Robert Hall
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Would make a nice Regal wagon here. Would be nice to see wagon than yet another dull CUV. -
Well, it will be over a decade newer in terms of hardware, technology and gadgetry...
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Scion News: Scion Misses Youth Market, Struggling In Sales
Robert Hall replied to William Maley's topic in Toyota
If Google were to eventually team up w/ Scion to market self-driving cars (since they are already working w/ Toyota on them), then they would take off amongst the youf, I would think. -
I haven't seen this site mentioned here, but it's pretty cool...my coworker w/ the new Volt showed me this today--voltstats.net, where Volt owners can track their mileage, etc statistics using data pulled from OnStar...lots of data and graphs to geek out on.. http://www.voltstats.net/
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Yet they only moved 841 of the current s-class last month (and at heavy discounts). Last year of the current generation, people are waiting for the new one..
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Got to ride in a coworker's new silver blue Chevy Volt today....seemed smooth and comfortable, albeit on a short trip on suburban streets. Also got to see a Blink charging station in use up close, in a client's parking garage...two Volts, a Leaf, and a Tesla roadster all charging up during the work day..
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Again calm down. I am not nit picking. What I had in mind were the A bodies F bodies etc. While even they had their differences they also many things the same. I have pulled out 12 bolts from under Pontiac GTO's that were bolted in place from the factory and used fenders for a 68 Camaro that bolted in place of a 68 Firebird with no issues only to be capped and hidden by a Bird bumper etc. While no where near where it got later the basis for these cars were starting to be shared and got worse later. Also, as far as the big cars go, AFAIK the '65-70, '71-76, and '77-xx generation B- and C- bodies within each generation were pretty similar as far as the chassis and other dirty bits (excluding division-specific drivetrains and wheelbases)...
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Nice little piece from Auto Extremist on this topic. http://www.autoextremist.com/current/2013/7/1/gm-goes-home.html
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Cheers or Jeers: 1990 Mosler Consulier LX
Robert Hall replied to wildmanjoe's topic in Auctions and Classifieds
I remember Mosler from their race cars back in the day...this is pretty toned down from some of their efforts (some versions of the Consulier had a split windshield) but still violently ugly... -
Happy Birthday, guys
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Happy Birthday@
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Saw a dark green Fiat 500L this morning..didn't realize they were out yet...not bad, appears to be approx. Juke sized..
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A nose-heavy FWD car will tend to plow more during braking, upsetting the ride.... a RWD car with better balance should plow less..
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Thanks...having a good one.
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Speaking of the final 9-5s, there were two of them in the Saab class at Colorado Concours de Elegance show I went to a couple weeks ago..kinda visible at the top center-left of this photo of Lotuses..
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That's sharp..I like the interior 2 tone...
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No surprise given that they are out of production models from a defunct brand. Quite the bargains now.
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Galleries (like the one for the new Mazda 3) are very slow to load.
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How about this one..84 mpg with a Passat...http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/05/84-mpg-couple-break-mileage-record-with-passat-tdi.html
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Industry News: Carbon Motors Closes Up Shop
Robert Hall replied to William Maley's topic in Industry News
Tesla? Yeah, that's the current one...trying to think of the last successful one..probably have to go back over 100 years to Hudson with later merged w/ Nash to form AMC. Or Packard, which had nearly a 60 year run... -
Increase the voltage? I guess what interests me the most is real-world driving range and how does the driving compare with an ICE-powered car. Of course that the "usual" test drive notes on driving dynamics, comfort and amenities would be interesting too And be sure to post a picture album too Real-world drivability is what interests me...does it drive like a normal car? Real world practicality and usability...
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Yeah, I thought the spray everything w/ Armor All approach went out of fashion 20 years ago....though I know people that still do that...ugh.
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Hard to imagine something as blocky and unaerodynamic as a pickup getting these kinds of numbers...seem about 50% too high...
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I wonder if they are building on the battery swap technology that Better Place was working on...
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Within a mile last night I saw a dark red Tesla Model S w/ dark titanium wheels, a white Fisker Karma, a dark red Chevy Volt, and a silver Nissan Leaf. On the electric theme, one of my colleagues at work is getting a Ford C-Max Energi to replace his 250k mile Focus wagon..
