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 Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:33 am
I've decided to starta car facts thread as cars are something interested in and usually have quite a few facts about.
On car advertisements (not on real cars on the street) Adverts ONLY usually the numberplate will only use the following numbers and letters.
A H I M N O T U V W X Y 1 8 0
Why?
Because when the mirror the image to make the car ether right or left hand drive the numberplate will still make sense.
Most Diesel engines will run on diesel as well as used vegetable oil mixed with a little white spirit! (does however make the back of your car smell like a chip shop.)
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:53 am
Hmm, down here in the Netherlands we use all letters and numbers actually.
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:50 pm
My dad's converting an old truck into an electir car, for me and my brother to drive. Its amazing how many parts go into a gas engiene. -_- Unfortunetly guess who gets to help him at 5 a.m.? Whats amazing i some of the things that make cars more fuel effecient:
having thinner wheels
removing luaggue racks
not going below 1/4 on gas
keeping all fluids and regular matenince updated
not running the air conditioner
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:25 pm
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:56 pm
Most cars are set up from the factory biased for oversteer.
That neon doesn't realy make your car go faster.
Same goes for the stickers.
Your old Accord doesn't have vtec even if you really really want it to.
Sparks coming from under your car is not a good thing.
A five degree negative camber on a car that will never see the track is a bad thing.
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 2:58 pm
L cant be a mirror image or fliped over......
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:18 pm
Wow.
We use that where I live too.
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:11 pm
From 1950 to 1970, the US automobile population grew four times faster than the human population. Today, there are around 200 million cars in America, and as a result, Americans spend 8 billion hours per year stuck in traffic.
The US spends $60 billion per year on oil. Eight million barrels of oil per day are combusted in US cars. That's 450 gallons per person each year.
Cars create 7 billion pounds of unrecycled scrap and waste annually.
During the Iraq War (so far) 2,800 US soldiers died keeping the world safe for petroleum. Back at home, an estimated 100,000 have died in car accidents.
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Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:02 pm
The electric car is the biggest scam ever, it won't work. The life of the electric engine is not as long as the gasoline's engine, it burns out too soon. Also, there isn't enough juice in the power system for America to switch over to the electric car.
However, 25% of all the gas that runs through your cars engine is actually used for moving the car, accessories (heat, a/c, radio, electric windows and locks, and so on), and basically functioning the car. The rest is sent out through the exhaust.
Car insurance can be worked into your favor despite what age you are. One big contributing factor is not only what state you live in, but what town. My aunt's car insurance tripled when she moved from Fargo, ND to St. Cloud, MN. Then she moved to Duluth and her insurance dropped dramatically. Also, your vehicle. If you have a mechanic in the family like me, then driving a 10+ year old car is for you. I drive a 1996 model and my insurance for my circumstances (young, white, male) have been qouted at $125 a month (that's the best rate i found).
Being 6'2", I've had some troubles finding a vehicle suitable for my height. I am aware, however, that many people are taller than me and suffer more, but I will talk anyway. My first car ever (that I paid for, including gas and insurance) was a late 80s Buick Century and wow I loved it. It had a 3.8L V6 and LOTS of leg room. Anyway, I'm now driving a 1996 Ford Escort that has a 2.0L in it. It was REALLY hard to go from a GM, 6 cyclinder, 4-door, automatic, to a 4 cyclinder, Ford, 2-door, manual. It was a strange change, but it has a CD player and gets great gas mileage. Plus it's a stick-shift, and those are always fun!
So anyway, I've really rambled (and being a mechaincs son, I could go on) and so I'm going to let someone else talk now....
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:55 am
Québec
WCA 179
Je me souviens
You are mistaken... although if you are only talking about the US plates, you should note it
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:57 am
slewiscar77 The electric car is the biggest scam ever, it won't work. The life of the electric engine is not as long as the gasoline's engine, it burns out too soon. Also, there isn't enough juice in the power system for America to switch over to the electric car. However, 25% of all the gas that runs through your cars engine is actually used for moving the car, accessories (heat, a/c, radio, electric windows and locks, and so on), and basically functioning the car. The rest is sent out through the exhaust. Car insurance can be worked into your favor despite what age you are. One big contributing factor is not only what state you live in, but what town. My aunt's car insurance tripled when she moved from Fargo, ND to St. Cloud, MN. Then she moved to Duluth and her insurance dropped dramatically. Also, your vehicle. If you have a mechanic in the family like me, then driving a 10+ year old car is for you. I drive a 1996 model and my insurance for my circumstances (young, white, male) have been qouted at $125 a month (that's the best rate i found). Being 6'2", I've had some troubles finding a vehicle suitable for my height. I am aware, however, that many people are taller than me and suffer more, but I will talk anyway. My first car ever (that I paid for, including gas and insurance) was a late 80s Buick Century and wow I loved it. It had a 3.8L V6 and LOTS of leg room. Anyway, I'm now driving a 1996 Ford Escort that has a 2.0L in it. It was REALLY hard to go from a GM, 6 cyclinder, 4-door, automatic, to a 4 cyclinder, Ford, 2-door, manual. It was a strange change, but it has a CD player and gets great gas mileage. Plus it's a stick-shift, and those are always fun! So anyway, I've really rambled (and being a mechaincs son, I could go on) and so I'm going to let someone else talk now.... Sex also affects the insurance. Girls pay A LOT less than boys
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:33 pm
The linsence plate thing is interesting.
I didn't know that vegetable oil is used in diesel engines? Interesting. 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:29 pm
slewiscar77 The electric car is the biggest scam ever, it won't work. The life of the electric engine is not as long as the gasoline's engine, it burns out too soon. Also, there isn't enough juice in the power system for America to switch over to the electric car. However, 25% of all the gas that runs through your cars engine is actually used for moving the car, accessories (heat, a/c, radio, electric windows and locks, and so on), and basically functioning the car. The rest is sent out through the exhaust. Car insurance can be worked into your favor despite what age you are. One big contributing factor is not only what state you live in, but what town. My aunt's car insurance tripled when she moved from Fargo, ND to St. Cloud, MN. Then she moved to Duluth and her insurance dropped dramatically. Also, your vehicle. If you have a mechanic in the family like me, then driving a 10+ year old car is for you. I drive a 1996 model and my insurance for my circumstances (young, white, male) have been qouted at $125 a month (that's the best rate i found). Being 6'2", I've had some troubles finding a vehicle suitable for my height. I am aware, however, that many people are taller than me and suffer more, but I will talk anyway. My first car ever (that I paid for, including gas and insurance) was a late 80s Buick Century and wow I loved it. It had a 3.8L V6 and LOTS of leg room. Anyway, I'm now driving a 1996 Ford Escort that has a 2.0L in it. It was REALLY hard to go from a GM, 6 cyclinder, 4-door, automatic, to a 4 cyclinder, Ford, 2-door, manual. It was a strange change, but it has a CD player and gets great gas mileage. Plus it's a stick-shift, and those are always fun! So anyway, I've really rambled (and being a mechaincs son, I could go on) and so I'm going to let someone else talk now.... O.O I never said I wanted an electric X=X. My dad just wants to keep us close because it can only go like 355 miles without chargeing up....Also for a teen car its reasonable because if they get their lisens at 16 and go to college at 18 (possibly 20 if the do two years of communtity), the car should be able to live throughout 2-3 kids at least.
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:54 pm
Spirit_of_Yarn slewiscar77 The electric car is the biggest scam ever, it won't work. The life of the electric engine is not as long as the gasoline's engine, it burns out too soon. Also, there isn't enough juice in the power system for America to switch over to the electric car. However, 25% of all the gas that runs through your cars engine is actually used for moving the car, accessories (heat, a/c, radio, electric windows and locks, and so on), and basically functioning the car. The rest is sent out through the exhaust. Car insurance can be worked into your favor despite what age you are. One big contributing factor is not only what state you live in, but what town. My aunt's car insurance tripled when she moved from Fargo, ND to St. Cloud, MN. Then she moved to Duluth and her insurance dropped dramatically. Also, your vehicle. If you have a mechanic in the family like me, then driving a 10+ year old car is for you. I drive a 1996 model and my insurance for my circumstances (young, white, male) have been qouted at $125 a month (that's the best rate i found). Being 6'2", I've had some troubles finding a vehicle suitable for my height. I am aware, however, that many people are taller than me and suffer more, but I will talk anyway. My first car ever (that I paid for, including gas and insurance) was a late 80s Buick Century and wow I loved it. It had a 3.8L V6 and LOTS of leg room. Anyway, I'm now driving a 1996 Ford Escort that has a 2.0L in it. It was REALLY hard to go from a GM, 6 cyclinder, 4-door, automatic, to a 4 cyclinder, Ford, 2-door, manual. It was a strange change, but it has a CD player and gets great gas mileage. Plus it's a stick-shift, and those are always fun! So anyway, I've really rambled (and being a mechaincs son, I could go on) and so I'm going to let someone else talk now.... O.O I never said I wanted an electric X=X. My dad just wants to keep us close because it can only go like 355 miles without chargeing up....Also for a teen car its reasonable because if they get their lisens at 16 and go to college at 18 (possibly 20 if the do two years of communtity), the car should be able to live throughout 2-3 kids at least. I'm most terribly sorry, I didn't mean it as an angry "GRR ELECTRIC CARS ARE SH**!!!" Although, as I reread it, I see how one can preceive it like that. Anyhoo, it's very clever of pops to keep you that close by using an electric car, hehehe, kudos to him. I do go to college and I completely feel that if you don't mind a few things (smaller car, manual transmission, etc.), you can get a descent car to have while in college instead of a gas guzzler. I like my escort because it not only gets 38 mppg, but also has an 11 gallon tank (not confirmed, might be less). With gas prices being at $2.09 a gallon here in Fargo, ND, I pay right around 20 bucks. While others have been paying.....way too much, lol. I'm starting to ramble again....
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:56 pm
purple richie slewiscar77 The electric car is the biggest scam ever, it won't work. The life of the electric engine is not as long as the gasoline's engine, it burns out too soon. Also, there isn't enough juice in the power system for America to switch over to the electric car. However, 25% of all the gas that runs through your cars engine is actually used for moving the car, accessories (heat, a/c, radio, electric windows and locks, and so on), and basically functioning the car. The rest is sent out through the exhaust. Car insurance can be worked into your favor despite what age you are. One big contributing factor is not only what state you live in, but what town. My aunt's car insurance tripled when she moved from Fargo, ND to St. Cloud, MN. Then she moved to Duluth and her insurance dropped dramatically. Also, your vehicle. If you have a mechanic in the family like me, then driving a 10+ year old car is for you. I drive a 1996 model and my insurance for my circumstances (young, white, male) have been qouted at $125 a month (that's the best rate i found). Being 6'2", I've had some troubles finding a vehicle suitable for my height. I am aware, however, that many people are taller than me and suffer more, but I will talk anyway. My first car ever (that I paid for, including gas and insurance) was a late 80s Buick Century and wow I loved it. It had a 3.8L V6 and LOTS of leg room. Anyway, I'm now driving a 1996 Ford Escort that has a 2.0L in it. It was REALLY hard to go from a GM, 6 cyclinder, 4-door, automatic, to a 4 cyclinder, Ford, 2-door, manual. It was a strange change, but it has a CD player and gets great gas mileage. Plus it's a stick-shift, and those are always fun! So anyway, I've really rambled (and being a mechaincs son, I could go on) and so I'm going to let someone else talk now.... Sex also affects the insurance. Girls pay A LOT less than boys Yes, younger guys pay lot more than younger girls. However, middle aged men pay less than middle aged women. So gender changes by age.
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