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Chrysler News: FCA Reports Earnings, Updates Five Year Plan
Robert Hall replied to William Maley's topic in Chrysler
Sergio seems to have no idea what is doing, making it up as he goes along... -
EV Conversion, Does it Make Sense?
Robert Hall replied to G. David Felt's topic in Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels
I can't imagine driving a Festiva to work or anywhere. Would be very depressing. -
EV Conversion, Does it Make Sense?
Robert Hall replied to G. David Felt's topic in Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels
Problem is, one would do all that work to build an EV Festiva...and it would still be a Festiva. A mediocre old econobox. -
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I guess the heat was worse for them than the road salt. Rarely ever see any them, even the Century and Ciera which ran for 6 years or so longer than the others.
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Going to the 24hrs of Daytona and LeMans are on my future to-do list. Going to Long Beach and Indy 500 again this year, the new Phoenix Indy race and NASCAR in Phoenix again...
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Is that not what the Kids are for? I don't have those, can't train my dogs to do it.
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Heart attacks from shoveling were probably a major cause of death. I'm buying a snowblower for next winter.
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I sat inside a 2.0T one also on Saturday at Barrett-Jackson. I thought it looked better in person than in photos, and definitely better in dark colors..was dark blue. The front is definitely strange, the problem I see w/ the front and sides are too many lines and details, the design is too busy, IMO. The interior is pleasant and definitely feels spacious. I also got to sit in the Chrysler 200, the first of the 2nd gen models I've sat in. Liked the interior, esp. the off white seats and door panel trim. I like the slim grille and headlights...bright blue paint.
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I'll have to try one if it eventually makes it to Alamo/National. I've had several '13-15 Malibu rentals, one Fusion, two Camrys, a Sonata and a bright red Avenger in the last 3 years as far as midsize rentals...
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I have been to New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana for work, my next move will likely be to a coastal location, but require a snow blower...
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It's turtles all the way down, some say..
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I grew up in E Ohio and S. Florida, lived in NE Ohio and SE Michigan before Colorado and Arizona.... lots of extremes. Colorado had huge snows, but it was sunny most of the winter, dry snow, never that cold...SE Michigan had ice storms and the occasional subzero cold, NE Ohio had lake effect snow and subzero cold, S. Florida had hurricanes and humidity...I've liked them all..all interesting places.
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I've seen a 6000 STE around here a few times in the last 6 months or so..very well worn, bumpers cracked, not sure what the original color was..very sun faded (kind of blueish gray) A/C likely not working (windows down)...still rolling. Summer is surreal here, but some keys to surviving: Cold A/C at home, in the car, in the office Plenty of cold beverages of your choice and lots of water big hats, sunscreen, cotton/linen clothes access to a swimming pool good tires, cooling system, and battery (car batteries last 18-24 months max here) covered parking is great, underground parking even better a good sense of humor and appreciation of the surreal and absurd That said, I do really like the restaurant scene in Phoenix and Scottsdale...lots of great dining, of all sorts of cuisines...
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The on road behavior of Wrangler kind of turns me off. I did a fair bit of off roading w my Grand Cherokee and it's been great around town and on cross country road trips...smooth, quiet, comfortable.
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Everything is bizzaro opposite world here in the desert. Winter is when the sweet cars are out and about, the convertibles top down...
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I think in general they are pretty decent overall as far as reliability, better than Consumer Reports rankings, at least in my experience. I can't speak for the newer ones, but mine is 16 yrs old, 163k. Other than an appetite for rotors, it was fine the first 100k, just routine maintenance. As it's gotten older, I've had a variety of electrical issues--coil packs, lots of sensors, power window and power mirror failures. Some engine leaks (common on the 4.0l6). Some of the issues I've had are probably due to the extremely harsh climate I live in (cooling system issues). But it remains tight and rattle free. I'd buy another Jeep, though I'm only considering the '11 and up 4th gen GCs, I don't care for the '05-10 3rd gen models-- they cheapened the interiors and the exterior was too blocky Imo. Not sure about the new Fiat era models like the Cherokee and Renegade...
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I've contemplated a Wrangler. But most likely I'm going to look for a '11-15 Grand Cherokee. My experience over the last 16 years w my '00 GC has been great for the most part.
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EV Conversion, Does it Make Sense?
Robert Hall replied to G. David Felt's topic in Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels
Such a conversion does seem to have a bit of the mad scientist/crazy mechanic story to it...if you can afford to piss away the money, go for it! -
Not sure how Toyotas reliability from 30-50 years ago has any relevance to anything. What counts is late model reliability results.
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Sometimes the hypocrisy is correlated to irrational decisions. I know the statistics and popular opinion confirm Toyotas are more reliable, but my preference is still Jeep and Chrysler products in general. Though Consumer Reports and other sources contradict my choices.
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Interesting thread. I'm starting to look around for what to replace my Jeep with, thinking about going to CPO route. Don't want something w too many miles.
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Toyotas are everywhere...very popular, very mainstream. I generally see way more Asian and German models on the road than domestic models in a typical week. That's just reality. Some people like Toyotas, some don't. I wouldn't buy Toyota because they are too generic and mainstream.
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EV Conversion, Does it Make Sense?
Robert Hall replied to G. David Felt's topic in Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels
Reason #1 just makes me laugh..paranoia run amok. -
EV Conversion, Does it Make Sense?
Robert Hall replied to G. David Felt's topic in Electric Vehicles and Alternative Fuels
For $65k, you could get a well equipped new Tahoe LTZ...seems like a better solution. True, but then it is still just a Tahoe compared to my Suburban and the price has gone down while the miles on the battery pack went up. 400 Mile Solution Installation cost approximately $20,000.00 Part Cost approximately $15,219.00 400 mile battery pack $20,576.00 Total Cost $55.795.00 I just can't see putting that much money in a 22 yr old SUV...a new one would be much nicer...
