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  1. Robert Hall
    I like the interior design of the WK2 GC...everything is pretty well laid out. I'm glad I went with the two-tone interior, after 17 years in the dark cave of my old WJ GC. I like the mix of chrome, stainless steel-look and wood trim..
  2. Robert Hall
    I like the metallic black color of mine. Plan to keep the chrome and the aluminum wheels. But definitely need more aggro tires than Goodyear Forteras w/ 30k on them before next winter.
  3. Robert Hall
    Yeah, that was a once-in-a-lifetime drive.. I normally never have my Jeep loaded up...I love the GC styling and size. The Durango is related to the Jeep, that extra space would have come in handy. My original thought was to rent a minivan or RV for the road trip, then drive or ship the Jeep separately. Other than periodically going to the vet, i don't plan on hauling dogs around much. Yeah, I'm glad I've got the backup camera w/ the GC..did some parallel parking in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland yesterday. Haven't done much parallel parking in a long time...may have to take my sister's Trax for some trips in the city, would be easier to park. As far as Michigan, 'M Go Blue'... I guess I will forego getting a U of M decal for my Jeep since I'm living in Ohio...I still have my 'Michigan Engineering' U of M decal on my Mustang after 23 years..
  4. Robert Hall
    X3 is the size of a Cherokee...small midsize I guess? it's larger than the first two generations of Grand Cherokee, the size of the original X5.
  5. Robert Hall
    When I was on my insane 46 hr drive from Arizona I wished I had the extra space inside of the Durango...we had the GC really packed tight. 2 people, 6 dogs in crates, luggage, coolers...madness.
  6. Robert Hall
    Those are regular CUVs...not off roaders..obviously, no one would mention off roading. Anyway, as far as actual owners taking SUVs off-road, I took my old Grand Cherokee off road (dirt roads, gravel trails, some small creeks, etc) quite a bit in Colorado during it's first 5-6 years..got it's first off road scratches about a week after I bought it new. Same with my old Bronco II back in '97-00. My new(er) GC has strictly been on pavement except for my visit a couple weekends ago to the family farm--3/4 mile gravel driveway with a lot of mud and driving through a hay field... I don't think it will see much true off-roading here in NE Ohio--though I will be visiting national and state parks to do some light hiking...
  7. Robert Hall
    Off-roading of any SUV or CUV is an activity done by a very small percentage of drivers, maybe 1/2 of 1% or so..and I think it's definitely a regional thing..percentages are probably higher in the mountain West/Southwest and West Coast states that have a lot of scenic back country..especially for models such as Outbacks, Wranglers, 4Runners..
  8. Robert Hall
    That's how it was in Colorado..I saw X5s up in the mountains occasionally, even on the gravel backroads, though mostly they seemed to congregate around Starbucks and upscale areas of Denver and Boulder... In Arizona, I was at the car wash one Sunday morning in May in Central Phoenix, watching the X5s, Grand Cherokees, Merc MLs/GLEs (and the occasional Cayenne, LR/RR or MDX) go through---almost all uniformly black or white (silver doesn't seem that popular anymore in midsize SUVs/CUVs) and noticed in the details how the first 3 are more alike than different...often black w/ black & tan interiors, similar chrome external trim, etc...
  9. Robert Hall
    Or Cleveland...I see a few around here also. Popular lux suburban commuter SUV/CUV. They are also pretty common in Phoenix/Scottsdale, along w/ the X5s...always white or black...
  10. Robert Hall
    Interesting how each successive generation grows...the current X3 has roughly identical dimensions to the original X5.
  11. Robert Hall
    Since Genesis is it's own brand, they probably wouldn't use Hyundai's 'N' sub-brand but their own, maybe 'P' for performance...
  12. Robert Hall
    Good review..nice car. I had a silver 2011 as a rental (first year after redesign), it had a cloth interior IIRC...also had a gray '13 Charger as a rental...both in the SF Bay Area from the San Jose airport. I liked them both, prefer the styling of both before the '15 MCEs. Steering wheel switch gear looks familiar from my Jeep, as does the gauge cluster surround.
  13. Robert Hall
    Saw a sharp gold-beige mid 60s Corvette convertible being cleaned in a driveway..
  14. Robert Hall
    It would have to be restyled for the US, though...the Asian Colorado-based Trailblazer is hideous in side profile, IMO...would need new rear doors and side quarter windows..
  15. Robert Hall
    ...and keep in mind the Merc GLE (formerly ML) is based off of the WK2 Grand Cherokee platform...I'm not sure what all is in common--presumably floorplan, firewall, various dirty bits... there appear to be interior hard point similarities I've noticed as well (position of door releases, dash vents, light switch, etc)...I know MB has it's own engines and transmissions.... Don't know about the suspension, though. The GLS (formerly GL) is on a stretched version of this platform, I think?
  16. Robert Hall
    As an aside, looking at photos of the new Camry, the basic shape is decent, but there are some weird details...the higher trim versions have those weird Lexus-like chrome 'tears' angling downward from the taillights, and why are their black (plastic?) trim pieces on each side of the rear window? The overall shape is pleasant enough but the detailing is overwrought, IMO...
  17. Robert Hall
    It's definitely distinctive...as far as hot hatches go, I prefer the more serious styling of the Golf and it's variations. As an aside, it would be interesting to see Toyota do something in the hot hatch space again...for conventional powertrains, maybe something based off the Corolla iM....or if they want to be more radical, a performance version of the Prius or the Mirai (now those two are distinctly styled)..
  18. Robert Hall
    They haven't made an El Camino in 30 years, so who cares? Your external dimension approach doesn't account for downsizing..what is full size today isn't the same size it was 40 years ago and definitely not 50 years ago...length and width is one measure of size, but it's too simplistic. What is more important is how the automakers themselves define the cars and the standard, commonly accepted categories they fit in...
  19. Robert Hall
    I like both generations... a beautiful car, IMO..esp. in profile..love the arched roofline. very dramatic..and they've been available in brown.
  20. Robert Hall
    Thursday evening randomness...been full time in NE Ohio a little over two weeks...after 20+ years away, forgot how nice June can be here..some rain, a bit of humidity, blue skies and sunshine...walked out on my back patio a few min ago, deer in the back yard, fireflies...out front, deer strolling through the front yard and down the street...everything very green...such a different reality from the dusty hell of Phoenix in June. Gets dark pretty late here also. 60 degrees at 6 am while driving w/ the sunroof open and windows down is such a novel idea.. I'm adjusted to the 3hr time difference; working remotely is a bit strange the last couple weeks w/ my Scottsdale client--I was off for a week, came back to find out a major go live date has been pushed out 3 weeks and my department is in chaos because the development manager--my manager--abruptly quit last week--went to work for one of the vendors. So I really don't report to anyone right now but have a number of tasks I'm working on...pretty low key, couple daily status calls.
  21. Robert Hall
    Interesting...I assumed the CLA's average age was about 30 at most. It seems like an entry level youth model, like the BMW 2 series, Audi A3, etc.
  22. Robert Hall
    Both of us are way too old for the CLA--it's aimed clearly at Millenials... the only current Mercedes I really like strongly is the CLS---out of my price range new, and I wouldn't seriously consider one as a CPO without a really long, full warranty...
  23. Robert Hall
    ^ 'your book' though is your opinion--your 'facts', not commonly accepted reality. In the reality I'm aware of, a Taurus today is full size, a Fusion is midsize; an Impala is full size, a Malibu is midsize...(though rental car companies fudge the definitions and routinely push cars up one size class).
  24. Robert Hall
    Those are 2 seaters, I'd consider the Mustang, Camaro and Challenger also as coupes....I think the loose definition of coupes today (2dr or 4dr) seems to be frameless door glass with a lower/sleeker roofline than regular 'sedans'... The Olds Aurora would have been likely been labeled a 4dr coupe today, as it had frameless door glass and was sleeker than the Olds 88/98 sedans of it's time..
  25. Robert Hall
    It is funny that up until the current generation Wranglers (and their CJ predecessors) were all 2drs...I assume the 4dr outsells the 2dr?
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