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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    They are just doing what they can to reach more consumers, and people are really into premium brand crossovers today, regardless of whether they are FWD or RWD based. Cadillac should get an XT3 out also...
  2. Robert Hall
    Depends on where you enjoy driving. Stop light to stop light 'cruising' is beyond boring to me, winding, hilly backroads and twisty mountain roads are what is fun driving to me. (i.e. the back roads of Ohio and Colorado, for example--places I've done a lot of driving in the past). No driving enthusiast would compare a shitbox like a Cavalier with a 3-series. G-bodies were RWD, but they were old school w/ BOF and solid rear axles--not the stuff of handling prowess. (I'm sure an '80s Monte SS or Buick GN would be fun on a drag strip, though)
  3. Robert Hall
    Yeah, they were probably decent handling...much bigger car, though.
  4. Robert Hall
    Because Audi, BMW, Lexus and Infiniti are also. Compact premium crossovers are a growth segment, and it's available in 7 seat form.
  5. Robert Hall
    Styling was never the main goal of BMW products in the past, it was all about the driving experience. I'm pretty sure a '70s BMW 2002 would be way more fun to drive on a winding mountain road than any '70s Chevy. As far as the 80s, I couldn't imagine a Cavalier, Chevette or Citation would be pleasant to drive in any context.
  6. Robert Hall
    I guess by making the engine compartment look like a normal ICE CUV helps make it less strange like other EVs. And the EQC and Etron are both based on normal CUV platforms, not dedicated EV platforms.
  7. Robert Hall
    You sure it's not that you hate BMW drivers? The stereotype is they tend be pricks and assholes. Have you driven any? The cars often drive very nicely, esp. the older ones before they became too mainstream. I enjoyed the E36 M3 I had, and I've driven friends' E46 3-series and E39 540i sedan, and a Z3...all were very nice to drive, great steering feel, manual transmissions, good handling. Also driven an E38 740i and it was fast and smooth, great steering feel and handling for a full sizer.
  8. Robert Hall
    I think 100 is the baseline of 1827. So 'VIII Trumps Tarriffs' is roughly 30% of the 1827 level, 'Smoot-Hawley' just under 50%, etc.
  9. Robert Hall
    No, no GLB selling anywhere yet. It's international debut was yesterday in SLC. I think that pic was just speculative fiction.
  10. Robert Hall
    I don't think there is a 2019. There is a concept vehicle that was shown at the Shanghai show in April, pictured here in another thread. This is the production model.
  11. Robert Hall
    Just another generic econobox CUV. Nothing significant.
  12. Robert Hall
    Looks a lot like the concept that was shown recently. That side window profile reminds me of a mini-me version of the MKT.
  13. Robert Hall
    Regardless of political party, Washington doesn't run on 'morals' but $$$$. It's all about what companies/organizations own what politicians through lobbyists and donations.
  14. Robert Hall
    The Cherokee gets that engine for 2019, but with the ZF 9spd auto.
  15. Robert Hall
    They don’t use that transmission in any of the FWD/transverse engine models.
  16. Robert Hall
    JL Wrangler has a ZF 8spd w/ the 2.0T. I've seen rumors the next gen GC may get this combo as the base powertrain.
  17. Robert Hall
    Built on a Monday after a holiday weekend when the QA people were hung over? Or on a Friday before a holiday weekend when everyone wanted to get out...
  18. Robert Hall
    That pic of an E-body assembly line made me wonder—on an assembly line of multiple models, did the wrong interior ever get installed in a car (like an Eldorado interior in a Toronado).
  19. Robert Hall
    He'll probably demand a Nobel prize for it.
  20. Robert Hall

    Car Color Game

    Robert Hall replied to ykX's topic in The Lounge

    In the spirit of 'the' I can add this...2019 colors not extensive for the CT6, but I like this blue gray..'shadow'.
  21. Robert Hall

    Car Color Game

    Robert Hall replied to ykX's topic in The Lounge

    Note that it says 'a PREVIOUS poster', not 'the PREVIOUS poster'. So the Mustang is definitely from a previous post.
  22. Robert Hall

    Car Color Game

    Robert Hall replied to ykX's topic in The Lounge

    ? Note that it says 'a PREVIOUS poster', not 'the PREVIOUS poster'. So the Mustang is definitely from a previous post.
  23. Robert Hall

    Car Color Game

    Robert Hall replied to ykX's topic in The Lounge

    2019 Mustang Bullitt in Highland Green. 2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack in F8 green.
  24. Robert Hall
    Took a drive yesterday out into an area I hadn't been before (Norwalk and Milan, Ohio), saw a variety of interesting older cars..several 30s Model A hot rods rolling along (must have been a car show they were coming from/going to) , a sharp modded dark blue '68-72 Nova w/ an outlaw style hood, a pair of early 60s Studebaker 4drs in front of an old, closed gas station, a clean blue '64 Olds Cutlass 2dr ht, and a sharp white '73 Mustang convertible. Visited the Thomas Edison childhood home and museum in Milan, Ohio...neat little town w/ several museums. Then went up to Marblehead Lighthouse (been there several times) and out to East Harbor State Park and Beach in Marblehead--very windy and blustery on Lake Erie yesterday, but sunny. Saw a clean white '66 Impala 2dr ht near the beach. Ended the day at Firelands Winery in Sandusky for wine tasting...picked up a few bottles for the stash. Didn't see anything too interesting in the parking lot, though. https://www.firelandswinery.com
  25. Robert Hall
    They have tried being an international product and sell abroad for years now, but it just doesn't seem to work.
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