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Drew Dowdell

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Drew Dowdell
    What does the extra chain at the bottom of the BMW V8 do? Oil pump?
  5. Drew Dowdell
    ... And lower load heights.
  6. Drew Dowdell
    You take me to my grave in a Quest and I'll come back and haunt you the rest of your days.
  7. Drew Dowdell
    and it won't have the equipment or engine of the $29,995 Verano Turbo, so it won't be a direct comparison.
  8. Drew Dowdell
    Is there any real difference between MyLincolnTouch and MyFordTouch?
  9. Drew Dowdell
    I don't compare by HP alone... any engine can produce 100 hp/liter if you spin it fast enough. A 6.2 liter pushrod will produce a much more satisfying torque curve than than a 4.0 liter DOHC assuming both use the same type of aspiration. One of the things I like most about the Chrysler Hemi V8 is the effortless woosh of power that comes on at very low RPM.
  10. Drew Dowdell
    Now see, if they stuck with Benz, they could have limos all the way from an A-Class up through S-Class, and then Sprinter, and full size busses, and could even get into garbage pickup service as well
  11. Drew Dowdell
    You'll have a real hard time getting out of the Cadillac dealership with an ATS for $29k... and even then you still won't have a manual transmission.
  12. Drew Dowdell
    I wonder if this mostly applies to people who are rolling over their AltiCamCord lease on a new one.
  13. Drew Dowdell
    lol
  14. Drew Dowdell
    Every time I've had one I've blasted right through the EPA highway rating like it was an expired condom.....
  15. Drew Dowdell
    Without looking, I'm going to guess the Lexus ES is the highest volume luxury model.
  16. Drew Dowdell
    Hasn't anyone else noticed a problem with two of the cars meeting the selection criteria? I'm not referring to the captive imports either.... Edit: Woops, OCN noticed it.
  17. Drew Dowdell
    Everyone is going to need to play in the arena eventually, so might as well start now.
  18. Drew Dowdell
    LeSabre T-Type or if I'm on a budget, Firenza
  19. Drew Dowdell
    some leaks are "planned"
  20. Drew Dowdell
    There is just nothing good here. How can it be so hard to fix Lincoln!?
  21. Drew Dowdell
    Sounds like they are doing the best with a bad situation and keeping right with the customers.
  22. Drew Dowdell
    Still looks too "Honda" to me. At least the Verano looks more than a Cruze with a different grill insert.
  23. Drew Dowdell
    That's no 155 mile car. It could be the cleanest 100,155 mile omega out there though.
  24. Drew Dowdell
    S40? TSX? New Beetle? A4? Mini-Cooper S? Jetta GLI?
  25. Drew Dowdell
    Na, the Sonata is too loud inside compared to the Verano.
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