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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    ...and Google Street View and sometimes Google Earth. I like to scope out locations before I visit them. I'm a map geek, been a fan since I was a kid. Devouring Rand McNally road atlases, Thomas guides, D&K, Fodor and Frommes guides...
  2. Robert Hall
    Actually, it's quite accurate for the most part as far as automotive info..I use it for all sorts of factual data..like what year was a particular town settled, who won the NFC East in 1988, what is the estimated population of a city, etc. Schools don't like Wikipedia as it keeps people out of their libraries. I've seen some things clearly inaccurate on Wikipedia, but for ordinary daily use I think it's fine. Google + Wikipedia on my phone answers a lot of general daily questions that come up in life, IMO.. For car data, if I'm interested in lots of arcane info on older models, I might dig through my Collectible Automobile or Hemmings Classic Car magazines, but for basic facts and figures Wikipedia seems fine---like what engines were in the 3rd generation Corolla, what is the wheelbase of the 1st gen Equinox, or what was the first year of the Escalade. I have found glaring errors on occasionally, but not often. Some cars the facts are pretty thin on but some have lots of details... I don't use Wikipedia as my only source, of course, I use it conjunction with other sources on the internet...like if I'm traveling somewhere, I read up on the location in Wikipedia if I haven't been there, check Yelp for restaurant and other business reviews, study Google Maps to understand the layout of the freeways and streets, etc..
  3. Robert Hall
    It's mentioned in my go-to reference location--Wikipedia...I rarely look at the manufacturer's sites, that's just marketing fluff for consumers.. And car magazine reviews always mention whether something is FWD/RWD/AWD, so I remember detail from reading reviews in C&D, R&T and Automobile..after 40 years, I still enjoy reading the new car mags every month (digitally now) even though I'm not in the market.
  4. Robert Hall
    I guess it's a legacy of the old GM structure...GMDAT was doing subcompacts and compacts in S. Korea, Opel was doing compact and midsize cars in Germany, lots of stuff going on in Detroit... for commodity 4 cyl generics, they need a single engine family with a variety of displacements, not multiple unrelated families..one GM like Ford's 'one Ford' idea...'old' GM seemed to always have way too much redundancy, too many different 4s and V6 families..
  5. Robert Hall
    If they have P-AWS and SH-AWD and other acronyms they will need a smaller font to fit the badging all on the hatch ;)..is VTEC still a thing or do they have some other valve train acronym now?
  6. Robert Hall
    Yes, just a commodity appliance with premium aspirations...nothing of significance...
  7. Robert Hall
    i thought it was well known that the CLA and GLA were just a FWD A-class variations..been out for a few years now...
  8. Robert Hall
    As far as a Cruze SS, the compact appliance sedan niche is declining, and the performance end of it down to just a couple Civic variations and the performance Focus and GTI. GM would have to invest a lot to be competitive in a declining niche. Maybe if they had come out with a Cruze SS a couple years ago, but it seems like it is too late now..
  9. Robert Hall
    Sounds like poor engineering if they can't fit the 2.0/2.5 in the Cruze. And why have two different engine families for 4cyls? Again, poor choices. Should have a single 4 cyl architecture in different displacements like other automakers do. GM sometimes makes inexplicable decisions.
  10. Robert Hall
    Fascinating how the Lake Effect snow bands and patterns lead to light dustings in some areas and big snows in other areas, often very close together. Had only 2-3 inches or so here in the south west Cleveland suburbs, just cold today. Up the coast to the east--maybe 25-30 miles away--they've had 8-10 inches so far with another foot coming...and 2 hours up the coast in Erie, Pa they had 53 inches in 2 days!
  11. Robert Hall
    Remember, the cost means nothing to US M-B buyers beyond the monthly lease rate... and in Europe,they are diesels, so premium vs regular means nothing in their core market.
  12. Robert Hall
    The A-Class sedan that is coming will accommodate those that want less legroom and more of formal sedan than the CLA.
  13. Robert Hall
    They will probably bring the name back on a high performance CUV...(a version of the upcoming Q8, maybe?)
  14. Robert Hall
    They are unrelated, the C class is RWD. CLA is on the FWD A class platform, as is the GLA.
  15. Robert Hall
    CLA is just the 4dr 'coupe' version of the current 3rd generation A-Class. The A-Class is a FWD 5dr hatchback, their entry level 'family hatchback'.
  16. Robert Hall
    $28k or $33k seems like a lot for a generic FWD 4cyl econobox.
  17. Robert Hall
    I miss the simplicity of the older truck front ends... I like these---simple, clean, no cheese. 1967, 1983, 1988
  18. Robert Hall
    Of the current generation of Silverado, I like the '14-15 nose better than the front after the MCE..it got too busy, IMO.. This I like...
  19. Robert Hall
    Saw a new red Colorado ZR2 in a restaurant lot last night...sharp looking truck.
  20. Robert Hall
    They already have 4-5 CUVs and SUVs, I'm sure another bunch are coming...
  21. Robert Hall
    Kind of, but also looks like countless other CUVs out there now..bit of Mazda, bit of Infiniti, bit of Nissan in the curves...
  22. Robert Hall
    I'm only 47...I enjoyed the '00 DTS...I think I'd enjoy the XTS, like the look after the restyle.
  23. Robert Hall
    Didn't realize the Cruze was available with a manual. I rarely ever see a 2nd gen Cruze, sales must be way down...
  24. Robert Hall
    To come into an established product marketplace and try and challenge the status quo---to be 'disrupters' (as is said of tech startups), requires passionate, often arrogant, often flawed leaders. That's the nature of the business.
  25. Robert Hall
    That Navigator front was pretty ghastly.. there is one Lincoln CUV/SUV front I liked from around 2010, but can't recall which model it was. Edit: 2009ish MKX...I like that front end.
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