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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    This is an Alfa Romeo, not Maserati...wrong thread?
  2. Robert Hall
    I hate when people confuse 'rebadge' with 'platform sharing'. This may share a platform with the new Alfa SUV, but it's not a rebadge--probably not a single exterior panel in common.
  3. Robert Hall
    Whilst perusing the latest issue of Collectible Automobile magazine today, I noticed a detail on the early 50s Packard that reminds me of the new Continental--the door handles are mounted up high on the window sills, just like the new Continental...
  4. Robert Hall
    I did learn to do quite a few things w my late father on old cars 30 years ago. I helped pull an engine and transmission and later reinstall it on a '69 Mustang, bleed brakes, do brake jobs, etc. But with college, grad school and corporate life, I've become sedentary and used to modern cars that aren't very DIY oriented. And we just had our first 90 degree day yesterday, so that doesn't inspire me to do any physical activity outside. Sick of desert life, I think I will be able to get in better shape and enjoy the outdoors more back in OH-PA.
  5. Robert Hall
    Start with the small stuff, oil changes and shocks for example. There's really nothing to it if you know how to use a ratchet. If I had a garage, I'd consider doing some of those things. Not practical in Arizona with a carport. The biggest, most complicated automotive repair I did by myself was in 2009 when I swapped out my driver's seat, seat motors and seat track after the seat track broke (common 2nd gen Grand Cherokee problem). Saved quite a bit with DIY approach.
  6. Robert Hall
    EVs are definitely far from perfect....the ranges are too limited, the charge times too long. But for some use cases, I can see they would work great. The near future (next 25 years or so, don't care about time past that) I see a mix of ICE, hybrid and EVs.. I'm a fan of Tesla and as a techie, I do like to see American startup tech companies succeed...they are a great Silicon Valley success story..
  7. Robert Hall
    Other than replacing washer fluid, wiper blades, air filters, and the occasional bulb, I leave car repair to the professionals. Though I do think it would very interesting to learn how to work on them, I wouldn't trust myself on my daily driver. It would be fascinating to have work product that is physical, since everything I work with during the daily grind is virtual...
  8. Robert Hall
    I know it's still 1699 in Amish land, but get over the past...this is the future... Is it really now, Moltar? 1911BakerElectric.jpg The electric cars of today are far beyond the primitives of the ancient past... Going electric is good way to say FU to the oil companies, the Texas sleaze and the OPEC filth...
  9. Robert Hall
    I know it's still 1699 in Amish land, but get over the past...this is the future...
  10. Robert Hall
    Nonsense...500 miles at Daytona are custom built race cars. These are stock street cars.
  11. Robert Hall
    No DRL....the majority of my night driving has been early morning since I usually leave for work before 7am (which is still dark part of the year). Rarely ever used the high beams either, since most of my driving is city and suburban.
  12. Robert Hall
    Random thoughts involving blubs-- my Jeep still has the same headlight bulbs after 16 years. Never replaced them, though I have done a fair bit of night driving. They look easy to replace. The taillight and rear back up and turn signal bulbs are very easy to replace, have replaced them several times..have an issue w/ the right rear tailight/stop light--I've replaced the bulb twice, but it still doesn't light when the brake is applied. Works fine as a taillight when on normally or I apply the brakes w/ the lights off.
  13. Robert Hall
    Also, not trying to bash your purchase in any way but how is that 3.7? I just looked up the numbers on it and 210hp out of a 3.7 sounds a little weak? Does it feel better than the numbers? I mean it isn't like 200hp is weak for a smaller SUV it just seems weak for the engine displacement. Actually, back then 210 hp out of a 3.7 was an improvement over 190 out of the 4.0 it replaced...V6 hp numbers are higher now than they were a decade ago..
  14. Robert Hall
    Yeah, replace a few black boxes now and then, then recycle after a few years and get a new one, like with laptops..
  15. Robert Hall
    With those lights, it sounds like a 90s CLK coupe, which was a disaster quality-wise compared to the rock solid E-class hardtop coupe that preceeded it.. that's when M-B started building to a price point rather the previous best or nothing approach...
  16. Robert Hall
    Maybe they will use the twin turbo V6 from the 2017 GT. 600+hp is not bad.
  17. Robert Hall
    I assume there will also be a higher power Shelby as well, since they named the current car the GT-350, that leaves room for a GT-500..
  18. Robert Hall
    I wonder if they will do a Z/28 version of the new generation...
  19. Robert Hall
    The shape of the taillights (not the detail) remind me of the '61 Special. Some pics show them with multiple vertical bars, and some with one. And the Skylark had a totally different taillight shape and trim. https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gmphotostore.com/images/53217813_pr.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gmphotostore.com/1961-Buick-Special-4-Door-Sedan/productinfo/53217813/&h=310&w=388&tbnid=jlyxFNG3ZQ2K8M:&docid=MhwIVr3eHWKb9M&ei=E4XCVou1Hs6sjwPTtabYDg&tbm=isch&ved=0ahUKEwjLitOYmvvKAhVO1mMKHdOaCesQMwg5KAcwBw
  20. Robert Hall
    Amazon delivered a package to my house today, first time I'd seen an Amazon delivery van...a new Ford Transit w/ the Amazon 'A' logo stuck on the sides and rear door..chatted w/ the driver a bit, he said this week was the first week of them doing deliveries in the area, instead of the usual UPS, USPS and FedEx Amazon deliveries...
  21. Robert Hall
    Neat retro touch to the see the orange and vertical POWER WAGON stripe...ala the 1980 Macho Power Wagon trim. http://machopowerwagon.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=382&g2_serialNumber=2
  22. Robert Hall
    I'll try to remember to look when I'm home. I know the CR-V is listed as a wagon. Hmm...I need to check the registration on my sister's '15 Trax..see what it is listed as. Edit: checked-- the Trax and my Jeep have '4DSW' on the registrations(AZ)...it may vary state-by-state.... IIRC, the Colorado registrations on my Jeep and my Bronco before that also said SW. Maybe some states don't have a specific category for SUV or CUV, probably because their ancient back office software systems predate the rise of the SUV/CUV categories...
  23. Robert Hall
    I knew that, of course, just wasn't sure if the '67 and '68 GPs had the same roofline..
  24. Robert Hall
    That's what those look like. I remember a '68 in Goodfellas also...dark red w/ a black top IIRC. Interesting how Pontiac had a one-year only rear end for the '68 (unique quarters, decklid, rear bumper)..not sure about the roof, if it was the same as the '67 or unique also.
  25. Robert Hall
    We still have a far better, FAR newer GLS at a cheaper price- why not build the GLS at a higher price point and eliminate the embarrassment & anachronism the G is in the catalog? Because "and then what?" The thing is, I don't think anyone really views the G class as an 'embarrassment'...their buyers certainly don't. The G-class is going to get some internal competition soon, though, if the rumoured Maybach version of the GLS comes out... Look at Land Rover..they've kept the positively ancient Defender in production forever while having the modern Range Rovers around also. Though the Defender has always been considerably cheaper than the Range Rovers and without the luxury image. They have finally stopped production on the Defender, and supposedly have a new one under development, but I can't imagine it will do well compared to the classic version ..
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