Robert Hall

Whatever influences the 200C has, I just hope they build it to replace the disgusting Sebring.

Yeah, I would think it would closer and easier to source one through a dealer in the Columbus or Pittsburgh areas..

While watching him in the chair on Inauguration Day, I kept imagining him in a motorised one with a rifle attached, out hunting...

Heh-heh...I heard Palin is working on a book deal. And W is working on the plans for his library. I wonder what Cheney is up to, plotting world domination?

Riiight....I would assume janitors don't work for GM, they are from an outside janitorial service like at most companies...

That's certainly plausable. I don't see a reason for Chevy to change their names, but who knows. Of course, a question mark is what becomes of the Aura and G6 in the new GM reality...

Maybe the Volt should have gone to Saturn, that way they could continue to build a green image. Chevy has lots of small cars already.

9-5, I presume? So there is Insignia, Regal, LaCrosse/Allure, 9-5, and in a few years, the next Malibu and Impala?

I voted other, as I believe you will come to your senses and realise you can have Pontiac Excitement! with the incredible 2010 G3. After gas prices go to $5 this summer, it will be the rational choice.

Prius. The obvious choice... Or a G3 if you want to stick with Pontiac Excitement!

Today I saw a sharp turquoise '64-66 Chevy pickup, stepside shortbed with some blingy chrome directional wheels (bleh). Also saw a sharp pale yellow '65 Chevelle convertible w/ the top down.

Oddly, I like the orange and the two-tone interior. I like the new Mustang interior design a lot more, though. Though I'll have to see and sit in each before I can comment on the materials.

Maybe China has such regs. Or the US/Can will have them eventually. Or it's intentionally tall to make the design more appealing to Americans used to SUVs.

Never got into smoking...though for years, I've had one ciggy a year on my birthday..started that tradition in college. I'd also occasionally have a cig when out with friends getting drunk at the pub. Tried the scotch and cigar thing for a little while in the late '90s. Smoking and drinking was always a very social thing to me, don't really do either alone.

I like the interior...looks like the front end is very tall, not unlike the current Taurus and the new MKS... I stood next to an MKS and it seemed like the fender line and hood were as high as a typical SUV.

I hear you...I'm stuck in a red state currently...

Heh-heh...I've despised them for years...I wish they would stay in the Bible Belt and STFU. Agreed on the cheap toilet paper.

Saw a triple beige '78-80 Grand Prix lowrider yesterday morning...first GP of that generation I've seen in a long time, was in clean shape.

No idea...though I owned a diesel and like them in general, I've never analysed the components in one.

Like I said, totally different plugs. Spark plugs, glow plugs, some kind of plug.

Ford did offer a diesel Continental and Mk VII in '84-85, though...so the question wasn't totally out there. The diesel was a 6, so it probably had totally different plugs. I went to Checkers a few months ago to buy windshield wiper blades for my Jeep and they asked me it was 4x2 or 4x4 (as if that would be relevant the wiper blades).

Yeah, I don't have the tools, or a lift...trying to drop the transmission to replace a sensor is not something I'd want to attempt myself...

I'm definitely not a mechanical guy much beyond checking my oil level and tire pressure, but I did buy myself a check engine light reader tool a while back, it was interesting to see what the fault codes were. But then I still had to pay a shop $400 to replace a sensor that probably cost $25.

Haven't been to a dealer in years, but recently was chatting with the manager of the nearby independent Mercedes dealer/garage/restoration shop about W126 vs. W140 era S-classes, things to look for in buying one, etc...

Chateau Marmont, Hollywood, Ca (delicious bacon-wrapped apples at the bar)