How about the 4.4 liter supercharged Northstars in the STS V and the XLR V?
They need to survive. Can you imagine all of the Saab stories if they don't?
@thomas124: I've also noticed the trimmer line doesn't last as long with the E10 also. Maybe it's just because my backyard whiskey still is leaking. I hope my whiskey isn't still leaking. Still, if it's leaking I could forget about it by drinking whiskey in my back yard. What was I saying?
The carbs on my mower, tractor and edger have all been cleaned a few times in the past 2 years. I used to think I had dirt in my gas can until I noticed that the float bowls were beginning to get rusty. I'd love to pay a lawn service, but by cutting that out, along with food and water, I've been able to sustain my car habit.
Internal combustion engines are obsolete technology too, but it's a proven technology and the only viable one for a production truck right now. Turbochargers are also a proven technology. Just about every large truck now has a turbo-diesel.
I think the EcoBoost is a great idea as long as it's engineered for a truck. With a direct-injected engine, the compression will be high enough to aid efficiency and low end output and the turbo will take care of the rest.
If Ford can't build an engine that can go 150K without spitting out head gaskets and turbochargers or melting down, then they shouldn't bother. But if they can, I'd buy one. I miss having a truck.
I've owned a couple of SVO's and I had a new 88 Turbo Coupe. They were excellent cars and I used to tell my buddies that they were seeing the future when they looked at my cars. 4 cylinder turbos are great. I currently own a V8 6spd sedan and I fondly think of my Turbo Coupe each time I go to the pump. I hope they build it! I hope the can apply the same recipe to a sedan too. I would never consider a 2 door car.
He missed the opportunity for a double continental kit.
Delete the salesman. I'd like to be able to walk into a dealership and cut out all of the crap. Why can't purchasing a car go quickly? I gave up nearly 3 hours when I bought my last car. Actually, I'd like a leather delete option. Too many vehicles optioned the way I like have leather interiors. I want nice cloth seats and door panels. I'd also like to be able to delete anything that requires a subscription; OnStar and satellite radio.
Who needs it? Between my engine, CD's, mp3's and commercial radio, I can always find something I like listening to. I have XM in my car and I'm currently in the 3 month trial. I don't think it's worth paying for at any price. Dropping out under trees and in enclosed areas is a real throwback to the AM days. It's just not that good.
I've been messing around with cars for more that 25 years and because of that I've been on the receiving end of many freebies. The best one was about 2 years ago. I was given a 1994 Taurus SHO. The previous owner thought the timing belt went, but when I got it home and had a good look all it needed was the DIS module. It turned out to be a great runner! I sold it to a friend in need for the price of the module and tune-up parts I put on it. He got it for $300.00.
I've also been given an 84 Eagle SX4-Got it running and gave it away, a 1995 Dakota 4wd. (fire damage) an 86 f-150 fixed and gave it away, and recently a clean 1996 f-150 that needs and engine.
Low cost cars: 76 Mustang II V8, purchased in 1986 for $400.00.
I had a friend in high school who drove a triumph. Miserable car.
He got tackled during gym class by a few guys from the football team because he was kidding around with them. I guess the jock was on him. Triumph FTW!
He got tackled during gym class by a few guys from the football team because he was kidding around with them. I guess the jock was on him. Triumph FTW!
SRT 10... Smashed, rammed, and twisted to 10 percent of it's original value.
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The show should use Spike and Speed TV's car shows as models. 1 minute of content, 14 minutes of commercials, 15 minutes of Z-max and Tornado endorsements.
@Armand4: I agree completely, chemistry is everything. I look forward to each of their segments equally. As much as I think Ezra Dyer would make a good co-host for TGA, I think the chemistry would be difficult to recapture.
This is cool, but it doesn't appear to track so well!
I had a friend with one of these critters when I was in college. He went out of his way to put a header and exhaust on it. It's no wonder his nickname was "Punching Bag".
How about an engine that incorporates all of the best of todays technology along with piston driven light aircraft ideas. I want a small displacement v6, with direct injection, turbo-charging, variable displacement, and lean-of-peak operation. Lean-of-peak is leaning an engine beyond the point where the egt's peak in temperature and begin going back down. Small aircraft pilots use this technique to conserve fuel. It would only work in steady state cruising, but it could really help mileage.
I've felt that small turbo engine are awesome for a long time. My first one was in an 88 Thunderbird turbo. That car was terrific! It handled well, it could approach 30 mpg, and it was reasonably quick for the time. Above all, it was reliable. I got rid of it @ 150k miles and it still had the original turbo.
2005 CTS V. Bought it in October of 07, with 908 miles. My first car payment ever. It currently has 5000 miles. Radiator leaks worse than and excited puppy. Howling rear, sunroof quit, accelerator pedal replaced due to a "Reduced Engine power" message. I've never sidestepped the clutch or smoked the tires, but they're all bald. It stumbles randomly unless it's on a tow truck. But those 3 times it was running right were a hoot! I love this car!
