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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    Each iteration of these new tech cars brings the price down a notch. The Atlantic is $30k less expensive than the Karma. We gave how many billion to the banks for them to survive? I think we can spare $150 million for a innovative, US Technology company to make payroll while they get on their feet. They've committed to building cars here, there are certainly worse investments to be made with the money.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Yup. And I know you'll be eyeing up the Colorado/Canyon as soon as you can, so why not save as much money as you can in the meantime and still drive a new car you enjoy? Edit: Plus, the Sonic has the best crash test ratings you can get in the sub-compact class.
  3. Drew Dowdell
    I will say that Chrysler is doing the right thing with SRT, it is slowly becoming a name to be reckoned with. It's not the level of M or AMG obviously, but doing a lot better than Ford's SVO or SVT that as far as I know are mostly dead as distinct groups within Ford. Did GM ever have a group like this that actively marketed their work? I know there is GM Performance division, but were you ever able to buy a Camaro GMPD-8?
  4. Drew Dowdell
    In fact, even today, the 3800 S/C is still a better performing engine than the 3.0 DOHC that GM has been trying to peddle in it's vehicles the past few years. I'd even go as far to say that the 240hp/240ft-lb 3900 was a better performing engine than the 3.0 DOHC as well. Though down on peak horsepower compared to the 3.0, it was able to maintain 90% peak torque from 1500 - 5500 rpm, which at all points is better than the pathetic peak of 220 ft-lb you get from the 3.0 DOHC only after you've spun it up to 5700rpm. The 3900 would have been an interesting engine to throw a turbocharger on.
  5. Drew Dowdell
    Correlation is not causation. If DOHC was so important, why didn't GM switch after the 3.4 Twincam. That engine wasn't a boat anchor it was just tough to work on and the major maintenance issues we're all addressed by 1994. How about the 3.5 shortstar? No major issues with that one and was class competitive. There was also the weirdo 3.0 DOHC from Opel. That engine WAS a boat anchor and reliability nightmare, but they worked most of the bugs out of it when it became the 3.2. At any of these stages, GM could have dropped the Pushrod V6 in favor of one of these engines but they didn't. A big reason they didn't was because in each case, the 3800 or 3800 S/C or 3900 could easily out perform it.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    The Chrysler 300c SRT-8 would have something to say about being a Dodge sub-brand
  7. Drew Dowdell
    Sonic. You'll enjoy it just as much and it is less financial commitment till the Colorado comes out.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    get your hard drive fixed?
  9. Drew Dowdell
    I'm interested to know if you can feel any difference in handling as soon as you turn the AWD system on. Can you feel it "engage" at all? Years ago when I was in love with the Eagle Talon, I drove a FWD and an AWD back to back and the handling difference was amazing.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Which is exactly my point. Having DOHC doesn't matter if the car is lame and having pushrods doesn't matter if the car is awesome. The configuration of the valvetrain does not matter as long as the car performs in a manner the customer expects.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    I'd need to know price.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Clean(er)
  13. Drew Dowdell
    From a cat's point of view, a live mouse is one of the greatest gifts you can get. She does kill them too, but she still brings me live ones as gifts. About the worst thing you can do is react badly to it. They think they are doing you a nice thing. If you saw the way the three of us interact, I'm her favorite while Albert is her servant. Albert doesn't get mice from her.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    I'm the same way as you. I was mocked by Albert for getting "no kill" mouse traps and then putting the mice outside. Of course, the mice kept getting into the house. One day I left a package of Oreos on the kitchen counter and the mouse got in to those. It was dead the next day. You don't f@#k with my Oreos. These days we have the cat who catches the mice and then brings them to me, still living, as a gift.
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Pretty cool that you got the garage that cleaned out that fast!
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Grrr... I really wanted this one.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Hey! It's not against ALL shortbed standard cabs. I just don't like the GMT-900s that way.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Cadillac has been 90% DOHC since 1992 and 99% DOHC since 1997. Perhaps there is another reason for the difference or do you just wish to continue to harp on the inane? Oldsmobile was the division inside GM with more DOHC models than any other outside of Cadillac..... It really helped them. In fact, I'm probably buying a 2012 Toronado tomorrow.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    HP/Liter fanbois drive the market. Anytime you read a review that it is "pathetic" that some pushrod V8 can only produce X hp from X liters while (DOHC ENGINE) can produce X hp from <X liters. One of these days, I really have to write that "why horsepower is stupid" article....
  20. Drew Dowdell
    I'm going to get run off the website, but I gotta say I really don't like those standard cab, short bed GM trucks. They look cut down and dopy. Seeing that side profile I am instantly reminded of this monstrosity:
  21. Drew Dowdell
    I know what the 300C Hemi is Hwy rated for, but I know from experience that it does much better than EPA
  22. Drew Dowdell
    I'll say it again, $150m is a rounding error for most things automotive and governmental. In fact, the value of GM stock that the U.S. Government owns increased $1.6b over the past 5 days. So Fisker is asking for less than 1/10th of just this week's increase in government owned GM stock value.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    I can't imaging there would be much of anything left of that Renault on the Titanic.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    The Atlantic would be an awesome entry to compete with upper 3-series and lower 5-series.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    uh... a good chunk $150 million goes to worker (both blue and white collar) salaries....
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