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Robert Hall

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  1. We had to put our elderly Westie to sleep today, 14 yrs old. She was a great companion. Lost 4 dogs in 2 years due to old age and health issues.
  2. From a couple sources I've read the Avenger replacement could be a RWD model, but I can't see that happening...to achieve mass market midsize mediocrity in NA it has to be FWD.
  3. The 200 shouldn't be a sales leader. I'm guessing (and hoping) that Chrysler is not aiming for Camry or even Fusion like sales volumes for this car... that is Dodge's job. Let it be the smaller, posher, mid-size car that sells on content rather than cheap subsidized leasing. They'll sell fewer of them, but at a higher transaction price and a higher margin. With the Avenger being a dead end fleet model as it is now, they are going to have to do a lot of work at Dodge if they hope to compete with the midsize Big 3 (Altima, Accord, Camry) and Ford..
  4. Nope.
  5. No. I've lived in 2 plate states, lived in 1 plate states..doesn't mean anything to me. The big issues for me are quality of life, career opportunities, climate, etc in choosing a state/city to live in..
  6. I do wonder how it compares to the Dart and current 200 in size. The current 200 is towards the small end of the mid size segment, I think?
  7. Could have been gray market or from Ireland. Hard times still for GM. It's going to be hard for their regional niche brands to survive..
  8. Saw a blurb somewhere today that Vauxhall could go also. Didn't realize Opel was in the UK, I knew it was in Ireland so they already have RHD Opel badged models...
  9. Looks good..big improvement over the current model, IMO. Greenhouse reminds me of the Verano.
  10. Stopped and got gas on the way to work...only 400 more miles to accumulate before the Jeep hits the big 150k milestone...went through the car wash last weekend, probably going to take it in for an oil change and service soon, go get the interior detailed. Taking the last two weeks of the year off, catch up on sleep and car/house tasks...
  11. I've seen a Dodge Caravan Mystery Machine and an '80s Ford van Mystery Machine..not very convincing 'replicas'...
  12. A buddy of mine in Denver has a neat late '60s window van..he's been restoring/upgrading it for several years..has an '80s vintage 911 flat 6 mounted in it...
  13. The color and emblems? Other than that, it looks the same to me as the SS, though it is RHD.
  14. The front lower fascias definitely seem inspired by recent F1 front wing design and/or the hideous i8. Other than overly busy front and rear fascias, they look quite good IMO..nice to see them back to straight 6s.
  15. It would be easy enough to make a trunked version of the CT200H and go head to head..
  16. You still probably aren't going to see an El Camino revival, so you may as well give up.
  17. It will be interesting to see what GM does with Alpha going forward, outside of Cadillac. I assume the next Camaro. I do wonder if there is room in Chevy's lineup of vanilla FWD appliances for a RWD sports sedan, though. Could be a Buick RWD coupe as well, I'd expect it to wear the Riviera badge. It would be a nice high end companion to a Verano convertible, Opel Cascada, that is highly likely coming here. The SS, if it survives, would likely be rebuilt on Alfa. As the middle east really likes the RWD Caprice/Lumina and they sell the Caprice PPV here, I put the chance of the SS surviving at about 50%. An NA built Caprice PPV would probably sell a lot better than the imported one also...
  18. It will be interesting to see what GM does with Alpha going forward, outside of Cadillac. I assume the next Camaro. I do wonder if there is room in Chevy's lineup of vanilla FWD appliances for a RWD sports sedan, though.
  19. Haven't seen one yet..looking forward to seeing one in person.
  20. Sad. But other than the Commodore and it's variations, Holden today is just peddling the same generic FWD appliances that GM is peddling elsewhere. The Commodore and it's variations are their only unique models.
  21. The G35 has been gone for 5 years or so..replaced by the G37. The Q50 is replacing the G37 (new naming scheme), but they are keeping the G37 around for a while also.
  22. Crank windows..wow..I didn't know there were still cars made with them. I remember those from long ago.
  23. Meh..just another FWD appliance best forgotten.
  24. Happy Birthday!
  25. A consumption based tax still makes more sense than a mileage based, IMO.
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