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High mileage automobiles?
Re: High mileage automobiles?
by lawnchair » Tue 29 Apr 2008, 21:26:38
I am still pretty pleased with the fuel economy of my Corolla. I have exactly no concern about looks, acceleration, or machismo. Worst thing about it is to find your 12-year-old beige Corolla in a parking lot. A family friend is a Dodge/Chrysler dealer (and most of the vehicles in my family have been Mopar for that reason). I pointed out that Chrysler doesn't have a car on the lot now that gets even close to the economy of my '96 Corolla, while an '08 Corolla is even better than that. In fact, the smallest car they sell now doesn't get one whit better gas mileage than the Aries K-Car did when they stopped selling them 20 years ago. Sigh.
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Re: High mileage automobiles?
by drew » Tue 29 Apr 2008, 22:35:24
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'W')hat's out there right now and what's new for 2009?
I've been eyeing up the Yaris.
I've been eyeing up the Yaris.
Kid's GF has a Yaris and it gets phenomenal mileage. However the Corolla gets 1 mpg better mileage. It is a much roomier and practical car, but it isn't as cute.
Drew
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Re: High mileage automobiles?
by billbrasky2 » Tue 29 Apr 2008, 22:49:04
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('drew', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'W')hat's out there right now and what's new for 2009?
I've been eyeing up the Yaris.
I've been eyeing up the Yaris.
Kid's GF has a Yaris and it gets phenomenal mileage. However the Corolla gets 1 mpg better mileage. It is a much roomier and practical car, but it isn't as cute.
Drew
i currently drive a toyota echo i bought new in '02.
i put absurd highway miles on this car and it has been a champ.
totally reliable and even with 160k on the odometer,still gets 35+mpg.
when it finally falls apart, i'll buy a yaris or whatever "entry-level"
model toyota offers!
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Re: High mileage automobiles?
by FLAMEOUT » Wed 30 Apr 2008, 16:02:29
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('golem', '
')Now tell mi how a fella who has only 1 post knows me so vell eh?
')Now tell mi how a fella who has only 1 post knows me so vell eh?
Well, golem, you live at No 43 eh ??
Pity not 42, as that number is the answer to the universe.
Still, 43 will do, lets see ---------
43 is a Prime Number.
43 is a Centered Heptagonal Number.
43 is a Centered 14-gonal Number.
43 can be Partitioned 53174 ways.
43 can be Partitioned 22 times with each term no larger than 2.
43 can be Partitioned 176 times with each term no larger than 3.
43 can be Partitioned 764 times with each term no larger than 4.
43 is the number of sided 7-iamonds.
Along with atomic number 61, atomic number 43 is the only atomic number smaller than 84 who's Chemical Element (Technetium) is not stable.
It requires 43 muscles to frown.(Human)
There are 43 species of birds in Antarctica.
"The sriyantra ('great object') belongs to a class of devices used in meditation, mainly by those belonging to the Hindu tantric tradition. The diagram consists of nine interwoven isosceles triangles four point upwards, representing Sakti, the primordial female essence of dynamic energy, and five point downwards, representing Siva, the primordial male essence of static wisdom The triangles are ananged in such a way that they produce 43 subsidiary triangles."
Licor 43, also known as "Cuarenta Y Tres" (which means 43 in Spanish) is a liqueur made in Spain for over a thousand years, dating back to the time of the Carthaginians. It is a bright yellow color and derives its name from the fact that it is supposedly a mixture of 43 different ingredients.
There are 43 verses in the Old English epic poem Beowulf.
43 appears in the title of the historical British comedy show Hancock's Forty-Three Minutes
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States.
The Year 43 AD
In the year 43 AD the Romans invaded Britain.
In the year 43 AD London was founded as the Roman town of Londinium
In the year 43 AD Chinese armies conquered Annam (northern Vietnam).
Not bad for post No 2
No hard feelings, your posts are interesting.
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so tell me about 42 and the apparent answer to the universe...I thought one of the answers was 7/3?
