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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Which still doesn't tell the whole story. Cars like the Leaf and Beetle allow for much more upright seating. I love Upright Seating. The worst thing for me is being reclined trying to drive. Not sure how select youth can drive being reclined and barely able to see over the dash. Weird in my book. ..well... not quite what I meant. Driving my '81 Toronado is like driving a very low set couch. My legs are almost straight out in front of me, which is fine because there is plenty of leg room and even if there wasn't no one rides in the back anyway. In the Beetle, it is closer to an SUV like posture more like sitting in an office chair. In neither case is the seatback reclined like what you're talking about.
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    Which still doesn't tell the whole story. Cars like the Leaf and Beetle allow for much more upright seating.
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    only $1.2 billion to upgrade Crewe AND develop the SUV? Clearly, they are just going to platform engineer something from elsewhere in VAG.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Yes, they ran with the 350 Gasser as standard and the diesel 350 optional for '79 In '80, the 307 became standard with the 350 gasser optional for the first half of the year and the 350 diesel for the whole year. '81 added the 4.1 V6 and officially dropped the 350 gasser and the rest of the run till '85 was made of up mostly 307 equipped cars with 350d equipped making up the rest.
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    Nice. I've been really attracted to Jaguar models of late.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    Least desirable year of that generation unfortunately... they'll have to come down in price, they've over valued it by 100% Styling mostly. Only 18 months with that engine setup. Sales really took off after the '80 update. Ugg... get rid of those wide whites...
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    Akerson
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    *yawn*
  9. Drew Dowdell
    They have nearly as much room inside as a Tahoe.... that qualifies as large
  10. Drew Dowdell
    That was the plan anyway. 2015 was the year I recall for it.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    I don't think we need a new thread each month for this one, but I though a place to post pics of neat/interesting motorcycles would be fun. I spotted this at the local AdvanceAuto. I like the boxes he has on the side.
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    Least desirable year of that generation unfortunately... they'll have to come down in price, they've over valued it by 100%
  13. Drew Dowdell
    eh, put in the camp that the proposed model's proportions aren't all that. I would want a longer hood and lower belt line. The above doesn't do much for me as the first thought that came to mind was "Sonic RS Coupe".... and while a Sonic RS Coupe isn't a bad idea, it isn't something I see people dropping $30k on. I'm not opposed to a V4 idea, but I do see limitations to its implimentation. It could only be used in the RWD cars, the small trucks, and perhaps the Theta SUVs and large Epsilons. One positive of the V4 is that in the RWD cars already built for the 4-cylinder ecotec, it would improve balance by shifting weight rearward, potentially making cars like the Camaro and CTS front-mid engine cars with the entire engine aft of the front wheel center line. GM has developed engines with less product line distribution than this before though, so it isn't unprecedented on that front. What is unprecedented is GM doing anything unconventional.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    The main problem I see with the V4 is that it would be almost exclusively a RWD engine which would limit the number of models GM could use it in. You might be able to get it into the Impala or Lacrosse, but FWD models smaller than that most likely wouldn't fit.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    The need for the fancy plugs is generally on newer cars where the plugs are difficult to access or in the case of the Hemi, an engine 2 plugs per cylinder. In those situations, you really do want a 100k mile plug. On cars like my Olds or these Jeeps where it is a 20 minute job with a socket wrench and a gap tool, there really isn't much point to them.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Could be? They already are. The SuperCharger network alone is enough to change the automotive landscape drastically.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    I stopped trying to be fancy with plugs for my old car. I had the NGK Iridiums in there and they ran no better than plain old AC Delco copper plugs at 1/4th the cost. I can gap and swap out the 8 plugs in under 20 minutes, so there is no point in buying the fancy plugs for me. I suspect you'll find yourself in the same situation.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Fiat has the attention span of a gnat.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Right... his theoretical engine was only putting out 300hp from a 2 liter 2-stroke engine... I was asking what advantage I was getting since it wasn't in the HP dept.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    I think the old Malibu could have soldiered on another year, even 2, with just some styling tweaks and maybe powertrain change. The only thing it was really missing inside was a full screen nav. It's still a better looking car today than the new Malibu.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    A 2.0T Ecotec can already do 300 hp with minimal effort... what advantage am I getting with a 2.0SPOHV 2 stroke?
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Current Cruze is still selling well, there really hasn't been much movement by the competition, the diesel was just released. they've got time...
  23. Drew Dowdell
    for as huge as those wheels are, they look too small for the car.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    Thanks for your lessons.. I couldn't quite wrap my head around the cam-in-cam construction.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Only a very modest increase in mass over a single standard cam then?
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