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So much for my plan to go 113MPH in a new Volvo.

Buick built & tested a 525 CI V8 for production. Story goes, an engineer loaded it with 5 or 6 Division uppers and the car laid rubber many tens of feet. They decided the 455 was plenty (510 torque!) - - - - -

A Stelvio is more than an option...it works. If I one more time hear the GM Derangement of "but there will be rebates". Some people on this forum and in the world are so set in old ways, that's their immediate reply to anyone saying a GM is high priced or under featured. "But there will be rebates". No, not always. It's just overpriced and not great. Go see what's on the market. Here's a $50k Stelvio...NO WAY, in any way shape or form, vs. any $50k Blazer...should anyone ever buy a Blazer when things like this exist, and real world, is just a different level of vehicle, drive quality, features, etc. If it's too special for you...spend less...and go get a loaded Grand Cherokee, Edge, etc... https://www.alfaromeousaofdowningtown.com/new-Malvern-2019-Alfa+Romeo-Stelvio-Sport-ZASPAKAN6K7C31682 More important...if everyone stuck in GM world wants to keep saying "but there are rebates...". Sure. Go compare an actual transaction price and lease payment, real world. May be alarmed. I've yet to see any of these have any semblance of a "deal" GM over thinkers want to keep claiming. Those base & LT 2.5L ones are set for Enterprise, before long, as will the high end $50k ones.

Photos from the Cleveland Auto Show today. New cars and old cars.

Nothing like a 1971 Buick Estate Wagon, all 227 inches of her with a 455 V8 good for 355HP at 10 mpg. This station wagon as I learned is 3 inches longer than today's Chevrolet Suburban.

This is the case I bought for my XR. I love it. It's a little bulky but that's to protect it and there has to be give and take. Do I want a thin one for looks and very minimal protection or a thicker one with rubber corners that's much more protective? I definitely want to try and protect my $750 investment. Forged carbon fiber, I think it looks awesome.

Verizon had a thing on my Samsung Galaxy S3 where it would detect if I was near a Verizon store and offer to sign me in for service or send me ads for a new phone. Annoying.

Just admit that everything is cramped for you. The Model 3 is 3-series sized.

Agreed on all points. I like the consistency of Apple products... I have no interest in customizing a phone--- I'm not a teenager. I like technology that is solid and predictable. It is funny, thinking about customizing your software environment..whether a computer or phone. I remember at one time when I was young and crazy, I actually cared about such stuff--setting up my laptop, worrying about Linux distributions and packages, setups, endless minutae, etc. Now that I'm old, cynical and burned out.. I just don't care..thats why I stick w/ Apple products--they just work and you don't have to f*ck around.. I like technology that works well out of the box and doesn't require fiddling. I really can't imagine life without a smart phone...so convenient having a little computer with me at all times. I remember back in the day when I first got a cell phone 20+ years ago...it only did calls, no email or internet..seems so quaint and old-fashioned.

I realize they are at the mercy of what Ford and Chevy send... but for less than $1,000 more, they could have had an ST with CoPilot and still been less expensive than the Blazer.

^ Yes- there is a decent-size space in the seat bottom, and the one in the center armrest. - - - - - Some of Cadillac's past history in NYC- that sign is 7 STORIES TALL!

And the ads were Verizon ads IIRC. Hated that phone.

Apple phones last longer, usually, but they are not without issues. I had way more issues with apps I am using not working properly when I had iPhone than when I have my Android phones. Anyway, Apple vs Android debate is a lot like Ford vs Chevy. Guys who like one brand unlikely to get another brand

So much YES here. They do what you ask of them and they do them 99% of the time(I'll give it they aren't perfect but they seem much more reliable than any of my friends/family members Android or Google-based products. The only real issue I ever had was my battery went to crap twice. Once it was replaced the phone was like it was brand new again. Some apps would take a couple extra seconds to open but it was a 4 year old phone at that point and new/updated apps just take more hardware to keep up, I get that. This is why I couldn't justify getting a new phone for 4 years. Once it started to go a 3rd time(battery) I finally called it quits as I also just plain wanted something new again. If I'm being honest, it's more the latter. I'm not a huge picture-taker but I did want a better camera at this point as well as the 4 year old phone just didn't take the best pictures unless I was close and in good lighting.

I usually change out my phones every 4 to 6 years. I have been a lifelong user of Samsung Note# phones. They rock and last. Great picture quality and seem to me to be very stable and long battery life. Not an Apple fan at all, if you like decisions made for you and limited to what one can do, then Apple is fine for those that do not care about technology and want a single ecosystem to get around on. I agree with those that said once you go smartphone you will not go back and if you try you will quickly learn the pain and regret it. I moved my parents last year to smartphones. Spent time teaching them how to use it. One of the phones was defective so my mom thought she would just go back to a flip phone. Within the day quickly realized how much added work and what a pain the flip phone was in comparison to the Smartphone. My mom is back on a smartphone and loves it and has pushed into taking photos like crazy. Amazing how technology can change how people interact. Agree, storage can never be enough with all we do on our phones now.

My iPhone 6s had 64gb and I filled it up. My iPhone 7 has 128gb and so far I've only put 50.3GB on it. Most of that usage is probably the 7000+ photos synched from iCloud and my music and podcasts. Storage can never be enough.

Getting the latest will help it last longer before you need to replace it. Phones have a bit of planned obsolescence in them. You can get 3 years out of a phone, but 6 years is pushing it.... the clock doesn't start when you buy the phone, it starts when the phone was released. I agree with @ykX that once you get one, you won't want to go back. There are a bunch of business apps that could even help you in your business to speed things up.

From a 1948 Pontiac dealer planner book; how to set up your lot ~

I like the Mopar C-body fuselage styling era.....here are a couple more...the Dodge and the mega beast Imperial.

It was an ecotec. That ecotec is still being used by GM. Maybe not THAT particualr version. .But GM puts a derivative of it in everything nowadays that the Alero and Grand Am used. And it was and still is a very good engine. It has powered some very cool GM rides ever since it was introduced.Th SAAB 9-3. The Kappa twins. The Cobalt SS. The CT6 PHEV...the Fisker Karma as the gasoline powered generator...OK, the Karma is not a GM ride. Still a cool ride. Beautiful ride actually.

When buying a Chevy, the only trim worth buying is the one that trims is the WT trim The Wallet Trim.

Did someone say... FUSELAGES?

Nah RS is the only way to go, actually.

^ Automotive Royalty. - - - - - W. T. F. ~

Still looks like a Volvo... only in a movie where it had to be genericized. Needs a lower-price, entry-level model. Maybe call it the Polestar Stripper.

There's not enough 'droves' to make ripples on the water.

What do you mean no pictures? Most of them that I've seen have pictures. Having met you, the mental picture of this is hilarious.

2019 for the Cherokee, it looks like according to Wikipedia. With the facelift it got UConnect 4 with Apple Car Play and Android Auto. Looks like the Grand Cherokee got that for 2018.

I spotted a very well kept '89ish Dodge Dakota convertible. One of these, but in blue with a white top

My Motorola Droid lasted over 3 years just fine. Than I went through couple LGs which swore me from buying LG ever again, iPhone 6s, and than Moto X4. Motorola is a great basic phone, doesn't have extra crap Samsung puts on its phones and gets updates right after Pixel. It is just camera is not even close to Apple/Samsung/Pixel level. So after I was frustrated time and time again taking pictures of my kids I decided to upgrade. Just recently ordered new Pixel. Hopefully will last me long time.

Yeah...

Nice unskirted MoPars, blu! - - - - -

Did I hear someone say fuselages? How about this one? I think l also read something about skirts? and skirts not looking so good with fender flares? I must have misread then...sorry!

Also has the wheel flares... but it is a relatively short rear deck. I'm talking about cars with half a Stratofortress as a trunk. Ones that look like fuselages.

It's because it has those wheel flares.

Right now there is no rock-solid need to buy a Tesla, as opposed to a car with an ICE. Tesla has some issues but the rest of the industry will soldier on without them.

Cars that big, coupes especially, need skirts to look right.

Sooooooo....., falling well under the radar is Tesla's performance. In December they sold 32,600 vehicles. In January, that PLUNGED by 75%, to 8,325. February saw yet more blood, dropping to 7,650. Feb; slightly shorter month, some rough weather in the northern half of the nation, but not this bad. Of course the take-away --and we saw this with the Georgia state credit discontinuance and the 90% (IIRC) EV drop there-- is that the vast majority of buyers AREN'T in EVs to do The Greater Good, they are in it for a 'deal'. At least, such could be argued. Tesla is throwing some levers (layoffs, store closings, price drops) to try and stem the bleeding, but if volume is their key to profitability, they've just been set back almost a year. Last time the Model 3 sold less than the 5750 it did in Feb was April 2018.

Yeah, I hate fender skirts on vehicles that didn't come with them..but the guy was in his 80s so who knows...at least he didn't go full JC Whitney on it.

Memories resurface from time to time, jarring our version of reality: I was into Subarus in the late 70's. Weird and wonderful back then, but rust buckets in the extreme. Ha, their version of the Cutlass Supreme:

the company i work for got a bunch of the new style 19 silverados for their construction field people. So they must have got them for a decent price arrangement. I wanted to go out and look at a 4 popper today but couldn't make it out. They are discounted nicely now.

I just googled Susanna Hoffs and this GIF appeared. Its amazing...how just this moment in time... has been etched in my memory. And right here as a GIF...as it seems, has etched many male's memories. And to think, how sexy she is in that one moment...without her sexualizing herself to the point of sleeziness, but because she is a very naturally sexy woman. Just giving us guy fantasies with only the movement of her eyes!!! INCREDIBLE!

Blazer seems fast though. I would not order the 21" whills, I'd stick with the standard 20". I think it's a better looking whill. The optional 20" black whill on lower Blazer trims is way too generic/aftermarket looking. In lower trims, the Ford is definitely the nicer vehicle. I love the optional machined/black whill on the Edge.

Had a good time at the Cleveland Auto Show. Pictures here. The Blazer and XT4 look better in person than in photos. And both as spec'd were close to $50k. (Blazer Premier FWD was $48k). First time I'd seen the new Silverados (regular or HD) in person...they look huge and strange in person, esp. the weirdness of the front fender corners and that vertical vent below the lights. The white Corvette ZR1 was striking. At the Buick stand, they had not one but two Cascadas..maybe the same two as last year. They had a red Regal GS, looked good though the seats looked weird with the grilles in the upper part w/ chrome surrounds. I guess I overlooked the GMC stand. Saw them last year. Liked sitting in the CT6 and CTS. I like the revised lighting and fascias on the CT6. Sat in the back seat of the CT6, funny...there is a recessed area ahead of the rear window my head fits in, but if I lean forward my head hits the raised surround for the rear sunroof. Lots of legroom in front and rear. As always, I enjoyed time at the FCA stand...they had a Gladiator on display. Several new Wranglers, a couple GCs, a Compass Trailhawk (neat!), green Challenger GT, a couple Chargers, a 300. The new Ram 3500 Mega Cab Limited was mega-huge. And brown The new Aviator looks really good in person. As does the new Explorer ST. Both were locked. The Shelby GT500 was on display, locked w/ dark window tint. Sat in a Bullitt (last year it was on a dais and locked). The Edge ST looks good, in that same sharp blue as the Explorer ST. They had an orange Ranger 4dr 4x4 on a dais, none you could sit in though. I hadn't paid much attention to them before, but the Accord and Insight look really good in person inside and out. I really liked the Volvos, esp. the S90 and V90 CC. Sat in both, along w/ the S60 and XC60...S60 felt tight inside, seat wasn't all the way back. I like their interior colors and materials. The classic car display (in a separate section of the massive hall) was nice, some 60s-70s big Buicks and Pontiacs stood out. After leaving, I realized I had completely missed the Mazda stand, would have liked to have sat in a couple models.

Well to be fair, just like any new design, the highest-price trims are put on the lots first to try to bait the early adopters. Sinister plot.

Maybe it depends on where you are but I have already seen about a half dozen new Silvis in just the last month. The craptastic weather is absolutely a factor in craptastic sales overall though.

I have been on Android as my personal phone pretty much ever since they came out. Before that I was on Blackberry and on Windows phone. I carry a work iPhone so I have experience with that as well. For years I have stuck with Android in spite of its less than steller compatibility with other devices. My current Android is likely my last Android. Next time around I will be going with iPhone simply because I no longer have the interest or desire to hack my phone just to make it work with other things. My music is spread out over several apps just so that I can have all of it. It's annoying and it will be a project to consolidate all of it once I switch, but it will be worth it. Android Auto is decent for vehicles that don't have an Android Auto compatible head unit because you can run it as its own head unit for easy use of Navigation, Music, texting, and calls. Apple Car Play can't do that. While you may not have a vehicle now that can handle either of these systems, if you buy any 2017+ truck, it will have them. Once you have a head unit that can handle Car Play or Android Auto, the advantage for Android goes away. TL/DR - get an iPhone.

One-off prototype Studebaker : 1947 / 1970x / now ~