Robert Hall

True...I've been doing it myself for a couple of years now..I have a Wahl clipper w/ a bunch of attachments for different length, etc but I mostly use my Norelco 3-head shaver. Once in a while when I'm feeling brave I'll use a manual razor and shaving cream to get it smooth all over, but I mostly hit it every couple of days with the Norelco to keep it pretty short.

I'm hoping a new President brings hope to our companies and our country... things don't look too good out there these days...

Keep in mind it is August numbers... isn't Aug not a traditionally high volume month?

Congrats, 68! Best wishes for your future together.

The gray and terra cotta two tone leather interior is interesting...I don't think an American car has had an interior color scheme like that since the '50s.

'Snakes and Arrows'..new Rush CD.

Livorno (where he was born)

My previous company when it was small had a company softball team..I played on it two years...great fun.

Hmmm...112.3 in wheelbase..isn't that longer than some of the W-bodies were? And I think the first of the downsized FWD full-sizers (1985 C-bodies, 1986 H-bodies) were in that range, weren't they? Interesting...

Huge wheel well gaps are a long time GM tradition, to leave room for tire chains, or so I've read...

Ah..so that's what battery protection is... my Jeep has that, the interior and exterior lights will go off after a few minutes if left on. With the Impala, wouldn't the automatic lights have to be set in the automatic position instead of off to work? I remember specifically turning the lights on..and remember, Avis rentals tend to be not loaded, so maybe it didn't have the auto lights. With the Infiniti, maybe the lights were set to off..at least w/ my Jeep, if the lights are turned to off, they don't automatically come on..they have to be in the automatic position.

Battery protection?

Anyone know if the Cutlass convertible was offered with a manual? A buddy of mine has a '95 w/automatic...red w/ white interior. It's a neat car, probably the most distinctive of the W-bodies.

Apparently at one time Orange County was full of bible thumpers...it seems like they all moved to Colorado Springs in the '90s.. Outside of the major metro areas, there are vast parts of 'middle America' I avoid...too many conservatives, gun nuts, and bible thumpers for my tastes..but I do like metro Denver, Chicago, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, areas I've spent considerable time in..

I've seen people w/ DRLs driving around w/ the lights off at night. That got me one time..I had an '04 Impala rental car and got in it early in the morning (5am) and drove off, didn't realize for a while that the lights weren't fully on (the DRLs operated the low beams but not the taillights). My Jeep has the automatic lights, so I'm used to them coming on automatically.

I'm headed off to Ohio tommorow for the holiday weekend, will probably go to a car show or two over the weekend..I'm always amazed at the old cars I see at car shows in those small towns..

I went to Home Depot the other night and saw several new Tundras, incl. one set up commercial style with a ladder rack. Saw a base model regular cab w/ black bumpers and steel wheels--wow, they look homely. I have yet to see a new Silverado or Sierra in work truck trim (black bumpers, etc)..the ones I've seen are all chromey...they do make a work truck version of them, I assume? I think on the whole though, I see more new Tundras around than the new Silverados and Sierras..

A backup camera seems like it would be superflous (I can understand the utility of one in a massive SUV or van, but a midsize sedan??? But common features like automatic lights and a trip computer I would think would be there...

Those never made it to production, though....as far as real flagships, the XLR is the current Cadillac flagship.

I'm looking forward to seeing the C6 on my next trip across the pond (probably next year sometime). I've always found Citroens interesting, very individualistic styling...the DS in the '50s looked so modern, so different from other automakers designs. I've watched several of '60s and early '70s French crime movies lately, pretty interesting selection of cars seen in the streets of Paris, Nice, etc....Citroen DSes mixed in with a couple '67 Camaros amidst Renault Dauphines, Fiats, etc (one film had the lead driving a '66 Fury).

Interesting..I didn't realize the Ram used the 4.7..I assumed all V8 Rams were 5.7 Hemis. I thought the 4.7 was only in the GC and Commander (apparently it's also available in the Dakota, Durango and Aspen).

Cool..futuramic design.

I haven't done it in a while, but I used to take 35mm B&W photos...I remember taking a roll of pics around the U of Michigan campus when I was there in the mid '90s...B&W instantly makes a scene look older, I think...interesting to play around with, esp. winter shots.

The Stream is GO!

Interesting...Siber appear to be modified Dodge Stratus.