Hi guys, I've been reading up on Prius vs TDI for some time now, and as we plan on some longer highway trips (from the Niagara Falls area) I've pretty much...
There's and interesting article on the Jetta TDI Racing series here: http://www.eurotuner.com/eventcoverage/eurp_0808_vw_jetta_tdi_cup_event/ index.html that...
absolutely Rob... they have us at a disadvantage :( I have a solution... change the mandate... make it so the law reads that all DRIVERS must be insured... not...
There's a couple of interesting articles in the October issue of Consumer Reports (I know I know, grain of salt 6 inches wide, but read on anyway, cause the...
Although this forum tends to be mostly interested in cars, its occasionally useful to step outside of the 4-wheel realm, and see what's reported in the 2-wheel...
You are mixing a lot of facts and figures here. First off, I had two Honda 600's, and they were not chain drive. They were front wheel drive. It had an air...
For more on a high-mpg motorcycle project, check out Craig Vetter's Freedom Machine Project at craigvetter.com -- And don't forget, Craig is the man who...
Its interesting for me as a newbie to this group to see all the different passions of the different segments within the HEV (high efficiency vehicle)...
In spite of the fact that the price of oil at the pump has abated somewhat (though no where in ratio to the drop of the price of crude oil per barrel!) the...
Then there's me... Daily driver is an econobox that I mildly hipermile. EPA rating (new standards) 32/33 and I have gotten up to 52 MPG. Small truck, cuz' we...
... So look at one of the new Lexus hybrids. 0 to 100 in less time than it takes you to recite your home address, looks like a conservative towncar rather than...
... it takes ... rather ... But, but, but...it's a Lexus. Lexus does a lot of stuff right, but they're built for isolating the passengers from the road, not...
... it takes ... rather ... Reading again - what IS the "typical 10 or 12 cylinder luxury sedan"? My last one was a '74 XJ12L. Definitely NOT a performance...
I read this info that all you post but it seems little is done to address a major component of the population. What percentage of the public can afford such...
AND HERE'S ONE OF "MY" INTERESTS: (Relatively) Low Cost! Why in America don't we have ANY new cars under $10,000 MSRP, which I and many would consider...
If you are that hard up for cash, consider either getting a better paying job, an additional job, or finding another geo metro. They ought to be around $1,200...
Okay, well, lets examine this a little. WHO is going to build your "affordable" car? And, HOW MUCH money do you expect them to make to build it? IF you are...
very true Dennis... this is why the prototype I'm building now, for underdog motors inc. in Texas, is aimed at the less then $10K price range... this is where...
"WHO is going to ... well ... I for one... I am building such a vehicle right NOW... they are comming but not from the big multinational compaies... but from...
This isn't what I joined this group for. By the group's definition we should be concerned about effeciency. Telling somebody on this group that they are a...
No, not a fool for wanting it, steve. Wanting it for free or nearly free, yes. That is unreasonable. The guy putting bumpers on cars over at the GM plant...
... First: keep it civil or you'll soon find that your whiney, snivelling, uneducated ass is posting elsewhere. I haven't followed this thread from the...
Sorry folks, but I have NO patience with people who want something cheap because "they cant afford it" and expect the world to play the game THEIR way. I can...
now we get a morals lesson from someone who owns a diesel Excursion??? Step away from the soap box David... your out of your league... Timothy... P.S. Oh... I...
cheap??? when your average priced car costs as much as a house... something is very wrong with their cost... they are over valued... over priced... and...
Well, you are wrong on a couple of points. 1) I sold the excursion to buy the Prius. 2)My point was never about choice of automobiles, My point was that...
Interesting. I am in the Real Estate industry, and we havnt had a $45,000 house here in...8 years or so, and that one WAS a shack. Where do you live, that...
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