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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    The Jeep is doing OK for 140k miles, but I'm thinking of getting something newer w/ under 50k miles for my daily driver in the next few months...
  2. Robert Hall
    They need a clever brand name for the 4.3 to make it successful like Ford has their Ecoboost V6 in the F150.
  3. Robert Hall
    Because...been there, done that...
  4. Robert Hall
    Had to do a presentation at a client today to wrap up a project that I worked a lot of hours on over the last couple months..realized this morning I didn't have a Mac Mini Display Port to HDMI connector (for the client's conference room projector). Ran to the Apple store at 10 when they opened, got a Belkin connector...for $38. Put it on the company Amex, but still...$38 for a frickin' dongle? Anyhoo, my presentation went very well, the client is happy...home enjoying a good glass of champagne before heading out later to dinner at one of the best Italian places in town, then off to Colorado tomorrow for 5 days offline in the high country...
  5. Robert Hall
    An 18 percent increase over 5 or 10 years is probably more realistic.
  6. Robert Hall
    or Not sure which you deserve for the dirty bits idea, that is no way to treat the HHR, this auto is way to fugly for a GM model. GM could so build a better version than this thing. In it's own way, it's as ugly as the HHR.
  7. Robert Hall
    I wonder when they quit using that...the '80s-90s era W140 platform E class used it, my sister's '91 300CE has it, neat to watch. Speaking of wipers, I noticed the new Fusion has the old school meet-in-the-middle style wipers....IIRC, some GMs in the '80s-90s used that style also--some of the W-bodies and Corvettes IIRC. Anyway, back to the ELR...I'm looking forward to seeing this car, regardless of the drivetrain, if it looks a sharp as the show car it's going to be an interesting model for Cadillac.
  8. Robert Hall
    Too bad it's not based on GM dirty bits...put a Chevy badge on it, and it could be an HHR replacement...
  9. Robert Hall
    Well, those could be halo cars for Cadillac also...but this is actually going into production...
  10. Robert Hall
    Well, I feel the same way - I am sure it will be a beauty, but GM will never sell enough of them for it to be a well-known, popular Cadillac. I know the auto makers have to start somewhere with this electric vehicle thing, but the prices on them is a real buzz-kill. It is going to be a low volume halo car...it's a luxury car, so the price is justifiable. It's not a volume Chevy...
  11. Robert Hall
    So? Who cares?
  12. Robert Hall
    I could understand the kind of cheapassery of black plastic inserts instead of fog lights on a base Chevy, but that's wrong on a Caddy. Same old, same old GM it sounds like.
  13. Robert Hall
    For mileage, they need to offer a range of diesels for the full size trucks and SUVs.
  14. Robert Hall
    Here's some regular cab spy photos..the greenhouse looks complete...squint and you can imagine what it looks like... http://garagecar.blogspot.com/2012/05/2014-chevrolet-silverado-1500-regular.html
  15. Robert Hall
    If they are bringing back the Q nomenclature, they should bring back the original ad campaign w/ rocks and trees...
  16. Robert Hall
    Examples please 302 455 500 350 or more realistically for some of today's GM engines, for example.. 110 122 146 153 220 366 378 Doesn't sound as good as 2.0, 2.4, 3.6, etc does it?
  17. Robert Hall
    With the current Yukons, it's the vertical lighting and rounded grille I just don't like..if the front end was more like the original Arcadia, I'd like it (I don't like the blocky new Arcadia nose w/ oversized grille). I find the current Tahoe/Suburban front end w/ horizontal round lights much nicer than the Yukon front end.
  18. Robert Hall
    Ford-inspired gauge cluster, and the overall dash layout and shape has similarities to the Titan and Ram.
  19. Robert Hall
    Pointless.
  20. Robert Hall
    It all stems from this abortive attempt at standardization. The public rebelled, and we are left with artifacts of the attempt - this is one of them. Things are weirder in the UK, they still use miles per hour for speed, but measure objects in metric and volumes in metric.
  21. Robert Hall
    Steak would be measured in grams or kilograms... which is our weight measurement, just like your dry ounces or pounds. Milliletres or litres are for liquid or volume, like your liquid ounces or gallons. Ah, yeah...I remember that from a long time ago...I never really think about liquid vs mass weight or measurement of things for that matter.. I never think about buying a gallon of milk or 20 gallons of gas, I just buy milk or a tankful of gas....
  22. Robert Hall
    Interesting that the 800 and 900's series reversed the release of the SUV's and trucks. The mid-oughts were the height of the SUV boom, so it makes sense they would have prioritized the SUV release then...
  23. Robert Hall
    I can't imagine many companies would standardize on and support only IE in 2012...IE is the worst, most backward browser out there.
  24. Robert Hall
    Close. When the imports first started coming here, they would list their engine in Cubic Centimeters or CC. Ah yeah...like old motorcycles that were 50CC or so...
  25. Robert Hall
    I would assume it was because import automakers in the US market used litres...it didn't make sense to have two measurement scales in the same market. The US tried (and failed) to adopt the metric system in the '70s...I remember in school in the '80s only learning measurements in metric in science classes. It would seem weird to order a 0.47 liter steak in a restaurant rather than a 16 ounce one.
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