Congrats MetroMPG!

[Fighting Irish]

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/06/15...n-in-a-geo-me/

Nice job MetroMPG! Wish I had the patience!

[serega12]

+1, congrats man!

[petrified.rabbit]

they called you a geek..


cool, i think sergas car could benefit from your styling cues.



but the 3 cylinder tdi is and engine i have always wanted if i go for the economic end of driving.. its high 70- low 80

in fact this entire car with the tdi:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A2

[MetroMPG]

they called you a geek..

If I had a nickel...

Yeah: a small, torquey 3-cyl diesel would be great. We had them available in Canada in the previous version Smart car. Maybe we'll luck out and get a diesel in the Polo if/when it comes over. (Canadians like their diesels much more than in the US.)

I know a guy who's looking to import a 15 year old Audi A2 high efficiency model with the 3 banger.

[Wolfman AK907]

Haha, I got a 2-door hatchback Chevy Sprint with a Suzuki 3cyl gas engine. No mods, the thing still gets 60mpg. It's the ugliest car I've ever seen though...

[petrified.rabbit]

they called you a geek..

If I had a nickel...

Yeah: a small, torquey 3-cyl diesel would be great. We had them available in Canada in the previous version Smart car. Maybe we'll luck out and get a diesel in the Polo if/when it comes over. (Canadians like their diesels much more than in the US.)

I know a guy who's looking to import a 15 year old Audi A2 high efficiency model with the 3 banger.

there was a guy on vortex who put on in a 77 rabbit, which the end result shed another 500 lbs versus the a2 it can out of, and he was able to use a taller final drive because of that. i think he was getting like 120 miles per gallon highway without hypermiling. he has the full cut out system and everything in it.

i also read similar results with people sticking the 1.2tdi engine in a prius and also keeping the "hybrid" part of the system..

[serega12]

they called you a geek..


cool, i think sergas car could benefit from your styling cues.

Yup... the Kammback and the covers for the rear wheels... I'd keep the covers clear though so the beauty of the MSR's doesn't get restrained.

[MetroMPG]

Mercedes has shown clear rear fender skirts on a couple of recent concept cars...

Mercedes F700:



kind of hard to see in that pic... here's a better angle:

[thehunterooo]

yuck

[myfakeevo]

yay for local stuff!!

seneca lake area has some really steep hills, i wonder if he would have gotten better if it was flatter