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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    The teachers in my high school had an interesting mix of cars..one of the coaches had an orange Porsche 914, an English teacher had a blue Peugeot 504 diesel, another had a rusty blue '70s Chevy LUV pickup, another a silver mid 80s Toyota 4x4, another a '70s Toyota Winnebago camper, and a favorite--my physics teacher drove a silver w/ black top '71 Sedan de Ville...
  2. Robert Hall
    My folks and older brother had '60s cars as hobby cars/weekend cars, but there were very few '60s cars in my high school (1984-1988 were my high school years). I remember a '69 Charger, a couple '65-66 Mustangs, a '68 Mustang, a '66 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. But late 70s-mid 80s cars were way more common... esp. GM A-, B, and C- bodies. And many of my classmates got new cars in their junior/senior year---I remember a 1/2 dozen or so Mustang GTs and LX 5.0s, IROC-Zs, a Trans Am GTA, a couple Monte Carlo SSes, 1 Buick Grand National, a Corvette, a Ferrari 308 GTB, and a Merc 560SEL AMG (kid's dad was in the import/export business--they had a cigarette boat)...this was South Florida, so some outrageous stuff...
  3. Robert Hall
    Yep, those GM B- and C- bodies were everywhere then...and many of my buddies got hand-me-down ones from their folks for their first cars...I remember buddies with cars like a '76 Electra 225 coupe, '77 Caprice 2dr, '80 Bonneville 4dr, '80 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d' Elegance in triple silver w/ a diesel, '80 Impala wagon, '78 Le Sabre 4dr, '81 Delta 88 4dr diesel..this was in the 1985-1988 time frame. When I got my driver's license in '86, I drove my Dad's '86 Town Car to school for a while (alternating w/ his '84 Escort diesel) until i got my '87 Mustang GT.
  4. Robert Hall
    Musk is busy working 160 hrs a week running 4 companies....
  5. Robert Hall
    It is sad...it seems upper age of the minivan generation is around age 45 today..I vaguely remember a few kids w/ parents w/ minivans (the early Caravans, Voyagers, a funky Toyota van) when I was in high school, but most kids my age at my high school still had parents with full size wagons and full size cars..
  6. Robert Hall
    Needs a facelift--revise that ugly rear (hideous tallights) and that boring dash..the dash design is dull, nothing luxurious about it..bulgy vents, etc...a Jag needs a flat, horizontal dash with a big 'ol plank of wood IMO, not gray bland material..
  7. Robert Hall
    One fact I read in an article Ihat was sobering is that for a lot of car buyers in their 20s-40s now, they have never experienced a full size sedan except for maybe for a ride w/ a grandparent or other elderly relative, or rides in taxis/Ubers/police cars. They grew up in the era of minivans and SUVs.
  8. Robert Hall
    Hmmm...10ers. 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 2006 VW Touareg V10 TDI 2009 Audi S8 2010 Audi R8 2017 Dodge Viper
  9. Robert Hall
    Ah yeah, I remember I used to follow him on FB...I recall he had some poetry... Saw a white BMW i8 on the Valley View bridge of the I-480 this morning..don't see them very often. Also a bright red Challenger Hellcat.
  10. Robert Hall
    The Pentastar w/ a manual..that's cool.
  11. Robert Hall
    FCA has the mainstream 3 row market covered with the Durango, always wonder why didn't do a lux Jeep version 5 years ago...a Durango reskinned w/ GC styling and interior could have been an easy path to a Grand Wagoneer. (have 2 and 3 row models just like M-B w/ the M-class/GLE and GL-class/GLS). However, it sounds like their plan is build a Jeep Escalade---i.e. a SWB Wagoneer and a LWB Grand Wagoneer on the NG Ram truck platform...will be interesting to see what they come up with.
  12. Robert Hall
    Whatever happened to him? He always had something interesting to say..
  13. Robert Hall
    Aftermarket crap like that probably would void the warranty also...my view is if it isn't a factory stock part, it's shit...
  14. Robert Hall
    Looks good...definitely more SUVish looking than the previous generation, which had a strong minivan vibe to the rear quarters, IMO..8.3 inch longer wheelbase than the Acacia, same wheelbase as the new Enclave... looks like they maximized the rear door opening....wheelbase is 4 inches longer than the Tahoe. Since both the Arcadia and XT5 have the shorter wheelbase (112.5), I assume Cadillac will do an XT7 or with the longer wheelbase.. As an aside, I always seem to get the name of the GMC crossover wrong...because there are 4 similar words-- Acacia--a shrubbery Arcacia--a tree Arcadia--a Phoenix neighborhood Acadia--a National Park in Maine
  15. Robert Hall
    If gas prices shot up maybe the Sonic would get a reprieve, but subcompact hatches just aren't selling right now.... sadly, neither are full size cars.
  16. Robert Hall
    Because it is so unlikely that Honda buyers or intenders would ever consider a domestic RWD model.... I just couldn't see that working. Totally different models, different market niche, different buyers.
  17. Robert Hall
    Yeah, the Sprinter pickup is pretty cool... never seen one in the US, though..don't think they are sold here. Single and double cab versions. But they are serious, practical work trucks, not 'premium lifestyle' luxury pickups.
  18. Robert Hall
    This is badged as a Mercedes-Benz...isn't M-B supposed to be higher level than a common Asian appliance? You are trying to compare apples to oranges..
  19. Robert Hall
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    The front has Mazda vibes, the greenhouse Audi-ish (A7) and the tail looks very BMWish (the taillights, and vertical part of the deck)...but the styling works overall, IMO...
  20. Robert Hall
    Just a cheap mass market pickup platform...nothing significant...
  21. Robert Hall
    I suppose that is true that it is 'The World's first true premium pickup' if you consider the world outside of North America..compact/midsize pickups outside NA tend to be more functional than 'premium' or 'luxury'....
  22. Robert Hall
    Premium, not luxury...
  23. Robert Hall
    This isn't a luxury truck, though...just a regular truck for markets outside the US, it sounds like...something to compete w/ the Nissan Navara (which it's based on), Mitsubishi, Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Chevy/Isuzu Colorado, VW Anorak, etc...
  24. Robert Hall
    Someone in my neighborhood has a silver TrailBlazer SS...seen it a couple of times, pretty heavy rust on the doors and rear hatch, and the front and rear bumpers are cracked with chunks missing...
  25. Robert Hall
    Whatever, dude...diffrent strokes for different folks... I like the ground clearance (don't have to worry about hitting curbs with a low air dam), 4x4 traction for snow, ease of getting in and out of (high seat H-point)....never once did I care about gas mileage...16-25mpg is plenty enough, and I have room for the dogs and to haul cargo without trying to squeeze something in a trunk with a tiny opening. SUVs suit me.. since 90% of my driving is real-world---i.e. city, suburbs, freeways, the lack of sports sedan/sports car handling doesn't bother me..
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