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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Ease of operability and integration of the infotainment system is critical..I couldn't imagine buying something new that doesn't have Apple Car Play and good bluetooth pairing w/ my iPhone. That would be as crazy as buying a car 30 years ago with only an AM/FM radio and no cassette deck or CD player.
  2. Robert Hall
    I didn't say they were, but were very forgettable appliances on a Fiat-Alfa platform..
  3. Robert Hall
    Well, the Regal is a rebadged Euro model and a sales failure, the Dart and 200 were based on a European platform and were failures. Anecdotal, maybe. I can't imagine trying to sell Peugeot/Citroen FWD sedans as Dodge or Chryslers, the small and midsize FWD sedan niche is a dead end these days. Peugeot and Citroen have lots of CUVs, but Jeep has lots of CUVs. Will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.
  4. Robert Hall
    Been very windy and rainy here today, and now getting flurries...woo hoo!
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  6. Robert Hall
    Sohio gas station, late 70s...I remember these stations and their neat signage from childhood..
  7. Robert Hall
    I've seen maybe a 1/2 dozen Stelvios and 1/2 dozen Guilias around NE Ohio over the last few months...they are selling, albeit in small numbers..certainly distinctive looking. I hear they drive great..
  8. Robert Hall
    I do like the PNW... I wouldn't mind living there at some point. Though I'm thinking in a few years I may move to the Boston area (my favorite East Coast city, and close to mountains, beaches and islands).
  9. Robert Hall
    Without googling it, I believe it dates to the 1930s...something to do with the head bolts on the engine resembling bolts on old stoves..a distinctive design..
  10. Robert Hall
    Well, I'm from Ohio originally..NE Ohio is very green w/ rolling hills, rivers and lakes..lots of fall colors...and Lake Erie w/ islands. I love it. I lived in Colorado for 12 years before Arizona, did like it there. I don't miss AZ at all, it just didn't suit me.
  11. Robert Hall
    Wasn't it the French government that put the kibosh on the FCA-Renault deal? It was under different terms, IIRC..
  12. Robert Hall
    Anyway, back on track, it will be interesting to see where the PSA-FCA thing goes...wonder if it will get through regulatory hurdles in the several countries involved.
  13. Robert Hall
    I lived in Phoenix for 9 years.... May through September was usually horrible..usually was around 118 or so on my birthday (June 28th). There were maybe 5 months a year it was really nice, but usually still too warm at Thanksgving...I got tired of the constant sun and haze, lack of 4 distinct seasons. And got tired of $500/month electric bills in the summer. I do miss my pool, though. Did enjoy going up to Prescott, Sedona, the drive through Jerome and Oak Creek Canyon to Flagstaff... As far as So Cal, mostly went to the beach towns. Mostly San Diego, Del Mar, Dana Point, Huntington Beach, Santa Monica....Long Beach several times for the Indy Car race. Though at Fontana for the Indy Car races in Sept-Oct a couple times it was hotter than Phoenix. Occasionally went up north to Sonoma and Laguna Seca for motorsports events.
  14. Robert Hall
    Maybe 5 years ago when sedans still sold well. It is a sharp car though.
  15. Robert Hall
    I've stuck w/ Hertz the last 5 years or so...used to use Enterprise when I lived in Phoenix, had an Enterprise location about a mile from my house, used to rent from them for long weekends to drive over to So Cal to escape the vile summer heat...
  16. Robert Hall
    Yeah, much the same as Hertz #1 Club Gold.. I just reserve by category and pick one from the row..
  17. Robert Hall
    I always find it irritating w/ rental car companies that I have to specify a 'premium' or 'standard' size to get an actual full size car. Though on more than one occasion they didn't have a full size car in stock and I've ended up with a Tahoe, Yukon or Escalade... though I don't mind those.
  18. Robert Hall
    I could see the Peugeot and Citroen crossovers appealing in the US, what I'd like to see would be DS...their models have some interesting designs. I can't see Opel coming here.
  19. Robert Hall
    Rental car companies use invalid size categorizations.
  20. Robert Hall
    Large car is synonymous with full size, the 300 is a full size that is smaller than the CT6...there are variations within the full size category, always have been...just like in olden days how a GM C-body was bigger inside and out than a B-body. Both were full size platforms. And I wasn't comparing the 300 w/ the CT6 in terms of price or content; just that they are both full size sedans, as is the Taurus, Merc S-class, Impala, LaCrosse, XTS, Avalon, 7-series, etc...all different price points and content levels and dimensions...
  21. Robert Hall
    The FWD was in reference to the Impala, which is also a full size model, but with a rather short wheelbase. (XTS has the wheelbase IIRC)
  22. Robert Hall
    Will be interesting to see if this goes through or collapses. Yeah, GM globally had at least 12 brands (US, Europe and Australia) less than 20 years ago..
  23. Robert Hall
    Never seen it referred to as a midsize. Always seen it classified as full size.
  24. Robert Hall
    The 300 is a full size. The wheelbase is only a couple inches shorter than the CT6. It just has shorter overhangs. In fact, the wheelbase is about 9 inches longer than the full size Impala. The weight is fine.
  25. Robert Hall
    Way cool...retro futuristic design...got me thinking it's time for GM to build a new Futureliner concept.
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