that was 6,000 miles ago. When the car came to me you could tell NO ONE had taken care of it for any of those miles. grinding brakes, bald tires, black goo that looked like oil (and was 2 quarts low) no exhaust.... Older hondas just won't die.
Posted on 08/14/2010 2:15:22 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
CARS around the world are making do with fewer cylinders to save fuel; the engine of the Tata Nano, to cite one extreme case, has just two.
Yet this is America, land of cheap gasoline and home of the brave V-8, a country where 4-cylinder engines have mainly populated rental fleets and econocars. So the question nags: how low are we willing to go in the cylinder count, especially for models that stake their images on power and prestige?
Ford has already made waves with the announcement that its EcoBoost 4-cylinder will be available in the redesigned Explorer. But cowboys, urban and otherwise, might swallow their Skoal if they see 4-cylinder engines in a new, smaller pickup that carries an F-Series badge, an idea that Ford has said it is considering.
Chevrolet has tested a turbo 4 in its muscle-car Camaro. Efficient power aside, that might spark bad flashbacks to the Iron Duke, the notorious 90-horsepower 4-cylinder that came in the Camaro beginning in 1982.
Jesse Toprak, vice president for industry trends at TrueCar.com, a shopping site, said that automakers will largely test America’s small-engine appetite in safer categories.
“If you’re looking at a starter Camaro, there might be merit in offering a powerful 4-cylinder,” he said.
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Really? In that case, keep that info under wraps until we get a pic of 0bama in one of em :-D
Appears to be burning some oil there. :-)
j/k - yes, the Hemi is a fine engine.
Good for Larry
Now you're talkin! We may fight like cats and dogs over WW2 aero engines, but you are in God's country when it comes to bikes.
My proudest possession is a 1965 Atlas. Vertical twins and Lucas ignition forever!!
Older Honda CVCC and Toyota 22R engines have an admirable record of longevity. They’re built with tighter tolerances than American engines of the same period, so maintenance is crucial, but there’s a reason you see more aged Civics and Corollas on the road than you do Pintos and Chevettes.
You have a mighty short definition of "forever."
My personal hypothesis is that Lucas electronics have been the subject of the second-most curses in the history of Britain. First place is still held by the French.
that was 6,000 miles ago. When the car came to me you could tell NO ONE had taken care of it for any of those miles. grinding brakes, bald tires, black goo that looked like oil (and was 2 quarts low) no exhaust.... Older hondas just won't die.
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