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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    The Volvo P1800 w/ the definition is what would be considered truly a coupe by the old definition. Short roof, small back seat area. The Coupe de Ville was a 2dr sedan after they stopped building hardtops. In some eras, cars had coupe versions at the same time they had other 2dr versions...like the '40s cars--the coupes were 2drs with short roofs, often without a backseat. The 2dr sedan had a longer roof w/ a backseat. The '40 Ford or '49 Ford are a good examples. As far as modern '4dr coupes' and coupe SUVs, well, that's marketing...they are expanding the meaning of coupe.
  2. Robert Hall
    June is OK, IIRC from when I lived there..July and August were hot and humid. The 3 years I lived there, I spent a lot of time in air-conditioned offices and labs (grad school)...the thing I remember most about summer was going to the beaches up on Lake Huron..very nice.
  3. Robert Hall
    I'd consider going if it were in October or June....both nice months in Michigan. I have no interest in going to Detroit in January. (I went to the NAIAS in '95-97 because I lived nearby in Ann Arbor).
  4. Robert Hall
    Yes, coal is filthy and hazardous to people and the environment. An obsolete fuel that should have no future.
  5. Robert Hall
    Is filing design patents for car styling a relatively new thing? Wasn't really familiar w/ this going on..
  6. Robert Hall
    Just your opinion...you are negative about anything that isn't Murican. I've been in an 80s SL, it was fine, albeit a bit dated (early 70s design). Certainly nicer inside than the dreadful Fisher-Price C4 Corvette interior (the only 2 seat convertible GM had in the mid 80s).
  7. Robert Hall
    Nonsense. That's just your biased opinion. The SL has always been considered a luxury car.
  8. Robert Hall
    Instead of a trendy niche model, this could be the opportunity to go back to the Beetle's roots as a cheap 'people's car'.... 'das elektrisch volks wagen'
  9. Robert Hall
    It's funny, when I was young 20-30 years ago, tats seemed to only be for outlaws, felons and sleazoids. But then they became totally mainstream...I've worked with consultants and IT managers with full sleeve tats... As far as 2018 movies, I realized I haven't seen any new releases this year...mostly just been streaming UK and Scandinavian TV shows...along w/ a few US streaming shows ('Bosch','Goliath', 'Silicon Valley', 'Divorce', 'Barry')...looking forward to the next season of 'Better Call Saul' soon. The last movies I saw in a theatre were last year--'Baby Driver', 'Blade Runner 2049', and 'The Last Jedi'.
  10. Robert Hall
    Interesting... the stepped decklid area reminds me of the BMW 6 series from about 12 years ago..the roof shape is similar to the Mustang, with a Lexus RC-ish side window treatment. What's up with the deep scoops in the taillight area?
  11. Robert Hall
    As far as 1960 Mopies, I like how the '60 Chrysler and DeSoto turned out...fins starting in the doors. The Dodges and Plymouths were less attractive IMO....and '61 brought the horrific Plymouth front and weird reverse fin Dodges.
  12. Robert Hall
    A Ridgeline style pickup based off the GLE or GLS would be interesting for Mercedes, likewise something like that for Jeep off the GC.
  13. Robert Hall
    Probably partially...but spring/summer is prime sports car season....the gathering clouds of recession may be spooking some buyers, since sports cars are very much a discretionary purchase..
  14. Robert Hall
    True, but I couldn't care less about the bulk of society, though...;)
  15. Robert Hall
    I would consider the GC an SUV since it is a RWD/AWD platform rather than a FWD/AWD transverse engine platform like CUVs tend to be.
  16. Robert Hall
    Funny how the Desoto has a fin on the decklid. (or I wonder if that is a full-length one on the driver's side for comparison). I'm surprised automakers didn't add center fins to decklids or roof fins.
  17. Robert Hall
    Not always. Some SUVs are on SUV-specific platforms. Like the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee. Neither truck nor car based.
  18. Robert Hall
    Oddly, Journey sales were up substantially, Caravan sales flat but solid, and they even sold 1 Avenger in June...wow...a new Avenger still on a lot 4 years after it was discontinued.
  19. Robert Hall
    Chicago style (thick crust) can be good, but that's knife and fork pizza. Once I while I liked the Lou Malnati's pizza near me in Phoenix. IIRC, the pizza I had in Italy (from restaurants in Naples and street carts in Rome, etc) was excellent...
  20. Robert Hall
    Mixed bag..most volume brands up, some strongly up....some luxury brands sharply down, some up slightly.
  21. Robert Hall
    Anytime I've had pizza where it's claimed to be 'NY style' I find it way too greasy. I do like thin crust though. I'm not sure if there is such a thing as 'Cleveland style', but I like the local chain Antonios quite a bit..
  22. Robert Hall
    I have more problems w/ Edge than other browsers on my work websites I do development on. Mostly weird css formatting and Javascript issues.
  23. Robert Hall
    No problem..just reporting what we see. The joy of software configuration... trying to get websites looking and working consistently on different browsers and mobile is one of my biggest headaches as a developer (though I have UI guys I work with that I defer that to so I can focus on the internals and back end integration).
  24. Robert Hall
    I'm not blocking ads, and it looks pretty screwed up in terms of white space and formatting. Looks worse on Safari than on Chrome.
  25. Robert Hall
    I was able to leave a comment on the Mazda sales thread. i've noticed a lot of other wierdness this week, like the 'Unread' and 'Mark Site as Read' links waaaay off to the right (have to scroll to see them) and ads appearing in odd spots.
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