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Robert Hall

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  1. 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.
  2. That wrecked CVPI brings a new meaning to 'mobile phone'..
  3. Hmmm....maybe it's just the area, then?
  4. 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...
  5. 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.
  6. 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).
  7. 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...
  8. 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
  9. I see plenty of older Burbans around, mostly the '92-99 style and fewer of the '73-91 style...
  10. 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..
  11. Roof needs painted, but otherwise looks straight and solid for a 19yr old truck.
  12. 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
  13. Been listening to retro electropop lately...tracks from 'College', 'Lazerhawk', 'Miami Nights 1984'... great '80s synth pop vibe...
  14. 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.
  15. They should offer the Escalade in SWB and LWB (like now) plus extra LWB and Pullman versions...
  16. 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.
  17. 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...
  18. Seems like a ripoff of the Tesla roadster...Lotus Elise based?
  19. 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..
  20. 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...
  21. 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.
  22. Lost 3 in the last 16 months (2 to cancer), gained 2 in the last 9 months (2 Yorkie boys).
  23. We had to put another dog to sleep today, Tinkerbell aka Tinky, a 15.5 yr old puppy mill rescue Silky Terrier... she was a sweet, timid little dog that struggled w/ cancer and and enlarged heart the last few years...she'd been losing weight and had no appetite lately.
  24. Key West, Florida has also had a dealer like that for decades...pretty neat, I remember going to it as a kid in the early '80s and seeing models from all 6 brands on one lot.
  25. I have about 9000 tracks on my iPod, but audio from the iPod sounds weak in the car compared to a CD.
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