05-03-2013, 07:18 PM
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Man, that was the understatement of the year!!!!! 
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05-03-2013, 07:20 PM
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I LOVE this guy.
We have a thread here that he has commented on about the kit.
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05-03-2013, 08:47 PM
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Well, Mr. Lee, I gave it my best shot.
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The back looks like a Chevy HHR.
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What, then, was the purpose of your Original Post? If you would like to have one, why aren't you going to buy one? If you got a $1000 TDI (you won't) and got +50mpg better than your Taco (you won't) it would pay for itself in 12,500 miles @ $4/gallon. How many miles do you drive in a year?
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Even if it takes a long time for it to pay for itself I am going to get a TDI sort of. The price of a TDI engine is much less then a new car and will make my mk2 golf much more fun to drive then the 1.6 N/A D. plus on the good side its much lighter then any American TDI car.
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05-03-2013, 09:09 PM
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No boat tail for that thing??
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05-04-2013, 03:22 AM
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In the rear view it's extended ~1ft, but it should have been narrowed as well. The contour would actually be somewhat like the Volvo C30 with broad fenders and a narrow cabin.
You could totally do that, replacing the rear hatch fenders and bumper. A reasonable goal would be 10% better mileage; e.g., 50 to 55mpg.
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05-08-2013, 02:19 PM
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Would someone with photoshop skills please throw a template on this? G3F suggests 60 mpg at 70 mph IIRC. I wonder if it will be that much more aerodynamic than a Jetta in real world driving.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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05-08-2013, 03:23 PM
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Note that (AFAIK) the roof isn't finalized on the G3F, so throwing a template on the concept art may not tell you much.
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05-08-2013, 03:32 PM
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Voila!
And New Beetle
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05-08-2013, 04:00 PM
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05-08-2013, 04:05 PM
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...The price of a TDI engine is much less then a new car and will make my mk2 golf much more fun to drive then the 1.6 N/A D. plus on the good side its much lighter then any American TDI car.
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DO IT!!! You won't be disappointed! 
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