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| pete-stevers |
 Feb 25 2010, 12:38 PM
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Given todays economic climate, possible scaricity of fuel, and of course just the raw challenge of building a car with high mpg,
we should have a thread on cars of this nature, in production,prototypes,homebuilts, concepts and pictures. ( I wish i had the time and energy to build a car with a sub 1 litre engine, and maybe one day i will) but lets keep it to combustion power, for now |
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| Brett W |
Feb 25 2010, 01:46 PM
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Can't tow 16K lbs with a 1.4litre toy. Don't want to drive 2000 miles in a trip in a beer can. Don't want to get flattened by soccer mom in suburban. This is America. Free market determined they want cars you can fit several people in and gas mileage be damned. In Europe the government decided what would be sold. The rich didn't want the average Joe riding around in a big car possibly upstaging them. That would be bad.
I have nothing against ultra efficient vehicles, but realize not everyone wants them or cares and that doesn't make them bad people. I don't want to get in a wreck driving a shitbox smart car. I really don't want to get hit in my Prelude, Civic, 914 etc. But those are much bigger cars. Plus I like going fast. so 1.5 litres and less is boring. |
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Dave thanks for your contribution
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