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drmiller100 · 12-21-2011, 11:19 PM

I'm going to build a 100mpg consumer vehicle.

Goals:
100 mpg mixed, 75mpg at 75mph.
Legal in Idaho (where i live).
seats me (285 lbs, 6'1") and my lady (not a petite lady) COMFORTABLY.
My lady has to be willing to ride in it.
My lady has to be willing to drive it on occasion.
1000 pounds???
Build it for less then 5000 bucks at my redneck engineering shop.

It will be reverse trike, enclosed, with heater and AC.
Honda engines are cheap, and I have a 93 honda civic hatchback which has been rolled over (DX) as a donor car.
Seatbelts, rollcage, windows, etc.

fiberglass body which my 16 year old son will be willing to drive and proclaim as "cool" (hardest spec, but essential for marketability).

Engineers and people with excuses why I shouldn't do this can do me a favor and keep their mouths shut.

12-21-2011, 11:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
drmiller100 Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Boise Idaho Posts: 842 Thanks: 39 Thanked 89 Times in 69 Posts	Building a 100mpg consumer vehicle I'm going to build a 100mpg consumer vehicle. Goals: 100 mpg mixed, 75mpg at 75mph. Legal in Idaho (where i live). seats me (285 lbs, 6'1") and my lady (not a petite lady) COMFORTABLY. My lady has to be willing to ride in it. My lady has to be willing to drive it on occasion. 1000 pounds??? Build it for less then 5000 bucks at my redneck engineering shop. It will be reverse trike, enclosed, with heater and AC. Honda engines are cheap, and I have a 93 honda civic hatchback which has been rolled over (DX) as a donor car. Seatbelts, rollcage, windows, etc. fiberglass body which my 16 year old son will be willing to drive and proclaim as "cool" (hardest spec, but essential for marketability). Engineers and people with excuses why I shouldn't do this can do me a favor and keep their mouths shut. Last edited by drmiller100; 01-10-2012 at 10:38 PM..