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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Because silver is their signature color..has been since the Silver Arrows of the 30s. And German Silver was traditionally their national color back when racing cars were in national colors (British Racing Green, French Blue, Italian Red, etc). So there is a lot of heritage in using silver for MB.
  2. Robert Hall
    Will be interesting to see how it compares to the ATS...interior looks sharp in the two-tone.
  3. Robert Hall
    I know PA is a one plate state, and NJ is a two plate state, what about MD or DE?
  4. Robert Hall
    I'd love to see a Caprice LTZ V8 to compete w/ the Chrysler 300C, but alas, the market in general and GM has shifted to FWD vanilla... <rant> GM and Chrysler are the only American companies left that have a variety of cars that I can see myself actually considering in my next car shopping round..Challenger, Charger, 300, Grand Cherokee...and GM has the Camaro, SS and Cadillacs (the problem w/ Cadillac is I can't see spending $40-50k on a compact w/ a 4cyl) Ford is a dead end except for the Mustang. Alas, today the core of the market is disposable FWD cars and CUVs that I have no interest in...dull appliances for the non-enthusiast masses. I feel old. </rant>
  5. Robert Hall
    I wonder when Lexus will get in the action with something based on the Rav4..
  6. Robert Hall
    Australians have given up...the Commodore is only 4th in sales last year, they mostly buy FWD appliances like Americans do, and some Japanese trucks. 1. Mazda3 - 44,128 2. Toyota HiLux - 40,646 3. Toyota Corolla - 38,799 4. Holden Commodore - 30,532 5. Holden Cruze - 29,161 6. Hyundai i30 - 28,348 7. Toyota Camry - 27,230 8. Nissan Navara - 26,045 9. Toyota Yaris - 18,808 10. Ford Focus - 18,586 I have a friend who went to work for a tech company in Australia and just came home for the holidays. He says he pays double what we pay for gas and everything else is almost double if not triple. He was shocked to see some items like wine from there cheaper here than down under. The public is in a pull back to the cheapest and most fuel efficient auto's they can get. Only the true upper 1/3 of the population are buying performance Holdens that tend to guzzle gas. From the sounds of things that Terry told me, it sounds like they are going through crazy prices and interest rates like we did in the 80's. Sad, but a fact of life, their next so called full size sedan will probably be a re-badged Buick. Opel Buick, Opel..same difference..
  7. Robert Hall
    It's the color and the wheels, I guess. In profile it looks unchanged to me except for the wheels, headlights and front fascia. I never thought there was anything really wrong w/ the styling of this generation of Malibu..it's the cramped interior that is the letdown.
  8. Robert Hall
    And that's the top ten vehicles, incl. trucks and CUVs/SUVs...in the cars only list, it's not there either..the Commodore is the only largish RWD model on the list--the rest are just FWD. One odd thing is I don't see any Honda or Nissan cars in the top 10. 1. Mazda3 - 44,128 2. Toyota Corolla - 38,799 3. Holden Commodore - 30,532 4. Holden Cruze - 29,161 5. Hyundai i30 - 28,348 6. Toyota Camry - 27,230 7. Toyota Yaris - 18,808 8. Ford Focus - 18,586 9. Mazda2 - 17,574 10. Volkswagen Golf - 17,289 Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/4wds-lead-car-sales-to-record-highs-20130104-2c850.html#ixzz2njhjnXn2
  9. Robert Hall
    Australians have given up...the Commodore is only 4th in sales last year, they mostly buy FWD appliances like Americans do, and some Japanese trucks. 1. Mazda3 - 44,128 2. Toyota HiLux - 40,646 3. Toyota Corolla - 38,799 4. Holden Commodore - 30,532 5. Holden Cruze - 29,161 6. Hyundai i30 - 28,348 7. Toyota Camry - 27,230 8. Nissan Navara - 26,045 9. Toyota Yaris - 18,808 10. Ford Focus - 18,586
  10. Robert Hall
    ...that's it...and the Buick Encore is one size below this.
  11. Robert Hall
    I think M-B is adding a CUV based on the A-class...CLX or GLX or similar? That might be in this segment...
  12. Robert Hall
    I haven't noticed any around town, but I did see one out on I-10 in the Mohave a couple months ago.
  13. Robert Hall
    I haven't looked at the sales numbers, but I rarely ever see a Regal on the road, which is unfortunate...one of GM's best looking cars IMO...love the shape.
  14. Robert Hall
    'all new' is just such an overused marketing BS term...rarely are cars truly 'all new'...
  15. Robert Hall
    Not going to happen, what with the new '14 Impala out.
  16. Robert Hall
    Really? I wouldn't consider the recent exterior changes to the Regal, LaCrosse and Malibu to be 'all new'...just minor changes to the fascias, grilles, light clusters.
  17. Robert Hall
    Hmmm...isn't the LaCrosse the oldest LWB Epsilon II..and the Insignia/Regal is the oldest SWB Epsilon II. (not considering recent trivial MCEs, the current generation of LaCrosse dates to '10 and the Insignia/Regal '08 IIRC).
  18. Robert Hall
    Epsilon III, then....
  19. Robert Hall
    Epsilon II, I would assume...
  20. Robert Hall
    'Devo' sounds like it would be a more fitting name, as is it devolving into a lesser form.
  21. Robert Hall
    Yes, an Australian Terrier and 3 Yorkies--all 5-7 years old and in good health. The pack that likes to follow me around the house, around the yard..
  22. Robert Hall
    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.
  23. Robert Hall
    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.
  24. Robert Hall
    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..
  25. Robert Hall
    Nope.
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