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skeptik
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Joined: Aug 24, 2005
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Location: Costa Geriatrica, Spain
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 Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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| gnm wrote: |
It was perfect for hauling me and six of my closest friends... 
And the trunk was big enough to sleep two comfortably... 
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...and enough edge on that front fin to kill a pedestrian at 20mph by the look of it! |
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Zel
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Joined: Jun 22, 2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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| That's so cute, but too small for us. I have a Honda FIT which gets a little over 40 mpg. It's tiny, but can haul a load of stuff with the seats down and enough headroom that my 6'8" DS can ride in the front seat without bumping his head. ^__^ |
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Grifter
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Joined: Mar 29, 2006
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Location: England
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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bmw 325ti compact
Mine's black |
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Plantagenet
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Location: Alaska (its much bigger than Texas).
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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I drive a Toyota Landcruiser. Mines white. Gets 14 mpg.
Also have an older FJ-40 Landcruiser (10 mpg) and a RAV-4 (25 mpg).
I need 4WD to get up the ridge to my house in the winter.
And I just bought a Honda Ruckus scooter (100 mpg) for the summer.
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mobil1
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Joined: Jun 20, 2008
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Location: Quebec/Ottawa, Canada
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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2008 Toyota Prius. As much as 60 US MPG (70 Imperial or 3.7L/100 KM). Normal driving about US 40-50 MPG. Lots of room inside for family and cargo.
I switched from my 1994 320 HP Dodge Stealth Twin-Turbo AWD/AWS (18-19 US MPG) 1.5 months ago.
Both cars were/are wonderful for their intended purposes IMO.
http://www.baxsie.com/prius/black_prius_with_black_wheels_1.jpg |
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obixman
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Joined: Jun 18, 2005
Posts: 38
Location: Houston, Texas
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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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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Pholostan
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Joined: Mar 02, 2008
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Location: Sweden
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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VAZ 21023
About 30 US MPG highway. On Ethanol 
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gnm
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Location: plundering eco-villages
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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| skeptik wrote: | | gnm wrote: |
It was perfect for hauling me and six of my closest friends...
And the trunk was big enough to sleep two comfortably...
-G |
...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.
-G
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frankthetank
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Joined: Sep 16, 2004
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Location: Southwest WI
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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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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Zardoz
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Location: Oil-addicted Southern Californucopia
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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| gnm wrote: | | ...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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centralstump
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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I drive an '07 Prius. YAY!
My wife drives an '04 trailblazer. sniff.
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The_Toecutter
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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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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Laurasia
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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| I drive a Mini and it gets 36.5 mpg in the city. |
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Laurasia
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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| Laurasia wrote: | | 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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Laurasia
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: My Car |
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| Laurasia wrote: | | Laurasia wrote: | | 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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