that like the big old luxury boats, but the AWD Talon has long been a secret love of mine! Never did own one though.
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Nice, that was my favorite version of Malibu. Welcome to C&G. As I mentioned in the other thread, we've been around a while. I'm the owner and I am on the site nearly every day... and even if I'm not on, if there is an issue I address it quickly. I do have the bad habit of tinkering with the site software a lot...
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Maybe if I can find another few good apartment building deals.....
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+1 Civic Coupe with a manual or if you're fuel consumption conscious, a Civic Hybrid (the first ones could be had with a 5-speed). I like the VW TDIs as well, but your luck with VWs has not been the best in the past. Scion TC?
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I dunno about factory warrantied, but they do in the aftermarket. .. well at least for the LTG in the Regal. I kno they are slightly different tho. Probably a different topic, but any brand you recommend? I was considering one for the Encore to get at least a little bump in power.
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We have a huge software upgrade coming as well. I was initially hoping for it to be ready for end of this month, but the software company is still swashing bugs. This version seems to work pretty well for now, so it isn't a rush, but I have to say I'm excited by what the new software is capable of.
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The new wrangler is here in about 18 months?
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Welcome to C&G! Glad to have you! We've been around since about 2001. I'm the garage master around here, if you have any issues you can PM myself or William Maley or Z-06
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I wonder if they make the chip upgrades for the Verano Turbo.....hmmm
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They already make a Cobalt SS you describe. It's called the Verano Turbo and it's sold at Buick dealerships. It even comes with a 6-speed manual. If your only concern is performance, there is a case to be made for the Mustang v. Fiesta ST comparison, but in terms of content, the base Mustang will not stack up to a fairly loaded Fiesta ST.
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Volvo News: Volvo Plans A Comeback Via Their New U.S. Plant
Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in Volvo
I really really like the new XC90. If Volvo can get people into the showroom to look at it, it could put some real hurt on the BMW X5 and Mercedes ML GLE -
If it had AWD, I would be perfectly happy with a Volt. In sport mode it its performance characteristics are roughly similar to a 210hp gas powered sedan. I've even considered it as a replacement for the Encore, but then there is the no AWD sticking point. We just had the electrical service upgraded in the house 2 weeks ago. We were on 60amp fuses and upgraded to 150amp breaker service. I made sure they set aside a provision for a future plug-in car. Good Move. CT6 PHEV??? I think that car is gonna be damn sweet. I think I'm more excited for this one than the V Outside of my budget unfortunately. Not sure if the Plug-In will be AWD though.
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Volvo News: Volvo Plans A Comeback Via Their New U.S. Plant
Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in Volvo
It's simple. If you want to save on shipping costs, build the plant on the continent you are targeting as your biggest growth market. Volvo has no where to go in the U.S. but up, they already have a plant or two in China... so makes sense to build the next plant here. -
Honda has twice notified us of the need to replace the airbag inflator in our CR-V, but they never seem to have the part in stock. I'll probably sell the vehicle before it ever gets replaced.
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I don't think it would be quite SS level, but it would be a good upgrade for the current RS. 200 hp, maybe boosted up t o 215hp and 206 lb-ft of torque at 1700rpm, maybe use an overboost option like the Cruze diesel to bump that up too.... That would be perfectly acceptable for a a 2800 lb. hatchback.
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If it had AWD, I would be perfectly happy with a Volt. In sport mode it its performance characteristics are roughly similar to a 210hp gas powered sedan. I've even considered it as a replacement for the Encore, but then there is the no AWD sticking point. We just had the electrical service upgraded in the house 2 weeks ago. We were on 60amp fuses and upgraded to 150amp breaker service. I made sure they set aside a provision for a future plug-in car.
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Cars of the '70s, Decade of Disaster or Delight?
Drew Dowdell replied to axlon's topic in The Lounge
It's interesting because from all my Toronado talk in other places, the original drums in '66 were scary bad with fading and just overall insufficient for the size of the car. Many '66 owners seem to retrofit (futurefit?) their '66 with later model disks that swap over exactly. On my car, the issue is the opposite. The rear drums are fine, the rear disks are fine, but the rear calipers tend to leak and fail easily.. and sometimes people will swap them from disk to drum... (the rare oddballs like me who likes the '79 - '85 model) -
The average person can barely handle a 180hp Camry at 6/10ths. While I'm fairly skilled (for an amateur, I didn't land the ATS-V into a wall like the Jalopnik reporter did with the Camaro, but I was still going all out) at hustling a high-horsepower car around a track, I find myself perfectly content for my daily drivers to be sedate, lower horsepower cars. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to live with a 700hp car day in and day out. The highest horsepower car that interests me personally is either the Chrysler 300C Hemi or the Cadillac XTS V-Sport... and even the V-Sport is a bit much.
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You're in good company with the Olds love here. [sharedmedia=garage:vehicles:70] I have a little of both
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Jaguar News: Jaguar Considers A Smaller Crossover
Drew Dowdell replied to William Maley's topic in Jaguar
Cadillac does need more crossovers. Jaguar is still fairly niche, but they are putting new product into the meat of the market. This is the way for them to grow. Put a supercharger on the existing V8, up the content in the already swank Platinum edition, and call it a day. The new Escalade is doing well and I think it is well positioned against the threat of a BMW X7.
