Robert Hall

If there isn't a glut of existing empty office space, more office buildings usually lead to more jobs..that's a good thing.

That's pretty slick...aftermarket product?

A deployable step in the tailgate like on the Ford Super Duty would be nice to see, and also a step like that under each door--maybe one that extends when you open the door, retracts when you close the door. Lighted, of course. I'm not exactly short, but find a full size truck or SUV (esp. a 4x4 one) awkward to climb into...can only imagine how it is for small women and older folks.

I've driven a couple of rentals w/ back up cameras recently...CTS and Yukon. I like how GM integrates the screen into the rear view mirror..they work pretty well, but sometimes are not useful because of shadows (esp. at night). It's probably not a feature I'd specifically order on a car, but if it's there I'm not going to complain.

Sharp car.. I don't think I've seen a Regal GS in person yet...seen a few Regals up close and I really like the rear 3/4 view...

A buddy of mine in high school and his Dad took their '81 Olds 88 diesel 4dr and replaced the diesel w/ a well modified SBC. It had a great exhaust note and was deceptively fast, w/ a vinyl top rolling on white wall tires and wire wheel hubcaps...wonder what ever became of that car.

The body looks good....just spray a lot of primer over the rust---I did that on the rusty underside bits of my Bronco II for 3 years....6 years in Ohio and 3 in Michigan left it quite rusty underneath when I moved to Colorado. In retrospect, I should have used spray on bedliner stuff instead, probably.

Yeah, about the only thing I've bought from them is air filters, batteries, and seat covers. O'Reily has a corporate office (formerly CSK's corporate HQ) down the street from my house, and the consulting firm I work for has O'Reilly as a client and I've heard horror stories about the people that work in IT for them, so I can only imagine how it is at the floor level...

I don't think that was a problem - this place was always busy. You can see three independent repair shops while standing in the store. I think it was a consolidation, same guy owns the NAPA franchise that's in a better building a few towns away. That's going to be a pain for the repair shops... I'm lucky in my area--the independent shop that I frequent has an O'Reilly next door.. OUCH, you know before they were O'Reilly's they are known as Shucks. Shucks I got the wrong part, Shucks I should have bought from Napa or OEM. I have not had good experiences with that chain unless I could pick out the product myself. They were Checkers before here...

Convertible season is approaching, though it's still warm (105 today)...saw a very clean late '80s dark blue Camaro IROC-Z convertible in traffic this morning, top up.

I don't think that was a problem - this place was always busy. You can see three independent repair shops while standing in the store. I think it was a consolidation, same guy owns the NAPA franchise that's in a better building a few towns away. That's going to be a pain for the repair shops... I'm lucky in my area--the independent shop that I frequent has an O'Reilly next door..

Well, if there is reduced demand for the product, then NAPA probably couldn't profitably keep the store open. Stores come, stores go..

Consider a bicycle. They seem very popular w/ college students, can be cheap, reliable, and easy to maintain. Plus, no electronics.

The mainstream consumers (or 'idiots' as you label them) are the 99%.... the mainstream automakers and dealers have no reason to waste time on you....that's just the way it is. Who do think is buying all the FWD 4cyl automatic appliances? The mainstream consumers. I have no interest in them or their car choices, but the automakers and dealers can't ignore them.

Like a modern Monte Carlo or something? The 'personal luxury' genre seems to be pretty dead today...

Well the 307 is a very common engine used up until 1992... Did the FWD installations have a different starter than the RWD ones?

Nothing, apparently....Plymouth used the Suburban name on wagons for nearly 30 years...

Happy Birthday...

Wide trackin'...

Sharp!

Given how many trucks GM sells in a given year, whether they have option packages or not seems a moot point..whatever they are doing is working...

I saw a few of them last month at the Indy Car race at Sonoma. Sat in a red one w/ tan interior. Seems quite nice at first view. I didn't take a lot of time to study it, it was parked next to 3 CTS-vs (one in each bodystyle, all metallic black). I like the styling, not sure if I like it over the current CTS, though.

Lots and lots and lots. I honestly see more Captivas of all trim levels and colors in Philly on any given day, than new Equinox's or Terrain's at times. I see a fair number of them around the PHX...

LoL... I have also sorts of weird automotive trivia stuck in my head.. too many years of reading car magazines, surfing car websites, building models I guess....

That's when they roll out the Eco model w/ a 1.4L engine...