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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    More information about "Toyota Releases a Small Tacoma Teaser"
    We are a little more than a month away from the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, but much like the Christmas music in stores the day after Halloween, companies like to tease us for a month or two ahead of time. One of the earliest teasers (that wasn't a full reveal like the Mercedes GLE) is the next generation Toyota Tacoma. So far, all we get to see is the tailgate of the 2016 Toyota Tacoma that will be revealed in about a month. We're expecting styling to borrow heavily from its big brother, the Toyota Tundra. The Tacoma has been the best selling small truck for a number of years now as the Detroit three ceded the segment to the Japanese. However, Toyota is going to be facing stiff competition in the next couple of years. GM is back with a vengeance with their new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, the former of which won MotorTrend's Truck of the Year award for 2015, Nissan's Frontier will be updated soon, Honda is returning with the Ridgeline, and rumors suggest Ford's Ranger is due to return as well. Toyota sold 159,485 Tacoma Trucks in 2013 and 140,757 Tacomas of November 2014. With such strong competition coming, Toyota is going to have to make sure they leave no tailgate unlatched to keep up the sales pace.
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    I think part of the reason of the lighter weight cars was due to manufacturers chasing fuel economy. But even then, airbags were first deployed on the 1974 Oldsmobile Toronado and you don't get much bigger and more solid than a '74 Toronado. Mercedes caught up 6 years later with the S-Class in 1980, again, a car known for being big and solid. So the idea that manufacturers put airbags in cars in order to counteract the reductions in weight kinda puts the order of the way things happened the wrong way 'round. Smaller cars didn't start getting airbags until the very late '80s. and the airbag in my Honda doesn't give me a sense of security at all... it hasn't been recalled yet, so there is still a chance of getting shrapnel in the face if I were in an accident.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    So wait, the new AMG engine has a 58 horsepower and 51 lb-ft deficit compared to the Cadillac V-Sport engine?
  4. Drew Dowdell
    They've all turned into piles of iron oxide round here... along with the Metros and Cavaliers.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    As I said on Facebook: The Jeep Grand Cherokee is one of my favorite vehicles on sale today. If you ask me the generic question "What car should I buy?", chances are this is going to be on the "must test drive" list.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    It isn't already?
  7. Drew Dowdell
    For what GMCTruckguy is going to be doing with a truck like this in suburban NJ, I doubt handling is that much of a concern.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    on the turbo model, I would assume a fairly large power increase.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Does it change if you put higher octane fuel in it?
  10. Drew Dowdell
    You must have better roads out your way. The 18s on the Buick are about as big as I'd want to go. Again with the handling though, what does it really matter on a truck like this?
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Which means they could have just called the car STS, and what is now the ATS should have been called CTS. It doesn't really matter since they're going to all get renamed anyway. But then the Fusion should have been named Taurus too. At the rate BMWs are putting on weight, price, and size, the 3-series is going to need to be renamed 7-series in a generation or two.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Remember, Jeep is trying to make big inroads in Europe and China. This move is probably linked to that.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    The pentastar today is very efficient. Direct injection will make it more so. With turbos, we're probably looking at a base Hemi replacement.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    That isn't a problem. The CTS just took over for the STS and lost the coupe in the process (though I believe we'll see a new one). Just like it's not a problem that the Fusion took over for the Taurus.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    what does wheel size have to do with tire quality? I can get 90k mile warranty 15" tires for my CR-V... in fact, that's what's on there now.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Just remember how much more they'll cost to replace when you need new tires.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Really? no one wants to take a wack at this?
  18. Drew Dowdell
    The Hemi "prefers" mid-grade, but will run just fine on regular. There is just a slight dial back in horsepower and torque when it detects the lower octane fuel.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Better handling on 22s maybe, but better ride? No way. But who buys a Sierra for handling? Here in the pothole state, I always opt for smaller wheels when possible.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Happy Birthday Cory!
  21. Drew Dowdell
    sounds like things might be a big more precarious than previously thought when the XC90 is such a make or break vehicle for them. I would think that a new S40 and maybe XC40 and XC60 would be higher priority.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Couldn't wait for the TDI?
  23. Drew Dowdell
    All of these are from the same issue of National Geographic. First one to correctly guess the Month and Year will win a vintage look Dodge hat shown at the bottom of this post. Contest open to registered members of CheersandGears.com. All of these ads, and many more, will be offered for sale in our coming online store.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    a tenant of mine had the frame replaced on his... the truck was never right after (though I'd argue that it wasn't right before the procedure either). He traded it in on a real truck... a 2013 Silverado.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Did GMC use Fisher?
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