Everything posted by Robert Hall
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Who would buy the Chevy Volt?
I've seen pics of the production exterior, no interior pics..I would assume it may be similar to the Cruze (a sea of gray plastic)? Edit: went to the Volt forum, found the prod interior pics..forgot I'd seen those before; looks decent...interesting center stack detailing.
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I'm in automotive hell
I doubt if the mileage will be that good...I would think the Equinox will be as heavy or heavier than the Vue (which is over 4000lbs)--it's larger than the Vue, I think.
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Who would buy the Chevy Volt?
It's an interesting car in principle, I'm just wondering what will the execution be like--will it have the usual nasty cheap, hard gray plastic Chevy small car interior?
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Pontiac Should Have Had Genesis Coupe
I think my friend Steve has only replaced the tires once or twice over the 10 years he's had his NSX...but he drives it about 2500-3000 miles a year, since it's not a daily driver. I've driven the car several times and ridden in it many times, it's a lot of fun. Great handling, great steering feel w/ the manual steering, great engine noise behind your head. So what if it's not a drag racer? There is more to performance than acceleration...it's not a muscle car, but a high-revving sports car. Different paradigm. I'd definitely consider a '90s NSX over a Corvette of the same era for the rarity and the mid engined nature, the design, etc.
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Pontiac Should Have Had Genesis Coupe
That seems awfully light for the Cutlass...I thought those things were more like 3500-3800 lbs..
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I'm in automotive hell
I know two Element owners, both are couples around 60... one couple are artists, they like it for loading supplies and their chihuahuas.
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Which 5 people would you want in your "Bar Posse"
Hmm... Russell Crowe John Connor (Christian Bale) Jason Statham Cameron Phillips (Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles) James Bond (Daniel Craig)
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Do me a favor, call your motha
Flowers, card, phone call. Going to go see her and my brother in a couple weeks, Memorial Day weekend. Flying into the Burgh then driving out to the farm.
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I'm in automotive hell
There were many stripes... in '67, SSes had the bumblebee stripe, '68 SSes had the bumblebee and also one that goes over the nose like the bumblebee but down the sides, ending on the doors (my brother's LeMans blue '68 SS 396 had that). The '69 SS had a hockey-stick style stripe that started by the marker light and came up and went down the side, just below the beltline. I think the Z28 style stripes may have been an option on SSes, I've seen many in pics and in person done that way. ( I'm by no means a Camaro expert, I just sorta kinda know this stuff from researching stripe options, etc for model car builds).
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I'm in automotive hell
I can still remember as a kid in the late '70s in Steubenville, Oh, the neighbors across the street had a black '68 Impala fastback, a Frost Green '69 Impala Custom coupe, black vinyl top, bumper guards, Rally Wheels. I remember when they traded their maroon '74 Caprice 4dr ht on a new downsized '77 Caprice, in dark red w/ a white vinyl top. Neighbors next to them had a black '67 Olds Delmont 88 and a gold '71 Olds 98 4dr ht (that my brother backed his '74 Vega V8 into once...). Neighbors on the left had a lt blue '72 Skylark 4dr sedan and a white '74 Apollo 2dr, neighbors on a right a black '68 Eldorado and a series of black '71-79 Fleetwoods (he was supposedly the local Don), and we had a variety of cars the 10 years we were there--my Dad's '67-68 Cougars, the '69 Mustang, his '71 Marquis and later Town Cars, my sister's '76 Pinto, and my older brothers' endlessly changing variety of cars (the V8 Vega, a '74 Firebird Formula 400, various '60s Mustangs, a '59 Thunderbird, a '65 GTO, etc). ..on the weekends, we often went to our farm in the country (where my Mom still lives), where my folks kept 5-6 cars and the John Deere tractor, and later, the motorhomes. Happy memories of a simpler time and space..
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I'm in automotive hell
I remember that color, was Fathom Green, I think...kind of a medium dark green. They also had a very nice silver green--Frost Green, was used on alot of GMs from around '68-71.
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I'm in automotive hell
It's a really interesting color, hard to describe, other than 'electric lime' or 'electric olive'.there seemed to be a lighter and a dark version. I saw one at sunrise a few years ago, and it was really striking w/ the sunlight on it...the Aztek had a similar color at one time, IIRC. The Camaro would look great in it. There were some really nice greens on the '69 Camaro, would like to see some today.
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Pontiac Should Have Had Genesis Coupe
They matched up pretty favorably, not as big of a gap as one would think based only on price difference.
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Pontiac Should Have Had Genesis Coupe
Speaking of Genesis comparos, Road & Track did a comparison test w/ it and the G37. Was interesting, considering the substantial (~16k) price difference.
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I'm in automotive hell
My favorite color on the Avi is a really bright metallic lime-oilve green from a few years ago..only seen a couple in that color, would look great on the '10 Camaro.
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I'm in automotive hell
Never driven a CRV....the Hondas I've had experience driving were fun to drive, IMHO--my sister used to have a '91 Legend coupe, my girlfriend in college had an '88 Accord hatchback, my friend Steve's '91 NSX, another friend's '97 Prelude--....haven't driven any recent ones, though.
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It is officially summer
First summer weekend here..i.e. first weekend of 100s...will be this way and warmer through September probably...enjoyed the pool some today, and went and saw 'Star Trek' this afternoon w/ some cubies. Excellent movie, btw.
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New Scion Car based pick-em-up
I think I may have seen one on the road. I did see 4 on top of a car hauler recently.
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ASC recreates Trans-Am with 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
I like the '67-68 Firebird a lot... never cared for the '69 styling, but I like the '70-73 Camaro and Firebird pretty equally well. Sometimes I wonder, had I been born in '40 instead of '70, what would have I have bought in 1970? There were so many incredible cars then...
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ASC recreates Trans-Am with 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
Interesting..I kind of like it, though I might have gone for more of a '74-76 front end treatment, with a sloped back nose... looks better than some of the other conceptions I've seen.
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New Scion Car based pick-em-up
Rad...I wonder if Toyota has considered building a Ridgeline competitor off the Highlander or other CUV? GM could definitely do one, a pickup based off the Traverse, call it El Camino.
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Rust
A friend of mine in NE Ohio back in the day would use duct tape covered with bondo on rusty door bottoms. Worked on rockers also, though there he would put layers of cardboard behind the duct tape.
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First 100F degree day today
Got in the pool. 6pm, 82 degree water temp...was a shock at first, but after a few min of floating around, it felt good.
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Pontiac Should Have Had Genesis Coupe
Unfortunately, Balthy is another guy that knows everything, is always right, walks on water, and has to dominate every conversation. Very much like Reg... except Balthy is the expert on all automotive history, and will tell you that. I'm sick of both of these guys, personally...thinking about adding them to my block list.