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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Prices do vary depending on who is selling, but they are still fixed at a specific point in time and vendor..i.e. I don't go in the Apple store and haggle, or go on Amazon and haggle. It's not a flea market...
  2. Robert Hall
    Yes, I have no interest in dealing with the obsolete business model of random pricing and dealerships with idiotic sales drones.. But we would still need some sort of service centers (though cars today require much less maintenance than in ancient times).
  3. Robert Hall
    Yep...and more and more coming all the time..
  4. Robert Hall
    Crowded market of premium CUVs...
  5. Robert Hall
    Yeah, the glib and glic are within an inch of each other in length. So the X1 is between the glah and glib in dimensions..
  6. Robert Hall
    Closer to the GLB in size, I think...the X3 is the GLC competitor I think.
  7. Robert Hall
    Not much seen yet this month, but this pic popped up in my FB timeline--my Jeep in my carport in Phoenix, as I was packing up 5 years ago today. That was the day I left the desert void for good...starting a 2100 mile drive to Ohio that evening. All in all, I've enjoyed life in green, rainy NE Ohio way more than desert life.
  8. Robert Hall
    At 170k, the engine was running fine, but the transmission was slipping, the steering wheel clock spring was broken (the airbag light would come on and buzz on left turns), the power windows worked intermittently, etc...it was tired when I traded it on the '14. Didn't want to risk driving it cross country when I moved from AZ to OH. Which coincidentally, that 2100 mile road trip started 5 years ago today...
  9. Robert Hall
    Last year with the inline 6 in the Grand Cherokee was 2004. It was last available in the Wrangler in 2006 I think. I put 170k on my '00 GC w/ the 4.0 6, it was a good engine..really never had any engine issues beyond a persistent small oil leak..it was the electronics that were headaches as it aged...put 170k on it in almost 17 years of driving.
  10. Robert Hall
    I'm neutral on EVs, but EV-curious... EVs exist, ICE vehicles exist. Reality is complex. I know in my current reality context, a pure EV probably wouldn't work well for me. A PHEV could work, though. Would I buy an EV in a year? In 5 years? I don't know.
  11. Robert Hall
    Today's photos from #MudFarmLife. My Mom's '68 Cougar should clean up nicely, along w/ my brother's '69 Fairlane. The '82 Mustang GT has no brakes. The red and white '68 Cougar XR-7 needs a thorough cleaning. Going to get my '87 Mustang GT out next week. My brother's ;'89 Bronco II was a pain to get out of the barn, they didn't want to pull it from the rear as the rear frame was quite rusty and the gas tank was falling off. And last, my Dad's breen (firethorn bronze, though it was originally Lime Frost green) '67 Cougar will take a lot of work to get out of the barn...been off the road since 1985. That's it for this week, taking next week off from work and will be down there back at it again..still a lot of work w/ the house and buildings. The mechanics will be working on getting the cars running that can be fixed..
  12. Robert Hall
    Yeah, she's going along..we are going to see Paul McCartney in concert (closest stop on his Got Back tour). Should be fun and a change of scenery.
  13. Robert Hall
    ^nice. It’s like August here in NE Ohio. Was 91 and humid yesterday. #MudFarmLife Going to be cooler this weekend, though. Driving up to Syracuse, NY for the weekend.
  14. Robert Hall
    I've never been to Houston, but my sister has worked on a couple of projects there, said it had some of the worst drivers that she had seen and saw people racing near the airport..had a road rager following her once coming out of the airport, evaded them in a rental Charger.. she's worked and driven in Boston, Chicago, LA, SF Bay Area, Seattle/Redmond, Dallas, and many smaller places, found Houston to be the worst. And the Fords are rusty, broken and filthy inside and out. One does run (the '09 Ranger on the far right).
  15. Robert Hall
    Also on #MudFarmLife today…Frank Martin’s ride has seen better days…
  16. Robert Hall
    I pack my Jeep from behind the front seats to the tailgate to the roof inside several times a week lately. I can't think of a sedan as practical for my current use case. And the 4WD w/ 4 wheel low, mud setting, hill descent control and ground clearance get used every time I'm at the Mud Farm.. A FWD appliance sedan wouldn't cut it out there.. I've been driving SUVs for almost 28 years, so I guess that is what I'm used to as far as daily drivers. I've been happy w/ JGCs for 22 years. #MudFarmLife
  17. Robert Hall
    This afternoon on Mud Farm Life. One of these is not like the others..
  18. Robert Hall
    ^ Don't care for the wicker basket grille on some recent Camaros..
  19. Robert Hall
    Not an Impala SS, looks like it was a Caprice wagon that had the back roof removed.
  20. Robert Hall
    Saw a sharp rumbly Chevelle today similar to what David saw above, with a big cowl hood and big wheels and tires..was a bright red '69. One odd sighting was a burnt out '70s VW Beetle cabriolet on the side of a freeway off ramp. On my street this evening saw a sharp taupe mid '80s Olds Cutlass Supreme 2dr w/ the T-tops (off). Drove past a farm out in the country that had an eclectic mix of dead yard cars sitting w/ grass growing up high around them near a barn--an older gray Mercedes ML AMG SUV, a silver Honda S2000, a gray BMW Z3 roadster, a mid 00s tan Lincoln Town Car, and a pale blue late 50s Chevy pickup w/ stake bed...
  21. Robert Hall
    I like the new Z, never cared for the 370. I liked the 350. My favorite Z is still the 90s 300ZX. Alas, the rest of Nissan's current US lineup is mostly lame appliances w/ CVTs...
  22. Robert Hall
    I'll forever be a Golden State fan and tourist...love the beaches in the San Diego/San Diego County and Orange County areas, the wine country, Highway 1, the California Dream mythology. The car culture, the computer geek culture is unmatched. I've enjoyed my visits to LA and SF, have had several job offers in the Bay Area in the past. Loved going to Rennsport Reunion at Laguna Seca, the Festival of Speed at Coronado Island, Indy Car races at Fontana, Long Beach and Infinion Raceway..should have moved to the Bay Area 25 years ago when I first had the opportunity... But it's become so expensive that the cost of living is hard to justify, even w/ the higher salaries.. ($150k/yr in Cleveland goes a lot farther than $250k in SF/SJ). Some of my favorite California/LA-themed songs.. Randy Newman 'I Love LA' And the whole 'To Live and Die in LA' soundtrack by Wang Chung, from the excellent William Freidkin film of the same title. And Dr Dre's and Tupac's excellent 'California Love'.
  23. Robert Hall
    I guess the 'middle ground' is where the Tiguan fits in. At this rate, the Accord, Altima and Camry will be the last midsize family sedans available.
  24. Robert Hall
    I suspect the Arteon will be gone soon also..I read they only sold 47 or so in the first quarter of 2022 in the US.
  25. Robert Hall
    What is always fun also is the random pain-- climbing a flight of 4 steps and suddenly shooting pain in my right knee... or sneezing and getting sharp pain in my hip. Or getting out of my Jeep after driving two hours and having to hang on to the door to stand up. And I have a history of very little exercise and spending way too many hours in a cubicle. I'm trying to walk a lot more, get some exercise and keep my mind sharp so I don't end up like Captain Pike or an eggplant. I fear cognitive decline more than physical over all though. I don't want to end up a schizophrenic with dementia--several examples in my family.
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