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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    I'm not an Uber driver and would never carpool, so I really don't care. I've driven before w/ coworkers going to lunch, etc. Never had anyone complain about backseat space in my Jeeps. I do recall cramming a couple tall coworkers in the back of my Mustang years ago, was a bit of chore for them getting in and out of the back. Likewise when I rode in the back of a '15 Mustang and a '76 Porsche 911--tight. But for a 10 minute ride to lunch, no big deal. For people w/ children, that's what minivans and SUVs are for...
  2. Robert Hall
    Yeah, kind of the 'brodozer' stereotype...saw a lot of those in the Phoenix area, useless douchebags driving huge trucks on 33 tires w/ ugly wheels, cheesy custom grilles and lighting, etc.. probably never once went off road, just driving around town. I remember there was a dealer or two in Scottsdale that specialized in them--had a row of new/slightly used F150s, Rams, GM pickups lifted with tasteless cheesy mods. Then there are coal-rolling diesel douchebags with the foot wide stack in the bed...
  3. Robert Hall
    Back seats are usually for children or pets. How many car buyers actually care if large adults fit in the back seat of a car? It seems like an edge case, not a common use case. The driver space is the most important measurement. However, I could see back seat space for adult passengers being a concern if you are a taxi, Uber or Lyft driver.
  4. Robert Hall
    I know, I didn't want to waste keystrokes with all the minutae..
  5. Robert Hall
    I've seen a few Interceptors at events in person, I like the looks...and they have a Mopar 440 engine. I dig the big hatchback, long hood. The 2nd gen Audi A7 is pretty sweet, probably would make a nice daily driver lease. But I see no resemblance other than that both have 4 wheels.
  6. Robert Hall
    A bit too vintage Land Rover in the shape and details. I'd for once like to see someone come up with a truck that isn't blocky up front, but sleek and low like a Tesla, Corvette or Porsche. Something different.
  7. Robert Hall
    Not sure why trucks need such a large, blunt front end. I wonder how much taller the nose of the that Sierra is than one from 30 years ago...the top of the hood of an '88 Sierra would probably be at the bottom of the GMC badge on the new one. Maybe in the future we will see trucks with a longer, tapered nose that's about 6-10 inches lower at the edge of the hood. Make the front more like the Corvette, ditch the monster grilles.
  8. Robert Hall
    More like 1995-96.
  9. Robert Hall
    Saw a rather sad looking rusty, dented silver 1st gen Caddy CTS-v at the grocery tonight, parked next to a very clean dark red 1st gen Olds Aurora.
  10. Robert Hall
    Lol...my Ford 4dr 'fetish' is for '69-72s, followed by '73-78s. Especially the police trim Customs, Custom 500s and Galaxie 500s. But I also like the LTDs and LTD Broughams. I like the clean, crisp lines and interesting dash designs of that era.
  11. Robert Hall
    I think they may have been the first with a modern style 3 point belt.
  12. Robert Hall
    CT6, Miata and Wrangler would be quite interesting to me..
  13. Robert Hall
    Found this interesting...Chevy SOHC 427.. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/10/10/pair-of-mystery-single-overhead-camshaft-big-block-chevrolet-heads-turn-up-at-auction/?refer=news
  14. Robert Hall
    Reminds me of Ohio Amish Country (grew up near there..).. First time I ever heard this song I cracked up..so funny.
  15. Robert Hall
    After 10+ hrs of hard cubeless cubicle work (incl. a 4 hr WebEx w/ IBM support) I'm chilling w/ the furs having pizza and beer...listening to some cool Chillwave retro synth. https://youtu.be/5C_gUic3cCo
  16. Robert Hall
    Speaking of Teslas, the 2nd Model 3 I saw (about 2 weeks ago) was almost in an accident when I saw it..the Millennial woman driving it was preoccupied w/ the touch screen and was drifting toward the lane divider as she was passing me...(I was in the center lane of a 3 lane freeway section)...I sat on the horn and she looked up before driving into the barrier...
  17. Robert Hall
    Pickups in Europe seem to be mostly a commercial (work) use thing, like the Sprinter trucks or Fiat ones. You see some civilian diesel 4x4s running around like the international Ranger, Mitsibishi Triton, Nissan Navara, Toyota Hilux, but still pretty uncommon in the countries I've been in..they don't have the mainstream pickup culture the US has. I did see a few oddballs here in there, like the 80s Ford F150 parked in a village square in a small Italian town. Then you have unusual places w/ specific use cases like in Iceland..lots of big, lifted American pickups there w/ huge tires.
  18. Robert Hall
    Given the cost of petrol in the UK and parking space limitations, I can't imagine many Brits would be interested in the 3 ton bloat beast trucks the US has.
  19. Robert Hall
    Those are just cheap trucks, though..you expect the interiors in them to be hard gray plastics and despair. An M-B should be above that..
  20. Robert Hall
    Interesting...didn't realize plastic oil pans were a thing.
  21. Robert Hall
    From certain angles, they do look very similar...it was the c-pillar that gave it away to me.
  22. Robert Hall
    Correct, that is an XT5 in the OP.
  23. Robert Hall
    Went and saw the movie 'Bullitt' at my local theatre, it is having a 50th anniversary theatrical re-release. I've seen the movie at least a dozen times and own a DVD of it, but was fun to see on the big screen. Before the movie, instead of the usual movie trailers, was a Ford promotional video for the new '19 Mustang Bullitt.
  24. Robert Hall
    2dr Golf or BMW 2 series? Not many manual 2dr German cars w/ inline engines.
  25. Robert Hall
    The bold new Camry.
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