Is that a version of the little electric car that Zap is marketing?
I like the idea of electrics, with the motors reversed to serve as brakes and generators, but it's with the electricity provided principally via fuel cells that the things can actually reclaim the environment.
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quote:Originally posted by Honesty101: Mercedes has a new car coming out that I am considering buying for driving around town.
Are you talking about the Smart car? They're a daughter company of Mercedes if I'm not mistaking. This car?
They've existed in Europe for quite some time but I know only now they're coming over to the States, I wasn't sure if maybe you were talking about this one
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I'm crazy about the Smart Roadster though! With a tuning by Brabus these cars are awesome. Low fuel consumption, only a 700cc engine but it accelerates pretty well. (my friend and I won against an Audi A4 3.0 till 60mph, then he passed us lol, I think that's not bad for a 0.7 engine)
I don't know if they're shipping those Smarts to the States though
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The smarts are all over Canada already. They delayed U.S. ditribution but in light of degrading profits have decided to launch them in the U.S. ahead i=of schedule>
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I could care less what my car looks like these days. I have a 2yr old and another on the way. Heck I'll even throw the wood paneling on the sides to boot! LOL...remember that style?
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yeah , i actually saw one the other day , i like em , but i just bought a motorcycle , 70-80 mpg , savin me tons of cash compard to the ford 4x4 that i sold
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LOL...motorcycle not a chance for me. Funny thing is I did have an H2 when the first came out, gas by me was 1.65. Soon as I seen where crude was heading I hit the bid on that PIG. The guy I sold it too got rid of it three months later. TWAS A NICE TARDE LOL...after i sold they started running crazy deals on them and they became the BUTT of every comedians joke!
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yeah i never like the H2's anyhow after gm bought them , bad to get stuck in mud , buddy of mine had a beat up jeep,, on the side he painted H2 recovery team LOL , now the origanal hummers differant story all togather, i have a wrangler now in addition to the cycle , but that ain't that great on gas 13- 14 mpg, but it's paid for and i ain't gettin into no more financin
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quote:Originally posted by BLACKBEARD: yeah i never like the H2's anyhow after gm bought them , bad to get stuck in mud , buddy of mine had a beat up jeep,, on the side he painted H2 recovery team LOL , now the origanal hummers differant story all togather, i have a wrangler now in addition to the cycle , but that ain't that great on gas 13- 14 mpg, but it's paid for and i ain't gettin into no more financin
I was thinkin about gettin one of those little beat up guys throw the doors away and water proofing the inside so i dont hafs to puts the top on
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yeah there great fer that, well designed and super easy to work on , tune ups and such ,i have put 77,000 miles on it without a problem and haven't got stuck yet. i love open air rides , nother reason fer the cycle
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"...once this car gets on the market oil will be primitive..."
No, even if we had all transportation free from dependence on oil, it will still be in heavy demand.
Where do you imagine that we get the "makings" of all the plastic that has replaced about everything they can. There isn't much that you depend on today that could exists without plastic. Almost all plastic has coal or petroleum as its basic raw material.
Being reasonable (or rational....you choose), we need to stop burning it up to go to the grocery store, so that the cost of packaging for groceries ( and how many other things) will go down rather than up.
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