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A Real 100mpg Car You Can't Buy Here!
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Posted on 10/09/2002 7:49:52 PM PDT by John Jamieson
VW Lupo "3 liter":100mph, 4 seats, airbags, automatic transmission, available AC. 78.5mpg city, 104.6mpg highway, 94.5mpg combined. If we can get the sulfur out of US desiel fuel, we could have 'em now!
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Who needs exspensive, over-weight hybrids with $3,000 batteries. This is a much better car!
To: John Jamieson
These are being offered to suicide/murder bombers now, right...?
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:52:54 PM PDT
by
Vidalia
To: John Jamieson
As first car manufacturers world-wide Volkswagen presents the absolutely adequate 3-Liter-Auto: the Lupo 3L TDI.LOL!
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:53:50 PM PDT
by
Jean S
To: JeanS
I thought the translation was pretty good!
To: John Jamieson
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:55:55 PM PDT
by
ALS
To: John Jamieson
Cool. A motorcycle with four seats and some sheet metal!
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:56:00 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: Vidalia
They would probably by the base model, fuel mileage wouldn't matter much to them!
To: John Jamieson
You were wrong, it was only adequate.
LOL!
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:58:22 PM PDT
by
Jean S
To: Dog Gone
And the fine print states that it only gets 100 mpg when you have a 12# mongoose driving and no passangers!
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:58:43 PM PDT
by
dalereed
To: John Jamieson
Something that I had always wondered about was why they didn't just make a little diesel/electric car, sort of like train locomotives. A small, twin cylinder diesel motor, turning a generator, supplying power to electric motors.
It seems pretty simple, really.
Mark
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posted on
10/09/2002 7:58:54 PM PDT
by
MarkL
To: ALS
Thanks, I couldn't remember how to do that.
Not a bad looking little box, kinda of a modern "Volkswagon". I think I'd buy one if they were around $15,000, but I couldn't figure out a price.
To: MarkL
But not efficient compared to direct drive. Also too heavy and expensive. Ever seen a 100 horsepower electric motor?
To: Dog Gone
Nice coffin.
To: dalereed
I suspect that the German EPA tests are just a good as ours. Your mileage may vary.
To: Jeff Chandler
You might like the larger models that only get 50mpg.
To: John Jamieson
I own a 2002 New Beetle with the 1.9 l TDI, went to main used half the fuel I did with my Jeep (50-55 MPG)and the ride was smoother, neat little car.
Beats the hell out of flying.
Don't have a family and don't even have a dog now, perfect car for me.
Don't knock the TDI technology out of had.
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posted on
10/09/2002 8:04:15 PM PDT
by
dts32041
To: ALS
Looks like a death trap to me.
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posted on
10/09/2002 8:05:28 PM PDT
by
unixfox
To: John Jamieson
I had a diesel Rabbit for about ten years. It was a great car, handled well, was comfortable and quite roomy for a small car. Only problem was that diesel stations are few and far between, so you have to learn where they are.
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posted on
10/09/2002 8:05:48 PM PDT
by
Cicero
To: dts32041
I'm not knocking at all, I think it's great and this country needs much more of it. Our car companies can do the same thing. They're just going to have to be shamed into it.
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