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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    True, they were a midsize B-body. Basically an update of the '71 B-body, which included the Coronet, Charger, Road Runner, GTX and Satellite. '75 was a restyle w/ more formal rooflines for regular 2drs and various re-namings in the following years. The Charger SE and Cordoba were Chrysler's answer to the Monte Carlo, Grand Prix, Regal, Cutlass Supreme, Elite and Cougar XR-7 in the growth years of the midsize personal luxury coupe..
  2. Robert Hall
    Saw a few old Beetles and VW vans buzzing around in So Cal over the last few days...along w/ several other cars you don't see elsewhere, like '70s Datsun 510s, '70s Datsun Lil Hustler pickups, '70s-80s RWD Toyota Corollas, an Initial-D spec Toyota Trueno (w/ the paint job, wheels and graphics as in the Manga). Whilst cruising around Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, etc for a few hours yesterday I saw lots of uncommon and unusual (McLarens) cars...
  3. Robert Hall
    Functional...the plastics seemed ok...had some faux stitching on the dash pad. Cup holders worked ok, decent sized glove box and several cubbyholes. Outward visibility was good.
  4. Robert Hall
    I was in So Cal the last few days for the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix Indy Car race weekend, so it was only appropriate my rental car was a Camry. Had a white Camry w/ a black & gray two tone cloth interior. Drove about 150 miles around Long Beach and Orange County over the last few days. I had a choice of a Camry or Altima Friday night at Hertz, and I realized I'd never driven one so what the heck... Impressions: Nothing memorable. The car was perfectly functional, comfortable, smooth, quiet but really didn't leave much of an impression. Big trunk. Power seemed adequate for accelerating up the notoriously short So Cal on-ramps to the various freeways I used. It left so little of an impression I didn't even take a photo. It must have been a base model, I did notice the left side of the dash had several plugs where switches would be and it had manual seats, surprising to see these days. No nav that I noticed, but it did have a touchscreen for audio functions. To sum it up: plain vanilla, but just the way American consumers like it.
  5. Robert Hall
    Saw a dark blue McLaren MP4-12C yesterday and a dark blue Acura RLX--first one of those I'd seen, didn't realize it was on sale yet. Also drove past a McLaren dealer (Newport Beach, CA), first one of those I'd seen.
  6. Robert Hall
    That wrecked CVPI brings a new meaning to 'mobile phone'..
  7. Robert Hall
    Hmmm....maybe it's just the area, then?
  8. Robert Hall
    Sounds overly ambitious..haven't they been talking about bringing Alfa back for 15 years or so now? I'll believe it when I see it...
  9. Robert Hall
    Too small, too noisy. I can't stand cramped, noisy 4 cyl cars. I try and avoid anything smaller than a midsize in a rental, would never buy a FWD compact or subcompact appliance.
  10. Robert Hall
    I'll have to try National...what I like about Alamo are the self-checkin kiosks and pick your own car...(but those aren't usually at California locations where I'm usually going).
  11. Robert Hall
    Interesting..didn't realize Enterprise was related to National and Alamo. I usually use Alamo when I travel, and Enterprise for local rentals. My neighborhood Enterprise always has a nice stock of Cadillacs and GMCs, which is probably coincidental, but they are across the street from the local Cadillac/Buick/GMC and Chevy dealers...
  12. Robert Hall
    Looking at the job postings they've placed so far, there appears to be a lot of good stuff in my niche (enterprise software engineering and architecture, esp. w/ Java and other web technologies). There are several positions here I'd apply for if I was looking. http://jobs.gm.com/search/?&q=&title=Filter%3A%20title&location=Filter%3A%20city&date=Filter%3A%20date&locationSearch=arizona
  13. Robert Hall
    I see plenty of older Burbans around, mostly the '92-99 style and fewer of the '73-91 style...
  14. Robert Hall
    Major car companies, i.e. Toyota, Honda, Ford, and GM love that sort of vehicle. Yes, that's what the masses want. Functional appliances...we have to remember car enthusiasts are maybe only 1-2% of the buying public, most consumers go w/ whatever appliance is top rated by Consumer Reports. That's just the way it is..
  15. Robert Hall
    Roof needs painted, but otherwise looks straight and solid for a 19yr old truck.
  16. Robert Hall
    Interesting...I used to work in the area this is going be built.. http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/03/06/gm-to-hire-1000-for-high-tech.html?page=all
  17. Robert Hall
    Been listening to retro electropop lately...tracks from 'College', 'Lazerhawk', 'Miami Nights 1984'... great '80s synth pop vibe...
  18. Robert Hall
    Not sure why you would want to disable it. One thing I've noticed in GM rentals before that I would like to disable is the auto-unlocking feature..very annoying.
  19. Robert Hall
    They should offer the Escalade in SWB and LWB (like now) plus extra LWB and Pullman versions...
  20. Robert Hall
    I like wagons...it's too bad Dodge doesn't still offer the Magnum...would love to see a 2nd gen Magnum. I'd rather have a wagon than a weak FWD-based CUV or minivan.
  21. Robert Hall
    It grew on me...at first I didn't like it because the tail is so high and the deck so short, but now I love the design...
  22. Robert Hall
    Seems like a ripoff of the Tesla roadster...Lotus Elise based?
  23. Robert Hall
    It will be interesting to see where they go styling wise w/ an ATS coupe...whether they go for a more sedan-like roofline or go for fastback drama ala the current CTS coupe. I'd also love to see a high drama 4dr coupe---a 4dr w/ the fastback roofline like the current CTS coupe and frameless door glass..
  24. Robert Hall
    Speaking of cluelessness at dealers, I'll never forget the time back around 1990 I took my Mustang GT into a Ford dealer for service, and the service tech sent a young guy to bring it from the lot into the garage and he couldn't drive a manual....slipping the clutch, stalling the car, grinding gears...
  25. Robert Hall
    Didn't realize the new Impalas were out yet...haven't seen one. I saw a sharp white '64 Cadillac 4dt ht w/ wire wheels and a sharp red '66 Olds 88 2dr ht.
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