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BMW News: BMW Unveils the all-new 3rd Generation X1
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in BMW
The X1 is sized similar to the Trailblazer... -
Was behind a Genesis GV80 for a while early Sunday morning and also saw it parked at a rest area on I-90. Really like the taillight signature at night, for some reason the lights at night remind me of something Pontiac would have had at some point in time...
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Saw a couple Ford Mavericks on I-90 yesterday, first I’ve seen in the wild. A black one and a blue-gray one. Sharp little truck. Also saw a sharp early 90s Mustang LX 5.0 convertible, top down. White w/ a black interior.
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Paul McCartney. Going to see Ringo Starr in Pittsburgh in a couple weeks, so I will have seen half of the Beatles. Was a lot of fun, though tired now from driving through the night getting home at 8 this morning..made for a lazy Sunday. I think I want to go back and a take a few days and explore the Finger Lakes region and Lake Ontario coast. I’ve been to Western and Central NY a few times in the past, love the greenery, hills and lakes. Went to Niagara Falls 20+ years ago, want to go back.
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Had a good quick trip to Syracuse...left yesterday just before noon at got back at 8am this morning. The Paul McCartney concert was great...amazing to see a 79 year old sing and perform for almost 3 hours..his backing band was solid. Great laser show and pyrotechnics on ‘Live and Let Die’. The pre- and post-concert traffic was awful--huge crowds on a college campus and narrow streets.. (took 1 1/2 hrs to get from the U of Syracuse Carrier Dome back to where I'd parked the rental car).... about a 6 hr drive home on I-90. First time I'd drive a current-gen Equinox--a very pleasant CUV. Easy to get in and out of, easy to see out of, comfortable (the seats had plenty of adjustment, not-over bolstered, didn't pinch my back). Easy to use controls. The pano roof w/ power shade works nicely. Good on gas I think--made it from Cleveland to Syracuse (about 350 miles) on a little over 1/2 a tank. (Alas, no CD player or CarPlay but did use Sirius XM to listen to the Beatles channel. I'd rent another.
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There is a auto resto shop in Navarre, Oh (a small town just south of Massillon) I drive by often that has a 1/2 dozen or more Edsels in various conditions on their lot, along w/ some late 50s Continentals, Galaxies, etc.
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Picked up from Hertz for the weekend trip. Equinox LT AWD w/ a Florida plate. Did that because my sister hates long trips in my Jeep and I find her Trax too small. Did a brief local drive, seems comfortable. Seems like the seats are wider and more hiproom than my Jeep. Huge pano sunroof.
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Prices do vary depending on who is selling, but they are still fixed at a specific point in time and vendor..i.e. I don't go in the Apple store and haggle, or go on Amazon and haggle. It's not a flea market...
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Yes, I have no interest in dealing with the obsolete business model of random pricing and dealerships with idiotic sales drones.. But we would still need some sort of service centers (though cars today require much less maintenance than in ancient times).
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BMW News: BMW Unveils the all-new 3rd Generation X1
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in BMW
Yep...and more and more coming all the time.. -
BMW News: BMW Unveils the all-new 3rd Generation X1
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in BMW
Crowded market of premium CUVs... -
BMW News: BMW Unveils the all-new 3rd Generation X1
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in BMW
Yeah, the glib and glic are within an inch of each other in length. So the X1 is between the glah and glib in dimensions.. -
BMW News: BMW Unveils the all-new 3rd Generation X1
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in BMW
Closer to the GLB in size, I think...the X3 is the GLC competitor I think. -
Not much seen yet this month, but this pic popped up in my FB timeline--my Jeep in my carport in Phoenix, as I was packing up 5 years ago today. That was the day I left the desert void for good...starting a 2100 mile drive to Ohio that evening. All in all, I've enjoyed life in green, rainy NE Ohio way more than desert life.
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At 170k, the engine was running fine, but the transmission was slipping, the steering wheel clock spring was broken (the airbag light would come on and buzz on left turns), the power windows worked intermittently, etc...it was tired when I traded it on the '14. Didn't want to risk driving it cross country when I moved from AZ to OH. Which coincidentally, that 2100 mile road trip started 5 years ago today...
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Last year with the inline 6 in the Grand Cherokee was 2004. It was last available in the Wrangler in 2006 I think. I put 170k on my '00 GC w/ the 4.0 6, it was a good engine..really never had any engine issues beyond a persistent small oil leak..it was the electronics that were headaches as it aged...put 170k on it in almost 17 years of driving.
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I'm neutral on EVs, but EV-curious... EVs exist, ICE vehicles exist. Reality is complex. I know in my current reality context, a pure EV probably wouldn't work well for me. A PHEV could work, though. Would I buy an EV in a year? In 5 years? I don't know.
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Today's photos from #MudFarmLife. My Mom's '68 Cougar should clean up nicely, along w/ my brother's '69 Fairlane. The '82 Mustang GT has no brakes. The red and white '68 Cougar XR-7 needs a thorough cleaning. Going to get my '87 Mustang GT out next week. My brother's ;'89 Bronco II was a pain to get out of the barn, they didn't want to pull it from the rear as the rear frame was quite rusty and the gas tank was falling off. And last, my Dad's breen (firethorn bronze, though it was originally Lime Frost green) '67 Cougar will take a lot of work to get out of the barn...been off the road since 1985. That's it for this week, taking next week off from work and will be down there back at it again..still a lot of work w/ the house and buildings. The mechanics will be working on getting the cars running that can be fixed..
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Yeah, she's going along..we are going to see Paul McCartney in concert (closest stop on his Got Back tour). Should be fun and a change of scenery.
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^nice. It’s like August here in NE Ohio. Was 91 and humid yesterday. #MudFarmLife Going to be cooler this weekend, though. Driving up to Syracuse, NY for the weekend.
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I've never been to Houston, but my sister has worked on a couple of projects there, said it had some of the worst drivers that she had seen and saw people racing near the airport..had a road rager following her once coming out of the airport, evaded them in a rental Charger.. she's worked and driven in Boston, Chicago, LA, SF Bay Area, Seattle/Redmond, Dallas, and many smaller places, found Houston to be the worst. And the Fords are rusty, broken and filthy inside and out. One does run (the '09 Ranger on the far right).
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Also on #MudFarmLife today…Frank Martin’s ride has seen better days…
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Opinion: The Family Sedan is now on the Endangered Species List
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in Opinion
I pack my Jeep from behind the front seats to the tailgate to the roof inside several times a week lately. I can't think of a sedan as practical for my current use case. And the 4WD w/ 4 wheel low, mud setting, hill descent control and ground clearance get used every time I'm at the Mud Farm.. A FWD appliance sedan wouldn't cut it out there.. I've been driving SUVs for almost 28 years, so I guess that is what I'm used to as far as daily drivers. I've been happy w/ JGCs for 22 years. #MudFarmLife -
This afternoon on Mud Farm Life. One of these is not like the others..
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Opinion: The Family Sedan is now on the Endangered Species List
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in Opinion
^ Don't care for the wicker basket grille on some recent Camaros..
