Have people changed their attitude to cars?

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Does you Mini still have a carburettor? If not then you should leave the highest gear in while coasting. The injection system won't eject any fuel above a certain RPM level. If you go to neutral the RPMs will drop and the system will inject idle fuel to keep the engine alive.
BTW you can use your engine to support braking with that. Just shift one or two gears down (you should keep it within reasonable revs though). Saves plenty of brakes.

I don't think anything is built without fuel injection in today's auto world. Fuel efficent is 14:1 air/fuel mixture. Fuel injections does a much better job than a carb could every do. BTW, automatics also downshift automatically and saves your brakes.

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

You need to read the thread! Practicality for me and an SUV.

I read the thread and understand quite well the practicality issue. But all too often I see these large vehicles with only one occupant. Its their choice/money of course and wouldn't want to take that choice away from them. My response was me thinking out loud. I guess I do that too often., Think out loud that is.

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I don't think anything is built without fuel injection in today's auto world.

Minis have been around for more than 40 years. Maybe his is an old version.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by CastleBravo

I read the thread and understand quite well the practicality issue. But all too often I see these large vehicles with only one occupant. Its their choice/money of course and wouldn't want to take that choice away from them. My response was me thinking out loud. I guess I do that too often., Think out loud that is.

Well, that is true. For most you do see just the driver in the SUV. But you never really know if it is the family truckster. In my case, my wife is a teacher and kids go to the school she works for. So, the truck is always hauling at least 3 during the week days and 4 on the weekends. It is just more practical for us at the moment. Right now, my Lincoln is not practical really it is just I enjoy a large car. This one has a large motor I pass everything but a gas station

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Minis have been around for more than 40 years. Maybe his is an old version.

Oh hell, I do not see three adults with hockey equipment in one of the original carborated mini

[FIREWALL]

The best car made is.... One that fits your needs and desires while, being one you can AFFORD.

[Task Force]

I like large cars... and large cars usualy have large engine blocks so enging size dosent bother me... I cant stand something that I cant drive comfertable in... so short cars are out of the picture...

Enviornmentaly... friendly... cannot compute...
I am not a fan of enviromently friendly cars... I see it this way... I could have e eco frendly car and the guy next to me could have a v 12... i could be being eco frendly... but theres hundereds of others that are not... (not includeing the factorys/planes/ships/mines mineing the new materials for the new car.)

In otherwords... I think bigger is better!

In otherwords... id like one of these.... the convertable version...

My favorite modern supercar...

[Schroeder]

I always wondered what you are doing with V8s and bigger engines in a country that allows you only to go 65 mph?
My 4 cylinder engine with 89hp can get me to 110mph, so what do you need all that power (and fuel consumption) for when you can't go faster than 65 anyway?

[Task Force]

we have areas over here that go up to 90 if i am correct... (plus the popo dont know what ya do on the back roads...)

In trucks v8 + engines are for pulling...

and cause I dont want a car I dont like... I myself would perfer to get a car I could enjoy...

In my opinion... a car should be fun, something id enjoy to drive, not some car that puts around and I hate...

The simple answer is, that need and want are two different things. Americans have always had a love affair with bigger, faster, etc., regardless of usefulness. I understand it, I don't neccessarily partake in it but I understand it.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

I always wondered what you are doing with V8s and bigger engines in a country that allows you only to go 65 mph?
My 4 cylinder engine with 89hp can get me to 110mph, so what do you need all that power (and fuel consumption) for when you can't go faster than 65 anyway?

Midwest speed limit is 75 mph I believe. You can go as fast as you want....just do not get caught. You will find folks walking the dog at 100 mph in the midwestern states of the US Hell, I track my trucks on comsat, when they get past St Louis all of a sudden they are tracking 75+ mph.

You can do 110mph? Great, I do that between stop lights with my V8


THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR CUBIC DISPLACEMENT.

All speeds in Miles per Hour.

[Task Force]

hmm. but people dont realy follow them strictly.
so the interstates around here allow people to go 65, which means you can leagly go 70...

Originally Posted by Task Force

hmm. but people dont realy follow them strictly.
so the interstates around here allow people to go 65, which means you can leagly go 70...

No. It means you can legally go 65 mph. The police authority won't stop you until you exceed 70 mph. What does that tell you?

There RADAR is only so accurate, and it's about what they can prove in court, and the fines are small.

Go 80 mph in a 65 mph zone and the RADAR can distiguish it and you will be pulled over.

It happened to me. 84 in a 65. I paid $75.00 and they ripped up the ticket. No points, no report to insurance.

[Platapus]

Although I am very happy with my Prius, I am also interested in the next generation of technology.

Still waiting for the diesel-electric series powertrain. Peugeot was going to put on in their new 308 but you can't get them here in the states.

The Aptera looks cool but it is only sold in California and it would not be very good in the snow, but it does look cool.