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Re: My Car

Unread postby obixman » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 17:02:30

Fro me - a 2008 Smart car - about 40mpg, and handles like a go cart. Suspension is stiff, though.

My wife drives a Prius, 50mpg.
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Pholostan » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 17:35:26

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About 30 US MPG highway. On Ethanol ;)
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Re: My Car

Unread postby gnm » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 17:39:51

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('skeptik', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gnm', '
')It was perfect for hauling me and six of my closest friends... :-D

And the trunk was big enough to sleep two comfortably... 8)

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...and enough edge on that front fin to kill a pedestrian at 20mph by the look of it!


You better believe it. You should have seen the dash. It looked similar and was solid steel. No wimpy plastic covered foam in there! And lap belts only. Mine had a suicide knob which helped because the power steering was out. Really built the arms up. 8)

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Re: My Car

Unread postby frankthetank » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 17:42:28

2007 Ford Focus (auto). I've been getting a consistent 30mpg with all city driving (although i do drive like a grandpa). Lots of room, but still an overweight American car. I've had older Rangers, Escorts, a Prelude.

I should've bought a Prius or a Yaris...:(
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Zardoz » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 18:44:02

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gnm', '.')..And the trunk was big enough to sleep two comfortably...

Hell, a Vietnamese family could live in it. The trunks on those old Chryslers were awesome, weren't they? The word "cavernous" comes to mind. My dad had a couple of them from that vintage.
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Re: My Car

Unread postby centralstump » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 18:48:21

I drive an '07 Prius. YAY!
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My wife drives an '04 trailblazer. sniff.

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Re: My Car

Unread postby The_Toecutter » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 21:46:30

1996 Ford Contour with an automatic transmission(I wish it were a manual); it gets between 27-29 mpg driven normally on the highway at ~70 mph, and even got 35.17 mpg measured on a tank from Oklahoma to Missouri at a steady 55 mph on cruise control. MPG in the city driving like a jackass is around 20 mpg.

With some minor aerodynamic modifications, LRR tires, synthetic engine/transmission oil, and other tweaks, 35 mpg at 70 mph and 45 mpg at 55 mph might be doable.

I want a supercharger in it, but only after I implement the efficiency modifications.
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Laurasia » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 22:20:30

I drive a Mini and it gets 36.5 mpg in the city.
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Laurasia » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 22:23:30

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Laurasia', 'I') drive a Mini and it gets 36.5 mpg in the city.


...and I just realised I've been a member here for 4 years! H'm!
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Laurasia » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 22:25:29

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Laurasia', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Laurasia', 'I') drive a Mini and it gets 36.5 mpg in the city.


...and I just realised I've been a member here for 4 years! H'm!


and to keep this post on topic (i.e. cars) I can truthfully say it's been a wild ride!
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Jotapay » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 23:03:47

Cars are so 20th century! 1 person driving a 4-person vehicle???

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Re: My Car

Unread postby Revi » Thu 10 Jul 2008, 23:15:44

My car gets the equivalent of 250 mpg. It costs less than a penny a mile to run it. We've been working on it nonstop for about 2 weeks now. Here's the website:

www.sunnev.com

The new version is a lot better than the one in the video, but it gives you an idea of it.

We just have to bleed the brakes, install the solar panel, steering and the pickup bed...

I hope we have it ready tomorrow, because we're bringing it to the Solarfest in Vermont. Yes, we're trailering it.

We think it will be a great way to get around town. I'll take it to the dump and around town every day. That's going to cut our driving with gas cars a lot. I figure our fleet mileage will go up to around 100 mpg.
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Re: My Car

Unread postby KevO » Fri 11 Jul 2008, 03:19:47

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Laurasia', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Laurasia', 'I') drive a Mini and it gets 36.5 mpg in the city.


...and I just realised I've been a member here for 4 years! H'm!


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Re: My Car

Unread postby KevO » Fri 11 Jul 2008, 03:21:50

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', 'M')y car gets the equivalent of 250 mpg. It costs less than a penny a mile to run it. We've been working on it nonstop for about 2 weeks now. Here's the website:

www.sunnev.com

The new version is a lot better than the one in the video, but it gives you an idea of it.

We just have to bleed the brakes, install the solar panel, steering and the pickup bed...

I hope we have it ready tomorrow, because we're bringing it to the Solarfest in Vermont. Yes, we're trailering it.

We think it will be a great way to get around town. I'll take it to the dump and around town every day. That's going to cut our driving with gas cars a lot. I figure our fleet mileage will go up to around 100 mpg.


If I was in Vermont tomorrow I would have to go and see that. It looks fantastic.
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Pholostan » Fri 11 Jul 2008, 09:42:23

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('gnm', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('BigTex', '
')It was perfect for hauling me and six of my closest friends... :-D

And the trunk was big enough to sleep two comfortably... 8)

-G


I like big cars, especially a older american cars. Ford from the 50-ies or 60ies, old Chrysler and Dodge. Mmm. Ford Mustang from the sixties looks really nice as one of the smaller ones.

I would get one and convert it to ethanol. Seriously convert it with all efficiency modifications I know of. Would be lots of fun rebuilding. Might not afford to drive it much, but I'm more of a builder/tinkerer/experimenter anyways :-D
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Re: My Car

Unread postby yesplease » Fri 11 Jul 2008, 09:54:02

MK1 Golf diesel at about 65 miles per man sized gallon. ;)
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Re: My Car

Unread postby jdmartin » Fri 11 Jul 2008, 11:34:20

I drive a 95 Miata, ~32-36mpg highway depending on how I drive. Wife drives a 07 Ford Focus just like FranktheTank, about the same on the highway. I have an 01 Nissan Pathfinder 4x4 for the winter and occasional hauler that comes out on weekends, gets 15-18city, 18-22highway depending on how I drive and how much stuff is in it. I own the Miata and Pathfinder, will own the Focus by year's end. Miata is great because I can fix anything on that car in my garage by myself.
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Twilight » Fri 11 Jul 2008, 12:28:59

Here is my car.

I put my money where my mouth is and don't own one. Walkable towns with public transport is where we should be living, right?
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Grifter » Fri 11 Jul 2008, 12:32:42

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Twilight', '[')url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Magnum_Boot.gif]Here is my car.[/url]

I put my money where my mouth is and don't own one. Walkable towns with public transport is where we should be living, right?


Don't know how literally I should take that picture but wont you get weak ankles with suck sturdy boots like that?
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Re: My Car

Unread postby Twilight » Fri 11 Jul 2008, 13:07:35

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Grifter', 'D')on't know how literally I should take that picture but wont you get weak ankles with suck sturdy boots like that?

I mix it up to avoid becoming over-dependent. You need the ankle support and water resistance that goes with boots for walking open country. But I have trainers too, for everyday activities. Footwear for every occasion!

I avoid leather shoes though. The cheap stuff is horrible and one pair left me limping for half a year after only one month's wear. I made the mistake of ignoring the discomfort, thinking they would get worn in like every other pair, but they did not. At the higher end, quality can still be variable. I found you can spend well over £100 and still have a heel split and fall off, again after only one month. My suspicion is shoes are generally easier to make and are made by younger less skilled workers, so quality suffers. Also, the tread is often non-existent, which rules out many otherwise wearable shoes because of seasonal icy surface hazard. Some actually have a laminated lacquer-coated sole, which suggests the designer takes for granted that it will touch nothing but heated driveway and car pedals on the way to and from a wooden floored office.

I could go on. You learn more than you expect when you walk miles every day. The first thing a lot of people changing their living arrangements are going to figure out is the footwear they own now will survive concrete no better than it would survive mud.
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