Robert Hall
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Speaking of psycho Toyota drivers, I was headed over to Dave & Busters last night after work to a company event, driving my sister's 500SEL. I was rolling along at about 60 on the 101 when a blue Toyota Matrix blew past me at least 85 then cut in front of me onto an on-ramp (no signals). Thought the car looked familiar, turned out to be my manager. 4 of the people on my team drive Toyotas--a Tundra, 2 Priuses, a Camry, and the manager who has a Matrix and a Prius.
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That was back when Merc engineered the heck out of everything...even with high mileage, those cars can still be very solid. My sister's '84 500SEL (almost 200k) and '91 300CE (110k) are still solid, smooth driving, quiet inside. I love the old Benzes because they didn't compromise on the engineering. One interesting factoid--I read that M-B made the steering wheels huge back then so that if the power steering were to fail, the car could still be steered...
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Yeah, his dad was the local major trafficer.... they had a Scarab boat and were in the import business (which was a growth industry in S. Florida in the '80s). He and his dad eventually went to federal prison. He was at my reunion last weekend, was released a couple years ago after 15 years (his dad is still in).
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Meh...old, flexible platform w/ live rear axle, nasty interior, wierd exterior, etc.
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Black out windows on white AMG Merc hts....I saw alot of those back in the day in S. Florida. Ugh.
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Interesting..that's a gray market car, with the small Euro bumpers... a buddy in high school had a dark red AMG one back in the day...didn't care for the monochromatic AMG look then, but like the regular ones...esp. the dark blue 560SECs..
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Well, if the production V8 is 4000, I figure a hardtop would be about the same as a convertible (4200?). Or maybe I'm a couple hundred pounds high for each...
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True...we would have a 4200lb Camaro then...
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Those old Buicks are neat...I always liked the straight-across dash style, gave it an old-school touch.
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Aerodynamics no doubt play a part also...the Camaro is rather blocky and upright compared to the sleeker Corvette and CTS-v...
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Surprising the Cobalt SS turned in such a good time....I usually don't think of FWD and handling in the same sentence...
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Detroit Free Press: GM develops brands' images
Robert Hall replied to wildcat's topic in General Motors
Yeah, well GM's 'divisions' are little more than marketing organizations selling a brand image for a corporate-developed product. -
Yes, an era long, long ago...when car ads were still often in b&w.
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I like the profile and rear, but the front end reminds me too much of the Camry..
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I have no problem with the safety features in today's cars... crumple zones, airbags, seat belts, ABS, etc....the better, IMHO. And I like loaded w/ options models rather than stripped down ones....the downside is the weight goes up..
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Ah, hentai... over the weekend, I was talking w/ some buddies about comic books (one of my friends from HS is an aspiring comic book artist), graphic novels, movie adaptations, anime, manga, etc and one guy was talking about seeing it out in the open on newstands in Osaka and Tokyo...bizzare stuff with coprophilia, etc...
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Surrounded by Traffic and Nary a GM in Sight
Robert Hall replied to Oracle of Delphi's topic in Industry News
Yeah, lots of regional variations... when I'm in So Cal, I'm usually in LA County beach towns (Santa Monica, etc), OC beach towns, San Diego downtown and beaches, or some inland areas like Hollywood, Irvine, etc. I see a ton of imports--esp. BMWs, Hondas, and Toyotas....when I see current Impalas, etc they appear to be rentals.. -
53k Civics in May...Probably very few fit that description.
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How many buyers REALLY want stripped down cars today, though? Not many, I think..
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Too flashy to really be a sleeper, though..
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Can't think of anything that fits the sleeper definition today, as far as production cars. You can't get a base trim level Cobalt with the SS drivetrain, for example, or a V6-trim Mustang with the Shelby GT500 drivetrain. One thing I think that would make a nice sleeper (aftermarket) by mixing and matching modern car parts would be a current Crown Vic/Grand Marquis/Town Car with a Shelby GT500 engine, etc....
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I was talking new ones... a GT convertible equipped as I would want one is over $35k. I think we are comparing new cars to new cars..the used market is something else entirely..
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Well, a Mustang GT vert is around $35k...but there is a 100hp difference (at least w/ the current Mustang).
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Surrounded by Traffic and Nary a GM in Sight
Robert Hall replied to Oracle of Delphi's topic in Industry News
I've seen 3...a red one driving around in Denver, a white one parked at an Alamo rental facility at Denver Intl' Airport (don't know if it was a rental or not), and a black one last week in Miami. Haven't seen any here in Arizona yet. I've seen lots of CTSes and Malibus.. -
Cool...those G-bodies were popular cars when I was in high school back in the day. Don't see nice ones very often any more.
