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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    see if you can just get a replacement piece on Ebay or something... if it's that bad
  2. Drew Dowdell
    I am taking nominations for the best cars we can't buy in the US. I am looking for one of each category, but if there aren't enough nominations for a category, I'll just drop it from the final article. Any body style that fits in the size category is fine. Current production only please. Micro Sub-Compact Compact Midsize Full Size Small SUV/CUV Midsize SUV/CUV Large SUV/CUV Truck *wildcard *in case I missed something
  3. Drew Dowdell
    Looks more cartoonish than ever.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    It still makes no sense to have two RWD platforms of the same size and capability.... unless they are referring to Omega which goes above Alpha in size... I don't see a Zeta II happening.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Ford wants its grille back.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    How much of that highway number is coming from AFM though?
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Florida is a one plate state too.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    What would the 6.3 liter produce in power and fuel economy if it's displacement were reduced to 5.0?
  9. Drew Dowdell
    CLA lines up more against the Verano Turbo... the Regal is a bit larger.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    It's already been proven. The 2005 Malibu with the 3.5 V6 4-speed auto, 200hp, 220 lb-ft @3200 rpm The 2005 Camry with the 2.4 I4 4-speed auto, 157hp, 162 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm Both rated at 23//32, and while I don't know about the Camry, I know the Malibu could beat the highway number easily. Edit: But there is no advantage to a pushrod inline engine... except, I suppose, that you could increase the stroke slightly. Pushrods have a substantial packaging advantage in V engines.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    If there was a way to do 32v pushrod V8, how would that change things?
  12. Drew Dowdell
    They could just call it a CT-200.... I'm sure Lexus won't mind.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    Same brätwurst, different length.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Australians have given up...the Commodore is only 4th in sales last year, they mostly buy FWD appliances like Americans do, and some Japanese trucks. 1. Mazda3 - 44,128 2. Toyota HiLux - 40,646 3. Toyota Corolla - 38,799 4. Holden Commodore - 30,532 5. Holden Cruze - 29,161 6. Hyundai i30 - 28,348 7. Toyota Camry - 27,230 8. Nissan Navara - 26,045 9. Toyota Yaris - 18,808 10. Ford Focus - 18,586 I have a friend who went to work for a tech company in Australia and just came home for the holidays. He says he pays double what we pay for gas and everything else is almost double if not triple. He was shocked to see some items like wine from there cheaper here than down under. The public is in a pull back to the cheapest and most fuel efficient auto's they can get. Only the true upper 1/3 of the population are buying performance Holdens that tend to guzzle gas. From the sounds of things that Terry told me, it sounds like they are going through crazy prices and interest rates like we did in the 80's. Sad, but a fact of life, their next so called full size sedan will probably be a re-badged Buick. Opel Buick, Opel..same difference.. No, not really. The small Buicks are Opel based, the large Buicks are Buicks. There is still the mid-sized crossover coming, most likely on an updated Theta platform and then there is the possibility of an Alpha coupe.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    I have a bunch of time off over the next few weeks, so I'm working on updating the layout and look of how are articles and front page are displayed. Forgive me if I break things for a minute or two from time to time.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Australians have given up...the Commodore is only 4th in sales last year, they mostly buy FWD appliances like Americans do, and some Japanese trucks. 1. Mazda3 - 44,128 2. Toyota HiLux - 40,646 3. Toyota Corolla - 38,799 4. Holden Commodore - 30,532 5. Holden Cruze - 29,161 6. Hyundai i30 - 28,348 7. Toyota Camry - 27,230 8. Nissan Navara - 26,045 9. Toyota Yaris - 18,808 10. Ford Focus - 18,586 I have a friend who went to work for a tech company in Australia and just came home for the holidays. He says he pays double what we pay for gas and everything else is almost double if not triple. He was shocked to see some items like wine from there cheaper here than down under. The public is in a pull back to the cheapest and most fuel efficient auto's they can get. Only the true upper 1/3 of the population are buying performance Holdens that tend to guzzle gas. From the sounds of things that Terry told me, it sounds like they are going through crazy prices and interest rates like we did in the 80's. Sad, but a fact of life, their next so called full size sedan will probably be a re-badged Buick. Opel
  17. Drew Dowdell
    The dash looks very truck-like to me. Very upright and flat. That may appeal to those who wish to pretend they are driving an off-roader.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    The Regal is every bit as luxurious as an S60, better built (and probably equally luxurious) than the MKZ and nearly as athletic as the TSX.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    More expensive car and higher use of high strength metals?
  20. Drew Dowdell
    I think you got a stat mixed up Z.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Over an Altima, probably. Over a Passat or Impala at that price? Eh....
  22. Drew Dowdell
    The GLA.... it's certainly going to be an interesting growth segment over the next few year.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    Hmm... the X1 is $30,800 msrp, but that might be smaller than the MKC, the X3 is $39k. The GLK, which feels larger, is $37k. The SRX which is larger inside and much larger outside is $37k. Lincoln might be in a sweet spot here.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    I'm driving a 2014 Regal this week... and while the "all-new" or "mostly-new" definitions may be debated, Buick really has upped their game with this car... even over the last one. It's a shame that no one will buy it though.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    I'll amend that to be "mostly new" on the exteriors. I think the doors carry over. The hoods are different, along with the front fascia.
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