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Robert Hall

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  1. A convertible for summer Saturdays along Ohio’s North Coast would be perfect. Just saw a blue ‘00s Thunderbird w a black top.
  2. Not many Oldses came up for sale on Auto Trader around here, but this 95 Cutlass Supreme convertible looks clean, only 55k miles. https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=510478981&zip=44131&referrer=%2Fcars-for-sale%2Fsearchresults.xhtml%3Fzip%3D44131%26sortBy%3Drelevance%26incremental%3Dall%26firstRecord%3D0%26marketExtension%3Don%26makeCodeList%3DOLDS%26searchRadius%3D50&numRecords=25&firstRecord=0&makeCodeList=OLDS&searchRadius=50&makeCode1=OLDS&modelCode1=CSUPR&clickType=listing
  3. Of course, there never has been a $35k Model 3--that was mythical hype...in the US hasn't the cheapest Model 3 been more like $50k?
  4. I had a couple of that generation Impala as rentals, liked how they had the ignition on the dash, kind of an old time throwback detail, along w/ the column shift. I had many rentals of the long running generation after that...those drove pretty nicely..
  5. I know, but GM drank the FWD Kool Aid 40 years ago and have been stuck w/ mass quantities of FWD transverse vehicles since then...
  6. Even today there are people that resist most modern technology including ICE---the Amish. They live in the past and are ignored. Other luddites can join them.
  7. I assume they stick w/ V6s as those can be shared w/ FWD transverse engine models like the Highlander, Avalon, ES, etc..
  8. I don't think so...Tundra is an NA novelty, I believe. Outside of a few places like the Middle East and parts of South America, there isn't much market outside NA for 'murican' style Big Gulp sized trucks. The current Hilux is built in Thailand.
  9. Yes, with the Hilux...I think the Tundra is just a low volume NA model...the Hilux is smaller than the Tacoma.
  10. Thankfully that’s in my past. No more high mileage German cars. Or any high mileage car in my life. Not enough of a market, I assume. Full size sedans are a dying niche in NA. I’d love to see a RWD Impala/Caprice and something from Buick using the CT6 platform (Omega?). But GM, like others, is moving away from sedans... Or the Chevy SS, I would think.
  11. If you had a short in the ignition, stray electrons could leak out..
  12. I guess just not enough potential ROI to invest heavily in a product that is a regional novelty in a market dominated by the domestic brands.
  13. Not sure I'm familiar w/ a towing arrangement like that with the 4 little tires. I'm used to flatbed rollbacks when I've had Mercedes towed.
  14. Interesting...that sounds like the old knock-down-kit approach used in many countries in the past to give the image of 'local' production. This is the first I'd heard of M-B having a Charleston plant, I knew only about the Vance, Ala plant for SUVs.
  15. Probably a 4 . 'Foreign vehicle made in USA'. Though a Mercedes built in SC would be highly suspect, because Mercedes are built in Alabama and BMWs are built in SC.
  16. Ok. Checked in the garage, the VINs start with 1 and K.
  17. So there is some significance to the first digit of the vin?
  18. Seems like in the ancient world the tire choices were tall and skinny or more tall and skinny.
  19. Imagine the possibilities for such a merger. Could have a new Renault Alliance based off the Megane for Dodge dealers.
  20. Interesting.. Renault has EVs, compact and subcompact cars, and MPVs that could benefit FCA... FCA has Jeep and Ram and access to the NA market for Renault. Going to be interesting to see what transpires..
  21. Took the day off to start the holiday weekend, was lazy..spent a lot of time in the back yard w/ the dogs. Puttered around the house and did some cleaning. I did see, though, a very clean red Mitsubishi 3000GT drive down the street when I stepped out to bring in mail packages. Saw my neighbor's teenager wrenching on his red BRZ/FR-S..still doesn't have a front bumper. And the neighbor down the street got his S2000 out for summer..was waxing it in the driveway..
  22. An electric sports car seems like a logical next step for the e-tron sub brand, and they already showed off an e-tron sports car concept a few years ago that looked like the R8.
  23. If Tesla has a future as an independent car maker, I think they need to remove Musk and bring in more stable leadership. Let him focus on Space X and the Boring Company.
  24. I saw a new 124 (silver/black top) and a '70s 124 (brown/tan top) about 2 weeks ago...first time I'd seen either in ages. Or move it to Dodge. Give it a new fascia and racetrack taillight, an optional Hellcat engine, etc...maybe call it Viper Jr.?
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