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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    I know some years Arizona has been #1 for moving into, whether for work or retirement...after living there, I'm not going back..can't stand the climate. Same with Nevada....I just can't stand the ugliness of the desert and the dry and heat. I do get a lot of headhunters pinging me about jobs in NJ/NYC, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Seattle (Amazon recruiters weekly pretty much). I have about 20 years to go until retirement...i'm happy in Ohio for now..
  2. Robert Hall
    Yes, I can understand that...in a daily driver, I want the most creature comforts I can get...I couldn't imagine driving a depressing 4cyl FWD econobox w/ a despair gray interior... Public transit isn't really a realistic option here in the suburbs..there are bus lines that run into downtown Cleveland and a light rail, but nothing practical for me. If I were working downtown or in another suburb, I'd be commuting by SUV as I've done most of my career in other cities. I do like Uber, I use it occasionally if I don't want to deal w/ parking in some areas or want to have a few drinks at dinner. Very convenient.
  3. Robert Hall
    I like the name...love the place it’s named for..too bad Dodge or Jeep didn’t use that name.
  4. Robert Hall
    Prices are getting crazy..anything under $30-35k seems to be fwd/transverse 4cyl appliances, nothing interesting.---just despair gray interior generics. Since I drove my last new vehicle 17 years, I'll probably be in my current for a while..but not that long..not going to keep it past 100k miles. I've been happy w/ my CPO experience, I can see doing that again...
  5. Robert Hall
    So? Mercedes are used as taxis in Europe because they are reliable and durable. I don’t see how that has any relevance to anything else. Priuses are used as taxis in the US, yet people still but them. Mercedes-Benz has a long history of commercial vehicles--from taxis, to Sprinter vans, to heavy trucks and buses, so that's just part of their product line along w/ luxury cars and SUVs, so nothing out of the ordinary.
  6. Robert Hall
    Sounds like from 2017 on it's a VW design...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Crafter
  7. Robert Hall
    That was a truck engine, not a car engine...wasn't intended to be refined.
  8. Robert Hall
    Nah, these are just commercial appliances. The current VW Crafter is a VW only product, but the previous on was based on the Sprinter.... so if the next Transit and Crafter share some dirty bits for various markets, no biggie...
  9. Robert Hall
    Similar to what they are forecasting for here in Cleveland...ugh. Already have 3-4 inches on the ground from last weekend. And if it gets windy, that means power outages...ugh.
  10. Robert Hall
    Hard to imagine a 300hp 4 cyl Mustang, since my main points of familiarity for Mustangs are a 92hp 4cyl and a 225hp V8..
  11. Robert Hall
    I''d like to see a coupe w/ the El Miraj styling..a big 2dr hardtop. Was such a beautiful concept.
  12. Robert Hall
    I'd love to see a CT6 coupe, a Buick sedan and an Impala/Caprice off this platform, but in today's CUV-obsessed market I know all are quite unlikely...
  13. Robert Hall
    Interesting..I just heard about that engine in a podcast, someone had installed one in a older Civic IIRC.
  14. Robert Hall
    I've had experience w/ 3 straight 6s--Jeep's 4 liter (not smooth but mostly reliable), BMW's 3.2 and Mercedes 3.0, both of which were pretty smooth. I like straight 6s. One thing I like about straight 6s is they are usually used in RWD/AWD applications where the long hood fits the RWD styling proportions. They are usually too long to fit in transverse engine applications, where a V6 works better. V4? The only one I can think of was from Ford in Europe in the 60s-70s that was used in some SAABs. Can't think of any in at least 40 years.
  15. Robert Hall
    It seems to me the Power Wagon is country music and mud pluggin' in the rural South or Midwest, the Rivian is more urban sophistication, avocado toast on the West Coast and going to the beach and mountains there.... Anyway, a Hellcat version of Power Wagon called Mega Power Wagon would be cool...
  16. Robert Hall
    I'd like to see them do a GT500 version...
  17. Robert Hall
    Looks good..will be interesting to see how it compares to the new Explorer and the existing competition.
  18. Robert Hall
    VIP throne seat..
  19. Robert Hall
    Wonder when Genesis will get a version...
  20. Robert Hall
    Different market niche, pointless to compare.
  21. Robert Hall
    I think it's just you...looks fresh and modern and not Buick at all to me.
  22. Robert Hall
    Hard to tell, but looking at the pics it looks like the cab and bed are carried over from the previous generation, not using the cab and bed from the '19 1500...good looking truck, the new front is a big improvement over the pig nostril grille the Heavy Duty has used recently.
  23. Robert Hall
    No, they are using the new platform the new BMW Z4 is on. That was a pic of one from 15 years ago...2 generations back.
  24. Robert Hall
    That’s an old one, not the new model.
  25. Robert Hall
    Looks good..like the dash and clean exterior. And a proper decklid, not overly fastbackish.
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