01-05-2011, 01:05 AM
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There it is. Got to sit in it and everything.
And this is the car (the 2 cylinder VW) that I saw as a lad at a car show, that got me interested in MSU's auto program. And so when I got old enough, I went. 
...and got involved with their SAE Super High Mileage Competition (this pic from '84)
among other things (did concept and early design on this one)
...err... new thread? /hijack
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01-05-2011, 08:08 AM
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There is some irony in the idea of not wanting to fix the floors of a rusty Geo and instead to go and buy an X1/9, especially given the X1/9's habit when brand new of rotting out almost before it left the dealership.
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01-05-2011, 08:12 AM
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Out of interest,
What is a Swift/metro 1.0 and 1.3 lump worth?
As for the x1/9, its a sick idea, but I like it |
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01-05-2011, 04:10 PM
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Frank - yeah, start a thread. Those are cool pics. A caption with each would be good if you remember any details.
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01-05-2011, 04:16 PM
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Out of interest,
What is a Swift/metro 1.0 and 1.3 lump worth?
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Not entirely sure - I sold a working 1.3 with good compression for about 150 bucks, if I recall. (Doesn't mean it was market value though.) |
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01-05-2011, 04:38 PM
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Realized a Suzi 1.0L powered X1/9 would be less like a Honda Beat (much less), and in fact more like the Euro Smart roadster:
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The Roadster is powered by 45 or 60 kW (61 or 82 PS) versions of the turbocharged 698CC 3-cylinder Suprex engine in the rear ...... With weight as low as 790 kg (1,742 lb)
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And it could even be had with factory aero bodywork behind the roof:
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01-05-2011, 04:42 PM
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Instead of X1/9.
How about one of these.
Triumph TR7 or TR8
Or a TR6 if you like a rag top.
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01-05-2011, 04:44 PM
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Already have a 1.0L front engine ragtop. 
It's the mid-engine experience that has me wasting brain cells on this idea. It's far more entertaining to drive.
The Honda Beat's tag line was "mid-ship entertainment", I believe. And it's true. |
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01-05-2011, 05:13 PM
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Mid engine, got it.
Maybe a Porsche 914 then.
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01-05-2011, 07:18 PM
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914 would be viable too, I guess. Less porky than I was expecting, according to wiki:
Curb weight 940 kg (2,100 lb)−995 kg (2,190 lb)
Still 60-150 lbs more than the X1/9 though, and likely more frontal area (wider), just eyeballing them.
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