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Originally posted by CharvelRocker View PostRight, Smart Cars and other min cars are common on the Autobahn... I don't think many of those mini cars leave the city and ever get out on a fast, open road. You almost can not avoid that here.
For the record, I drive a Alfa Romeo GT, diesel supercharged, 1900 cc, top speed 220 km/h, 0-100 in 9 sec...
And at 130 km/h she burns 6 liters of diesel for 100 km.'90 (8?) Jackson Soloist Professional
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Forgot to mention, it also looks good:
'90 (8?) Jackson Soloist Professional
'97 Jackson RR1 Pile o'skulls
'97 Gibson Les Paul Classic
'92 Fender Strat scallop
'97 BC Rich perfect Bich
'99 Burns Brian May black beauty
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Originally posted by Cuthbert View Post
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Originally posted by Cuthbert View Post
You dont see them in the USA though.
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Originally posted by Carbuff View PostIn the U.S, Diesel is so high because of government taxes on it because its main use is commercial.Uncle Sam rakes in tons of money on Diesel fuel sales.Scott
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I was thinking the same thing stuka. "Dirt Cheap" That was probably back when the demand wasn't as high.
It wasn't that long ago I was watching the discovery channel and found out that there is a hell of a lot more energy in diesel than there is in gas. if that is the case, why didn't we have any diesel Z28s, vettes, mustangs or what ever? Engine components to expensive?
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Originally posted by StukaJU87 View PostDiesel used to be cheaper than regular gas. Like dirt cheap. Someone explain to me how it is now more expensive than premium.
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Originally posted by OnlineStageGear View PostA standard Diesel engine will run on Peanut oil and basicly any cooking oil. A lot of people get used cooking oil from fast food joints and run thier engines on it. It makes the people driving behind them hungry....."Dear Dr. Bill,
I work with a woman who is about 5 feet tall and weighs close to 450 pounds and has more facial hair than ZZ Top." - Jack The Riffer
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When you have an oil man running the country.. everything oil related will be expensive, taxed to all hell and extremely profitable to sell
Today I heard that Mobil makes $1,000.00 per second profit. Thats bottom line in their pocket profit. Not bad.
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I guess I'm the only one here who wants the Shelby GT500 Mustang instead of the motorized shoebox then eh? I want the 500 hp Mustang not the zillion mpg contraptions they try to pass off as "cars"
Anyway, years ago a friend of mine ran a big block Chevy powered 70 Chevy pickup truck on Propane! He could run 13:1 compression on the street, make tons of power and zero emissions. Why aren't there more Propane or Natural Gas vehicles? aside from the large tanks they require seems easy enough to me. Or am I missing something here?
P.S. I don't think all the Chrysler turbine cars were crushed. Isn't one of them in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn?Rudy
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Originally posted by roodyrocker View PostI guess I'm the only one here who wants the Shelby GT500 Mustang instead of the motorized shoebox then eh? I want the 500 hp Mustang not the zillion mpg contraptions they try to pass off as "cars"
Anyway, years ago a friend of mine ran a big block Chevy powered 70 Chevy pickup truck on Propane! He could run 13:1 compression on the street, make tons of power and zero emissions. Why aren't there more Propane or Natural Gas vehicles? aside from the large tanks they require seems easy enough to me. Or am I missing something here?
P.S. I don't think all the Chrysler turbine cars were crushed. Isn't one of them in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn?
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