Robert Hall

Well, this isn't your Grandpa's GM fan site.. Those brands have been gone for over 7 decades (LaSalle almost at 7 now).

The later ones had 2 mirrors, mounted lower. I like the single, high mounted mirror..distinctive. Great Big 80s car.

Ahh...wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out, since I only use 'View New Posts'.

That CTS color is Crystal Red Tintcoat...been around since '08 and in the advertising, I think. My new favorite CTS color, though, is Black Cherry. Saw one last week on the freeway..gorgeous dark wine color. To pick colors, go into the build your own..color is the first selection under 'Customize Your Vehicle' after picking the model.

I like white on some cars. Problem is here is white is very common, as it is said to be cooler in the vile summer heat. So I see so many white , FWD generics--Corollas, Camrys, Cobalts, Versas, Sentras, Civics, Hyundais and Kias...dull, dull, dull. Way overused here, same with silver.

Dark metallic gray. My '86 Mustang was dark metallic gray, and it looks great on any car I've seen in it... From the Ford GT to the ZR1 to Porsches, Audis, BMWs, Mercs, to theCaddy CTS-v, it's a great color on serious performance cars and luxury cars, esp. w/ red leather interior trimmings...metallic or not. I'd like my next car to dark metallic gray, fits in well in places w/ a lot of gray skies (it's the anti-Phoenix color).

Bitey (AKC name 'Nauti or Nice') is an 11yr old Australian Terrier...she's on a bland, soft diet these days.

Wasn't my rear end.. my poor Bitey had been having trouble doing her business (straining to pass), the vet suggested Metamucil. I used too much and she blew out her arse (the embarassment of rectal prolapse). $1140 of surgery later, and she's fine..

I had a beer accidentally dumped on my head at a concert once..

At least C&G hasn't ended up like Josh's site. GM Source is nothing but a spam site now.

Got to be careful with overdoing the metamucil, though. Overuse of that cost me $1140 earlier this month.

Happy Birthday, wherever you are out there...

Odd the wife didn't go for the Infiniti..women seem to usually like the prestige brands (esp. if they aren't paying for it).

Went out to fetch some takeout for dinner and saw a couple cars from widely different realities-- a very clean '76 Grand Prix, pale yellow w/ white top, Rally II wheels. Pretty sure it was a '76--rectangular headlights, pointy '30s style grille with narrow vertical grille bars...disco and 8 tracks. The other was a white Ford Transit Connect.

Heh-heh..isn't every office (at least those in suburban office parks) like that these days? Every place I've worked in the past decade has been that way... Men and women. Toyotas above all else, followed by Hondas. Nissans. Lexuses. Acuras. Infinitis. BMWs. Audis. the occasional token American model, usually an SUV (higher percentage of those in CO, of course).

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I never put anything personal on my corporate Outlook calendar. I keep my personal calendar in a Google Calendar.

That '73 Regal is pretty sweet.

Growing up in S. Florida, I took 2 years of Spanish in high school, with one teacher that was Cuban American and another that was a Peruvian immigrant..picked up some regional specifics that I've long forgotten. What confused me was the 2 years in college in Ohio, where the instruction and books were focused on Espana Spanish w/ the Castillian variations. I really would like to focus myself and get back into learning languages, beyond 'dos cervezas, por favor' and 'Quando parte el treno' and 'WC?' (the universal question). I know trying going into a pharmacy in Milano and trying to ask for laxatives wasn't easy (not much fun having 48 hrs of transatlantic constipation..)

The Jeep turned 105k today. I did my big winter service last Fri-Sat...had the oil and oil filter changed, tranny fluid changed, tires rotated, radiator, thermostat, hoses and coolant replaced. 2 AZ summers were too many for it's cooling system, apparently. I'm ready for all the snow and ice winter will bring..

Seat height adjustment makes a big difference... some cars have more vertical adjustment, as well as the fore-aft and backrest angle. I usually have to do a bit of adjustment to find my ideal position..it's so annoying having to recline the seat back too much to compensate for lack of height adjustment (as I've had to do in some lower trimmed rental cars).

4 years of Spanish drove me crazy with things like these...and the differences between Spain Spanish and Latin American Spanish. And all the idioms. I should have learned French or Italian instead, since I prefer vacationing in Europe.

That 2dr ht Nova wagon conversion is pretty slick..wonder if any one has built one using a 2dr sedan side window and B-pillar instead? Saw 2 G8 GTs today--a dark red one this morning (hadn't seen that color, looks like a color I've seen on new Corvettes--really sharp dark red) and a silver one this afternoon..

I've never had one..my Mom has an old one dating to the '70s w/ chrome and woodgrain...think it came from Sears. Still works pretty well.

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