Robert Hall
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Considering the popularity of loaded 4dr pickups today, there is definitely some truth to that...considering 40 years ago, 4dr pickups were pretty much only heavy duty work trucks w/ bare bones vinyl seat interiors..
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Don't know what is up w the Leaf. Maybe the more mainstream styling is turning off people that liked the toad face of the original. As for the Model S, it is getting a bit old-6th model year now---and they dropped the cheapest version, and maybe the Model X is stealing some sales? -
Trucks have their own size categories. Though trucks have been getting larger over the last 40 years rather than downsizing.
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The Leaf is probably the closest competitor to the Bolt..very similar styling also.
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It's midsize only if you are thinking mid-60s to mid 70s. Midsize today is about 190-195 inches. Your book is 40 years out of date, no car shopper in 2018 thinks of the S-class as midsize, that's madness!
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I've been recommending my sister check out the Compass or Cherokee...she's been talking about wanting something larger than her Trax (2015, 13k miles).
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MY 2020 and 2021 are not far off, so I would think we should be see some of these at shows in the next 12-18 months...going to be interesting to see.
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I like those big wagons...because my siblings were older and out of the house by the time I was 5, my folks never had a wagon when I was kid...family cars were a mix of '70s Continentals then '80s Town Cars that my Dad usually drove, and '70s-80s Cougars, Thunderbirds and Mustangs which my Mom usually drove. And a '69 Mustang and '67-68 Cougars for summer fun cars, and RVs. 30-40 years ago, fels like a really long time ago...I remember those big Lincolns just quietly floated down the road...all gone now...
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Such is reality. Can't imagine bench seats will ever make a comeback. I remember the long, low and wide 70s full size cars from childhood, but that was over 40 years ago..
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The Bolt is a novelty econobox--for city commuters that want something with a small footprint for tight parking spaces, I suppose.
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So many possible choices..will have to give it some thought.
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I can't imagine someone buying a Bolt over an E-class, though. Different niches. Commuter econobox vs. a midsize luxury sedan...
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Whatever...wasn't the commercial chassis and the Fleetwood 75 chassis the same some years? Maybe later...
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Heavy rain last night here..supposed to hit 60 today, maybe close to 70 tomorrow... the light snow from a couple days melted, my back yard is muddy w/ standing water in places.
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Funeral home flower car. Built by specialists on a Cadillac commercial chassis.
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Yeah, kind of dim under the car...the QS&L near me (Valley View, Oh) has racing cars inside--a Michael Andretti Indy Car and an older Monte Carlo stock car.
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Alfa Romeo has been in F1, but it's been a while...most recently 30 years ago as an engine supplier, and 33 years ago as a constructor.. Will be nice to see the name back, even if it is unsuccessful... Supposedly a full size Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are under development, based on the Ram and maybe in the SWB/LWB approach of the Tahoe/Suburban and Expeditions. And a smaller 3 row based off the Cherokee is coming for China. Not sure if will get anything like that here...
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Saw an Amphicar yesterday, white w/ a black convertible top. First one I can recall ever seeing..was up on a rack inside the Quaker Steak & Lube Restaurant, Vermillion, Ohio. Walked underneath--neat looking, flat bottom w/ twin propellers at the back. In the restaurant parking lot, saw a black Tesla Model S (don't see many around NE Ohio compared to Scottsdale), and a new '18 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited in dark gray---sharp, the differences from the previous are subtle--biggest cues are the lighting changes front and rear.
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For a supercharger that large, you would need a big block...a really big block.
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Saw a black Stelvio in traffic today, first one I think I've seen..also saw a dark red Giulia.
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Not sure why they would go for Stelvios...BMW has had M versions of the X5 for years..an M version of the X3 is coming for '19 I've read..
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It's a '57 Chevy 4dr, looks like.
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Not a fan of the 50 shades of gray interior shown, but I'm sure I could find an interior I like..looking at the configurator for the current model, I like the Designo Saddle Brown/black interior w/ Dark Brown Linden wood (the family farm has linden trees, so that gives me the warm fuzzies). I like the Cranberry Red/black interior also.
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The early 90s generation was a high point of Accord styling, IMO. They couldn't build this today because of tougher safety standards. But the outward visibility was great, the styling was crisp and clean, no gimmicks or cheese. And 3 body styles.
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Charger was my first thought also when I saw the front end of the new Accord..I guess they are trying to go outrageous looking to compete with the new emboldened Camry. Accords were always clean and subtle for the most part in the past, no more..
