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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    I guess my hearing is bad enough that I usually can't tell.
  2. Drew Dowdell

    What if...

    Drew Dowdell replied to ocnblu's topic in The Lounge

    Could exist.... would? I doubt it.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    You're looking at a Genesis concept...
  4. Drew Dowdell
    The GM 2.5 is much smoother engine than the Nissan, but the Nissan has 400lbs less to pull around yet is a larger package with more room and with the CVT gets much better fuel economy.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    98% also had other franchises to fall back on.. as for extra facilities. "Welcome to our brand new expanded pre-owned vehicle super store!*" *Located in our former Suzuki showroom.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    If I MUST stay with BB for my work phone, I'd at least want it to be that one. But there is a super secret Android and iOS pilot program starting up soon and I'm trying to get to be a beta tester.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    the upgrade is a manual one, but worth it
  8. Drew Dowdell
    Just updated mine to Jellybean. The process is very straight forward. and your #1 bullet is wrong. Just swipe the name right to dial.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Pontiac was ahead of its time with the Aztek, and once they moved the bumpers from grey tupperware to body color, the look improved substantially.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    but aztek isn't really current anymore.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Not a bad finish for a company that spent the last 3 months of the year in bankruptcy.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    If you're going to nominate, post a pic also. Search our automotive picture gallery to see if we have your wretched vehicle in stock.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    The 300C continues to be one of my favorite cars sold today.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I never liked the Honda Element from a styling standpoint, but I could never argue against its versatility. The Nissan Murano is pretty darn ugly too.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    I"m just happy that the largest American made coupe will remain in production.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    There is still more tuning to do, even though this is more hardware than we used to be on, performance seems to be pokey.....
  17. Drew Dowdell
    That was just me trying to tune stuff.... I have to turn the SQL server off to do it.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Not exactly. The Volt had similar functionality implemented about a year or two ago. An address could be sent from Google Maps to the Volt, with OnStar's turn-by-turn ready to give direction. Also, Google used to have a send-to-car function that was compatible with a lot of makes. I guess that has since been eliminated so Google can now charge a good chunk of money for exclusivity. I think they mean this is a first for Google Maps in the dash as an app.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Even though I own a car, I use zip car because taking the bus to work and then grabbing a Zipcar for 2 hours over lunch is cheaper than driving in and paying for parking on days that I need to run an errand. I also use Zipcar when I need a truck. I bus into downtown or over to Carnegie Mellon University, grab the truck and go.
  20. Drew Dowdell
    You are fined by Zipcar if the next user finds the car in bad condition or damaged. The users are responsible for keeping the car clean and reporting damage if found. Again, I've been using Zipcar and its predecessor Flexcar since 2007 and never really had a problem.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    While I see value in a service like this for a select group of inner city people, I do not see this being a mass market use here in America. I can see this more in use in Europe or the Asian Rim. You have to remember, more than half the country lives in cities. That's a lot of market. Blanket a city with a bunch of sharable cars and a lot of city folks will opt out of car ownership all together. Zipcar is far cheaper than fueling, insuring, and paying for parking for your own car. If you live in a spot with a few of these ZipCars around, it can be a viable alternative to a $350 a month car payment + insurance + gas + parking..... plus you can pick your car depending on your mood or needs.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I gotta say, the new auto upgrader for the software ROCKS! This is a feature they just recently introduced..... normally it takes me hours to get the software updated, this took less than 1!
  23. Drew Dowdell
    No, you're right it is missing. I'm not going to bother to diagnose until the software updates are complete. I'm going to do the updates in a few minutes rather than wait till the weekend.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    A ham sandwich would make a better CEO than Akerson, but that doesn't mean its a good idea.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    No. There is a credit card in the sun visor and you fill it up if it is below 1/4 of a tank. There are certain pin numbers you need to include when purchasing the gas, so don't think you'll be able to run around filling up your own vehicles on their credit card. They will also reimburse you for filling up the washer fluid. Some insurance is included by default, but the deductable is $500. They will let you buy that down to nothing for an extra $75 per year.
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