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Not in the least. If nothing else, MKC and MKX are currently enough to preserve Lincoln. A new aluminum Navigator is coming (none too soon), and a refreshed MKZ (also a bit past due). That puts Lincoln at least on par with Acura and Acura isn't going anywhere anytime soon. The MKZ came out in 2013 model year, it needs a refresh already? And how do you refresh it, it is still a Fusion. The GLC should put the hurt on the 2 Lincoln crossovers, now that Mercedes doesn't have an ugly c-segment crossover, they can actually get sales, and the yuppies can buy Q3s for less than a Lincoln. Why buy a Lincoln and have to explain to your neighbor why you did it, when you can buy and Audi or Benz and be proud. Does that include being proud of those obscene maintenance bills down the road (which will happen with the MB and the Audi)? The key to German car ownership is to trade it before the free maintenance period or warranty expires. Most are just leased anyway..I wouldn't buy one used. Anyway, regarding the Continental, I'm interesting in seeing what the production version looks like..it's a rather striking design.
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Saw a sharp reddish orange metallic '71 Chevy Chevelle, w/ a 70 rear bumper..had ghosted black SS style stripes.
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Saw a clean white late '80s RHD Toyota Soarer coupe, first one I'd seen around here. Also saw a silver Scion xB that had been customized as a Range Rover--RR badging, headlights, grille, etc...
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Item: Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4
Robert Hall replied to Robert Hall's topic in Member's Rides Showcase
Today was the day for car drama. I got about a mile from home in the Jeep when the temp gauge maxed out and steam started boiling out from under the hood and out the dash vents. Limped back home and found the radiator hose had popped off. Waited until 7 when my local repair shop opened, they came out, reattached the hose and added water and drove it to the shop..got off cheap, new radiator and thermostat. Meanwhile I drove to work in the DTS, in which the A/C is now blowing warm air...fun, fun...at least the windows go down in it and it was only 108 today. -
Nissan News: Nissan Boosts Production Of Rogue, Adding Two New Models
Robert Hall replied to William Maley's topic in Nissan
From behind the new Rogue looks a lot like the Escape to me..I keep confusing them. One of my coworkers bought a new Murano a couple weeks ago, ridden in it a couple of times..seems spacious inside. -
At my current job, I have dual 24 inch Dell monitors which are decent...at my last place, though, I had dual 27 inch Apple HD displays...Thunderbolt connection..those were about $1000 each in 2012 when the office was built out IIRC...those were great monitors.
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I do wonder if the tepid styling changes w/ this new generation has hurt sales..it looks virtually the same as it's predecessor, different light clusters and grille shape, but still the same bland, boring blocky styling themes of the last 2 generations..
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I've had that thought..run screaming from the fecal desert.. but reality (mortgage, dogs, six figure income, bills) keeps me grounded in the grind...I do prefer sticking w/ contract gigs so I don't get too involved at a company and their internal $h!..just not worth the emotional commitment. .I can come and go, there is always another cube down the street and more code to sling..hired gun. I am moving within the next year, though, to a better climate..
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Cool song, cool video..that's Robert Forster driving the Seville..been in a lot of cool movies over the years, and had a memorable small role on Breaking Bad..
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Been listening to a lot of retro 80s style synth music when encube lately. Miami Nights 1984, Mitch Murder, Lazerhawk, Lost Years, Kavinsky, etc. love the genre.
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I grew up a fan of F1, Indy Car and NASCAR, still like all 3 plus sports car racing series like Tudor and WEC. Also like DTM, WTCC, WRC and V8 Supercars. I try and go to 2-3 NASCAR races a year (here in AZ and California) and 2-3 Indy Car races a year (the California ones).
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Father's Day - what are you getting dear ol' dad?
Robert Hall replied to GMTruckGuy74's topic in The Lounge
I got a Father's Day card from the dogs.. My father has been deceased 15 years, I visited his gravestone in Ohio when I was back there a few months ago. Always kind of bittersweet and melancholy going back there. -
A standardized design under the trim makes it simpler for a few suppliers to provide them.
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I think every family has different degrees of dysfunctional...no 'perfect' families. Each of my siblings and I had different paths through school and college growing up, had our 'rebellious periods' at different points, different goals in life.. I think my mother still is mad at my sister and myself for moving so far away, she would have preferred we stayed in Podunk, Ohio instead of building adult lives in the West, and she favors our older brother (who was the black sheep in many ways) ..
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At some level, yes... my Dad was 50 when I was born, retired at 55, so he was home most of the time when I was growing up and we were pretty close. My Mom has always been a bit strange and distant. My siblings, esp. my sister and I get along pretty well despite the age difference. Since my father died in '99, my relationship w/ my mother has become strained, as she has allied herself w/ my brother and my sister can't stand my brother, and I'm allied w/ her.
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Karma News: Fisker's New Karma To Be Built In California
Robert Hall replied to FAPTurbo's topic in Karma
Oddly, I saw two Karmas in traffic this week...a dark red one and a white one..still a beautiful car, IMO. The 4dr Corvette that never was...- 20 replies
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Good point..probably not. Had 4 generations in my immediate family, each distinctly different. My Dad was of the Greatest Generation, my Mom is of the Silent Generation, both siblings of the Baby Boomer Generation, and I'm Gen X.
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Hasn't the Donald had multiple bankruptcies and business failures? Maybe the image of being successful if not the reality.
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It's never dull w them around. I don't need an alarm clock...a couple of them like to stand on my chest and bark in my face at 5am. The short puppy cut hair cuts work best here in Arizona.
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Revisiting the Corvette Brand: Autonomy From Chevy Dealership
Robert Hall replied to Cmicasa the Great's topic in Chevrolet
No, to compete w/ the Panamera...different niche than the CTS-V. The 5000lb luxury performance hatchback niche.. -
Revisiting the Corvette Brand: Autonomy From Chevy Dealership
Robert Hall replied to Cmicasa the Great's topic in Chevrolet
If there was a Corvette brand, there would be room for a compact entry sports car, ala the Solstice/Sky...and a mid engined Zora flagship that the magazines have been blathering about. And how about a performance SUV? -
Revisiting the Corvette Brand: Autonomy From Chevy Dealership
Robert Hall replied to Cmicasa the Great's topic in Chevrolet
With a Corvette drivetrain and Corvette styling cues on the front and rear, the Fisker Karma would have made a great Corvette sedan...had a rather Corvettish profile, I thought... -
Jaguar News: Jaguar Unveils Refreshed 2016 Jaguar XJ
Robert Hall replied to Drew Dowdell's topic in Jaguar
Yeah, that. After putting this article up, I poked around on Autotrader and found one of those in LWB Portfolio trim for very reasonable money. very sharp car It was a flagship, that was not the S-Class, wasn't German, wasn't fat as $h!.. and people knu U were well-off when U pulled up. Cadillac.. will U market the CT6 the way the OLD XJ was marketed please? And it had a proper horizontal Jag dash w/ a plank 'o wood. The current XJ dash is so generic and styleless... -
Aww...a Yorkie. I have 4, 2 boys and 2 girls.. You have 4?!?!? I'm actually jealous. I always tell the gf that I want a small fleet of them because of how cute they'd be all running around playing! lol Have any pictures of yours??? Yorkies--- Ginger, 6lbs Penny, 7lbs.. Zo--a big boy, 16lbs and Henry, 10lbs We also have 3 other dogs, all terriers and terrier mixes.. Nauti II, a senior Australian Terrier (was a rescued stray and a cancer survivor) and these two---Raine and Beardsley, terrier mixes adopted together last year...(Raine is the red dog at the top and Beardsley is gray/white) Another one of Beardsley:
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Honda News: Honda Axes Civic Hybrid and Natural Gas At The End of 2015
Robert Hall replied to William Maley's topic in Honda
Since the demise of the Insight I haven't read anything regarding a dedicated hybrid from Honda as far as sedans/hatches. I wonder if they are still evolving the fuel cell car (FCX Clarity) towards volume production..- 16 replies