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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    How about this for a bold move---one way to get more visibility for the Camaro would be to base the next one off of the Silverado. Great visibility and head room, big mirrors. Picture a Silverado cab with 2 longer doors, a back seat, a restyled front w/ sloping hood, and a trunk in place of the bed. V8, mount the Camaro IRS on a short wheelbase Silverado chassis... sit low w/ 2wd, make an AWD version available.
  2. Robert Hall
    Way cool. But GM doesn’t care, since they have 57 flavors of FWD/AWD transverse engine CUVs with despair gray interiors.
  3. Robert Hall
    Which is pretty close to the timelines of the 5th and 6th gen Camaros, and the current Mustang.
  4. Robert Hall
    Or the Bolt for comparison, Chevy to Chevy. With the Leaf, it would be 12 years. But again, who would keep something like a Leaf or i3 for over a decade? These are just lease appliances for 2-3 years...
  5. Robert Hall
    Yes, Or if you only drive 8000 miles/year like I do, it would only be 39 years with the Cruze or 14 years with my Jeep.
  6. Robert Hall
    I'm surprised GM would do this, they will need a RWD performance sports coupe for when the C7 goes away....(I suspect the C8 is going to be a total dud in the market, they will have to do something).
  7. Robert Hall
    What if the 7th gen would have been styled by the Silverado HD stylist? Give it some big truck touches like huge mirrors, large windows, etc. We will never know what could have been...
  8. Robert Hall
    The story is all over the usual automotive press and blog pages on the FB now...maybe GM is intentionally leaking this 3 years early to try and spur lagging sales.
  9. Robert Hall
    Maybe the Camaro will be reborn as an EV coupe CUV with styling cues from the 4th gen.
  10. Robert Hall
    As it was once before.
  11. Robert Hall
    I'm sure the name will return on a sporty FWD/transverse CUV.
  12. Robert Hall
    death black, and despair gray.
  13. Robert Hall
    They do look good stock without the cartoonish mods.
  14. Robert Hall
    I like the exterior color of that XT4, but the interior looks awfully drab and colorless.
  15. Robert Hall
    Beautiful weather this weekend...was out exploring some areas in the national park and metro parks nearby, on winding backroad was stuck behind a slow moving 2nd gen Honda Insight with the license plate 'Stimpy'. Not sure where Ren was. Saw a couple nice 60s Chevies--a dark blue w/ white stripes '69 Camaro SS, and a clean dark blue '68 Impala 2dr. Pics from yesterday...from an overlook over the Tinker's Creek Gorge and from the Tinker's Creek Tavern, overlooking said creek. Tacos and beer...nice afternoon.
  16. Robert Hall
    I never got the appeal of the lumpy humpy Merc customs. Ick.
  17. Robert Hall
    I'm sure the effort will result in a variety of products of different styles and price points..from cheaper Toyota and Subaru models to premium Lexus models. Similar to the approach GM, VWAG and others plan for their EVs--a platform for a common set of components (for the battery pack, motors and other dirty bits) with unique bodywork and interiors for different models...Ford and VW are in talks for the same sort of thing, I believe...
  18. Robert Hall
    They are still separate companies, though....Toyota only has a 16.5% stake in FHI.
  19. Robert Hall
    I don't see how it's different than any other shared platform JV project. Toyota is investing in the battery and electric motor development, Subaru is contributing the AWD parts it sounds like. No different from the 86/BRZ using a Subaru-developed engine or the Supra/Z4 using a BMW development engine. Each manufacturer in the JV invests in certain components. It is interesting to see Toyota finally getting on the BEV bandwagon, after years in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles.
  20. Robert Hall
    It's a shared platform between two manufacturers. Nothing new, happens all the time...like with Toyota and BMW on the Supra/Z4, or Toyota and Subaru w/ the 86/BRZ...except this time it's an EV platform instead of ICE.
  21. Robert Hall
    Yeah, that would fit the current trend of filling in the niches between subcompact and compact like GM is doing w/ the Trailblazer and Encore GX.
  22. Robert Hall
    Heh-heh..I haven't seen over 30 mpg in 30 years, since I drove a diesel Ford Escort that got 55 mpg. 20-25 is more than enough for me. I have the backup camera, but would like Android/Apple Play though.
  23. Robert Hall
    I like reliability, but couldn't imagine 30 mpg with a SUV... I'm content getting 20 or 25 on a road trip.
  24. Robert Hall
    I don't see myself buying new ever again....I plan to keep my CPO until 10 years or 100k then get another.
  25. Robert Hall
    BS....CPOs are a great deal....like my Jeep, I got a vehicle that new is over $40k for under $30k 3 years old w/ 25 miles in like new condition. I'd rather buy a 3yr old SUV w/ V6 than a new FWD 4cyl transverse engine shitbox at the same price.
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