Robert Hall

Some people like sports cars, some don't. Porsches are all about the driving experience...they drive great. I wouldn't mind having a late model Boxster, Cayman or 911 at some point..

Vegan lesbian?

That's USB you are thinking of..

I've had good luck w/ Viewsonic and Dell flat panel monitors.

There was a story that all Automakers were on the hunt for QA software engineers. This was their biggest area of growth. Part of the problem in software engineering in general is it seems very few people actually like doing QA work..those that are very good at it and enjoy it are tough to find. I know as a developer and architect I prefer to work on the design, implementation, and deployment aspects... True, but for those of us that love to test, we can make a very good living at it finding the bugs! True enough..good testers are hard to find but very valuable on projects, esp. big complex ones like I seem to end thrown in..

I don't see many Audis relative to BMWs or Mercs here in the desert...they are more popular in areas where people like AWD like Colorado, I think.

There was a story that all Automakers were on the hunt for QA software engineers. This was their biggest area of growth. Part of the problem in software engineering in general is it seems very few people actually like doing QA work..those that are very good at it and enjoy it are tough to find. I know as a developer and architect I prefer to work on the design, implementation, and deployment aspects...

Sounds like they need better QA efforts. Software bugs are the bane of my work life...(my bugs, bugs in other people's code, etc).

Saw 5 '13 Ford Escapes in a row, different colors, driving together w/ Mich MFGR plates at a mall in Gilbert, AZ the other day.. saw a black FR-S w/ a temporary tag this morning.

Happy Birthday, guys!

I'd go w/ the Cherokee or Bronco..partial to them (though the one I had was the little Bronco II). I learned to drive in a '79 Dodge Power Wagon w/ the 318/automatic...it was a turd.

I thought the Volt was rated at 40 or so for pure electric.

Have 3 other terriers...a Silky, a Westie, and a Yorkie..

Cool..

Enjoying some blues in 1200 watts of surround sound this afternoon, along w/ Jamesons to comfort my mourning.... listening to Joe Bonamassa's fantasic 'Sloe Gin' and 'Driving Towards the Daylight' albums... http://youtu.be/46UFXQVSnKs

We had to euthanize our 14 yr old Australian Terrier, Nauti (aka Bitey Beast) this morning after a long battle w/ cancer. I really bonded w/ this feisty little dog and will miss her deeply. Poured a stiff glass of Jameson to have a toast to her.

So basically (to steal a line from The Dark Knight), the XTS isn't the flagship they deserved, but the flagship they needed right now. Yeah...at some point, though, GM can't keep using bankruptcy as an excuse..they have to strive for world-class excellence for Cadillac or else be content to compete w/ Lincoln.

True, maybe above in terms of the brand heirachy...i.e. ATS->CTS->XTS. The way the STS and DTS were above the CTS. I agree, though, with the narrowness, short wheelbase, and inferior platform, it's definitely more parallel and in it's own track, like the ES is separate from the IS->GS->LS heirarchy.

The thing that gets me is that the XTS has a wheelbase almost 2 inches shorter than the CTS and is barely 0.4 inches wider. That is so wrong...a shortcoming of using the weak FWD Epsilon II platform, I guess..being above the CTS, it should have a considerably longer wheelbase and be several inches wider..the old DTS was better in that respect.

Greens seem to be off the plate for the Camaro currently..would love to see some again.

Again, that is just ignorance on the part of consumers. The blind acceptance of transverse engine FWD mediocrity is part of the dumbing down of society.

I like that Blue Ray. There is/was a new Camaro color I've only seen once--kind of a teal (more blue than green) that I really liked...saw one in that color in a well-lit parking lot at night last winter...Edit: I think the color I'm thinking of is 2010 Aqua Blue Metallic.

I saw Veranos for the 1st time yesterday..drove by the Buick/Cadillac/GMC store and there were two on the lot (white, silver) and one pulling out on the street (black)..looked pretty good at a quick glance...

That's just ignorance.

Not quite..the XTS wheelbase is 0.6 longer than the ES, 1.4 inches shorter than the E class. Wrong. The G8 and 7 series weren't comparable because BMW and Pontiac weren't comparable. BMW and Cadillac are comparable brands, just as Lexus and Cadillac are comparable brands (both premium brands). But the XTS doesn't compare to anything at BMW or Mercedes because of the mainstream FWD platform. The Lincoln MKS, ES, maybe Volvo S80 and Acura RL are the competitors in it's niche. Anyway, I am looking forward to seeing them in person. Just got a postcard from the local Caddy store introducing the XTS (shown in black on black).