Robert Hall

It could be anything..nothing about those spy photos really indicates it's a Toyota..though what you can see of the grille through the disguise and wheels look Toyota like. I expect the next Tundra will look a lot like the Tacoma, just bigger. That one undisguised pic is of a 4Runner rear end, anyway.

I put straight 85 in my Mustang and Jeep and 91 in the M3.

Hmmm..the front end has strong Phaeton styling cues...(headlights, grille). I see some IS in the roofline.. The headlights are a definite improvement over the blobby headlights of the current LS, IMHO..

DTC... (the 'S' in DTS is sedan). STC for a STS coupe, CTC for a CTS coupe, etc..

Yeah, those all-gray interiors suck...they should be allowed only for rental cars. :) The Passats I've seen with a two-tone tan/charcoal interior with wood look very nice, IMHO.

Sometime in the '60s I think for driver's side. There were cars sold into the '80s without passenger side mirrors. I couldn't imagine driving a car without side mirrors. I've driven some old cars with only a driver's side mirror, and it felt very awkward...

I don't care for the front end, but I do like the profile and esp. the rear... looking forward to seeing it person..

The round taillights have been a Skyline tradition for years.

Heh-heh...maybe they can put a Camaro on the TB chassis to pacify all the BOF fans.. wait, they already tried that with the SSR..sort of.:)

Yeah..probably something like how the next Escape will look..

True, fattest nation on earth...and the Prius is cheap--$20k or so. It's a no more than the usual mainstream family sedan (Camry).

I don't keep track of fuel mileage, but I know roughly the odo mileage---'00 Grand Cherokee, ~67k miles, '96 BMW M3, ~55k miles, '87 Mustang GT ~64k miles.

I've seen lots of GCs on my trips to Europe..in London, Paris, Rome, Milan...mostly silver and dark blue. It's nice to see my daily driver in a non-familiar context. What's funny is that they look fairly compact in the States but on narrow streets of London or a twisty Italian road, they look huge! (Tahoes look even bigger..I saw a few in Italy and France). It's also interesting the difference in vehicle placement and perception in different markets..the GC is kind of a luxury niche product like a Land Rover in Europe while they are totally mainstream here. I've seen a few Cherokees and Wranglers also, but generally more GCs in Europe.

Yeah, she's aged well...she was great at the Live 8 show, I thought. I'll take Madonna anyday over today's lightweight youth popsters (Britney Spears, etc..). (Then again, I was a teenager of the '80s, so I have a fondness for '80s music and musicians)...

I hate most of GM's '80s and '90s interiors, but at least they usually had more colors than gray and tan. Pontiac interiors, esp. seemed overdone with hundreds of tiny buttons.. :) My favorite '90s GM interiors were the Cadillacs, esp. the Eldorado and Seville...also the Aurora and the last Riviera... I like the C6 interior, but the '80s C4 blocky dash with digital crap was hideous, IMHO...

Yeah...I was having an internal debate with myself about a large luxury sedan or sports coupe when I bought the M3.....(I had a Mustang GT and a Bronco daily driver then). I had been thinking about it for a year and was engaged then...then broke up and treated myself to a BMW.. :) When I bought the Jeep, I was thinking large FWD luxury sedan, AWD sports sedan (A4), or SUV (my Bronco was dying) for a daily driver...I ended up going with a loaded Grand Cherokee, so I could get some luxury with the SUV capability and practicality for a daily driver..

Well, different strokes for different folks, as they say... when I was 28, I bought a then-2yr old BMW M3... but I had come very close to buying an Aurora or a 2yr old Caddy STS at the time, believe it or not...thought seriously about an STS again when I was 30 but bought a Grand Cherokee instead.

I saw an Envoy XUV tonight....maybe only the second one I've seen outside of a new car show.

A few years ago, Navigators were the popular SUV with pro footballers (soccer players) and rappers in the UK... I've read that the Escalade is replaced the Navigator as the bling-bling wagon of choice... I saw two Escalades and 5 Navigators (2 were stretch limos) the last time I was in London...and a 1/2 dozen or so Tahoes in Italy.

I'm all for full access to healthcare...why should someone be denied healthcare because they can't afford it? It's a basic human right, IMHO..

Yes, along with dozens of baby cows for their leather. And some endangered species..

The blue convertible is an Astra (or Tigra?)..not sure what the red car is..a Brazilian Vectra, maybe (note the wide plates). Maybe the silver car is a Chinese Buick or Holden.

Back in '02, I saw 2 Commodores and a Monaro (all RHD with Michigan Mfgr plates) up close in a Borders bookstore parking lot in the Denver area.. all were dark gray with Holden badging..it was pretty cool..probably testing prototypes for the GTO then.

Remember the LaCrosse show car from a few years ago? Now that was a hell of a Buick...loved that design...

Both...not old enough and most are throwaway... there are certainly some that are worthwhile, but IMHO most mainstream cars from the mid-70s through today are just transportation appliances..