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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Definitely looks evolutionary from the previous Century...retro modern. I find it oddly appealing, like a Japanese Town Car...more interesting than the current weird Lexus styling...
  2. Robert Hall
    I like the 3.6 and 8spd auto in my GC...smooth, reasonably quiet, decent gas mileage and powerful enough. I imagine it would be nice in the lighter Wrangler.
  3. Robert Hall
    Seems like they still exist in some states in the US, or sell their products in other businesses... I'd heard they were mostly cell phone retailers these days. Haven't been in one since around 2000, lived near one then in Colorado Springs, used to pop in there occasionally. They have a website and online retailing, it looks like...
  4. Robert Hall
    The Wrangler has had the Pentastar since 2012, same output...the only engine in the US market since '12.
  5. Robert Hall
    Interesting...turbo 4..something from the Fiat or Alfa stable? Maybe a variation of what was in Dart? I haven't really paid attention to FCA's 4s. I assume the V6 is the Pentastar.
  6. Robert Hall
    The would be irritating...unless you could pair a phone via cord also. LoL...I haven't ridden a bus in the US since I was in college and grad school and took the campus buses around Kent and Ann Arbor. They do seem to attract a sketchy clientele in the cities I've lived in. I do like light rail, at least where it makes sense w/ my commute or life...I took it often in when I lived in Denver, to go downtown and other areas..never for work, though.
  7. Robert Hall
    I remember FM radio being fun back in the 80s with local DJs and AOR stations...it all seems pretty boring and generic nowadays with so many stations owned by national companies like Clear Channel. So many have limited playlists and play the same stuff over and over again. I do like once a while listening to local university public broadcast channels when they have blues or jazz nights.. I've seen people using earbuds and headphones while driving also, very weird. Sometimes on drives I listen to podcasts or music off my iPhone by pairing it to the car via Bluetooth.. Anyway, just random observations..not sure how any of it is applicable to Tesla, other than that since Tesla cars seem to appeal to a technically sophisticated market, most of their buyers probably are more likely to stream content than listen to FM, so no big deal if they can't get FM in the Model 3 at first...
  8. Robert Hall
    Having a touch screen control basic functions is risky, esp if the electronics fail or the screen gets cracked/shattered. While it won't get cracked from dropping like a phone screen, I can think of some scenarios--say that an on-screen function freezes (like the nav) and the driver repeatedly punches the screen until it cracks (I could see myself doing this) or the driver smashes a passenger's head repeatedly into the screen until it cracks...
  9. Robert Hall
    I mostly listen to a few SiriusXM stations or my USB stick w 10k tracks. I also have AM/FM, CD and phone as options. But since I work from home, I'm driving very little currently. But I do like having a lot of choices.
  10. Robert Hall
    I do wonder where they will go.. the lighting arrangement on the current model is so odd...big round lights like the Wrangler or Patriot could work also.
  11. Robert Hall
    The headlights and silly C-pillar design just seem derivative of other marques...the floating roof look is getting dated and boring..such a 2015 Nissan or Lexus styling cue.
  12. Robert Hall
    I've read an MCE is coming for '19 for the Cherokee. Supposedly they are normalizing the front.
  13. Robert Hall
    Ya, I've seen those around Ohio's Amish country...
  14. Robert Hall
    I can't imagine the ICE to EV transition will happen overnight...will be a long, slow process over many years...followed by the driver-owned to autonomous transition in the future...of course, none of this may come to pass, may have more of a post-apocalyptic 'Mad Max' style reality instead...
  15. Robert Hall
    I'd expect Ocn to go Amish with a horse and buggy before an EV...
  16. Robert Hall
    Does anyone really notice those screws, though? Seems like the G-wagon sells itself.. isn't an all-new one due soon, IIRC?
  17. Robert Hall
    Car makers don't want to be left behind...wouldn't be good business if GM waited until 2030 to have a lot of electrics and be perceived as foot dragging.
  18. Robert Hall
    Never had a vehicle with a HUD, but I can see the utility. I have the center info panel between the gauges configured in my Jeep and use it often (things like tire pressure, gas mileage, oil life, compass direction (the most important to me), trip odometer, etc) , but you still have to look down a bit to see it...
  19. Robert Hall
    Saw a sharp seafoam green '56 Thunderbird in traffic this morning, top down..
  20. Robert Hall
    So there is room to go higher with a Cadillac Escalade branded HD pickup..
  21. Robert Hall
    Where do HD Denalis top out at? I assume GM has some action in this area...
  22. Robert Hall
    Agreed..I've hated working in open office environments. The most recent one I had was a few years when I was at a small consulting firm, when not a client site and in the office, I'd be working in a large room with 6-10 other consultants--some of us doing work for the same client, some not...with all sorts of conference calls, conversations, noise from the 3d printer, etc. going on around... My current gig in Scottsdale was in a quiet cube environment with a team distributed across several countries and time zones, and now working remotely from home since June even quieter....with the 3 hr time difference, I've got several productive hours in the morning before my first daily conference call.
  23. Robert Hall
    Saw an unusual sight when I went out for lunch today...in traffic saw a very clean beige w/ beige top '79-81 Chrysler New Yorker..haven't seen an R-body in ages...
  24. Robert Hall
    No nonstop flight from CLE... I want to go some June and explore the city, go the Canadian Grand Prix, and go to Berthiersville to visit the Musee Gilles Villeneuve.
  25. Robert Hall
    If people actually were buying subcompact hatchbacks in the US, maybe they would continue building them....seems like the sales of such have dropped off a cliff...or is it a chicken and egg problem?
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