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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Is it a 2003 Buick Regal Joseph Abboud or early 2000s Park Avenue Ultra? Think younger, both in model year and perceived image.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    I'm actually enjoying the guesses. :-) but yes, you're disqualified Camino ;-)
  3. Drew Dowdell
    I assume they use a console parking brake lever because it's cheap...nothing 'fashionable' about it..and a console pull lever is what the standard control is world wide in cheap midsizers.., since this is a world car, they standardize such controls. Now they have one console for the whole world rather than a US-Spec and an Everyone-else-spec. One design is cheaper than two. Remember, they sell this with a manual transmission in other countries.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    You could spend $10k less than that and still get a DTS with just 35k on the clock and loaded to the gills. Buick Lucerne? Those have to sell for dirt cheap on the used market. But there is a reason for that. Looked at but no... couldn't do it. You're the warmest so far though.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    It's not one specific car exactly... it's a make/model that that I already like but appears to have rock-like depreciation. It won't be the most popular choice here..but it is one that wouldn't suprise any of you and I already know it is one that would suit me. That said, I'm really all over the place on this... I got back to thinking about small trucks again... but I couldn't do a Ranger or Colorado/Canyon (hate the interiors on all 3) or Tacoma (You guys would string me up after the frame broke) or any recent Dakota (ditto the other domestics) or Ridgeline (I'd have to sell C&G).... so that leaves me with... Nissan Frontier and Suzuki Equator
  6. Drew Dowdell
    So far... I'm not a fan of this new face... that's why I said that.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Though... these "smart phone" holders are a sharp touch...
  8. Drew Dowdell
    ... you couldn't have just put the Impala face on the Malibu GM.... was that going to be too hard?
  9. Drew Dowdell
    The unexpected low price of another car, used with surprisingly low miles, that I am already very familiar with and would work well for my purposes. Like $10k - $12k cheaper than the target price that started this thread. Not a MPG monster by any means, but not terrible either. Good enough that it would be fine many times over at that $10k discount.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Starting to look pretty good IMHO.... much better than the equivalent Benz and Audi.... but the Infiniti FX is tops in this class for looks in my book.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Everyone who can refinance right now, should. Interest rates have no where to go but up. Makes sense for billion dollar companies too.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Hmm.... recent discovery yields substantial change of course..
  13. Drew Dowdell
    The cars that are on the list are cars that I've driven extensively (except the Cruze Diesel, but that is a power train only difference) and already know that I would be comfortable with... and thus... all would be acceptable to me at the right price. Since all of them are close to the right price, I'm working out which would bring the most satisfaction or the best deal. I really enjoy the 300 C... to me it is a budget S-class in ride, drive, and handling. I've already said that if Chrysler sold a 300D, I'd just buy that and be done with it.... they don't... so I have to work backwards from there.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    The question was regarding road damage. As we've already established, the weight of the Leaf is not out of line with similarly sized cars. The Buick Lacrosse is actually lighter in eAssist form than in V6 form. The Tesla Model S weighs 4,600lbs and the BMW 550GT (similar power, also hatchback) weighs in at 4,800lbs, and the Acura ZDX (a lot less power, still a hatch) weighs in at 4,400lbs.... so even the current Model S seems in line with the competition.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    As we know it, it's done.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    The millions of 3 ton light duty pickups on the roads have done far more road damage than a few electric cars will, I think... In time, as the electric auto grow, they will do far more damage than the light duty trucks. .... based on.... what?
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Well the Jetta was never really on the list, even as a TDI.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    It weighs the same as a base Buick Verano....
  19. Drew Dowdell
    A 4 liter turbo-4?
  20. Drew Dowdell
    His Ego will be what gets him...
  21. Drew Dowdell
    well... I really think it's down to the 300 and the Passat... but a recent find is tilting me more in one direction over the other. I'm still waiting till I drive a Cruze diesel.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    But for $2k more I can get the Passat TDI and get 50mpg highway... Keep in mind, sporty driving is not a priority for me. I like the cushy rides.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    We done?
  24. Drew Dowdell
    The hypermilers are going to go to VW anyway I think... but I'm glad Chevy is taking a bit of a risk here.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    ~30,000 vehicles that were essentially another bodystyle of the very popular Tahoe or Suburban even! The only differences between a Tahoe and Avalache are the rear seats, the pass through area, and the body panels that form the bed. Cadillac moves far fewer CTS Coupes than they did Avalanches.
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