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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Fuel cells have an even smaller refueling network than EVs do.. At least in an EV.. if I need to plug in to a 110v outlet and wait... I can. Try doing that with a Fuel Cell.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    I spent some time in the Canyon recently (not driving it, just sitting) and I find that truck very attractive.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Watching this one closely. Anyone hear if the Astra is getting AWD?
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Wasn't that the whole point of MQB? By making the platform super flexible and spreading the costs out further, they would be able to do updates sooner. My guess is that someone in management saw the cost savings of MQB and decided to just keep the refresh cycle at the normal pace and pocket the savings instead. And who does 7 year model refreshes anymore? Even the W-Bodies didn't go that long.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Notice there is no 2.5 liter 4-cylinder on the coupe as there is on the sedan.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    A pristine 84-85 Eldorado convertible. White with red leather interior rolling on beside me outside of DC today
  7. Drew Dowdell
    No it's not. One dimension of measurement does not make them the same size.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    What point is it if the gas tax is a per gallon or percent rate?
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Albert Campion
  10. Drew Dowdell
    EVs are not causing a shortfall today, but the increase in fuel economy in vehicles across the board is. I'm driving a V6 8-speed dodge durango this week. Highway I'm getting 26mpg. 20 years ago when the gas tax was last adjusted, I would have been getting 18 mpg tops in the same vehicle.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Such a strange choice... why not Dublin? At least there are huge tax benefits.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    How else do you propose to fund the roads? Why should EVs get a free ride?
  13. Drew Dowdell
    You misspelled "badge".
  14. Drew Dowdell
    if we could have an honest talk about raising the fuel taxes, gradually, to appropriately cover our crumbling infrastructure, we wouldn't need these experimental ideas. Those driving EVs and even PEVs, yes, should probably have to get taxed per mile.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    I hate the lexus predator mouth styling they have now.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Why shouldn't Telsa go after tax breaks? It's the industry norm.... BMW, Benz, VW.... even GM have all located production facilities in locations based on the tax incentives the localities provide.... or did you think BMW built a plant in Greer, NC for the stunning views....
  17. Drew Dowdell
    I can't really see because of the glare, did you take the decal off?
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Actually, all of the Buick Turbos from the 80s were decent. There is actually a decent following of the Turbo Rivieras on facebook in a group I participate in. The Turbo Rivs were just detuned versions of that same GNX motor.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Sonic is still where it's at for me in this class.... and the RS model, though still not fast in the 0-60, is a hoot to drive with its modified gear ratios.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    There are lots here too. I saw one climbing the hills around Morgantown this week also.... he was easily able to outrun my big american V8.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    For BMW? Na, not really. They could resurect some old German brand and the cache of it being "by BMW" would be enough to let it take off... here in the states at least. The Euros are a skeptical bunch... us Americans each anything foreign that is spoon-fed to us.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Jeep Quadra-Trac II has brake locking diff. It is just a different technology to achieve the same result. The only think the G-wagon might have on the GC is ride height and approach angle. GC can have adjustable ride height also.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    None of the entries in the segment have been particulary fuel stingy... I think the Colorado/Canyon had the most advanced engines in the class sadly.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    The Chinese are also buying our nuclear reactor technology. Westinghouse runs a very profitable business here in Western PA designing and building reactors for China.
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