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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    How about the Super Bowl Prius ads w/ the police chases? Definitely badass.. Outlaw Prius.
  2. Robert Hall
    Here you are wrong, the west coast has a massive charging infrastructure now especially with the electric highway initiative. You can now drive all over British Columbia and down to Baha California and charge all the way. http://westcoastgreenhighway.com/ I also wrote about this back in April 2015 http://www.cheersandgears.com/topic/84688-electric-highway-west-coast-style/ The electrification of the US will happen faster than you think and not 20 years from now. Tesla sells a butt load of auto's in Washington state and we are northern state so you fail in your assessment that this is a Southern state car only. US vehicle market was 17 million plus last year. about 4 tenths of one percent of the US market. that is niche. California is not the US. elec infrastructure will cost trillions and it ain't happenin in 5 years. Buyers who buy new cars this year, those cars will be on the road for 10-15 years yet. Stuff will still be petroleum driven for quite some time, the world doesn't change that quickly. Tesla did outsell Fiat though. Let's send Musk a medal for that. Get a map..West Coast isn't just California...but California is the largest auto market in the country...
  3. Robert Hall
    Minivan would be perfect for a teenager..would motivate him to save his $$$ and buy his own car..
  4. Robert Hall
    Crowds are a lot thinner earlier in the week...the really outrageous prices go on Friday and Saturday..
  5. Robert Hall
    Cubitar Trivia: I drove a Ford Mustang and a Ford Bronco (II) when I moved to Broncos country in 1997..seems like a lifetime ago..
  6. Robert Hall
    I love that song...and get a kick of joking about it, as I did grow up on the edge of Ohio's Amish country... got stuck behind a black horse and buggy on a narrow backroad w/ no place to pass many times...
  7. Robert Hall
    One thing I've seen a fair bit around here are the 2-3 year old vehicles with 60- 70k miles... akkk...too many miles on something that recent..
  8. Robert Hall
    Here you are wrong, the west coast has a massive charging infrastructure now especially with the electric highway initiative. You can now drive all over British Columbia and down to Baha California and charge all the way. http://westcoastgreenhighway.com/ I also wrote about this back in April 2015 http://www.cheersandgears.com/topic/84688-electric-highway-west-coast-style/ The electrification of the US will happen faster than you think and not 20 years from now. Tesla sells a butt load of auto's in Washington state and we are northern state so you fail in your assessment that this is a Southern state car only. The West Coast is usually ahead of the rest of the country on many things, esp. at adopting new technologies and green solutions...especially in the great tech cities like Seattle and San Francisco. Quite different than Ocn's Amish paradise, where it's still the 1800s...
  9. Robert Hall
    Besides auction week, there are a lot of nice old cars around here, still see some fairly often being driven in the winter when the weather is great...
  10. Robert Hall
    5 years ago, I went to Barrett-Jackson (Scottsdale) and spent 7 hours wandering around looking at everything...trying to see everything. It's become so huge...I compressed my visit into less than 3 hours this year..the first time I went, 15 years ago, it was a much smaller event...
  11. Robert Hall
    I wonder how consumers in Michigan are buying Teslas now? Importing them from Ohio?
  12. Robert Hall
    They have no problem selling cars here in Arizona... apparently we don't have the same ancient, idiotic dealer regulations here.
  13. Robert Hall
    Are car lots closed on Sunday in NJ? That's one thing I miss about places I lived in the past..was fun to go 'tire kicking' on Sundays and stroll around looking at cars without being hassled by sales resource units. Everything is open on Sundays here.
  14. Robert Hall
    I can't see myself considering an electric car until the range and charging ability is as simple and ubiquitous as going to a gas station, but I definitely like Tesla the company and esp. the Model S...being in the software biz myself, I like Tesla quite a bit as a tech company (and small shareholder--I have a few shares in my investment portfolio, along w/ GM, Ford, Daimler shares as far as car companies go). The Model X just doesn't appeal to me, but I'm not in that market... the Model X looks bland compared to the sexy Model S. The Cayenne, Range Rover Sport, M-B GLS, and Escalade look much more premium and appealing in the premium CUV/SUV market... I want to see them succeed--as a car enthusiast and tech enthusiast, I wouldn't root against an exciting, upstart American tech company that is also an exciting upstart American car company... It's a new premium brand, and for some, that's going to be a hard sell over the established premium brands..
  15. Robert Hall
    I guess I missed a lot in '13-15..wasn't around much those years, missed when all the new people appeared (Motor Trend forums refugees, I've read)? Some of them deserve a lot of mark downs, IMO... along with some of the long timers that get obnoxious occasionally...
  16. Robert Hall
    There seem to be very low limits on marking up or down posts...I can seem to leave only 3 or 4 + per day and one - per day..
  17. Robert Hall
    I do wonder when the German big 3 will have full electric versions of their compact and midsize sedans on sale..then there will be a credible threat to Tesla's growth..
  18. Robert Hall
    You have this weird fixation on the 'mainstream'....F the mainstream, Tesla will be going after the entry lux market with the 3, like the 3 series, C-class, ATS, IS, etc...which are all RWD w/ available AWD...
  19. Robert Hall
    Yeah, a CUV companion for the Model 3 is inevitable, since the compact luxury CUV market is pretty hot now...I've heard the name 'Model Y' mentioned somewhere..
  20. Robert Hall
    The Prius Super Bowl ad is hilarious and stupid....'badass Prius'..'heck on wheels'.. https://youtu.be/KxIIi6SVuII <iframe width="671" height="377" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxIIi6SVuII" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
  21. Robert Hall
    I've long found Tesla interesting as a Silicon Valley technology company, more than a car company. Batteries, control systems, etc are what makes them very interesting..
  22. Robert Hall
    The engine in the original was a 130hp lump, they can do better than that. I wonder if they will upgrade to modern size tires and wheels..if not for the BTTF movies, the DeLorean would be a forgotten marque like the Bricklin... the stainless steel body was an interesting detail. I always liked the angular styling of these..the styling alone definitely stands out amongst the angry plasticky designs of today..
  23. Robert Hall
    I think the Model X is in production now..an acquaintance in Silicon Valley said Tesla contacted him last week and told him his preordered car would be delivered in early March..
  24. Robert Hall
    Searched by me, lowest of 6 '04 Vues is $3800 with 134K. Highest is $5995 with 76K. What's the story on the Dodge Nitro? Shares platform with a Jeep, correct? Yes, shares platform w/ the Jeep Liberty. My sister drove a rental one from Ohio to Az a few years ago...I drove it a couple times, decent enough, but the interior materials are very cheap and nasty in that late 2000s way...(Chrysler products in the late Daimler and Cerebus periods seems to have uniformly nasty interiors).
  25. Robert Hall
    WHAT? The Wine Was Not Merlot? I'd rather have a pinot noir or malbec..
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