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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    You are thinking about cars with normal unibody structures, though...the Tesla doesn't have that..it has the giant battery pack and some simple aluminum and cardboard tubes attached to it with glue and spot welds, it sounds like.. I could someone doing some redneck engineering and mounting a Model S body on top of a truck chassis, though...
  2. Robert Hall
    From what I've seen, the frunk area ahead of the firewall is very tiny in the Model S...no room for a radiator, engine, etc. maybe a transverse 4 would fit. More Cruze or Sonic sized up front.
  3. Robert Hall
    I think that was a joke, not sure if it was ever finished. I recall seeing a video where someone was scoping out fitting an LS into a Model S and there wasn't nearly enough room for it...
  4. Robert Hall
    Just like there will be 'EV junkyards'...no one is going to keep an EV for 10 years or 150k miles...they will be obsolete and expensive to repair, just lease for a few years then junk/recycle...
  5. Robert Hall
    Rivian seems like it has the most potential to succeed, esp. with it's Amazon and Ford deals and having a plant...moreso than many of these other electric truck startups, a lot of them seem to be smoke and mirrors, more hype than substance..and anything with Chinese funding I'm skeptical of..
  6. Robert Hall
    Saw a black late model Range Rover Sport with huge custom wheels, a custom body kit and custom grille, no RR badging, only 'ASPIRE' across the hood. Googled it, apparently Aspire is a UK brand of Range Rover aftermarket customization. Sitting in a Walgreens parking lot, I guess even the local Ukranian gangster soccer moms go to the drugstore...
  7. Robert Hall
    Working out of the house with a 4x4 in the garage I usually don't even bother to shovel the driveway....but if it's not too bad out I'll shovel a path up the driveway to the front door so the USPS and Amazon can deliver...
  8. Robert Hall
    Neat how the oil, fuel and temp gauges are set in the lower half also. Reminds me of how the first generation of the modern Mini had the gauges in the big central dial.
  9. Robert Hall
    Tokyo Auto Salon sounds like a SEMA type event...that Suzuki off road van is pretty cool.
  10. Robert Hall
    Looks like the new Trailblazer excels at driving through parking lots.
  11. Robert Hall
    Was sitting behind a current Hyundai Santa Fe this morning in a turn lane and realized they have the rear turn signals down low in the rear fascia..not in the main taillight cluster. They are so low I couldn't see them over the hood of my Jeep, only saw the repeater on the driver's door mirror making blinky-blinky.
  12. Robert Hall
    There are definitely hurdles to mass adoption of EVs.. will be interesting to see how the reality is in 5 years, 10 years...
  13. Robert Hall
    Chevy Boxer...Corvair. I wonder if any one has ever swapped a Subaru boxer into a Corvair...
  14. Robert Hall
    Yeah, I don’t care about outside noise, it’s quiet inside I like. Tire and wind noise is unavoidable, but can be minimized.
  15. Robert Hall
    Never tried grocery gas stations...I stick with the Shell or BP near my house. I just filled up from 1/8th of tank last week, should have timed it.
  16. Robert Hall
    I doubt if more than 1% of drivers care about ‘boxer engine noise’. In a daily driver, engine noise is something that is usually an irritant or annoyance.. A smooth and quiet power unit is best for most real world use cases. We are talking about practical daily drivers, not muscle cars or Ferraris. I like a rumbly V8 or other performance engine in a performance car, but in a practical daily use vehicle I want smooth and silent so I can enjoy the sound of my music or podcasts, not mechanical noise. (I do wish automakers could make HVAC fans quieter).
  17. Robert Hall
    I want to see that one. I watched ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ over the weekend, very good, better than I thought it would be. I want to see Guy Ritchie’s newest that opens this week—‘The Gentlemen’.
  18. Robert Hall
    And still be popular with dogs.
  19. Robert Hall
    Sound like you have some bad gas stations. I couldn’t imagine taking over 10 minutes to fill a midsize vehicle. My Jeep has a 24.x gallon tank, I don’t think I’ve ever spent over 10 minutes filling up even when down to an 1/8th.
  20. Robert Hall
    True that..just something else to plug in. I often run my laptop, tablet and cell phone down to 5% or less. Charging electronics is part of daily life in the modern world, but I am bad about remembering to plug in...especially my tablet. My Ring doorbell camera is down to 5%, got to charge it tomorrow...my electric razor needs charged, but I only shave once a week or so in winter..working at home has made me so lazy about some things...
  21. Robert Hall
    I was referring to Subarus. A very small percentage of their product line (the 3 letter models—BRZ, WRX, STI) are performance vehicles. For mainstream appliances, I think a BEV approach will be advantageous. Less maintenance, cleaner, more efficient, better performance. Regular consumers don’t open the hood, whether it is ICE or BEV would have little meaning to most drivers I suspect.
  22. Robert Hall
    But are they automatic? Is it something the driver would have to turn on...
  23. Robert Hall
    I think the character of a brand is more a result of the styling and design inside and out, features, performance, driving feel, etc than the propulsion system. Whether it’s ICE or BEV, as long as it performs within expected parameters for normal use cases, it should be fine. And as Tesla has shown, an EV can perform very well and be a practical real world vehicle. Remember, these are mainstream appliances that regular consumers drive, not something for car enthusiasts.
  24. Robert Hall
    Yeah, but going to the gas station is not generally something you make a special trip to do, unless you are really bored.... I always fill up at the same station on the main road outside my subdivision, so it's just a stop while on my way somewhere else, no different than going through the bank drive-thru down the same street. And standing in the cold is no big deal, I dress for winter weather. Getting gas is not a big deal that some make out to be, just one of those little tasks in life. Not a big deal either when out of town on a road trip either, gas stations are abundant... Having to plug in an EV in my garage after a drive would be simpler in theory, but the problem is remembering to do it.
  25. Robert Hall
    I always pay at the pump because it's more efficient and I don't have to go inside and deal with human resource units. And I hate cash because that leads to change.
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