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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Was not a freak out, it was just plain broken. They have so many problems with their diesel in the asian rim and Europe that their Sky Active Diesel technology just does not work. They should just buy a quality diesel motor from Isuzu and move forward rather than trying this smoke and mirrors of a so called sky active technology that does nothing and really does not tell anyone anything in the marketing. Just fluff. Skyactive is just a branding term. There is pretty much no technical similarity between a Skyactive gasoline engine and a SkyActive diesel engine. Just because you don't understand what makes a Skyactive gasoline engine more efficient doesn't mean the technology doesn't exist.. it's not even a new technology concept... just a new marketing term. There is nothing special about the Skyactive diesel engine except for the standard fuel efficiency gains one gets by switching to diesel. To put it another way... GM's 2.0T Ecotech has more similarity to Ford's 2.0T Ecoboost than it does to the GM 5.3 Ecotech, yet the Ecotechs share a branding name.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Happy B-Day
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  4. Drew Dowdell
    Wonder if they'll insist on pricing that is $7k more than the competition in the name of exclusivity.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    I will be interesting, soon the only manufacturers of what we think of as the "traditional" work van will be GM and .... Nissan. But no.. the Sprinters have severe rust problems compared to the domestic 2. I don't know how the Pro-Masters will hold up rust wise, but they do provide a compelling case against the Sprinter, GMs and Nissan because they have a substantially lower load floor and they have powertrain options that the others don't have (both gas V6 or diesel power) and the V6 has much more power than the old 4.3 in the GMs.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    The Cignet was a Scion iQ Brougham.... there was nothing at all Aston-Marton about it. The Bentley equivalent would be tarting up a VW Up! with expensive leather and a Bentley grille and charging a 100% price premium for it.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    But they'd have to build it here... and with the current state of VW's labor relations, might have a interesting time doing so.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    Gives me plenty of time to save a down payment....
  9. Drew Dowdell
    In this class, if I didn't mind the spartan interior, I'd go for a TDI Passat. If I wanted a more luxury ride and the size, I'd aim for the Impala.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Have you actually seen Sprinters in our area? They rust like an '80s Toyota...
  11. Drew Dowdell
    link didn't work for me
  12. Drew Dowdell
    I've been working on a big merger and flying all over the country lately. I'll be done in April, but I'm still around.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    and its OCN sized too!
  14. Drew Dowdell
    So pick a version and set that as the minimum version level required to run the MyAndroidUplinkWhatever app... They don't need to go back to Gingerbread.... someone buying a brand new car can also get a new(er) phone if that functionality is important to them.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    They are going to sell the bejezuz out of that thing!
  16. Drew Dowdell
    I didn't mean why aren't they in Carplay... I under stand that one.... but there doesn't seem to be anything from the manufacturers so far with regards to better android integration.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Android has a bigger market share these days..why aren't we getting android specific links in our car info-tainment systems
  18. Drew Dowdell
    i wonder if this will allow jeep to turn into a truly global brand now. I see this thing selling out in both China and the EU faster than you can say Willys-Overland... and yet it's really just a Fiat without the brand name baggage
  19. Drew Dowdell
    I'd be very surprised if the 2.4 make it into the Renegade.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Can you say Buick Verano GN? I would save the X for the all-wheel drive version.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    I can't hate it....it's too cute.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    now now... Neither company is the company they were in 2007.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    egads! the acrua lease calculator seems to be a bit off. 36 month/12k lease $749 a month for a MXD-AWD with 10% down? A slightly higher MSRP Jeep GC is $220 a month less than that.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    Trail-rated with those hooks on front
  25. Drew Dowdell
    look at it from the front.... I see nissan juke in that face
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