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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    ... nicer and better materials than the interior that comes on the $55k plus CTS.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    I believe I said that it wasn't worth a $30k price increase in my post..... but the ELR is also NOT a "Volt with Leather"
  3. Drew Dowdell
    One thing I forgot to mention, the Colorado/Canyon diesel will be certified to run B20 diesel (20% Bio-diesel blend)
  4. Drew Dowdell
    What's wrong with the interior?
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Well, to be fair... the ELR interior is far and away above the Volt's. Not $30,000 away... but calling it a Volt with leather is a bit too reductionist. It does have one of the best interiors in a Cadillac today, rivaled only by the high end CTS.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Holland for the tax breaks.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Stocked well enough on power tools, I really don't see any purchases in my future unless something breaks. The only thing remotely on my radar is a dremel multi-max to replace the one I had stolen.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    I picked up an electric impact drill from harbor freight to do the exhaust on the CR-V with. Not bad for $45. My "go to" power tool is my dremel, but I use that for mostly non-automotive stuff. Other than that, I just have a B&D battery drill that just doesn't die. I wear out the batteries fast, but they aren't too expensive and I've got 4 chargers for them, so I'd rather not move to a new system.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Why should it? The ATS can fit the 3.6 V6 under the hood or the 2.0t. hell, since the 3.6 fits there, so would the LT-1. Is any of that likely? Not really... but this would make an excellent platform for the 1.6T making the same 145hp/liter as the 2.0T
  10. Drew Dowdell
    yup... and a little message will come up on the screen if you try otherwise.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Don't knock it till you try it. It took me about 3 seconds to get used to it and I like it.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    insane pricing.... at least Elon guarantees the resale value.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    There is no "Lincoln CAFE rating". There is a Ford Motor Company CAFE rating of which Lincoln is part of, but those 600 Navigators per month that Lincoln sells really doesn't add much to the overall average.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I think I want to change out the dash lights in my '81 this year. But are LEDs dimmable?
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Semantically you are not incorrect, that he did not say it. But let us be honest, given Encore is Gamma based, unless Alpha can shrink to that size, I do not see it coming on an Alpha platform. When car manufacturers talk size, they almost always mean interior volume and never exterior size. That's why the SRX competes with the GLK and X3 rather than the M-Class and X5. The Encore has such a small exterior footprint due to very efficient packaging, but that also makes it more upright and stubby. I'm a bit biased, but I think Buick pulled it off.. I do not think Cadillac could. The same volume interior in a car that adhere's to Cadillac's recent "longer, lower, wider" mantra isn't going to fit on a Gama platform vehicle. Encore has a 100.6 inch wheelbase, Cadillac ATS has a 109.3 inch wheelbase. That alone is a switch from FWD to RWD right there. You don't think alpha can go down that small? This has the same wheelbase as the ATS. Dude that is a 9-inch difference in wheelbase. That is long. 7-er SWB and 5-er 4-inch between them, since they are essentially platform mates. I can see a 3 to 4 inch drop but 10% is pushing it. Another note, CTS on the other end of the spectrum has another 6 inches added to the platform. So a 15-inch difference between smallest wheelbase and longest wheelbase vehicles on the same platform (there might even be a stretched CTS) is not good for structural rigidity or may cause porky smaller cars. Furthermore, structurally, I do not think alpha can go that small, unless I am wrong. Even Camaro vs. Caprice is an 8-inch difference and Zeta had to be cut to accommodate the Camaro, which led to an inherently heavy car. I'm not saying to cut the Alpha's 109.3 inch wheelbase down to the Encore's 100 inches, I'm saying that turning the engine 90 degrees would take up those 9 inches and make the nose longer while keeping the cabin roughly the same size. Encore length body, ATS length hood.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    the shifter in the 8-speed automatic Charger is not the typical pull lever.... in fact, that is exactly the problem. It is rather confounding to use.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    I wonder how much longer Acura can go on with that grille.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    I think it is interesting that they were so closely looking at the Hudson... I didn't think Hudson would be on Cadillac's radar
  19. Drew Dowdell
    I'd go with a Scion TC type car with a 2.0 base and a 2.0turbo upgrade. AWD Optional and overall lightness a priority.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    I think SMK just posted the most likely scenario.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Semantically you are not incorrect, that he did not say it. But let us be honest, given Encore is Gamma based, unless Alpha can shrink to that size, I do not see it coming on an Alpha platform. When car manufacturers talk size, they almost always mean interior volume and never exterior size. That's why the SRX competes with the GLK and X3 rather than the M-Class and X5. The Encore has such a small exterior footprint due to very efficient packaging, but that also makes it more upright and stubby. I'm a bit biased, but I think Buick pulled it off.. I do not think Cadillac could. The same volume interior in a car that adhere's to Cadillac's recent "longer, lower, wider" mantra isn't going to fit on a Gama platform vehicle. Encore has a 100.6 inch wheelbase, Cadillac ATS has a 109.3 inch wheelbase. That alone is a switch from FWD to RWD right there. You don't think alpha can go down that small? This has the same wheelbase as the ATS.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    It's included in the purchase of the car.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    I too hate that gear selector. Just give me the rotary knob.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    I think it does actually.... kinda like a perky chipmunk... lively and ready to dart around bigger, slow moving obstacles like Suburbans and Excursions.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    They deliver to your home. No need to be near a dealer. Even service is done on the back of a trailer. They give you a loaner while your car is trucked away.
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