[ale] Ot: Geek Squad

[Christopher Bergeron]

Heh, I'd love to get a Pinzgauer:  
http://www.pinzgauer.uk.com/images/G01.jpg      But with the war driving 
oil prices through the roof, I looks like I won't be getting one any 
time soon.  We're about to hit $3.00 a gallon pretty soon, and that 
thing drinks Diesel like a, uhm, really big truck!

-CB




H. A. Story wrote:

>Did you know that truck once held the diesel truck land speed record of 
>139 MPH?   I watch way to much discovery/ Learning channel.
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>Matt Magee wrote:
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>>I used to drive a Chevy LUV 4x4 (Isuzu P'UP) with a 2.2 4cyl diesel that 
>>only made 50hp when new.  I'm sure it was down a few ponies with 200k + 
>>miles.  Got between 40-50 mpg.  Sure, it would barely run 65 mph, but I 
>>have a lot of patience when money is involved. :)  If I ever find one 
>>that hasn't rusted into oblivion, I will snap it up (my last one was so 
>>rusty it literally broke in half on an overpass).  The only time the 
>>lack of acceleration is a problem for me is merging from entrance ramps 
>>and even then I'll just borrow the shoulder if I need a little more room.
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>>The best way to acheive better efficiency in internal-combustion engines 
>>is with long strokes, compact combustion chambers, high compression 
>>ratios and relatively low-speed operation.  This makes Diesels ideal.  
>>Now, add a turbo and you get the bonus of being able to adjust the power 
>>output as needed without any appreciable economy loss.  No need for a 
>>second turbo, just size the single turbo appropriately and let the 
>>wastegate handle the rest.
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>>I favor a minimalist approach for my machines though it is difficult to 
>>find others with a similar opinion.  I can see the writing on the wall 
>>when "economy" cars cost 15k and up and get worse fuel ecomomy than ever.
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>>Anyway, that's the end of my ex auto mechanic rant.  I'll be quiet now.
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>>Warren Myers wrote:
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>>>Well, we've also tromped on the idea of getting cars with 50hp and 
>>>0-60 times of 20 seconds. The Smart car achieves its stellar mileage 
>>>with a teeny engine, and really low acceleration times.
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>>>The cool thing to do to one, in my mind, would be to strap a second 
>>>turbo on the top and see if we can't get more horses out ot it. OTOH, 
>>>for in-city driving, and low-traffic highway driving, the low 
>>>acceleration times isn't a big deal. It's just the constant 
>>>get-on/get-off driving of commuting on short highway stretches where 
>>>it would suck.
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>>>WMM
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>>>On 8/17/05, *Matt Magee* <mattslistmail at earthlink.net 
>>><mailto:mattslistmail at earthlink.net>> wrote:
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>>>   I still find it interesting that in the early 90's you could buy at
>>>   least three cars that acheived around 60 mpg (Civic VX, CRX HF and the
>>>   Metro XFI).  Now to get 60 mpg, the best we can get is the smart,
>>>   which
>>>   is far smaller and not really inexpensive either.
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>>>   Is this the best the world's engineers can do?
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>>>   Grant Robertson wrote:
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>>>   >I so wish the smart would come to the US.. They're becoming kinda
>>>   >popular in Canada. Neat little buggers, and suprisingly roomy.
>>>   >
>>>   >-G
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>>>   >On 8/16/05, James P. Kinney III <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com
>>>   <mailto:jkinney at localnetsolutions.com>> wrote:
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>>>   >>I'm partial to
>>>   >> http://www.zapworld.com/cars/smartCar.asp
>>>   >>for geek-fleet cars.
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