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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    I doubt it. The turbo-direct-injection combo seems to be the magic elixir that gives great low end torque with good efficiency. Driven the same way, I'm guessing the Focus will have better fuel economy. Keep your foot in the turbo on either car, and of course the mpgs will drop.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    I agree that you should have done it a while ago. I'm sure this is the start of something big for you. Congrats on making it happen.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    What's the size difference 88 v. 98?
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Glad to hear the feedback. You should post some pics of yours.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    '59s aren't bad, but Oldsmobile looses me in '60. I'm indecisive about '61 and then they're pretty much dead to me until '64
  6. Drew Dowdell
    If that trunk had been out in the Indian ocean, the Malaysian flight could have landed safely...
  7. Drew Dowdell
    They already build that:
  8. Drew Dowdell
    This got me wondering about the 300 now.... the Charger is getting an update, so will the 300 also?
  9. Drew Dowdell
    will it get better mpg than the more powerful cruze eco? I would imagine so if vehicle weights remain similar and Ford doesn't F-up the gearing. It has less internal friction by having one less cylinder and uses direct injection where the Cruze does not.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    whatever happened to the report that the engineering specification was correct but that Delphi was not building to the proper spec?
  11. Drew Dowdell
    The power steering recall would have no effect on the road vibration at higher speeds. That recall, IMHO, is rather silly.... we don't go around recalling other vehicles just because the accessory belt could snap some day, do we? The net effect of the electric power steering in the G6 failing would be the same as a belt failing in any other car with traditional power steering. GM should have just extended the warranty on the unit to some crazy high mileage and change them out if and when they fail.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Wagon or Sedan? What would be the competition in your mind if you were allowed to pick from the field? Would you pick this over the others?
  13. Drew Dowdell
    You work at a paint shop, doncha?
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I doubt this will look like a Dart XL.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    The current V60 really catches my eye these days. I wish we had more wagon options and I'm glad that Volvo still offers them. William, would you buy one of these if you could?
  16. Drew Dowdell
    The 3-cylinder ecoboost could be a MPG king in the non-hybrid segment.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Would make sense to bring them a bit closer to the family look. I'm really looking forward to the interiors.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    well it is one of the possible reasons we're not getting the Ford Fiesta ST Diesel
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Well yes... but at highway speeds it looks like it might cause some stability issue. Articulated loaders generally don't go over 25mph.. if even that much.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    From the limited view of that video, it looks as if the cab and bed can lock into place at speed and then unlock at lower speed. I would think there would be some inherent stability issue with a truck like that bending at the middle to steer while at highway speeds.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    I was joking. I have full disk wheel covers on my old car.... you'd never see anything behind them.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    you just know that some idiot would put the training wheels on the cab and try to run town the turnpike like that.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Telsa but I doubt Elon is looking to sell at this point. Jaguar/Land Rover, but I feel like Tata is too happy with their performance right now. Maybe Ford could toss them Lincoln and the Chinese could finally make something of the brand. I feel like Lincoln is too damaged right now to even return.... Ford could give them up and use the money to restart Continental as its own brand again.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    Make anything for old brake drums?
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Interesting... my friend in Boston who bought a 500 last year wanted the Abarth or at least the Turbo, but wouldn't buy it without the automatic. Not because he can't drive manual (well... he can't...his shifting drives me nuts.. but he's owned a few) but because he didn't want a manual in the city.
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