Robert Hall

I can remember my Mom doing the points thing in the 70s...can't recall the store, though. I like the design of the Rivian, but I don't really see any resemblance to a Suburban other than it's a 4dr wagon.

Interesting how my neighborhood here in the Cleveland suburbs is doing...for three years after I bought my house in 2017, the estimated value of my house didn't go up much--maybe $25k with some fluctuations, but after the houses on each side sold in June, my estimated value went up by $100k.

constipation

IMO, all the '73 GM mid sizers had the best rear styling of the '73-77 generation---'73 was the only year they had the tight rear bumpers before the '74 federal bumpers. The '73 Olds and '73 Buick are probably my favorites of that generation.

My local's Jeep mix was odd...low on GCs and Wranglers...loads of Compasses and Cherokees. 2 Gladiators--both white (bleh). The GC mix was odd--4 dark red, one gray, 7 white (bleh).

No idea, but my local CRJD dealer had a huge number of Rams on the lot. 95 2020 Rams according to their website. And 11 new 2019s.

islands (looks like I'll have to wait until 2021 to get back to my favorite local islands)

Ok, they are getting out of the normal sedan and hatchback business..they are still building tall vehicles.

Remember, Ford is getting out of the car business in NA...the Mustang is their only car left. (Fusion is gone after 2020, though the name may return on a CUV).

Too small for me, but a Fiesta ST might be fun...I've read they handle really well. About the only recent small Ford I've driven was an Escape rental about 3 years ago. Lots of hard gray plastic inside.

Nice...just saw this thread. An old buddy of mine from elementary school through high school has one the same year and color. Saw it a couple years ago, still in great shape, has like 30k miles.

Took a couple quick trips out and about today, incl. to the dealer this morning for oil change, filter, tire rotation, etc. Was out on the freeway in my Jeep for the first time in 4 months...beautiful sunny day, sunroof open, blasting U2 from their new Sirius XM channel...for 20 min the world felt 'normal' again...maybe take a drive up to the lake this weekend.

ferocious

While at the dealer this morning for some routine service, I strolled around the lot. At the back, i spotted a couple rusty old minivans, a rusty Ram pickup w/ what looked like at outboard motor attached (or maybe it's a salt spreader for plowing), a Jaguar w/ a munched bumper, and a Smart cabriolet 'Passion' trim level...

At the dealer for some service today, noticed a bird nest in the ‘e’ on the sign.

I didn't have a front plate in AZ, had to get a bracket installed when I moved to Ohio.

..don't look good...down across the board it looks like.

My suburban street is pretty quiet and most people keep to themselves, but are socialable enough. My Ukranian neighbors on the left moved out and put their house up for sale a month or so ago. The house on the right that had been empty since I moved here was renovated and flipped last year, sold a couple months ago, have chatted over the fence w/ the 2 Honda Millennials (Ridgeline and Civic) that bought it are decent enough, the guy works from home in software but in QA. The elderly woman in the house behind me is pretty crabby, only talked w/ her a couple times in the 3 years here. The couple next to them on each side seem decent, chatted w/ them a couple times. The people in the 3-4 houses across the street I've chatted briefly with when I've been outside working in the yard..the guy across the street has a late model Mustang, and the guy next to him has a boat, always working on it in the summer, 2 houses down is an older couple w/ a dead Grand National in the garage and a dead Lincoln Mk VII LSC in the driveway, talked cars w/ them a couple times, the guy next to them has an S2000, across the street from them is a Subaru fan w/ a Legacy and two Outbacks, next to the Mazda fan..

In the before time, I used to occasionally enjoy buffets and Monogolian BBQs..

So spray painting them with Rustoleum chrome is out of the question?

Basically may as well cancel the rest of 2020. I think it's going to be a while before indoor events of any sort are back to 'normal' in the US.

GT-R

And those numbers are off from 2017...in 2017 Nissan was #6 globally, behind Ford and ahead of Honda. I see variation depending on the criteria for ranking, this list has them at #9 and Ford at #8. Must be financial and not volume, since it has Tesla at #7. https://www.bizvibe.com/blog/automobiles/top-10-automobile-companies-in-the-world/

Nissan produced almost 5 million vehicles globally last year..not trivial. About the same as Ford globally.

I was able to read it without an issue, without paying.