Robert Hall

I've never been able to get more than 25k out of front pads & rotors or 30k out of rear pads & rotors. Only have 123k.

I like it, use it when appropriate to mark up or down posts. It helps to highlight high/low points of a thread. But I keep running into a limit that I can use per day + or -.

Looking forward to seeing this car next month. There was an article in one of the muscle car or Mopar magazines in the last couple years about someone that built their own faithful replica of this car.

Was stuck in slow moving traffic for a while this evening beside a black w/ silver stripe Ford GT w/ a BC plate. Sweet.

The Amanti was a really wierd car, IMO...the headlights remind me of the late '90s Merc E-class, and the roofline looks like a scaled down Town Car in profile.

Ford did it with the Mustang..5 years of the '05 style then a heavy restyle/upgrade for '10. This is similar, and even more extensive, because every panel appears to be changed.. Niche models like this aren't like high volume appliances that are redesigned every 4 years.

Love those '70s boats...the coupe versions were esp. cool, IMO.

Actually, it's way more than an MCE..looks like they changed every panel and the interior is all new. And, most important, it's RWD w/ a V8 available..not an effing FWD appliance for the masses. Not many affordable large RWD V8 cars left in this era of depressing, disposable FWD appliances.

How about a 2011 matchup...Ford F350 Super Duty vs Fiesta...or Caddy DTS vs Chevy Spark..

Ya, though I like it way it is now...very much the sleeper...people can't tell it from a regular SEL or Limited unless they know the difference..

The Focus was up on a podium, couldn't sit in it or get up close, like styling overall...sat in the Elantra and Cruze, thought the Cruze seemed very well put together inside and out..seemed solid. I don't really care for the styling direction Hyundai is going, the Kias look better to me. Speaking of Hyundais, sat in the Equus...a bit overwrought and blingy inside and out, but audacious for them. The cars I kept going back to were the '11 Grand Cherokee, Wrangler Unlimited, '10 Challenger R/T 'Mopar' edition (black w/ blue stripes, black wheels), and the Taurus SHO (white w/ a sweet two tone interior w/ Alacantra seat inserts... the Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca on a podium was great also... The Chrysler 200 looked pretty good inside and out, but still too much Sebring in the doors and roof. The new Durango looked great.

As far as detailing goes, I think I like the big eggcrate grille on the current model more than this new grille...

Probably a few more, but they would all be retired and living in AZ or Florida.. j/k I'd love to have a new Crown Vic/Grand Marquis sized RWD equivalent from Ford, full sized w/ the new 5.0 V8 and 2011 era interior content (Sync, etc). notgonnahappen.com.

I saw the '12 Focus sedan at the auto show last weekend...looks to be pretty nicely done..saw the '11 Elantra and Cruze also.

Hopefully stretched and widened...the Fusion currently is pretty narrow..

Meh...that's just a truck. And they have buckets up front.

And the Fifth Ave wasn't even a full size, it was more of a small midsize (the M-body was derived from the F-body Aspen/Volare, which were considered compacts). Times change...bench seats and big trunks have been on the way out for a long time, with the Ford Panther models and the DTS and Lucerne being the last to have such features.

I like it..not as slab sided as it's predecessor. Looking forward to seeing this and the Charger in person.

With Mazda and Volvo out of the picture, I wonder what Ford's plans for their next gen mid and full size cars are...

Saw a Cruze for the first time on the road today..a silver one...not bad.

Isn't yours the previous generation (GMT-800)? With each successive redesign, it seems weight is added to most vehicles.

Daymn...that is one obese truck....20 years ago, a 4x4 crew cab was what, under 5000lbs? Insane...no MPG rating..wierd...what's the MPG--10 city, 12 highway?

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I wonder what the story was behind those....GMC dealers wanted a cheap model to compete w/ Chevy dealers? Strange...

Not to change the thread subject, but for a bit of trivia, anyone know when did GMC stop using Pontiac V8s or GMC 6s and switch to Chevy engines in their light duty trucks?