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user removed · 02-19-2012, 07:48 PM

The US is stupid.
Europe is stupid.

Y'all happy now.

I would love to see Ford bring the 1 liter cast iron ecotec engine to the US, in a Fiesta sized car with no power options as standard equipment. Only problem is there are probably not very many like me who would possibly buy one. Stuff a nice wide ratio 6 speed in that baby that tached maybe 1800 at 65MPH with good enough aero.

Until than I will just ride my 73-85 MPG bike for most of my trips, even 815 miles in January. What's that 11 gallons of gas. We owe nothing and make decent money, most of which is retirement and investments. Yesterday 40 miles on two quarts of gas. If the US ever wises up and allows the manufacturers to sell something here like the small cars in Europe, I might buy one, but for now the cost just doesn't justify changing what's in my garage, unless something fairly dramatic becomes available.

Even if that happens it still has to be cost effective. All the garbage they want me to buy that I would probably never use could be replaced with a power outlet, so I don't have to worry about carrying the weight of all that obsolete crap around in two years.

My 13 year old car should be good for another 60k miles, and that would work out to another 10 years or so. Heck the bike might last that long, and I don't have 6k in both of them. with plenty of back ups sitting in the garage, even one that is 40 years old and still gets close to 60 MPG.

regards
Mech

02-19-2012, 07:48 PM	#25 (permalink)
user removed Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,927 Thanks: 877 Thanked 2,024 Times in 1,304 Posts	The US is stupid. Europe is stupid. Y'all happy now. I would love to see Ford bring the 1 liter cast iron ecotec engine to the US, in a Fiesta sized car with no power options as standard equipment. Only problem is there are probably not very many like me who would possibly buy one. Stuff a nice wide ratio 6 speed in that baby that tached maybe 1800 at 65MPH with good enough aero. Until than I will just ride my 73-85 MPG bike for most of my trips, even 815 miles in January. What's that 11 gallons of gas. We owe nothing and make decent money, most of which is retirement and investments. Yesterday 40 miles on two quarts of gas. If the US ever wises up and allows the manufacturers to sell something here like the small cars in Europe, I might buy one, but for now the cost just doesn't justify changing what's in my garage, unless something fairly dramatic becomes available. Even if that happens it still has to be cost effective. All the garbage they want me to buy that I would probably never use could be replaced with a power outlet, so I don't have to worry about carrying the weight of all that obsolete crap around in two years. My 13 year old car should be good for another 60k miles, and that would work out to another 10 years or so. Heck the bike might last that long, and I don't have 6k in both of them. with plenty of back ups sitting in the garage, even one that is 40 years old and still gets close to 60 MPG. regards Mech Last edited by user removed; 02-19-2012 at 10:44 PM..