Robert Hall

Saw a blue gray Rivian truck and a dark red Kia Ev6 on I-77 this afternoon. Both really sharp. I like the rear ends on both.

The door window line resembles the regular Equinox more than the Blazer, IMO.

The Blazer looks sharp in that pic... wonder what the range will be.

You realize Tesla doesn't make any of that merchandise...just licensed the name and image to 3rd parties in China that make tchotchkes...

The 'Nox I drove last weekend seemed to have plenty of front seat shoulder and hip room..felt more open and spacious than my GC.

I would think that would have been a 6 speed? A 4spd auto would have been awfully outdated in 2017..that 2.4 was built in Tonawanda, NY according to Wikipedia...drove past an exit for Tonowanda on I-90 last weekend...IIRC, the '68 Camaro SS 396 my brother used to have had a Tonawanda decal on a valve cover. Perfect June weather yesterday, saw a variety of nice oldies out and about ...a gorgeous medium blue w/ black stripes '70 1/2 Camaro Z/28 with the short rear spoiler; a lime frost '65 Mustang convertible--top down, mint; a white w/ dark red interior early 80s Riviera convertible, top down, mint; a bright red '67 Camaro SS; and a very clean white '63 Impala 2dr.

Heard a similar tale at work... the Marketing Director at my company has a '15 Model S w/ 100k, bought a new Model Y as a family hauler last month.. over Memorial Day weekend while on vacation in Myrtle Beach it bricked itself. Had to rent a minivan to get back home.

Speaking of forgotten Fords, I've seen a couple Five Hundreds and a Montego lately...I can't recall when I last saw one of the modern Montegos (later renamed Sable, IIRC). I saw a clean Taurus X wagon on I-90 the other day.

Spring has been so rainy here in NE Ohio...the upside is all the rain produces green...lush green grass, trees, bushes. My yard looks great and the local parks (metro, county, state, and national) are beautifully green now. The downside is mud, mud, and more mud. Did I mention mud? I do love a climate w/ 4 distinct seasons as much as I truly, truly, deeply loathe deserts--may I never have to spend time in AZ or NV or any of those fecal dusty shitholes again... A couple pics from the National Park 10 min from my house..

I think of Seattle as a green and rainy tech hub, known for '90s grunge (I love Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, not much into Nirvana), home of Starbucks, historical home of Boeing.. I like it there..if I ever move back West, it's near the top of my list.

I think those tracks would all be on my 1987 playlist... as would many songs from 1994 through 2002, those were the years I drove the car the most...all over Michigan, Ohio and then in 1997 to Colorado... I haven't tried the CD player yet (I put a Sony single disc player in it in 1997 after the tape deck died). I have to get a new 'Michigan Engineering' decal for the rear window (had that there from grad school) and a Colorado logo plate for the front, since Ohio is now a 1 plate state... but first things first..need to get it checked out mechanically, get new tires, etc. I did find receipts and a window sticker for an oil change in 2018.

Yes. I think I need a 6 car garage. (Garage + barn).

Yeah, a lot of good memories with my 5.0. Been all over the country with it, had in Colorado for 7 years, road trips to Florida and Boston/Cape Cod, trips to Az, NM and Wyoming. It was the last fun car my Dad bought, and my first fun car. I want to save it and restore it along with my Dad’s ‘69 Mustang that he brought new. Got it out last week.

On today’s installment of #MudFarmLife, I came down and put a new battery in my Mustang, aired up the tires, it fired right up. Drove it out of the barn. Needs a new exhaust. Going to get it hauled to my mechanic and gone over. Hasn’t been on the road in maybe 7-8 years. I last drove it in 2013. 64k miles. I want to be able to drive it again and feel like it’s 1987….:)

Getting in and out because it sits so high (I need to get steps/rails), and she absolutely hates the seats on longer drives.. too narrow, too firm, can't get the seat low enough. Breaking her foot in 2020 has really impacted her mobility and flexibility...the Trax is very easy to slide in and out compared to the Jeep's high chairs. I've grown to loathe the seats myself--after driving 200 miles round trip several times a week lately, I've been getting a lot of back pain... the upper bolster in the seat feels like a knife in my spine after a while.. She and I agree my old Jeep ('00 Laredo) was much more comfortable..

Probably looking to trade the Jeep in the next two years... I try and stop every hour to hour and half..

Some metro area counties in Ohio have emissions checks, I get my Jeep tested every two years.

Too time consuming to stop and recharge on road trips compared to refueling, too few charging stations in areas where I travel frequently. Not going to find charging stations in rural Ohio anytime soon. It's going to be a while for range anxiety goes away for road trips in many parts of the US. With a gas engine, I never have to plan *when* to stop for gas because gas stations are ubiquitous. And since in a normal year, I drive so little during the week, any advantage of an EV has for commuting doesn't work for me. Interesting observation on I-90 on the NY thruway this weekend--gas stations at each service plaza/rest area on the thruway, but of the ones I stopped at I didn't see any EV charging stations, except for one with a single charging station.

The X1 is sized similar to the Trailblazer...

Was behind a Genesis GV80 for a while early Sunday morning and also saw it parked at a rest area on I-90. Really like the taillight signature at night, for some reason the lights at night remind me of something Pontiac would have had at some point in time...

Saw a couple Ford Mavericks on I-90 yesterday, first I’ve seen in the wild. A black one and a blue-gray one. Sharp little truck. Also saw a sharp early 90s Mustang LX 5.0 convertible, top down. White w/ a black interior.

Paul McCartney. Going to see Ringo Starr in Pittsburgh in a couple weeks, so I will have seen half of the Beatles. Was a lot of fun, though tired now from driving through the night getting home at 8 this morning..made for a lazy Sunday. I think I want to go back and a take a few days and explore the Finger Lakes region and Lake Ontario coast. I’ve been to Western and Central NY a few times in the past, love the greenery, hills and lakes. Went to Niagara Falls 20+ years ago, want to go back.

Had a good quick trip to Syracuse...left yesterday just before noon at got back at 8am this morning. The Paul McCartney concert was great...amazing to see a 79 year old sing and perform for almost 3 hours..his backing band was solid. Great laser show and pyrotechnics on ‘Live and Let Die’. The pre- and post-concert traffic was awful--huge crowds on a college campus and narrow streets.. (took 1 1/2 hrs to get from the U of Syracuse Carrier Dome back to where I'd parked the rental car).... about a 6 hr drive home on I-90. First time I'd drive a current-gen Equinox--a very pleasant CUV. Easy to get in and out of, easy to see out of, comfortable (the seats had plenty of adjustment, not-over bolstered, didn't pinch my back). Easy to use controls. The pano roof w/ power shade works nicely. Good on gas I think--made it from Cleveland to Syracuse (about 350 miles) on a little over 1/2 a tank. (Alas, no CD player or CarPlay but did use Sirius XM to listen to the Beatles channel. I'd rent another.

There is a auto resto shop in Navarre, Oh (a small town just south of Massillon) I drive by often that has a 1/2 dozen or more Edsels in various conditions on their lot, along w/ some late 50s Continentals, Galaxies, etc.

Picked up from Hertz for the weekend trip. Equinox LT AWD w/ a Florida plate. Did that because my sister hates long trips in my Jeep and I find her Trax too small. Did a brief local drive, seems comfortable. Seems like the seats are wider and more hiproom than my Jeep. Huge pano sunroof.