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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    If that's the case, how does Toyota manage to move 350,000 copies of the Corolla every year?
  2. Drew Dowdell
    They're breedin like crazy around here. I see them regularly now.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Putting the 3.6TT from the CTS V-Sport into an ATS V-Sport would be ideal.... with V8s to follow.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Standard plan: Free Ads Number of seconds between searches = 30 seconds. Edit post time restriction = 15 minutes. Limited to 100 messages in PM system. Add/Edit signature after 200 posts. CheersandGears.com Premium Subscription: $15 / annually Number Ads reduced by at least 95%* Everything currently available to a standard member: Number of seconds between searches reduced from 30 seconds to 10 seconds. Can view post reputation statistics. Edit post time restriction removed. 500 message limit in Private Message system. Change your display name up to once per day. Upload your own avatar. Customize your user profile. Add/Edit signature immediately. Access to the "Rated R" forum upon request. Access to the "C&G Council" where Admins will take up issues for a vote that a larger number of C&Gers should have a say in. Ability to request free upgrade to the "Politics and Social issues" forum. *We will from time to time show advertisements for offers directly from CheersandGears.com and select direct advertisement of 3rd party product specials made available to our members. ** You will be billed by OmniOrbis, LLC ------------------------ If you are currently on the Premium Plan, your plan will not automatically renew. You must recreate the transaction and it will automatically renew in the future.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Need another hint?
  6. Drew Dowdell
    I'm not so sure GM needs the Karma platform, but the Atlantic platform could be very compelling.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Hard to tell..they could be starting with Dynacorn '67 Mustang shells, then modifying them heavily. That is, if they actually have a running prototype..most of the pics posted above could all just be photoshopped images.. This was at the show.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    even if the overflow tank was empty, you could have opened the radiator cap to check the level if you noticed it immediately.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    They'd probably bring on a new name or reuse an existing one for the mainstream model
  10. Drew Dowdell
    I hope you are all enjoying the new look of the website. As I mentioned in the other thread, there will be another major update just ahead of the Chicago Auto Show. This update will change the structure of the site's article pages with the aim of making our news easier to find and modernizing our front page. One part of this change will go into effect as early as today - Currently, when we post an article, a topic is automatically created that contains the article as the first post plus the comments on that article. This is bad practice as far as the search engines are concerned as it creates duplicate content in two places on the same website. The change that I will be making ASAP is as follows - When an article posts, only the title, picture, and small teaser clip will be displayed in the forum with the comments following after. To read the full article, there will be a "Click here to read more" link.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    And here I was told only electric vehicles caught fire..... Sad... one less Oldsmobile on the road.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    not enough of a change
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Cool thanks... probably easier to search through too right?
  14. Drew Dowdell
    perhaps this diesel is back from 2008? They had that VM 2.9 diesel V6 they were going to use in the CTS also?
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Are they static images or can you manipulate them to see the parts in different ways?
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Looks like all of the predictions in this thread have come to pass with the TL and the TSX being discontinued in favor of the TLX
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Well this was three years ago. Have opinions changed? What about those model specific repair DVDs that you can now buy? ... asking for a specific reason.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    From what I've found online, all Ford engines EXCEPT the 4.9 run at 39psi. The 4.9 runs at ~55PSI. Perhaps he got a fuel pump for the V8?
  19. Drew Dowdell
    My dad has a 1995 Ford F-150, Standard cab, long-bed, with dual fuel tanks, 4.9 liter inline-6, 5-speed, 4x4 He recently had the electric fuel pumps fail in each tank. First the front one went, he replaced that, then a few weeks later the rear one died so he replaced that one as well. He also replaced the rear fuel tank because he found one for cheap on e-bay. Now, a month or two later, the rear fuel pump appears to be failing again. When the engine is running on the rear tank, the engine sputters and has no power. Flip the switch to the front tank and the engine immediately goes back to normal. The level of fuel in the tank doesn't have any effect on the symptom. When he pulled the tanks and fuel filters, he said they looked sparkling clean inside, as if they were brand new. He doesn't believe it to be a clogged line issue because when he replaced the pumps, the condition went away, only to return a few weeks later. He has also recently replace the fuel pump switch relay to no avail. He says he gets a check engine line sometimes at highway speeds when running on the rear tank (my guess is that it is a "Lean Condition" code) but that it goes away when he slows down. The truck has about 300k miles on it. My ideas that I suggested to him, but he hasn't tried yet: Check the fuel flow out of each tank. Check the fuel flow at the Y-valve where the fuel lines from both tanks join in to one. (he's not sure if there are disconnects in this section) Any other ideas?
  20. Drew Dowdell
    Good guess, but no. This is a person who you've seen before.. even here on C&G
  21. Drew Dowdell
    A different kind of spot: Who am I with in this picture, most of you should be familiar with her work.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I wasn't impressed. On paper the hardware is there, in interior styling and materials they're still 15 years behind.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    I wasn't that impressed with the interior when sitting in it. It's fine for a truck, but if your looking for "nice" then GM and Ram do it better at all levels above work truck level.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    I can't wait to DRIVE one! This car fits me like very well tailored glove! I'm going to have to pull my one very good string at Cadillac to get in on the early drives.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    This update only changed the look of the site. There will be another update that changes the layout of the front page, articles lists, and the articles themselves. I plan to debut that update just ahead of the Chicago Auto Show next month.
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