Robert Hall

Enjoyed going to the beach today...though it was 30 degrees and sunny w/ snow on the ground. Edgewater Park, Cleveland on the Lake Erie shore...

There is a grilled cheese sandwich shop chain here, one of their varieties is a bacon mac n cheese grilled cheese sandwich...delicious.

I don't think so....I don't like the cheap Jeeps. I have thought about another Grand Cherokee, but want to keep the monthly payments low for a couple of years...part of a bigger strategy. And I have an existing relationship w/ my local (Phoenix) Chevy dealer...so leaning towards getting a Chevy next month.

Got plenty of the white stuff here....

Probably just a Photoshop someone spent 5 min on, adding the tiny license plate and badge. Note that it's LHD>..

Morning randomness...ade it from the hotel in Independence to my house in Seven Hills (2.5 miles) this morning in the Passat rental car. Driveway has probably 4-5 inches of snow in it. Got the snow shovel out and cleared a path for the mailman and the ADT guy that's supposed to show up this afternoon...first time I've shoveled snow in close to 30 years... man, i'm out of shape. Got to get a snow blower.

Good to hear...my Jeep is at 170k and I think I need to replace it before my move from AZ to CLE. It's served me well for 16 1/2 years, but it's time for a new car, thinking of an Equinox as a cheap runabout for a few years.. I didn't realize you were in Akron, Hyper, or I forgot it. I grew up in Steubenville and the New Philadelphia area, spent 6 years in Kent for undergrad and 1st round of grad school....moving back to NE Ohio after 23 years away, I'm moving to Seven Hills, off of Rockside Road and I-77. Got a bit of snow outside this AM...

Reliability? Mileage? Ok in snow (not sure what part of the country you are in)? Just general livability impressions...

Dining

I'm surprised Mitsu is even in the US market anymore..they seem so invisible in recent years.

I like the styling..very clean...not trendy...I like the front end design in particular. The upright greenhouse is nice also, an actual useable trunk opening.

My 1967 split level in NE Ohio suburbia. Loving it so far...

I'm sorry to hear about your family challenges. I've been through a lot of it the last two years. My Mother's health had been in decline since 2014ish, I saw her once a year, she pretty much cut off all communication w/ my sister and I....she passed last March 12th, age 85....it was so odd, I felt just numb, not really grief or any other emotion..very strange. The aftermath of her passing was frustrating and difficult; time spent flying back and forth from AZ to Ohio and time spent in probate court (she died w/o a valid will--the will my brother presented was determined to be a fake that he made up, leaving everything to himself). All of that is behind me now (the estate was divided equally amongst the 3 siblings). It was easier in some respects when my Dad passed in 1999, he had a clear will.

Photo. At lunch at Bonchon Chicken, hipster Korean chicken place in my new hood

Any experienced opinions, as an owner or long term driver? +/- ?

It's a minor inconvenience, but annoying when it's sleeting outside..

Come down to Scottsdale....luxury convertibles are a daily sight...esp. now in winter when it's cool enough to drive top down. Luxury convertibles sell well in So Cal, AZ, Florida...it's inexplicable for Cadillac to be in the luxury market without one...even in the Cleveland area, I've seen 3 BMW 4 series convertibles and a 6 series convertible driving around this week in the sleet and snow..

I'm 6'0", plenty of room for me...as far as the back floor, there is enough room for my backpack there...haven't sat there. Plenty of leg room up front, head room, good outward visibility.. One thing that annoys me is the inconsistency in the trunk release buttons..the one on the driver's door pops open the trunk, whilst the one on the remote simply unlocks the trunk, doesn't open it. Still have to reach down and futz w/ a hidden release on the decklid to open it. I'm used to other rental cars I've driven having the remote open the trunk.

Picked up a white Passat early Sunday morning at the Cleveland, OH airport. I've got it through Feb 4th, so I'll have 2 weeks of experience. So far, pleasantly bland inside and out. Good, clear gauges. HVAC controls took a bit of time to figure out (humidity!! windows fogging up! Don't have that in AZ). Mirror adjustment controls were hard to get to work, thought the knob was going to break off. Driving--good steering feel, reasonable power and reasonably quiet (lots of tire thump noise on Ohio's broken up freeways and streets). Mostly surface roads and streets so far. Will update over the next week.

Been living and working out of a hotel in Independence, Oh (Cleveland suburb) since Sunday--closed on my house and got my keys yesterday. Busy, busy. Some sunny days, some rainy days..snow coming. Haven't seen too many interesting cars, except for a black w/ red stripes 6th gen Camaro SS w/ the top up in the rain, and a sharp silver CTS-v coupe in my new neighborhood, parked in a driveway w/ a black '15+ Escalade...

Auction week is here, saw some oldies that may or may not be related to that...yesterday, I saw a clean yellow '65 Coronet ht in a motel parking lot in downtown Scottsdale, a black late 50s Rolls Royce Phantom, and a yellow early (chrome bumper) Pantera... today I saw a gorgeous red w/ gold rockers and gold wheels Lamborghini Miura SV in traffic...first I've ever seen that I can recall...what a sound.

Thanks

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Drove by a house this morning with 3 2nd gen Taurus SHOs...two white, one silver.

Which is consistent with 21st century Cadillac model cycles..the 1st gen CTS lasted 5 model years, the 2nd gen 7 model years, the 3rd gen Escalade 8 model years, etc with no meaningful MCEs...