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> Let's hug some trees, Emissions...how bad are these cars?
ehick72
post Oct 11 2005, 08:01 AM
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I was reading an article on Mexico City banning the use of the Mexican VW bettle because of safety and emissions. That concerns me because I try to keep my 1.7 engine well tuned. I know my car is extremely fuel efficient but is it bad for the environment in another way? Does anyone know have any info on this?
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QUOTE (TROJANMAN @ Oct 11 2005, 08:09 AM)
so which is worse?  a car that gets 30+ MPG with a lower emission standard OR a car that gets 13- MPG with a higher emission standard?  :idea:

Well, to use some numbers presented here, pretend the 13mpg car puts out 10ppm and a 914 car puts out 100ppm. The 914 would need to get 130mpg to be as clean as the 13mpg car. If it gets 30mpg, it will put out about four times the pollution of the 10ppm, 13mpg car. So a 914 is pretty dirty, relatively speaking.

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ehick72   Let's hug some trees   Oct 11 2005, 08:01 AM
URY914   Since they were built before catalitic (sp) conver...   Oct 11 2005, 08:32 AM
Cap'n Krusty   The air quality in Mexico DF makes the worst smog ...   Oct 11 2005, 08:53 AM
914GT   Your car has much higher emissions than new cars d...   Oct 11 2005, 09:04 AM
Air_Cooled_Nut   My '75 L-jet teener passed emissions easily an...   Oct 11 2005, 09:21 AM
jsteele22   Keep in mind that "passing emissions" means that i...   Oct 11 2005, 09:40 AM
lapuwali   It's all relative. A typical car from the unr...   Oct 11 2005, 10:03 AM
TROJANMAN   so which is worse? a car that gets 30+ MPG with a...   Oct 11 2005, 10:09 AM
double-a   mine must be ok, when i had a tune-up done awhile ...   Oct 11 2005, 10:13 AM
Dr. Roger     Oct 11 2005, 10:17 AM
phantom914   ...   Oct 11 2005, 10:21 AM
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Dr. Roger   http://www.914world.com/bbs...   Oct 11 2005, 02:54 PM
BMartin914   ...   Oct 11 2005, 04:38 PM
dmenche914   Hopefully the SF BAy area will adopt strict Denver...   Oct 12 2005, 06:35 AM

 

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