01-03-2014, 12:04 AM
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There's a Honda Today in town here too. Looks like a 2 door Civic wagon, so ya I'd have to put that on the list as well.
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01-03-2014, 12:22 AM
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What eco car are you patiently waiting to own?
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Literally the hardest question ever posed on this forum.
Ok, time to admit it. I like Festivas. But like most answers here, I have no real use for one now. A Festiva diesel transplant would be epic.
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01-03-2014, 01:27 AM
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The only car that would tempt me into the "void' would be an older VW diesel that I could convert to run on used Vegy oil and then streamline it to the max with rounded front end, a boat tail and a under tray...maybe even some ground affect down force for better cornering!
A car that runs on almost free fuel, gets better than 3L/100km, and can corner at 2 to 3 g... now thats performance!
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01-03-2014, 07:04 AM
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01-03-2014, 08:31 AM
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What if I sell you an "Aerocivic kit" for, say, $1500?  Some assembly required. It would consist of a lot of sheet aluminum & bar stock. |
$1500 Canadian? Sure! i'll write you a third-party check from my cousin's bank in Zimbabwe. |
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01-03-2014, 10:04 AM
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i like xntrx's model too, the audi a2 3L. But more practically, I think of three cars when I think of what I would do if "black & green" got smashed badly. The Prius C2. The 1.0L ecoboost Fiesta. The Cruze Eco, with manual 6 speed. An 07-08 Fit is a buy, right away: cheap and capable of good hypermiling, as Pale is proving weekly.
But if I had 5+thousand dollars, maybe 10k, a dream would be to invest it in my current daily driver, with a highgrade kammback, done with the aid of someone skilled in bodywork. Then I'd find a good, small diesel or gas mill to drop in, with tall gearing, spending cash for low mileage and the fabrications necessary for whatever can be fit. All the other issues with the car are minor, and I'd continue attending to them myself.
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01-03-2014, 10:43 AM
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A never rusted mint Civic VX. A red one with the black and grey inferior. Cheap to run and cheap to repair. I am always on the lookout for a mint one.
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01-03-2014, 11:05 AM
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1st gen Insight 5 speed.
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01-03-2014, 01:45 PM
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Eco car? Since I've already got the 1st gen Insight, and you've ruled out the Tesla (Roadster, of course), what's left? Leaf doesn't have the range, Volt's a 4-seat sedan, Aptera went down the tubes... Anything else, I'd have to build.
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