A Real 100mpg Car You Can't Buy Here!

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[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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[Sgt_Schultze]

Um, you forgot about the requirement to be going downhill - in neutral.

[John Jamieson]

What do you drive?

[jwh_Denver]

That sure is a "pick up the babes" car!

[Cold Heat]

I got a GMC Yukon that I can sleep in! It gets 400 miles on les than 25 gallons of gas and I would not trade it for anything, Period!

[expatpat]

Use cooking oil, which has no sulphur!

According to the BBC:
"Police in west Wales have arrested six drivers in one day for using vehicles run on cooking oil as part of a clampdown on the illegal practice.
The motorists were stopped under new legislation which makes it an offence to use the oil as an alternative fuel without paying a fuel tax levy.
All cars on public roads must pay a tax on the fuel they use."

[Free the USA]

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[cornelis]

Wildcat in action

[John Lenin]

We're going to stick to those Arabs one way or another, huh .

[John Lenin]

stick it ! stick it to them !! The Arabs that is.

[John Lenin]

WWIII is unavoidable, I still say the the Arabs despots are trying to get the west to wipe them out so when the oil money runs dry they don't have to kill thier own people

[cookcounty]

This summer in France, I rented a Citroen Evasion HDI diesel-powered 7-passenger van (a tad smaller than a short Dodge Caravan). Jammed with people and bags, I regularly drove 135-140kmh (85 mph) on the AutoRoute. I couldn't believe how the fuel guage needle seemed frozen in place. I kept track of mileage and fuel, did the conversions for liters and kilometers, and found I was averageing 39 MPH!

Apparently, these engines emit higher-than-acceptable ozone emissions, so can't be marketed here.

[John Jamieson]

How about a nice turbo desiel version of the same thing? Don't they make one yet?

[Rocksalt]

A good buddy of mine has installed a system in his little Diesel Nissan Sentra which enables him to burn cooking oil,which he picks up for free at a local restaurant.He merely strains the stuff to clean it.The car runs well on it,and he drove it halfway across the country this summer to a family reunion.Smells like french frys when it runs,and pollutes very little.You can damn near breath the exaust.The conversion system only cost him 300 bucks.

[Cold Heat]

I own a 1999 model. At that time they had only two engine choices. Big and bigger, both gas. The new ones are different. I believe you can now get the Chevy Suburban in a diesel. Same as the Yukon but a long bed.

[shaggy eel]

,,, HDI common rail power plants are used in the Peugeot 406 as well. They've still got a way to go in their development cycle but reliability is well proven on some of the higher kilometre cars already.

The Citroen Evasion prices itself too highly where I am. The new Toyota Previa was my choice two years ago and I have no regrets at all. Petrol engine and eight seats. For a 2,4 litre it's very economical.

[giznort]

HEY.

I've driven VW diesel vehicles since 1981; first a 1981 rabbit diesel (slow on the acceleration but averages 40 mph ....still have it) and now a '98 Jetta TDI diesel, 50 mpg and I LOVE the turbo; can kick fairly good butt and pass, but get good mileage, have sunroof and air; love it.

The only negative is the emissions monitoring B.S. they have wired into the dash with onboard computer B.S. and warning light. You see this "check engine" icon light up and almost fill your pants. After owning the vehicle a bit, you realize it applies (maybe) to an emissions malfunction and you ignore it because even if there's no problem, it's about $30 to $40 to go to the dealer, hook up to the diagnostic computer, and turn the light off.

[John Jamieson]

That light comes on in several of my cars, but usually goes off after a while. I ignore it.

The point here is that turbo diesel (spelled right that time) is the near term solution to our fuel problems(?) not electric cars, or hybrid cars, or H2 fuel cells. This is a realitively cheap solution, if fuel prices start rising again.

[Jeff Chandler]

I put on a lot of miles commuting, so I can't afford to burn up new cars. Mom and the kids get the new cars, I drive the heaps. For the last four years I've been driving a 1988 Crown Victoria land yacht with a 5L V-8. I got it for a song, and was hoping to get 22 MPH. I had to double and triple check the mileage. I get 30MPH! It's pushing 180,000 miles and still runs fine. If you figure real cost as dollars-per-mile including purchase price and upkeep, that old boat is the most economical car I've ever had!

[John Jamieson]

I think you're exagerating just a little.

Many people would use these little boxes locally and their big iron for long trips. Speed limits are higher on German roads as I remember.

Diesel engines aren't known for being short lived.

Will your personal opinion change in anyway when fossil fuel hits $5 a gallon?