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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    I put 170k on the 4.0 I6 in my Grand Cherokee WJ. The engine was reliable overall, had oil leaks for years...
  2. Robert Hall
    LoL...well, Ford did own Jaguar back then...so it's not so preposterous...if Ford still owned Jag, there would no doubt be a Jag F150 variation, a Jag Expedition variation, etc...
  3. Robert Hall
    Great to hear. I miss the straight 6 that was a staple of Jeep for so long. I have always thought of straight 6s when I think of Jeep engines.
  4. Robert Hall
    That movie is on my to-watch list. It is interesting how IT is handled in different companies..I've worked in several companies where IT was sort of secondary--they weren't software companies--but in verticals like banking, insurance, aviation...and worked at others that were established or startup software companies, and software consulting firms--where the software and technical skill is the product.. cost center vs profile center is how I've heard IT described.
  5. Robert Hall
    Yeah, even when I was at Wells Fargo I didn't have to wear a tie... and they really were locked down and IT was in it's own buildings separate from everyone else..
  6. Robert Hall
    What I found funny about my place was is after 17 years in IT (at that time), I'd never had to wear a tie. Maybe a cultural thing about being a Caribbean-based insurance company. I can understand for sales people and execs, but I'm a software consultant in IT working in the bowels of their systems and websites..I don't interact w/ the upper management or sales.
  7. Robert Hall
    Not sure..I'm not up on the Pacifica powertrains...3.6 Pentastar regular and hybrid version?
  8. Robert Hall
    I've lived in suburbanish neighborhoods of big cities, a couple small towns, college towns, a resort/fishing town in Florida, and rural in Ohio...I like my leafy suburb I'm in now. Very quiet, lots of green and trees, critters, but close to major freeways and the airport, a national park and metro area parks, tons of restaurants around, close to downtown and the symphony, museums, arts, etc. Second choice would be a college town close to a big city. I enjoy traveling in rural areas to see the outdoors, but I couldn't live that way again.
  9. Robert Hall
    Yes, FWD minivan w/ Hellcat..great idea. Not. ...though a mild performance trim wouldn't be too crazy, remember the turbo Caravans in the 80s..
  10. Robert Hall
    It's funny, my current client when I started there 4 years ago required business wear w/ ties in the office from Labor Day through Memorial Day on Mon-Thur...unusual in software engineering, esp. in Arizona which was usually pretty casual. Eventually dropped the tie requirement. I didn't really enjoy wearing ties, esp. in Arizona's heat..now that I work remotely, I can ignore their dress codes...
  11. Robert Hall
    I wonder if they will do a Hellcat version of the new Ram.
  12. Robert Hall
    I have several Tommy Bahama shirts in my summer wardrobe. Working from home, though, I usually wear gray hoodies and t-shirts, sweats or shorts and flip-flops. Everyday more casual than casual Friday... I have a closet full of dress clothes for when I have to go back to an office...
  13. Robert Hall
    I never got into collar popping, but I did wear Izod and Polo Ralph Lauren from high school into my 30s..
  14. Robert Hall
    Well, I have the cabin in the woods on 150 acres 90 miles from here... but I would need to remove it's current resident. I don't think I will ever live there again, though..too far from civilization...likely can't get high speed internet, no Starbucks within 25 miles, no Dunkin Donuts within 50 miles, no DoorDash service...
  15. Robert Hall
    Who knows? I think it got the auto stop/start around 15-16.
  16. Robert Hall
    I would think a 4cyl and the 3.6. Or 4 only like Ford is doing.
  17. Robert Hall
    and then on top of that, a Hellcat version....Ram Dakota Defecateur (French spelling would be badass). (J/K, having a really shitty work day...production support hell).
  18. Robert Hall
    Yes, and do a Ram Dakota Rebel trimmed like the Ram Rebel. And maybe for a top version something exotic sounding like the Dakota Minot.
  19. Robert Hall
    The Mitsu version is sold all over, though..
  20. Robert Hall
    Ah yeah, the Fullback...I remember reading about that..it and the Mitsu compete w/ the Ranger, Hilux, Navara, Anorak, etc in Europe and Asia.... could give it a squared off Ram nose and badge it as the Ram 50.. ala 1980.
  21. Robert Hall
    I think it was something offered in regular cab trucks, because you need to be able to turn off the passenger airbag if using a child safety seat. I recall reading something about that long ago.
  22. Robert Hall
    Anecdotally, I think I've only seen a handful of 2nd gen Cruzes...they don't seem to sell very well (without looking up the numbers)..
  23. Robert Hall
    Hmmm....a switch to turn off airbags seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen...unless it can only be activated when in 4 wheel low and for low speeds...
  24. Robert Hall
    Yes, in Mexico, but IIRC it's based on old FWD Fiat car platform...doubt if it could be federalized or if it would sell well enough here...I saw a few of them in AZ and So Cal. Ram 700 https://jalopnik.com/the-tiny-ram-700-pickup-truck-can-carry-more-than-half-1652291667
  25. Robert Hall
    I think FCA is just undercapitalized and understaffed so everything takes forever to get going...the Ranger was easy, since it was an existing product that they brought in to NA.
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