Robert Hall

Yeah, with working from home some weeks I don’t drive at all Monday-Thursday. Or I drive a few miles some days. I think my sister’s hooptie STS uses premium. I drive it occasionally to keep the battery strong and the tires round.

Reality is complex. Everyone’s use case is different. I fill up when it’s down to 1/4 or 1/8th of a tank. Maybe every 2 to 2 1/2 weeks, more often in summer. About $60 or so. It is what it is. The Jeep is fine on 87.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-Hydramatic_180 Interesting detail is in most markets, it was used in small RWD 4 cyl models (like the Chevette or Fiat 124), but Holden put it in larger 6-cyl (and maybe V8) models.. Looks like they are still in use, in those funky little Grumman postal trucks that I see skittering around..

Odd...I would have expected Mitsubishi near the bottom rather than the top...

Makes sense in Sunnyvale, though..heart of Silicon Valley. I bet it's a different story at rural Ford dealers in East Dullfield, Indiana or Shitstain, Alabama..

Toyota has a similar color currently, maybe a bit darker. That tan reminds me of a color Ford used in the 80s, as a solid and as part of a two tone. I remember F series in tan and a brick red, tan and green, etc.

It's not a rebadge, totally different platform. This is on a RWD platform..

Terriers are often that way... my pack follows me around the house like an entourage, can't go to the bathroom or watch TV without them being close.

Surprised to see the Escalade and Canyon/Colorado way down there...I wonder if there are a few specific common trouble areas with those... no surprise about Land Rover; they've been known for poor reliability for decades...

I think so..it's weird, but the lower the CR score, the more troublesome I think...Alfa, Land Rover and Fiat are down there, they are traditionally known for unreliability...

Oh yeah... I-40 from Flag to OKC is pretty flat and straight, that's where I got my best mileage...

That's good mileage...on my trip had my Jeep pretty loaded, couldn't see out the back window. I averaged 22-26, even saw a 28 average at one point (on I-40 across Texas and Oklahoma, flat). Not bad for a 3.6 V6/8 spd auto and 5000+ lbs..

The exterior images are so vague and without detail that it looks like a mid size-ish crossover with a sleek roofline .. the taillight makes me think Dodge.

Nice...reminds me of my drive from Phoenix to Cleveland (2100 miles) w/ 6 dogs in June 2017 in my '14 Grand Cherokee. Did it in about 50 hours straight through (about 5 hrs of stops for gas, food, getting the dogs out, dozing). I-40 was so boring going across the void... I'll never do a drive like that again without stopping to stay in a hotel for a full nights sleep each day. It was physically and mentally exhausting. My sister is currently on a 1200 mile drive from Cleveland to West Palm Beach, Florida for a 4 month contract gig down there (she's done with the weekly flying for work, just too worn out from it).

I like the lighting treatment... a clean and subtle design, even with the large grille.

That said, I do still have a lot of print books and magazines. Subscribed to multiple car magazines in print for decades before switching to digital editions. I used to buy heavy $50-75 soft bound books to learn specific software technologies before switching to PDF editions. I do miss strolling through computer bookstores ( RIP Computer Literacy, Englewood, Co) and physical bookstores (B&N is still around, but I was a long time Borders customer)....

Interesting..didn't realize encyclopedias still existed...good to know they have a digital edition. I love reading and learning, but have long moved beyond the need for paper..

I look back on the late 90s as a period of adventure and growth with good and bad memories..I was in my late 20s, it was the end of my PhD dream/nightmare, breaking it off w/ my fiancee, moving from Michigan to Colorado, the beginning of my corporate career, the death of my father...all in a span of about 30 months from mid 97 to late 99... followed by the early 00s with a period of career growth and adventure in startup companies (that both failed), my first experiences at consulting, etc.. Looking forward to what the next decade brings..

Yes, a decade is 10 years...so 2000-2009 and 2010-2019 are two separate decades, at least in this reality. It is fascinating to realize that we are two decades into this century, and that 1999 was over 20 years ago...the last 20 years feel like they have gone by fast...

For my usual use cases, I find Wikipedia quite useful. It's definitely lacking in detail on certain subjects and I've seen factual errors. But I don't have to go to a library and dig through encyclopedias or specialized books when I need to quickly find facts like the wheelbase of a 463 series G-wagen, Robin Trower's discography after 1973, the engine choices on an '89 Regal, facts about the towns on Lake Constance, or the county seat of Knox County, Oh...

Wikipedia usually does that starting around Giving Tuesday (Tuesday after Thanksgiving) every year... I usually drop them $20 or so every year as they are a great resource I use everyday... I don't really get any email from them the rest of the year.

I read that the 88 had only the 125hp Chevy 2.8 V6, ‘89 gained the 3.1 as an option, the 3.8 added as an option in ‘90. Pretty disappointing after the turbo V6 Regal era. These did have neat dash designs, though.

Nice..those were a 2 year only model with the whale Caprice body, '91-92.

Sharp Flex @surreal1272. Always liked them because they are so distinctive looking...kind of a modern traditional station wagon form in a world of CUVs.

My ‘14 Grand Cherokee has 20s, and I’ve been happy with the Michelin Defenders I put on it a couple years ago. Been very good the last 3 winters. Beautiful weather today, 65 degrees. Took a drive up the coast this afternoon to a beach and stopped at several parks along the coast on the way home.