Someone please tell me how a no-cat downpipe helps the environment. Sure, you reduce the amount of palladium the Russians have to mine from Norilsk's infamous pits, but there is the small matter of nitrous oxides.
I don't begrudge the fun, but hacking up a carefully designed emissions system seems somewhat less than "green". #s2000
I live in San Francisco, and walk to work each day and bought a car just for driving for fun on the weekends. And camping. And buying groceries. But you get my point. Plus, considering I may never be able to afford a house/condo in the city, I figured what the hell, I'd buy the Veyron and street park it.
*She's not really a Veyron, truth be told. #porsche911
I prefer the two-wheeled method of saving gas. Most motorcycles get the equivalent of a Prius for gas mileage and perform like a late-model C4 Corvette. #porsche911
I'm about to move closer to school, so I'm cutting my commute from 90 miles round trip down to 10-15. Of course, my Miata is pretty economical anyway, but the time bonus is invaluable.
I had looked into public transportation options here on Long Island, and while there is a train I could take, I would have to spend 1 1/2 hours (and $12), then $6 and 45 minutes on a bus, and then another 25-35 minutes on a shuttle. That's over two and a half hours and $18, EACH DIRECTION, not taking into account the hassle of dragging my giant architecture models all over town. No thanks, I'd much rather spend 1-1 1/2 hours driving myself there, at a cost of $4.35 each way. #s2000
and for the record i commute on an electirfied honda CB750 i converted myself, and i hoon the crap out of an Audi wagon the rest of the time. Only wish i still had mt Saab 9000. great gas mileage AND big turbo fun...
but the rEcycle gets it done and more looks than anything I've ever ridden/driven.
If Gregory really cared about the environment he would not operate a vehicle for pleasure. To play this scenario as environmentally responsible is so ridiculous it hurts my head.
I would do the same as him if I could commute with public transport. But I would in no way hoist some ridiculous idea that I am creating my own 'carbon offset'(whatever the h*ll that really is) by taking the train.
We humans consume resources to exist. The only way to change that is to kill yourself.
@Steve_in_NC: You could also kill other people. Or stop eating meat. Cattle are teh big polluters. Me, I love cars and whompburgers, so I might have to murk someone. #s2000
if I could do that I would love it, but sadly there is no easy way of hitching a ride between san jose and redwood city without some sort of private motorized transport. Don't even start on Amtrak either, cuz its a bit of a drive just to get to the the station on both sides... Maybe I just need to get a beater miata as my commute car. #s2000
Excuse my ignorance, but I'm guessing that a barrel of light, medium, or emulsified oil is not the same thing as a barrel of crude oil. What are the uses of the oils this thing produces? #alternativefuels
I commute 12 miles roundtrip with an '86 CRX SI on rainy days, 49cc scooter on sunny days, '85 Ferrari 308 on weekends and sunny weekdays days when I wake up on the wrong side of the bed, an outrageously thirsty '99 5.9L Grand Cherokee in the winter, and walk to the food market and bars on most nights out. Oh yeah I recycle religiously, change the oil in my cars frequently, rarely use the clothes dryer, leave my home computer on 24/7, but turn out lights when I'm not in a room.
How the hell do I run THAT through an eco-impacto-meter? #s2000
I wish more places had mass-transit for reasons such as this, but sadly not everyone lives in cities (nor do some of us want to. I like peace and quiet) where this would be viable. #s2000
@underwear-ninja: plenty of commuter options for those in suburbs many, many miles away from the cities.
in Boston, for example, many thousands of people forego sitting in traffic for the commuter rail - which goes as far out as maybe 100 miles, and has wifi and big, comfy seats. those folks don't live in cities either. [www.mbta.com]
I have always advocated there is solid logic in having a dedicated commuter car, if you have to commute, and having whatever vehicle you want as the weekend/trip/vacation machine.
If that's an S2000...fine. If it's an Excursion...well, you should rethink your priorities, but I'm fine with that, too.
However, for many of us, long commutes are part of the program and mass-transit is merely a concept.
Honda S2000 is very possibly the greatest Japanese sports car of all time. Too bad Honda doesn't make engines like that anymore. I mean their V6 is just meh. #s2000
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Someone please tell me how a no-cat downpipe helps the environment. Sure, you reduce the amount of palladium the Russians have to mine from Norilsk's infamous pits, but there is the small matter of nitrous oxides.
I don't begrudge the fun, but hacking up a carefully designed emissions system seems somewhat less than "green". #s2000
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*She's not really a Veyron, truth be told. #porsche911
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I had looked into public transportation options here on Long Island, and while there is a train I could take, I would have to spend 1 1/2 hours (and $12), then $6 and 45 minutes on a bus, and then another 25-35 minutes on a shuttle. That's over two and a half hours and $18, EACH DIRECTION, not taking into account the hassle of dragging my giant architecture models all over town. No thanks, I'd much rather spend 1-1 1/2 hours driving myself there, at a cost of $4.35 each way. #s2000
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but the rEcycle gets it done and more looks than anything I've ever ridden/driven.
[www.evalbum.com] #s2000
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I would do the same as him if I could commute with public transport. But I would in no way hoist some ridiculous idea that I am creating my own 'carbon offset'(whatever the h*ll that really is) by taking the train.
We humans consume resources to exist. The only way to change that is to kill yourself.
The moral of the story?
Live is short, drive fast. #s2000
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Read a good book on the train—then drive that 911 like you stole it. Or that Superlight Miata. You get the idea.
how many times have i said this, only to be shouted down? wtf. #porsche911
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Or I move to Europe or Japan. #porsche911
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How the hell do I run THAT through an eco-impacto-meter? #s2000
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in Boston, for example, many thousands of people forego sitting in traffic for the commuter rail - which goes as far out as maybe 100 miles, and has wifi and big, comfy seats. those folks don't live in cities either. [www.mbta.com]
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If that's an S2000...fine. If it's an Excursion...well, you should rethink your priorities, but I'm fine with that, too.
However, for many of us, long commutes are part of the program and mass-transit is merely a concept.
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I don't think there are many more JDM sports cars better than S2000 tho. #s2000