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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    I don't see how it's different than any other shared platform JV project. Toyota is investing in the battery and electric motor development, Subaru is contributing the AWD parts it sounds like. No different from the 86/BRZ using a Subaru-developed engine or the Supra/Z4 using a BMW development engine. Each manufacturer in the JV invests in certain components. It is interesting to see Toyota finally getting on the BEV bandwagon, after years in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles.
  2. Robert Hall
    It's a shared platform between two manufacturers. Nothing new, happens all the time...like with Toyota and BMW on the Supra/Z4, or Toyota and Subaru w/ the 86/BRZ...except this time it's an EV platform instead of ICE.
  3. Robert Hall
    Yeah, that would fit the current trend of filling in the niches between subcompact and compact like GM is doing w/ the Trailblazer and Encore GX.
  4. Robert Hall
    Heh-heh..I haven't seen over 30 mpg in 30 years, since I drove a diesel Ford Escort that got 55 mpg. 20-25 is more than enough for me. I have the backup camera, but would like Android/Apple Play though.
  5. Robert Hall
    I like reliability, but couldn't imagine 30 mpg with a SUV... I'm content getting 20 or 25 on a road trip.
  6. Robert Hall
    I don't see myself buying new ever again....I plan to keep my CPO until 10 years or 100k then get another.
  7. Robert Hall
    BS....CPOs are a great deal....like my Jeep, I got a vehicle that new is over $40k for under $30k 3 years old w/ 25 miles in like new condition. I'd rather buy a 3yr old SUV w/ V6 than a new FWD 4cyl transverse engine shitbox at the same price.
  8. Robert Hall
    Ah, Venue is smaller than I thought. Venue is actually smaller than the Soul, apparently.
  9. Robert Hall
    I Well, they already have the new Telluride, different design language. But I wouldn't be surprised if the next Sorrento gets some of this frontal styling. Same platform as the Venue from what I've read..so bigger than the Soul but smaller than the Sportage... kind of Trax/Encore sized, I think?
  10. Robert Hall
    Random GX anecdote..a Swiss friend in Denver back in the mid 00s had an Envoy XL and his wife a GX as family trawlers...their kids were infants then. The Envoy is long gone, they still have the GX with over 350k miles now. (they now have teenagers, and have a late model Escalade and Volvo XC90 now).
  11. Robert Hall
    Bingo..as long as the power is sufficient, it's fine. Lexus owners aren't getting into pissing contests over 0-60 with M-B leasers or internet obsessives. With Lexus, it's about quiet and reliability. Nothing wrong with that being the priority. I wouldn't mind having an older LS or 1st gen SC, w/ the V8.
  12. Robert Hall
    I saw somewhere last week this was coming to the US and was to target Millennial buyers. I like the front end detailing.
  13. Robert Hall
    I'll probably watch that next week...I like both David Tennant and Michael Sheen. I noticed in the trailer there is a Reliant Robin also.
  14. Robert Hall
    I do like the wing on the new GT500..the car is over the top, so the wing is fitting in that context. Likewise for the Z-R1.
  15. Robert Hall
    Saw maybe the oddest car chase in a long time in a tv show/movie the other evening. It was .between a dirty cop in an '85 Mustang LX convertible being chased by criminals in a Nissan Leaf. (the Leaf eventually drained it's battery).. The Mustang was specifically mentioned as being a 5.0, a 302, but didn't have 5.0 badges. This was in the new Amazon streaming series 'Too Old to Die Young', a very long, very slow paced, very violent and strange trip from director/writer Nicholas Winding Refn (the Dutch auteur behind 2011's 'Drive' which had a couple good car chases and a great soundtrack). This show reminded me of David Lynch at his oddest but maybe less surreal.
  16. Robert Hall
    Cosmetic, I assume..to make otherwise bland appliances look "sporty". Though there may be an aerodynamic advantage to some of them.
  17. Robert Hall
    The 2 is probably their purest product, a compact sports coupe without luxury car pretense. It's about the same size as the 80s-90s 3 series also.
  18. Robert Hall
    It's more of a small midsize than a full size...smaller than my Jeep. But it's a good size for people that don't need a 3rd row. And it's very capable off-road. I like the Land Cruiser also, very old school but quite capable off-road.
  19. Robert Hall
    Yes. And the GLS, X7, and Q8 are competitors (though the Q8 is oddly smaller than the Q7). The G-class is a bling novelty in it's own niche.
  20. Robert Hall
    Yes!!! Had a Habit store in my Phoenix neighborhood...better than In N Out, IMO. Alas, don't have either chain back here. We have Shake Shack here also, but I think they are overrated.
  21. Robert Hall
    I don't think I'd categorize a rusted '50s lump as a 'sports car,' even w/ a Viper powertrain. It's interesting, though.. reminds me of one of the Icon Derelict builds.
  22. Robert Hall
    Bummer..I like them, and they don't overdo the french fries like Five Guys ...have a Steak & Shake and a Five Guys near each other near here..
  23. Robert Hall
    So with the XTS going away, are they going to offer the CT6 or Escalade for hearse/funeral home limo conversions?
  24. Robert Hall
    I'd assume production has ended by now... it's late June.
  25. Robert Hall
    They played those 3 songs and few more that I didn't recognize. I think only one member there now is from the original band. Safety Dance was all over the radio and MTV in 1983, hit #2 on the US charts, was on the charts 24 weeks..couldn't escape it when I was 13. Was fun to hear live. Fun stuff...
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