sr71gn Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 6/26/2017 at 4:00 PM, Guest said: This thread looks very much like the American Car show. Have you Americans noticed that driving your cars in the U.S. is nowadays more expensive than our driving in Europe? Your petrol price is pretty cheap, but as your cars consume three times as much petrol as ours, the total bill is bigger. Last time in the U.S./Canada we rented a Lincoln SUV for the Rocky Mountains tour and we had to fill the tank every day as it consumed over 12 litres per 100 km (sorry, I cannot use your strange units of measure). My Mercedes-Benz A CDI model consumes 4.2 litres per 100 km (98 g CO2 per km), my wife´s Volvo V40 D2 consumes 3.8 litres (82 g CO2). After that U.S. trip I understood why the American cars don´t sell in Europe and why Detroit is a dead city. And it is very true, the best way to diminish the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions would be to double the petrol price in the U.S. But that will never happen during Trump, the advocate for fossile fuels and global warming. Thank God for President Trump-He made us energy independent and fossil fuels will be fueling us for at least 50 more years --I dont care about gas mileage and dont care to be driving a horse and buggy--my car has 650 hp and still gets 22 mpg--top speed is 215 mph --In 1974 you energy freaks were saying we were going into an ice age--Then Al Gore was saying we would be under water by now-- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foamy T. Squirrel Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I sense we're getting political here. I just bought a Honda Clarity, which is a plug-in hybrid. It's mostly used for local driving per day, and charges at night. I didn't buy it to save the earth. I bought it because I liked the car, it was a good price. It averages about 198 mpg (I think that's 85 Kpl, but then again, squirrels don't do math on Mondays). My local driving needs cost me $1.75 per KwH when I charge it. I just liked the car and the features. I had some other choices. The key is that I have choices, all of which I must consider according to my needs and market availability. I had a friend. She was so happy about buying the most classic socialist car that ever appeared in the US -- she bought a Yugo, a new one. It died 3 weeks later, but if she had kept it in the box it would be worth big money to collectors now days. Chevy Volts (and later Bolts) are still very popular here, but they are no longer made. Mostly, around my town I see mostly Toyota Prius cars, Honda Accord hybrids, and one hell of a lot of Teslas. Either a free market will decide the most cost effective solution for a car, or the government will produce a very fine Yugo knock-off that lasts 3 weeks. I vote for the former; not the latter. We all have different driving considerations. And damn, I need a Ford 250. Or, depending upon traffic, maybe a used Soviet-made T-34 would come in handy when navigating through LA or Frisco... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG 150 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 The most common thing around here is a Ford/Chebby/Dodge it, pickemuptruck, sitting 6 feet off of the ground. The next thing is a Tesla, being as Musk gives them to just about every NASA exec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy1089 Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA250 4matic. I spend a lot of time in the Smoky Mountains and it handles paved mountain roads and trails like a charm. It's even forded mountain streams. Then gets on the expressway home and cruises 80 like a luxury sport sedan. All the while getting in the 30's for gas mileage. It's done the "Tail of the Dragon" a few times and surprised some sports car drivers. Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap – Motorcycle and sport car tourism serving Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, Cherohala Skyway, Moonshiner28, Devils Triangle, Diamondback, Blue Ridge Parkway, and more. TAILOFTHEDRAGON.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr71gn Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, FelixTheCat said: Think I spotted you today. Unless they made a bunch like this. Is the back all black? No the two big black stripes continue down the back but both sides around the tail lights are white--Did you see it in Ohio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr71gn Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 minute ago, FelixTheCat said: Nope Sacramento. This one had a full black tail. Looked pretty cool actually. I will be in Columbus in a few weeks though. Definitely wasnt me then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPYING 1 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I like driving my SUPER DUTY, and don't cut me off cause you'll be in a smog cloud😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMY SNIPER Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 4 hours ago, SPYING 1 said: I like driving my SUPER DUTY, and don't cut me off cause you'll be in a smog cloud😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPYING 1 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 3:41 AM, ARMY SNIPER said: Just like my truck 🛻 but the new trucks won't be able to roll coal like that anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG 150 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Why not? It's just a computer setting in the ECM. Advance the timing, increase the rail pressure and block the wastegate on the turbo. DISCLAIMER: This answer is not intended for those that have no knowledge of the Power Stoke, Cummins, IH, or Banks diesels in the modern American made pick up trucks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPYING 1 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/10/2021 at 6:04 PM, TBG 150 said: Why not? It's just a computer setting in the ECM. Advance the timing, increase the rail pressure and block the wastegate on the turbo. DISCLAIMER: This answer is not intended for those that have no knowledge of the Power Stoke, Cummins, IH, or Banks diesels in the modern American made pick up trucks. Diesel-Powered Ford Mustang Gets Giant Twin Turbos, Goes to Drive-Thru - autoevolution WWW.AUTOEVOLUTION.COM In California, every street has a bunch of Prius hybrids and Tesla EVs. But over in Kansas, where... I wouldn't mine having this Mustang 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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