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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Found this article, supposedly the 2021 Escalade will be launched next Tuesday in Beverly Hills. https://www.cnet.com/g00/roadshow/news/cadillac-escalade-suv-debut/?i10c.ua=4&i10c.encReferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8%3d&i10c.dv=15
  2. Robert Hall
    The official release is soon, isn't it? So far of the images I've seen, production or not, the Yukon--esp. the Denali--is the best looking of the new biggies IMO...
  3. Robert Hall
    Congrats on the new car. Beautiful machine. I'm looking forward to driving a CT6 eventually...wouldn't mind a CPO one down the road. I love the size and design. I do like bombing around in the hoopie STS occasionally...
  4. Robert Hall
    Interesting...I wonder if they will engineer in short circuits for starting random fires..that was one thing the mid engined Ferraris were quite well known for (though usually fuel system related).
  5. Robert Hall
    No, she's coming back w/ me. it's a crazy story...she drove down just after New Years to start a 4 month contract project (she's a management consultant). Planning to stay there in an extended stay hotel instead of her usual weekly flying back and forth, wanted to get away for the winter. But she broke her foot yesterday morning in a freak accident, pretty much impossible to get to her office, can't really drive, having trouble w/ crutches. Can't fly with a broken foot. So she wants to come to Ohio to recuperate and the client is going to let her work remotely...better to be with family than by herself with a broken foot.. The Trax has Sirius XM and I've driven it around Arizona in the past, it's not as nice to drive as my Jeep, but it's ok..and the weather doesn't sound like it will be that bad up I-95 and I-77...it just had an oil change, new wipers, etc.just past 20k miles.
  6. Robert Hall
    Finally got most of the details nailed down..got a dog sitter for the weekend, a flight Friday afternoon from Cleveland down to West Palm Beach. Then driving my sister's Chevy Trax back to Ohio...
  7. Robert Hall
    Yeah, I think those vents have the same function as weird louvers on the Silverado, but not as crude and ugly.. Silverados unfortunately look like the front fender doesn't fit properly..
  8. Robert Hall
    and given Hennessey's reputation for shady business I'd be surprised if their modded stuff would last 10k miles...
  9. Robert Hall
    The 50s saw quite a few changes in industry-wide styling trends from the beginning of the decade to the end of the decade.. maybe moreso than many other decades.
  10. Robert Hall
    Yes.. XT6. I think I still prefer the strong front vertical lighting elements of the current Escalade. The horizontal lights look rather small...
  11. Robert Hall
    Nice..glad they didn't put horizontal elements in the taillights. The front looks like it has a lot of XT6 detail scaled up...
  12. Robert Hall
    And note the logo clearly implies trucks. Unless they are going to sedans w/ vertical rear windows and long decklids ::)
  13. Robert Hall
    Looks like I have a random unplanned road trip I have to take this weekend. Wasn't planning on going anywhere this weekend..
  14. Robert Hall
    Saw a surprisingly clean 2nd MCE first gen Cavalier 4dr...white. Haven't seen one of those in ages. Just like this one.
  15. Robert Hall
    I'm sure one could, but it would be a lot of work. I like vehicles that come with warranties, predictably start, have working A/C and don't require hours and hours of wrenching. Get in, drive, enjoy..I need another fun car..(I don't really want a Tesla, though, lots of ICE vehicles that are quite appealing to me).
  16. Robert Hall
    Those aren't for real world use, though, right? ...stuff built for drag racing has no bearing on real world performance cars. I don't think people are necessarily building drag racers out of a Model S..definitely too heavy for that use case..I'm talking about real world performance...a Model S in ludicrous mode is 2.4 sec 0 to 60, .that's very quick for a real car with a warranty, working A/C, cup holders and all the essentials...
  17. Robert Hall
    I'm sure someone will ICE an EV at some point, but it doesn't really make sense... seems pointless. With a Tesla, for instance, no performance advantage would likely occur from a lot of work to ICE it, since it's so fast the way it is in ludicrous mode.
  18. Robert Hall
    You are thinking about cars with normal unibody structures, though...the Tesla doesn't have that..it has the giant battery pack and some simple aluminum and cardboard tubes attached to it with glue and spot welds, it sounds like.. I could someone doing some redneck engineering and mounting a Model S body on top of a truck chassis, though...
  19. Robert Hall
    From what I've seen, the frunk area ahead of the firewall is very tiny in the Model S...no room for a radiator, engine, etc. maybe a transverse 4 would fit. More Cruze or Sonic sized up front.
  20. Robert Hall
    I think that was a joke, not sure if it was ever finished. I recall seeing a video where someone was scoping out fitting an LS into a Model S and there wasn't nearly enough room for it...
  21. Robert Hall
    Just like there will be 'EV junkyards'...no one is going to keep an EV for 10 years or 150k miles...they will be obsolete and expensive to repair, just lease for a few years then junk/recycle...
  22. Robert Hall
    Rivian seems like it has the most potential to succeed, esp. with it's Amazon and Ford deals and having a plant...moreso than many of these other electric truck startups, a lot of them seem to be smoke and mirrors, more hype than substance..and anything with Chinese funding I'm skeptical of..
  23. Robert Hall
    Saw a black late model Range Rover Sport with huge custom wheels, a custom body kit and custom grille, no RR badging, only 'ASPIRE' across the hood. Googled it, apparently Aspire is a UK brand of Range Rover aftermarket customization. Sitting in a Walgreens parking lot, I guess even the local Ukranian gangster soccer moms go to the drugstore...
  24. Robert Hall
    Working out of the house with a 4x4 in the garage I usually don't even bother to shovel the driveway....but if it's not too bad out I'll shovel a path up the driveway to the front door so the USPS and Amazon can deliver...
  25. Robert Hall
    Neat how the oil, fuel and temp gauges are set in the lower half also. Reminds me of how the first generation of the modern Mini had the gauges in the big central dial.
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