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#436136 - 09/18/08 09:40 PM Re: "The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have" [Re: Parrott_head]
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Originally Posted By: Parrott_head
Originally Posted By: trooplewis


Yeah, right, that's why they still advertise male-enhancement pills and bustline-increasing lotions.


But I still wish it was true.


The bustline-increasing lotion worked for me.....


My wife says the male enhancement pills worked for me....


I'm an even bigger prick now!






Sorry. More liquor induced posting.


Edited by 2Suns (09/18/08 09:41 PM)

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#436631 - 09/23/08 06:19 PM Re: "The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have" [Re: woosterken]
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I for one am a fan of the more current diesel technologies. The article does not take real world comparrisons into account. I currently drive a 2006 Honda Pilot - at best 9with a lot of highway miles in the mix) I might average 20mpg (realistically less). My wife drives a 2001 VW Beatle Turbo Diesel - she averages around 35mpg. The break even point for the Honda to catch up to the economy of the VW would be a spread of about $2.70 per gallon (diesel over gas) - if I have a chance to pick up a similar type car when I junk the Pilot (4- months from now) - it will be a serious consideration. All that bieng said - it will have to be a good car - not a go cart tricked up to get good mileage.
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#436657 - 09/23/08 09:25 PM Re: "The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have" [Re: justforfun]
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Why could not the motors for these cars be built in an existing plant state side? I'm willing to be Cat, Cummins, NaviStar, Detroit...somebody has some excess factory capacity they would like to fill.
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