Robert Hall

I've been using Open Office for a while, really like it. Back when I was in grad school, I used LaTeX, which makes Word look like notepad as far as typesetting, formatting, etc capabilities. But it's brutally complex to use...

Meh...it would just be an average FWD CUV with a V8 stuffed in, horrible handling from being nose heavy. What is the point? I'm sure someone with enough tools and time could stuff a V8 into a Cobalt. Again, what's the point? Just a waste of effort. It would still be a sow's ear, so to speak. Look at the V8 W-bodies...adding a V8 to a mediocre platform doesn't make it any less mediocre. On the other hand, the V8 Trailblazer SS was pretty nicely done since it was designed for the engine, let down by the cheapo interior. Rob

Looks like a minor MCE. Autoblog '10 Lexus ES

Well, Epsilon vs. Epsilon II. Where's the substantive difference? Both FWD platforms of similar size.

Fascinating.. when I bought a battery for my Jeep about 5 months ago, I got a 2 year warranty w/ it--that was the longest available from the shop I went to. People I've talked with say they replace them every 12-16 months here. My sister replaces hers every 2-2 1/2 years, but she only drives each car 2000 miles a year at most. I'm driving 1000 miles a month or more.. Hopefully I won't be here long enough to find out how long mine lasts.. 16 months here so far. Rob

Maybe more like 5% of the quality... you ever seen the interior of a Cayenne? Worlds nicer than the Torrent. Delusional thinking at best... it's a FWD/transverse V6 model, you can't just 'drop in a V8'... Now if Caddy had done an SRX-v (1st gen SRX), that would have been a sweet Cayenne competitor.

"Hey nineteen"

Sept 1 is when PCS starts at GM, I believe. Or it's beginning of the end. Or the end of days. Or the final reckoning. Rob

Looks like a beautiful place...I have a couple friends in Denver that are from Montana (Billings, Missoula). I'll have to make it up there sometime...as well as the Canadian Rockies. Speaking of Helena and consultants, my sister is looking at gigs in Helena, Richmond, Va and Washington, DC for the next thing after her current Sacramento gig. There is nothing in Phoenix for her thing (large ERP project management). Rob

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Sharp looking car...big leap forward w/ modern platform, engine, transmission, etc...well executed interior and exterior, nicely detailed, nice use of Buick styling cues. Should serve the brand well and draw in potential customers that never paid attention to Buick previously.

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Ya... I've been getting my breaking news from Twitter the last few months...I usually always have Tweetdeck open in the background when I'm at home, and find it quicker than email notifications from CNN/BBC/etc that I also get. Rob

Must not have a covenant in the 'hood.

Some of the issues at Pontiac were no doubt due to dealers as well...weren't the rebadges (G3, G5, Torrent) just there to placate the dealers who wanted to compete w/ Chevy dealers? With some polish, the G6 could have been a competitive product, I think..had interesting styling and a variety of body styles, unique within GM. And of course, the G8 and Solstice were great products... Rob

One of the more amusing videos I saw this morning was the one for a song by Pink..the theme reminded me of the movie Misery, she's keeping a boyfriend captive and beating him. Saw some video by a young band of 20 somethings that had a sharp blue '68 Camaro SS out in the desert...looked like Joshua Tree or 29 Palms area. Funny to see kiddies with a car twice their age rather than an age-appropriate Civic. (j/k). Another video had a clean white '66 Plymouth Fury 4dr sedan. I guess I feel old...just haven't watched music videos in ages. I grew up when MTV actually had videos all the time, and 'I want my MTV' was a popular catch phrase... Rob

The Jeep hood lettering and the driver's side Grand Cherokee lettering are like that on mine...turning gray.. . Rob

Beautiful car... my favorite era of B-bodies. Great color. Rob

Found this funny..the Urban Word of the Day for today.. August 12: Magic Toaster A derogatory term describing an un-savvy computer users view of what a computer is. Why my magic toaster no come on? I plug in, but no toast.

Insomnia. Watching TV at 4am..Vh1 has a program called 'Nocturnal State' that shows videos...cool. Didn't realize videos were shown anywhere anymore. Insomnia sucks, tho.. R

Instead of the Ram emblem up front, maybe a Dodge fratzog would look good. I saw a pic of a new Challenger with that change, kinda cool. Rob

That LeMans blue '68 SS Camaro looks just like the one my brother used to have, except he didn't have the front spoiler...same stripe package.

Arizona summers are lethal on batteries, I've heard. I hear they only last from 12 months to 2 years max here. In Colorado, I got 5 years out a battery. Another possibility could be something is draining it...I've had that problem with aftermarket radios being left on, and an underhood light that stuck in the on position.