Robert Hall
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New Buick to be called LaCrosse, has been butchered.
Robert Hall replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in Buick
Toyopet hasn't been in the US since the '50s...they are renting old cars? You are exaggerating. A '94 BMW has some styling cues in common with the '68, but totally different and modern. -
I'm not sure to whom it was a 'disappointment', but the press has loved the Phantom and the coupe and convertible, and the sales have been high by Roller standards...
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New Buick to be called LaCrosse, has been butchered.
Robert Hall replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in Buick
The whole point of the side crease was to make it look Buickish (i.e. Buicks have had side creases like that in the past). Without the character line, it would like just another midsize generic. -
New Buick to be called LaCrosse, has been butchered.
Robert Hall replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in Buick
Well, rental cars are one of GM's strengths. They keep Avis, Enterprise, and Alamo rolling.. -
New Buick to be called LaCrosse, has been butchered.
Robert Hall replied to vonVeezelsnider's topic in Buick
Looks like a GM FWD midsize sedan... what did you all expect? It looks like a productized version of the concept. -
It looked interesting...I'm not familiar w/ the source material (1980's graphic novel) but some coworkers that knew have been all abuzz about it...
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Agreed. Build it, and they will come.
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I don't like the idea of Cadillac not having a proper 4000+lb, RWD V8 luxury sedan larger than the CTS. The big league brands aren't likely to give up their V8 sedans... they can get rid of the Escalade, I couldn't care less for that nonsense, but they need a good, solid world-class STS replacement.
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If you could fix the chief problem Big 3 cars had
Robert Hall replied to LosAngeles's topic in The Lounge
The most depressing rental car I ever had in all my travels had to be a 2003 or so Cavalier 4dr...it was being inside a gray Rubbermaid container. -
Interesting..I knew in Europe they FWD models, but I thought in the US Audi was now all Quattro.
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As far as the pics HE posted, the blue & white car is a '58 Opel Kapitan. The white car is apparently a '59-63 Kapitan. The front of the white one reminds me of a '50s Buick.. Opel Kapitan
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Yes...it reminds me of a '65 Malibu (the front end shape) w/ a '63-67 Grand Prix-like roofline. The dash has a very mid '60s Buick look. I was vaguely aware of this car, saw a magazine article on a white one a few years ago. Here's the article I got the pics from. Has a Chevy 327. Opel Diplomat coupe
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I like this Opel Diplomat 5.4 coupe..only 347 built between '65 and '67. Apparently about the size of an A-body of that era.
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50s, it looks like.
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I think that would be interesting...a GXP HC with a manual transmission.
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Ah..interesting. Maybe I'll build my own V16 Caddy concept in 1:25th...I have a lot of Cadillac models in my collection.
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A while...I remember seeing a couple at the local Pontiac dealer about 6 months ago..haven't seem any on the road...it's a very polarizing design.
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Yes..that's it...I wonder if either of those concepts still exist...would love to see them in a museum.
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If you could fix the chief problem Big 3 cars had
Robert Hall replied to LosAngeles's topic in The Lounge
Yes...cheap, nasty gray interior plastics...big gaps between pieces. I HATE GRAY PLASTIC INTERIORS I HATE GRAY PLASTIC INTERIORS I HATE GRAY PLASTIC INTERIORS I HATE GRAY PLASTIC INTERIORS I HATE GRAY PLASTIC INTERIORS and lastly.. I HATE GRAY PLASTIC INTERIORS -
Yeah, a lot of vehicles have very thick pillars now..outward visibility has become much worse in many vehicles today..
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Not a big deal..most new cars have them now.
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Wanna buy a Packard, or rather the Packard?
Robert Hall replied to Intrepidation's topic in The Lounge
Looks similar to a '95 Bonneville SE bumper.. -
Wanna buy a Packard, or rather the Packard?
Robert Hall replied to Intrepidation's topic in The Lounge
Brand recognition...a few people recognize a name like Packard. Though they are mostly over 50 probably. -
Wanna buy a Packard, or rather the Packard?
Robert Hall replied to Intrepidation's topic in The Lounge
The cost and compexity of building a new car company from scratch make it pretty much impossible without hundreds of millions or more in capital. -
Stabiltrac is a recent thing, though. SUVs going off the road and rolling over is a common event in Colorado in October, when the morons from out of state experience their first snow/ice condition and drive too fast...
