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Forum: General Fuel Topics 04-14-2014, 05:05 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,926
Posted By theholycow
Of course no car will protect you from the most...

Of course no car will protect you from the most extreme examples, but the most common examples are not that extreme -- and either way, there's no point discussing the crashes where you can't help...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 03-31-2014, 06:49 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,926
Posted By theholycow
I think crossovers were inevitable; CAFE pretty...

I think crossovers were inevitable; CAFE pretty much guaranteed them. What I find interesting is that everything that everybody blamed for the market failure of the Aztek can be found on popular...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 03-31-2014, 06:07 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,926
Posted By theholycow
Yup. And, for what it's worth, the trend...

Yup.

And, for what it's worth, the trend does seem to be shifting. There are certainly still tons of people commuting alone in big SUVs, but "SUVs" that are really cars (i.e. station wagons with a...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 03-29-2014, 04:26 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,926
Posted By theholycow
I'm pretty sure it's instantaneous peak...

I'm pretty sure it's instantaneous peak horsepower. The duty cycle in a car is very, very different from that of an irrigation pump. An irrigation pump, per your description, would need to be rated...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 03-28-2014, 06:36 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,926
Posted By theholycow
Fuel used to be dirt cheap in the US. It's still...

Fuel used to be dirt cheap in the US. It's still not at European levels but it's expensive enough to get our attention for sure. It's 35-40% of that $10/gallon mark, and a shocking 300-400% of what...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 03-26-2014, 03:16 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,926
Posted By theholycow
Actually, Americans change their oil way too...

Actually, Americans change their oil way too often because they trust oil salesmen more than car salesmen. Oil propaganda tells them that they need to change it to often and the culture eats it up....
Forum: General Fuel Topics 03-25-2014, 09:31 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,926
Posted By theholycow
Apparently that's a different Golf TDI than...

Apparently that's a different Golf TDI than what's available in the US.
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=33820&id=34639
That, or the tests differ THAT much.



In the US,...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 03-25-2014, 07:07 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 13,926
Posted By theholycow
I feel same way about the older basic cars that...

I feel same way about the older basic cars that got great fuel economy by being small and efficient. However, it's not realistic.

I wouldn't be surprised if they were losing money on the Metro by...
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