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Old 05-11-2012, 06:08 AM   #25 (permalink)
Vekke
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Siitin - '98 Seat Cordoba Vario
90 day: 58.56 mpg (US)

VW Lupo 3L --> 2L - '00 VolksWagen Lupo 3L
Diesel
90 day: 104.94 mpg (US)

A8 luxury fuel sipper - '97 Audi A8 1.2 TDI 6 speed manual
90 day: 64.64 mpg (US)

Audi A4B6 Avant Niistäjä - '02 Audi A4b6 1.9tdi 96kW 3L
90 day: 54.57 mpg (US)

Tourekki - '04 VW Touareg 2.5TDI R5 6 speed manual
90 day: 32.98 mpg (US)

A2 1.4TDI - '03 Audi A2 1.4 TDI
90 day: 45.68 mpg (US)

A2 1.4 LPG - '02 Audi A2 1.4 (75hp)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
Another advantage of motorized seats, mirrors, windows, etc is that the motors produce a known amount of force. All of the components required to transfer that force into motion can then be designed to withstand that known force. With manual windows, some margin of extra strength must be built in to accommodate He-man window closers. Taking the human out of the equation produces more reliable results.
This is true. I have broken few sidewindow cables with too much force when the window was frozen and still tried to open it...
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