Everything posted by Robert Hall
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FIRST LOOK: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
Yes, people forget this is not a market segment that sells on styling..it sells on value, features, reliability, quality, word of mouth..styling is the least of the concerns of Camry/Accord buyers...
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Prius to get big brother with 2.5-3L engine
One would think so...I'm surprised they haven't done a Corolla or Yaris hybrid yet. Or a truck hybrid.
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FIRST LOOK: 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
Looks good overall...clean and contemporary.... a big improvement over the current model, and the first Chevy sedan in ages that doesn't scream 'rental car', IMHO.. I like the way the wood trim in done inside.
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Technophobia - are new cars TOO much?
Works for me...I'm a technophile---I love gadgets, esp. useful ones...working in the tech industry, I'm always interested in products and technologies that push things forward..... I'm not interested in staying in the past.
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Anyone else attracted to this???
Yawn..just an old truck..does nothing for me.
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CTS may spawn wagon, coupe
It has very little in common with the Corvette...just some dirty bits underneath.
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Nissan unveils Rogue CUV
Robert Hall replied to DetroitNut90's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)'Rogue' would be better as a Jeep name...surprised Chrysler didn't trademark it, since it is an old AMC name (from the Rambler Rogue ht in the '60s).
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CTS may spawn wagon, coupe
The Escalade is just a tarted up Tahoe.. it's hardly a flagship. If Cadillac has a flagship, it's the XLR.
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Toyota FT-HS Concept
Robert Hall replied to DetroitNut90's topic in North American International Auto Show in Detroit (NAIAS)It's hideous..did Toyota hire former Pontiac (Aztek) designers? Ugh...
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1965 Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza
The cars are one of things I've really enjoyed about watching the 'Rockford Files' box sets.. all those '70s cars. It was my favorite show as a kid, my dad and I used to watch it together in the late '70s.
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Former President Ford dies at 93
Ford was the first president I can remember seeing on TV as a kid...I've been to the Ford Library at the U of Michigan, he was an alumnus of my school.. seems like he was a decent guy, and he spent a lot of time and owned a home here in my adopted state of Colorado.
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Lutz Not Happy with Changing Fuel Economy Rules
Apples to oranges..Expeditions, Tahoes, Suburbans and other obese SUVs generally aren't used by farmers in the US but families in suburbia.. they are the modern equivalent of the big family station wagons of the past. As long as we have cheap gas, a nation of obese people will continue buying obese vehicles...
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Stretches of highway YOU KNOW TOO WELL
The 25 between Colorado Springs and Denver...driven it frequently over the last 9 years..once a week for a while and daily for a while...maybe only once a month in recent years... The 70 between Denver and Dillon and Frisco (up in the mountains)..probably driven it at least once every 4-6 weeks over the last 4 1/2 years.. I used to be very familiar with the route from Ann Arbor, Michigan down to Toledo, across the Ohio Turnpike to Akron, then I-77 down to Newcomerstown..about 250 miles that I drove once a month or so for 3 years when I was in grad school in Michigan...
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Lutz Not Happy with Changing Fuel Economy Rules
Not going to happen...companies have to work within the regulations.
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Cheers and Gears' SUV of the Year 2007
Yes, but in the real world, people do...
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Cheers and Gears' SUV of the Year 2007
Why? Consumers don't exclude them....
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New Caprice Pics
Because Chevrolet sedans in the US are FWD rental models..
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Saturn Sky by Gravana
I like the wheels and brakes, I could do without the body kit..
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SEMA Preview: Funkmaster Flex Expedition
Totally tasteless...about as nasty looking as the Halloween Harley-Davidson edition Ford Super Duty from a couple years ago (orange and black).
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More Jag C-XF Pics
I like... bold moves, decidedly not retro again..a Jag answer to the CLS?
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GM Memo Outlines Comeback Challenges
Ah, he meant to say 'sedan' and not car... hatchbacks are cars too, certainly more practical in a compact than a sedan with a tiny trunk...
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Cheers and Gears' SUV of the Year 2007
That list is incomplete...lots of other new for '07 crossovers and SUVs... Acura RDX BMW X5 Cadillac Escalade Chevy Avalanche Chevy Tahoe Chevy Suburban Chrysler Aspen GMC Acadia GMC Yukon Jeep Compass Jeep Patriot Lincoln MKX Mazda CX-9 Merc GL Toyota FJ Cruiser others?
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GM Memo Outlines Comeback Challenges
??? It's a five door hatchback like the Mazda3 or Focus...it's definitely a car..
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My Grandpa's late 1960s Datsun 2000 Roadster
1966-1970 Datsun 1600 Sports...basically, Datsun's answer to MG and Triumph...neat car. Datsun 1600 Sports
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GM Memo Outlines Comeback Challenges
Yes, pretty much Captain Obvious material..