Downsizing may be forth coming for sure. But I dare you, no double dare
you to jump into the Messerschmitt, BMW Isetta, Tata Nano and driv eit
from here to Abile Texas in under 18 hours. I suspect that the number of
gas stops would be wildly fun. Europeans, Brit, Japanese, Indians, all
liv ein societies where they only go a m ile either before they forget
where they were going becaus eof traffic problems, or traffic is so
snarled they cannot move. Small cars in those places meam more trapped
in traffic, lol. Do all those little bitty cars have air conditioning?
Out here in the west it takes a lot of air conditioning. Lots. So I am
with those who want to make our LBC lighter for around town, but leave
my go to town cars alone, lol... Oh, I did th etexas thingy last week,
in my 2005 Towncar, averaging nearly 70 mph and driving 80 most of the
way. And got nearly 27 mph doing it in style and comfort and safety.
Will a Tata Nano even go that fast?
mayf, hot outside today around 106 or more...
CoolVT@aol.com wrote:
>I still believe that the immediate solution is the downsizing of
>cars....Tata Nano....Worked in Europe after the war. And of course there is
>the Heinkel, Messerschmitt, Reliant...
>
>Well, if that's the answer we are doing our part with our 2,500 lb. cars.
>Remove one gas tank and lose 50lb. Aluminum heads..50lb. Aluminum intake 20
>lb.
>Headers replacing cast iron ex. manifolds..10 lb. Now we're down to 2,370
>lb. What else can go?
>M
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