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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    My sister's '15 Trax loses it's settings for the infotainment (clock, etc) pretty regularly. Just had an oil change, has 15k miles now.
  2. Robert Hall
    To get the Camaro styling and Chevy badging? The XT5, Blazer, and Acadia are basically the same thing mechanically...same meat, different toppings...makes sense that they would priced similarly...GM gives the customer a choice in what badge and styling inside and out for their midsize lease appliance CUV. (maybe an exaggeration, but at least the bodywork and interior are different, unlike some past GM multi brand appliance lines).
  3. Robert Hall
    California gas pump nozzles (and some in Arizona) are bulky w/ a big bellows (corrugated hose style) thingy above the handle and usually don't work well with the plug in and lock (have to hold it or it keeps shutting off). Vapor recovery system, a CARB feature?
  4. Robert Hall
    Yeah, my Limited is 5 years old now and the regular dash still looks new.
  5. Robert Hall
    Wow..don't think I've ever seen 83. I definitely remember 85 or 86 in Colorado as the lowest. Don't recall what was in Arizona (I try and block some aspects of living there from my memory). In California I just remember filling up w/ regular and being annoyed by the weird nozzles (which some places in AZ had also). Though I think I put premium in the DTS.
  6. Robert Hall
    Cool... if I get another CPO one in the next few years, I'm thinking of a Summit. I like that brown it's available in. Really the only features of the newer, higher trims I'd like to have are folding mirrors, Apple Car Play, pano roof and ventilated seats. I have the heated seats and regular sunroof on my Limited. The leather dash covering of the Overland and Summit looks neat but I've read they often go lumpy.
  7. Robert Hall
    Sounds like the next generation will have a 3rd row version, but it's still a couple years out...
  8. Robert Hall
    Yes, 85..that's what I was thinking of...I usually used 85 or 87 in my Bronco and Jeep when I lived there. Put 91 in my Mustang and BMW.
  9. Robert Hall
    Oh, man..love that green..must be new for '19, didn't realize the GC was available in green...for a 10 yr old design, still looks great, IMO. Great proportions and lines..I still find myself turning around and looking at mine in parking lots (even though there are a lot of them around).
  10. Robert Hall
    Yeah, 93 in Ohio also. I remember in Colorado having weird ones like 86 and 91. But that was due to the altitude. I can't recall what AZ had.
  11. Robert Hall
    And it's available in brown. They should bring back the name Imperial and put it on the top of the line 3500 Limited Megacab.
  12. Robert Hall
    heh-heh...yeah, my garage barely fits two vehicles and a bit of storage. No room for a wood working shop. Alas, my Dad left behind of ton of such wood working equipment--was one of his hobbies...lots of saws, etc...been sitting over 20 years untouched in the barn on the family farm, got to do something with it eventually (that's a whole 'nother can of worms).
  13. Robert Hall
    Random-but-related aside..back in the oughts when I rode a bicycle on trails/etc for 'fun', I worked for a few years at a company that would have a bike to work day once a month in the summer. I lived about 5 miles from their office in Denver. I would come in early, hauling my bike on a rack on the back of my Jeep, park in the parking garage, unload the bike, and ride out a couple blocks from the office and then 'ride to work'... I'm not sure I'd ride a bike much where I live now in the Cleveland suburbs..too many hills and potholed streets. But in the some local parks (the metro park system is very extensive here) I might ride one...
  14. Robert Hall
    Heh-heh..about 15 feet from my office...I'm a biased Jeep fan, I'll admit, but I do think Jeep does pretty clean styling overall. (ignore my messy garage, I have plans for it..storing the patio furniture cushions etc in there now).
  15. Robert Hall
    Similar, ugly, cheesy styling.. I wonder if GM hired a Lexus stylist. Using wild styling to hide the mediocre FWD transverse engine appliance underneath....how boring..I wonder when this stupid trend of overwrought grilles will go away and we get some subtlety in design. A few automakers are doing subtle w/ their crossovers and SUVs, but not many. Land Rover/Range Rover, Jeep for the most part, and Ford come to mind. Generally clean styling and not overwrought cheese...
  16. Robert Hall
    Well, at least the Lexus has chrome trim around it's ugly grille, rather than cheesy black plastic...
  17. Robert Hall
    Mmm..Chinese Buicks. Makes me think about getting Chinese take out one night this week. Maybe Kung Pao Chicken or Moo Shu Pork. Had Indian tonight.
  18. Robert Hall
    The real estate agent co That is funny....my real estate agent here had a '15 Cadillac SRX. I think in it's past life, my GC was a real estate agent's vehicle..it was originally leased by a Costa Mesa property development company.
  19. Robert Hall
    GM has had the Colorado based TrailBlazer in Asia for years, but it has a very ugly greenhouse, IMO..
  20. Robert Hall
    The Nautilus dash is basically the same as the MKX, which follows the Fusion/MKZ early 10s styling themes that many current Ford products have.. The Aviator is all new, and does have the attached tablet screen. Still doesn't look very retro to me.
  21. Robert Hall
    Front end looks better than the current Acadia, grille would be nicer without those stupid tabs on the bottom of the grille surround, though....
  22. Robert Hall
    Must be the 1970s in a parallel universe.. nothing about this looks 1970s to me. Late 70s cars were very square and upright inside and usually had bench seats. The Nautilus doesn't seem retro to me, just an update to the MKX... I like the berry red seats and trim.
  23. Robert Hall
    Basically the same vehicle mechanically, right? Same wheelbase..the Acadia has a couple inches more rear overhang for the 3rd row. I couldn't see considering one over a Ford Edge or a Grand Cherokee..
  24. Robert Hall
    Out on the freeway last night I saw a grubby orange Lamborghini Aventador in traffic...lots of salt and winter grime on it. Unusual to see a Lambo out and and about in February in Cleveland..
  25. Robert Hall
    Without cars, Buick would be completely redundant w/ GMC and pointless...
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