Robert Hall

Practicality usually always wins. True for families, 4 doors will always win and youth with active life styles seem to rather have 4 doors than two. The two door CUV's, SUV's etc are going to the history bin. Thought I do love me a 2 door Yukon GT! About 15 years ago when I had my Bronco II, i was looking at buying a full size Bronco or 2dr Tahoe. But I prefer the practicality of 4drs since i got my Grand Cherokee.

Nice...just need some 'Mr Plow' decals for the doors and you are ready for the winter...

Can't really tell from the race car panels, but the Commodore refresh from what I've read may have an updated nose and tail, but the midsection (roof, greenhouse, doors) should be the same as the current model...it's not a total redesign. I assume the Chevy and Commodore versions will differ in the fascias and maybe the hood. Anyhoo, I assume all will be revealed in the next 90 days..

Practicality usually always wins.

I could see that...the subcompact 5dr wagon/cuv niche seems to be growing (Mini Countryman, Encore, etc)

yeah yeah..that's why I qualified it with 'similar'. Those are fairly realistic stickers.

So basically picture a G8 with lighting and front fascia similar to the race cars..

The previous Batmobiles have been too big to be nimble in the crowded streets of Gotham, this will work perfectly...

Sounds like this one is for the eco kiddies.... BMW still has the serious stuff for drivers (M models) and the regular models for the stereotypical pricks.

Huh? I thought BMW's compact and subcompact stuff was all going to be FWD....

Paint it flat black and it can be the new Batmobile (since Bruce Wayne is broke now, he has to economize).

Yes, I know if I bought a 2 seat sports car, I'd want a convertible...

They will probably do a wagon of some sort for markets where people buy wagons (not the US).

Radical...has tailfins and chrome, a tribute to the 50s sort of..

Me likeys.

Saw a white '65 Shelby GT350 in traffic this morning, pretty sure it was the real deal and not a clone. Saw this afternoon the first new Camaro ZL1 I've seen in the wild, white w/ black wheels...very sharp. Also saw a Porsche 924 Turbo (the ones w/ the offset hood scoop) in a strange brown, parts of the paint were textured like spackle paint.

The 500L seems to be their Mini Countryman competitor (5dr hatch).

There are some elements of my youth I miss...tractors, Snapper riding mowers, Winnebagos.

No different that in the software biz in jumping from a big, established company to a hot startup. Take some risk on something new for a potential big reward..

General thoughts on ergonomics, interior room, outward visibility, cupholder design? Steering feel?

This looks a lot like the 2010 my Dad had, but ours wasn't as rusty.. I was driving it when I was 12--30 years ago! Seems so long ago and far away.

Happy Birthday!

Probably expensive, given the distance. I'm only familiar w/ using taxis around here to get to and from the airport... Hmm...Scottsdale International Auto Museum..never heard of it..will have to check it out. I've been to the Penske Auto Museum in N. Scottsdale, pretty cool display of various Penske race cars from over the years.

Cubie, tell me more about these Saturday cruise nights. No rental car, so walking, LRT and taxis will be the modes of transportation. I'm not 100% sure of the Saturday activities, but I know most of the day will be consumed with work-related stuff. However, if cruise nights start late and end late, I may have to come up with a good excuse to "leave" Usually starts around 4 on Saturday afternoons, goes till 9 or so....A few hundred cars show up--anything and everything--and in January during auction week it's probably over 1000... about 20 miles from downtown at the Rock N Roll McDonalds in Scottsdale. http://rockandrollcarshow.com/History.html It's really good...the big negative is the 2-3 hour waits most evenings. One chef (the owner). Was ranked best pizza in the country a few years ago.

There a number of good restaurants downtown and near downtown, accessible depending on if you have a rental car. The light rail goes up Central Ave from downtown, plenty of good restaurants along the rail line, and going east the light rail goes to downtown Tempe, lots of restaurants around there. Saturday nights are great for the Pavillions cruise ins in Scottsdale. Alas, car auction week is still a couple months away..