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In the rare event you haven't heard yet, mini puts out a diesel that gets over 70 mpg. Here is the link. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10019208-48.html The vehicle is currently not being released in the states because we don't have an adequate supply of low sulfur diesel. Meanwhile GM has put all their eggs in their volt. Their electric car can go 40 miles on a charge before switching over to the gas powered generator. Cool idea. So if you could have one of these cars today, what would you choose and why? Personally, I would go for the mini. The mini has plenty of space. It's sportier , and diesels have been tried and tested. Not to mention the overall fuel efficiency would be greater on the mini. I just don't understand what the big deal about hybrids and ev's is when there are vehicles that can get 70+mpg.
Answer:ULSD is prevalent in the United States. Diesels aren't sold here because they can't pass emissions tests. Except new technology is creating 'clean diesels' which can pass the tests, so some companies (i.e. Honda, BMW) are going to begin selling diesels in the US soon. Except the technologies that decrease emissions also decrease fuel efficiency somewhat, and I believe make the cars more expensive. Anyway, I'd choose the Volt hands-down. I rarely travel more than 40 miles at a pop, and so with the Volt I would rarely use any gas at all. Thus it would be far cheaper and cleaner than the Mini Cooper diesel. Not sure why you think the Mini gets better fuel efficiency. Disregarding the electricity used (80 cents worth over those 40 miles), the Volt gets 50 mpg in hybrid mode. So that's 40 miles at nearly infinite mpg followed by 50 mpg in hybrid mode - it wouldn't get down to 70 mpg overall unless you drive it 140 miles without recharging the battery. Yeah, I'd take the Volt. Except that I hope for my next car to be fully electric.
If you'd never consider buying one anyway, don't answer.
Answer:I would get a $15K car & use the remaining $20K for fuel & insurance and drive further. I think the new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid will be much nicer than any hybrid out there.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's a link: http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/07/detroit-auto-show-chevrolet-volt-concept/ The Volt is basically a hybrid car with a ton of battery storage. It can run up to 40 miles on battery power alone, and you just plug it in at night to recharge it, so no more gasoline if you drive less than 40 miles per day. The battery technology is not ready yet, but it looks to me like a very good concept that could be a top-selling production vehicle in a few years. Your thoughts on GM and the Volt?
Answer:The Volt is different from all of the current hybrids because the engine (gas or diesel) doesn't power the wheels at all, just recharge the battery. I think this is the technology of the future, and the problem is that Toyota will market it before GM.... a great concept!
it is a six cylinder with a generator
Answer:Sure does. 1954 was last of the six volt gereration.
I drove my tow rig home from work yesterday, ran fine all day long, parked it and everything died, no radio, lights starter, not even the cigarette lighter. Traced wires all day today, checked all the fusible links, but for some there was no 12 volts getting to the fuse box. Decided to try jumping from the battery to the pair of terminals on the firewall where several apparently normally hot wires come together. Truck cranked and ran normally, disconnected the jumper and the dang thing still works normally even without the jumper now. While I am glad the truck is working, it is not exactly confidence inspiring. I from how it looks (may be mistaken) all the trucks 12 volt power goes through the starter solenoid (both wires from the batt lead to the starter, then some wires go from a second terminal on the Solenoid back to the wiring harness. Could it be an internal fault in the solenoid that by starting the truck jarred it into working am I just completely off base.
Answer:i ran into EXACTLY the same problem on an 86. i kept forkin' around and finally went direct to the starter and bingo it started. to this day it is still working and never happened again. i have absolutely no idea why. by the way--that was almost 2 years ago.
