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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    That's how many of mine are...WV, NC, SC, GA were pass thrus in driving from Ohio to Florida, or IN, IA, NE when driving from Michigan to Colorado...
  2. Robert Hall
    I still think the whole point of this is they wanted to separate Ram so that it can continue if they phase out Dodge...
  3. Robert Hall
    Desperation in trying to push an outclassed, uncompetitive model. The car was obsolete before it came out.
  4. Robert Hall
    The Ram name is relatively recent (1980), and Silverado is from around that time.... the trucks were Dodge D100, D200, etc before that...likewise for Chevy which had named trim levels, but they were the Chevy C10, C20, etc.. And Ford doesn't name theirs either---Ford F150, F250, etc.
  5. Robert Hall
    No, the CC is smaller inside and out. true..the CC is basically rebody of the previous Passat, (still the current in Europe)..the dash even looks much the same..
  6. Robert Hall
    Total clean sheet architecture. That's what I thought...looks like most of the dev work was done in the early '00s... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Zeta_platform
  7. Robert Hall
    Was Zeta pretty much clean sheet, or was it an update of the previous '90s platform that the Monaro/GTO was on? Maybe that is where the W body comparison is coming from....
  8. Robert Hall
    It is amazing how light big cars were then....I would have thought it would have been 1000 lbs heavier. Plymouth's base model Plaza used the same roofline I believe....
  9. Robert Hall
    As far as the US market, it seems like the Passat is the midsize and the CC the fullsize (though the CC is probably smaller inside than the Passat)? I haven't been in a current Passat, ridden in my boss' CC a few times... I've driven the current style Taurus a couple years ago--nice inside, but pretty tight with poor rearward visibility. Seems cramped compared to old-school Panthers that I've driven a lot more of as rentals...
  10. Robert Hall
    Saw a really clean red w/ body color bumpers '77 Z-28 w/ tasteful larger wheels in my underground storage unit parking garage....a few min later, in the PetSmart parking lot saw a young woman in a new dark blue BMW 328 w/ temporary plate pull into a parking spot...poorly, right into the left rear quarter of a darker blue BMW M3 coupe...saw her front bumper crack and side marker light pop out. Funny thing is, 2 weeks ago, I saw a Ford Edge run into a Camry...in the same parking spot.
  11. Robert Hall
    I assume it's a PS illustration. Same grille theme as the NASCAR SS... It's too bad Holden doesn't do coupes anymore...a new Monaro (and Monte Carlo for the US) based on the VF would be nice to see...
  12. Robert Hall
    I assume the SS will use a front fascia more like this, small upper grille w/ the large ugly lower grille..
  13. Robert Hall
    Melodrama much?
  14. Robert Hall
    They haven't shown the Statesman/Caprice updates yet, wonder how they will appear...I assume the US Caprice PPV will get those changes eventually.
  15. Robert Hall
    I liked the previous Commodore styling as well, never cared for the taillights on the G8.
  16. Robert Hall
    Given that Buick has been FWD only for over 15 years, it wouldn't fit in there.
  17. Robert Hall
    I would assume the Colorado is the size it is as that is where the competition is size-wise--the non-US Ranger, the Frontier, the Tacoma. As for the SS, I assume it will look more like the performance version of the Commodore as far as the front fascia, interior trim, etc....with a smaller top grille than the Calais shown here and big lower grille (like the new NASCAR SS). I saw an image of how the performance version could look yesterday but can't find it now.
  18. Robert Hall
    It's definitely heavy enough....but needs more like 425hp.
  19. Robert Hall
    Since the Chevy SS is more sports sedan than luxury, I assume there will be a lot more gray and black trim... The rear end design resembles the Malibu quite a bit but w/ better taillight integration...
  20. Robert Hall
    I like the new interior...
  21. Robert Hall
    Nice...a clean refresh of the current car.
  22. Robert Hall
    Most premium cars in this class are leases in the US, aren't they? Most consumers aren't thinking beyond the next 3 years w/ one.
  23. Robert Hall
    That was the point I was making.. I have no interest in tiny, fwd 4cyl cars... I'd like to see more large V8 RWD cars...not enough of them anymore...like a modern day GM B-body or Ford Panther...with the latest cabin tech and interiors and the latest V8s and transmissions, and at least 4000lbs. The problem w/ the later Panthers is they didn't evolve and were stuck in the early '90s. The Taurus is a decent rental car, but I wouldn't want one--4cyl and FWD and too tall and narrow looking. I do like the 300C and Charger quite a bit, though...
  24. Robert Hall
    Manufacturer road testing? Probably..they do a lot of that here. 2nd one I've seen, saw one in person at Barrett-Jackson last month.
  25. Robert Hall
    One thing that is sad today is that while cars continue to devolve into smaller and smaller forms, trucks are still as huge and obese as ever. Not fair for car enthusiasts.
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