Drew Dowdell
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Everything posted by Drew Dowdell
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It is so close to the Riv and Eldog alloys, but just a tiny bit different enough.... I'm still figuring. Might see Dominic pop in here.
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now... I do think that GM has the strength again to bring back Pontiac as a true sports car brand.... but the moment they announce an Epsilon platform car, forget it, fold it, go home.
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Banks get to set the terms of the loans. If GM didn't like it, they could have gone elsewhere or just folded completely.
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Did you note the offset of the alloy rim. If it's pre'85, that looks like it would be a fwd car.
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The A3 doesn't carry the cache that the CLA does
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.... well.... good luck with that....
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Hmmm Port Everglades?
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I'll go against the grain around here and on twitter and say... that's actually pretty handsome. it'll look terrible from the front in states with front plates though
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I wish Buick could give us a Riviera like the '79 - '85 body and get away with it... but they'd be raked over the coals for releasing "an old design"
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so... a '98 3-series?
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Aw, I was hoping it would be an attractive RWD alternative to the Genesis coupe
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Most 1-series buyers thought they were buying a FWD car in the first place.
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It's good that they are being cautious... but in this case, so much of the press has been bad press.
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Well, the 1.8 is covered under the "less power" I mentioned and it is a Family 1, but I was specifically told that they just cannot get the 2.0T and 2.5 to fit. I'm not sure why you think a Family II would fit when none of the Gamma cars use anything larger than a 1.8 Family 1 engine. The diesel they are using in the EU is a 1.7 liter. Are you thinking Delta platform?
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The Toyota Camry of Mid-Size Luxury Cars..... It has everything it needs to have on paper, but fails to excite me in any way. At $55k, I would pick any of the Germans, the 2014 CTS or even XTS, the Infiniti Q70 (M45), the Jaguar XF 3.0 AWD.... or if I was feeling particularly American that day, the 300C John Varvatos and still have change in my pocket for another classic Oldsmobile. The only cars I can think of that the GS would beat on my "buy" list would be the Genesis, MKS and the RLX.
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never liked the 1 series looks. too stubby.
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Ok... watch out for the curse... then aim for it.
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Spotted an Opel GT out doing some shopping
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I think it would be good to offer as an option.
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Watch out for the curse.
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It's not that the 1.4T was deemed adequate, it's that the only alternatives had less power. The 1.4T is the most powerful engine that fits. Buick geared it right with very deep 1st and 2nd gears, so it feels plenty perky around town. Also, with all the sound insulation and noise canceling technology, Buick is able to run it at a higher RPM than would be comfortable in regular driving in other vehicles. More power is better, but I'm not sure if I would opt for it at the expense of fuel economy. We're averaging 25mpg around town so far which is really good for an AWD fairly heavy small crossover.
