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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Probably black car fleets buying the Town Car version..
  2. Robert Hall
    Obviously, the sale price on a car doesn't include taxes, fees, extras...everyone knows that. (in the US)
  3. Robert Hall
    Taxes are paid at the dealer, they get sent to the state, but sales tax is collected at the dealer..at least they were in Arizona.
  4. Robert Hall
    Yeah, they only sold 248 in October...
  5. Robert Hall
    So now all the Lincoln products will have the new front...except for the MKT....
  6. Robert Hall
    I can imagine the Trumpist/Maga folks would be excited to see a vehicle named after their glorious leader, but be disappointed it was Chinese. Sad!
  7. Robert Hall
    Yeah, great city..I need to go back out there..haven't been out since 2010...have friends in Portland and Beaverton and been to a few conferences there. Love the beer, been to a number of the McMinimins owned places...I remember especially liking the Blue Moon Tavern & Grill.
  8. Robert Hall
    I've done that before..one of the things I love about the ground clearance of 4x4s. I don't believe in parallel parking, but I can do it. The worst time I had parallel parking was in Dec '04 in downtown Portland on Couch Street (which is inexplicably pronounced 'cooch') when I went to Powell's Bookstore...it was raining, and I was in an '04 Grand Prix rental..too low to go up on the curb, and hard to see out of..
  9. Robert Hall
    Parallel parking was one of those things I remember having to practice for the driving test, but that I never do...I think I've only parallel parked maybe a dozen times in 30 years of driving. I can do it if I have to, but I don't believe in it. I always either park in a lot, a garage, or valet.
  10. Robert Hall
    Random CUV observation--the new CR-V has cool taillights..been behind 3 of them at night over the last week...the horizontal elements remind me of recent BMWs, but then the turn signals (amber) and brake lights (red) are vertical elements shooting upward out of the horizontal part....
  11. Robert Hall
    Seems like it would be a nice to have when confronted with parallel parking.
  12. Robert Hall
    Enjoying the late fall weather...54 and sunny today, breezy...leaves blowing around. Had a bit of wintry flurry mix Sunday, so I know winter is coming..but Thanksgiving should be nice.
  13. Robert Hall
    Good point about the Regal TourX....I was only thinking CUVs since the thread was about CUVs, but the Regal TourX looks quite tasty. But knowing myself, I'd go for another Grand Cherokee..;)
  14. Robert Hall
    Hmm...as far as tow trucks, I'm more used to seeing International rollbacks than Fords....and unfortunately, got to ride in them more than once over the last decade..
  15. Robert Hall
    Yeah..tired.
  16. Robert Hall
    Yep, AMC was created by the merger of Nash and Hudson. As far as Dodge compacts, it's too bad Dodge wasn't able to see success w/ the Dart..not sure what the issue there was..
  17. Robert Hall
    Yes, me too...in pictures. Have yet to see it in person. The roofline does look straight off the previous Optima... my Charger reference isn't because of the styling, but the name and the concept--a mainstream brand largish RWD sports sedan..the Charger is really the only other one out there... I think it's great that Kia, Hyundai and Genesis are aspiring to make world class sports sedans and luxury cars..more competition is a good thing...
  18. Robert Hall
    To me, is interesting how quiet 4 cyl cars have become, though...I remember how lumpy and buzzy 4 cyl cars were when I owned them (80s Fords)... the recent 4cyl rentals (Passat, Fusion, Altima, Sonata, Malibu-2 different generations) I've driven have been almost uniformly smooth and quiet as far as engine noise.. the biggest noise annoyances are tire noise and the HVAC fan noise...
  19. Robert Hall
    Well, Kia already has cars more expensive--the Credenza and K900, which compete against Genesis and others in the luxury space. It will be interesting to see how the Stinger is received as a sports sedan...something about it does make me think 'Kia Charger' more than Audi, BMW, MB, etc competitor.. part of that is the name, which really sounds like it should been a Dodge name in the late 60s...
  20. Robert Hall
    I can't think of the last Honda I've ridden in...maybe be a Pilot from about 2007. Are Hondas particularly noisy? Maybe it's part of getting older, but I really appreciate smooth and quiet in a vehicle more than noisy...
  21. Robert Hall
    Maybe only 1% of drivers care what the engine sounds like...99% of drivers just want it to work and the noise to not intrude on the sound system. More work needs to be done on quieting HVAC fans IMO...the loud noise of AC or heat on full gets old in many cars.. I'm all for maximizing sound deadening--I hate when automakers don't put enough sound deadening with the excuse of saving weight or saving cost.
  22. Robert Hall
    The striping and color gives it a very 70s vibe..
  23. Robert Hall
    The Stinger sounds like a fun car, some spicy kimchi and bi bim bop, with currywurst.
  24. Robert Hall
    LoL...or have it play the Batman uale uale meme clip audio...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06kXXJUddHQ
  25. Robert Hall
    ..and Detroit's response with Generic Detroit Appliances--like the J-body, N-body, etc., K-cars, etc...forgettable excrement... I'm sure they can tune them to make loud noises.. I'm sure eventually EVs will have tunable soundtracks so you can customize them...make them sound like a Cat diesel or F1 v10 under full throttle, for instance...or how cool would it be to make your Tesla sound like an old beater with a bad lifter and blown muffler?
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