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Drew Dowdell

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  1. Drew Dowdell
    150 million is nothing in the grand scheme of an automotive company. Toyota spent more than that dealing with sticky gas pedals.
  2. Drew Dowdell
    Doesn't Carmax do this basically?
  3. Drew Dowdell
    http://www.cnbc.com/id/48693576?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&par=yahoo
  4. Drew Dowdell
    Yes, the Malibu is completely outclassed. Good thing GM is class competitive is many many other segments..... there's that whole "making a bit of profit" part too. Chevy is busy winning in every segment below the Malibu right now, so it is a bit late to be sounding the Abandon Ship alarm. The Chevy Spark was one of the fastest moving models last month.
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    2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI

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  8. Drew Dowdell
    I don't mind ethanol because the MPG hit is purely an issue of our relatively low compression engines. If GM offered an E85 only engine, that engine could be smaller displacement and match the horsepower of a larger FlexFuel engine. Down in Brazil, GM's 1 liter engines that run sugar alcohol put in 12:1 compression ratios which is equal to what the V10 in the M5 uses. Compare that to the 9.5:1 compression ratio you get in a Flexfuel pushrod Impala. A 3900 tuned to a higher compression ratio and running only E85 could be a 275 - 290 hp motor, gear it accordingly and you wouldn't suffer a mpg hit compared to the Impala that we actually got. Simply put, E85 would let you run a smaller engine without the performance hit and thus save you mpgs that way.
  9. Drew Dowdell
    Well the Corn Ethanol Subsidy is expired as of January 2012
  10. Drew Dowdell
    There are plenty of alternatives to corn, but many of them are still consumed by human. In the case of sugar, it is much more efficient to grow and produce fuel from than corn is. It's ok to use sugar even though humans and livestock still consume it.
  11. Drew Dowdell
    Why would a diesel hybrid be harder to do?
  12. Drew Dowdell
    Is it still best EVAR SMK?
  13. Drew Dowdell
    I liked the idea of it, didn't like the interior.
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Does Shaq fit in any modern car?
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Happy belated BD TJ
  16. Drew Dowdell
    .... said no one else ever...
  17. Drew Dowdell
    If it does end up riding on the FR-S platform, it should end up being very light weight. ATS will have a competitor in that regard.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    Well remember, they have the Fisker Atlantic coming too. Much lower price point.
  19. Drew Dowdell
    Happy Birthday 98
  20. Drew Dowdell
    The E-class Hybrid is priced at $55,800 and the E-Class Bluetec diesel with 400 ft-lb at 1500rpm is $52,200 which is only about $1,200 more than the gasser E350. I think I know which one I'd go with.
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Pushrods aren't bad at all except to the HP/Liter crowd. the 3900 in the Lucerne was as smooth as anything out there and just a bit deficient on power. Nothing that couldn't be helped with more liters and a 6-speed.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Well there is also the issue that most cars today handle at least "ok". They all stop, go, and turn just fine within the parameters of today's traffic and driving style. Even something as lame as a Toyota Corolla is capable of more handling performance than a typical driver is capable of. As long as the driver can out accelerate a garbage truck, most non-enthusiast buyers will be satisfied with the performance of a typical 4-cylinder sedan today. This point really drives home with me personally because my daily driver is a 140 hp, 30 year old tank with a 3-speed auto. Clearly I have no sporting intentions in the car, but I also have no problems wheeling it around as my daily driver. I can merge, pass, and commute in this car, which by modern standards is grossly deficient in specs, just fine. When performance is removed from the buying equation, there really is no reason for a test drive anymore.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    What does the extra chain at the bottom of the BMW V8 do? Oil pump?
  24. Drew Dowdell
    ... And lower load heights.
  25. Drew Dowdell
    You take me to my grave in a Quest and I'll come back and haunt you the rest of your days.
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