Robert Hall

Rush--"Snakes and Arrows Live"--new double live CD set.

Maybe..but that's at least 5 years out...who knows what the GM fleet will be like then.

Yeah..sounds familiar, but I just can't place it..

Ahh..never heard one referred to that way. I love the style of those Eldos. Will Ferrell drives one ('69-70, I think) in the movie 'Semi-Pro'.

The more I see of it, the more I like it...very modern and European..should do well as a Saturn. I esp. like the greenhouse, taillights and rear fascia..

There are some incredible cars here...at dinner last night (about 1 mile away) I saw a red F430 spyder and a yellow '72 Montego GT in traffic, saw a silver SL 65 AMG in traffic today... was out in Scottsdale in Wed and saw oodles of high end cars.. have seen 3 Merc G-wagens this week, several different AMGs, lots of blinged 7-series, several M5s and M3s, and several '60s Mustangs and Camaros in regular traffic as well. The thing you have to watch out for with old cars here is the soft trim, rubber seals, etc..the heat and sun kills the interiors on unprotected cars.

Several albums there that are in my collection, many of them favorites like Hysteria, Tunnel of Love, Power Windows, Moving Pictures. I saw the Boss and Bon Jovi last month, and will be seeing Rush again (2nd time at Red Rocks) in June... Rock on!

I thought of you today when I took a walk around the neighborhood...a couple streets over there is a sharp white '62 Caddy 4dr ht, and a block away a goregous '69 Camaro SS ragtop (white w/ black stripes). I will have to take a pic..

My contract in Colorado ended March 31, and I've been down here in Phoenix house sitting from my sister since then.... I've been working the phone and using Monster and Dice since a week ago Monday, had 4 in-person interviews and now have 3 job offers w/ a 4th likely to come tommorow--(1 12 month contract, 1 contract-to-hire, 2 perm positions), another interview tommorow..the job market is much better than I thought it would be here, given the economy as a whole (the software biz seems not too affected by the overall economy currently).

Maybe...it's curb weight is listed as 3855... pretty chubby for a FWD midsizer..

Cadillac has Sigma, though...which supports a V8.

Sitting at a light beside me was a silver SL 65 AMG...drool.

Probably for playing MP3s from a Flash drive. Chrysler's myGig stereos have USB ports, I think..

I still haven't seen one on the road..I'll have to hunt down a Pontiac dealer and look for one.

I think it's more out of lack of choice than a conscious RWD vs FWD decision for most buyers...I see a ton of FWD generics here in Phoenix, where there is no rational reason to choose FWD over RWD. But since probably 95% of the sub-$35K mainstream cars on the market are FWD, that's what the mainstream buyers drive..

Went out to dinner last night and saw a red F430 spyder at a stoplight...sweet.

Razorback? Haven't seen that movie..pls. translate.

I'd go for Regal and save Invicta for a Lucerne replacement (though I'd rather see Electra ressurected for a large car). As long as they don't jump on the alphanumeric bandwagon and call it 'B6'..

Upon closer viewing, the creases seem to be an afterthought, and it's odd to see a detail like that in the door like that... I like the taillights and lower declkid area, but the upper decklid and side decklid cutlines are derivative from the 5-series...I see alot of Malibu meets Camry in the front end. The profile is the strongest angle, IMHO...

I would say this a minor blip compared to the Firestone/Explorer story..there were hundreds of fatalities related to that, none yet that I've heard about w/ the Tundreas..

Good to hear justice prevailed and you have your car back.

Ford figured out how to do the 3rd row seating w/ IRS and BOF on their big SUVs, so I think GM was just saving $$$$ on the 900s.

It wouldn't make much sense for a model smaller than the CTS to have a V8, since the CTS only has a V8 in V-form. A DI V6 would probably be more than enough, esp. if the smaller model weighs less than the CTS.

Speaking of Caddys, I'm living less than a mile from Coulter Cadillac on Camelback here in Phoenix...cruised by their lot the other night--several '08 CTSes and STSes and a maroon XLR on the lot. Sweet. I've been amazed over the last week how many Escalades I've seen around the Phoenix/Scottsdale area... lots of them blinged out as well. Lots of SUVs here, but not as many as I'm used to seeing in the Denver area percentagewise(where the climate actually warrants owning one). I see lots of 2wd SUVs here, which is laughable (a 2wd SUV is just a tall station wagon). Plenty of BMWs and M-Bs as well (I've driven my sisters' old Benzes around this week some, incl. the red 300CE with no B-pillar and no cupholders.. ) (By the way, my job hunt has gone well over the last week---4 in-person interviews so far, 3 offers pending now... all have a bit of a commute--2 in Tempe, 1 in Chandler, and 1 in N. Scottsdale--my favorite so far).

Agreed on that Can-Am...I remember walking to school (must have been 2nd grade) as a kid past Montgomery Pontiac (Steubenville, Ohio) and looking over the new Can-Am on their lot...what a neat looking car.