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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Reading reviews from actual customers and people in my local area, etc is more useful than googling randos...
  2. Robert Hall
    Well, I did get recommendations from Nextdoor, Angie's List and local Facebook groups when I first moved here for finding the electrician, handyman, yard guy, etc. But once I connected w/ them I saved their numbers. Probably talked to a 1/2 dozen lawn services till I found someone who get through my yard gate (it's only 48 inches wide).
  3. Robert Hall
    Even better, I have my car dealer, independent repair shop, insurance company, and AAA in my phone as contacts. No googling.. also have my electrician, handyman, plumber, and yard guy in the contacts.
  4. Robert Hall
    traction
  5. Robert Hall
    Love those 70s Blazers. Haven’t seen one in ages.
  6. Robert Hall
    True. I’ve been driving SUVs for 26 years. But I do like cars also.
  7. Robert Hall
    Yeah..Cadillac needs a CT6 replacement...but it probably will be an EV.
  8. Robert Hall
    With few exceptions, the domestics are already truck and CUV/SUV only, sadly. I like SUVs, but very few of them..no interest in the generic CUVs that dominate the market. And I've never needed or wanted a truck. Oh well... it was good while it lasted, don't know what you have until it's gone...
  9. Robert Hall
    Every year in recent years I've tried to sit in and check out a variety of new vehicles at the annual local dealer auto show, and the #1 thing I find as a turn off about many new GM vehicles (under $50k or so) are the damn despair gray or charcoal/black GM interiors...so dour and bland, bland, bland. It's better than the Tupperware/Fisher Price shit they had in the 90s-00s, but still nothing special in the design or materials, IMO. Of course, not to knock on GM only, but pretty much everything 'cheap' (< $50k) these days has a gray or charcoal plastic interior. Some execute the plastics better than others, though.
  10. Robert Hall
    I like the CT6 and CTS...I could see buying a used one...like the interior and exterior design of both. I can appreciate the styling of the Yukon Denali but I have don't need a full size SUV. They don't have any midsize 2 row SUVs I'd consider over a JGC. The Camaro sounds great as far as the hardware, but the lack of outward visibility, cramped interior, and some styling details make it unappealing to me compared to the Challenger or Mustang. I can appreciate the Corvette for it's performance, like some of the styling aspects, but the rear end is a real turn off in person and in pictures. I'd like to drive one, though. The Colorado and Canyon seem like nice trucks, decent styling, but I'm not a truck guy. As far as a new vehicle, I can't think of anything current from GM I'd seriously consider in my price range, maybe a couple as CPOs.
  11. Robert Hall
    A buddy in grad school had a red Pulsar NX--the 2nd gen with the t-tops...it was a lot of fun to zip around in....another friend had a red early 90s Maxima SE...always liked those cars...both manuals.
  12. Robert Hall
    Love the first 4 generations of Zs...my sister owned one of each over the years...'77, '82, '86, and '90 IIRC...I rode in all of them, and drove the last one a fair bit..sweet cars.
  13. Robert Hall
    The new K5 looks better, IMO....they should have kept the Optima name, K5 is such an uninspired name for a midsize sedan.
  14. Robert Hall
    I remember when Nissan had a variety of fun cars available, with manuals, and no CVTs...they used to have a lot of good stuff, IMO..
  15. Robert Hall
    And this looks nothing like the slab-sided 350Z....
  16. Robert Hall
    Largish RWD sedan w/ a 5.0 V8...this is exactly the sort of sedan Lincoln needs....
  17. Robert Hall
    One thing I realized about vintage GM paints is that I was confusing Firethorn with Firemist... Firethorn was a specific late 70s color, while Firemist was a style of paint--metallics? I've seen reds and aquas, etc from the 60s-70s referred to as Firemist. Something like that?
  18. Robert Hall
    Let's see...the Silverado is hideous, the Corvette styling is derivative of every other mid engine sports car of the last 20 years with a few really odd details, the CT5 had bad C-pillar trim that ruins the profile, the new Escalade is dulled down up front and looks like an enlarged XT6, the Malibu is so bland it could get lost in an empty parking lot, the Camaro with it's chop top needs a periscope to see out, etc...lots of forgettable appliances otherwise...not much really stands out....it's.hardly GM's golden age of styling.
  19. Robert Hall
    Alas, I think that era is long past...GM seems more content to coast on mediocrity and genericism in design these days.
  20. Robert Hall
    2020 happened. Check back in 10 years.
  21. Robert Hall
    I remember those '76-77 Supremes being very popular when I was a kid..they were everywhere. I always liked the '76-77 442 w/ the slopey grille and fastback roofline..
  22. Robert Hall
    Here's a good example of colors...in orange, the C8 looks like a cartoonish Cheeto, but looks quite nice in Zeus Bronze...(the bronze w/ the tan interior is exactly how I'd spec one).
  23. Robert Hall
    My brother used to have a Chevy pickup that looked very much like this..he called it 'Big Bird'..
  24. Robert Hall
    '65-67 Corvettes, esp. convertibles look great in that pale yellow they had back then. Bright yellow was an iconic color for the '69-70 Boss 302 Mustang. Today, bright orange or bright yellow seem to be popular on the GT models of Porsches and more exotic fare like Lambos, but I prefer Porsches in the more subtle colors, like dark brown or dark green... The upcoming Bronco 2dr looks good in orange, at least in pictures..
  25. Robert Hall
    Cynical, but true..
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