When we were looking at trucks back in '14 we drove a Nissan Leaf. It was a
fun car but not a replacement for a 4wd truck. When Angie's Golf rusts away I
may reconsider the idea. The new Leaf has greater range and isn't anywhere near
as ugly as the old one.
EVs are fun because of 100% torque at 0 rpm, they get right up but you've got
to have the right usage profile. Angie commutes 10 miles each way, even in the
winter it'd be a good choice. Maybe a better choice than a diesel as it'll have
heat right away.
-Curt
On Sunday, December 9, 2018, 11:06:22 AM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via
Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
There's no one drive and EV yet? Would I be the first if I decided to get
one?
On Dec 8, 2018 11:56 PM, "clay monroe via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
> I hated that nasty tree on the rental I used last year. Stupid video game
> to virtue signal just how much better than the guy in that smoky diesel you
> are. The new cars are all rolling video games that get crap gas mileage.
> I continue to search for a solution for Allen. A fairly recent used car
> gets no better fuel usage than I was getting over 25 years ago in a
> japanese car. Now a person needs to be in a plastic car with a midget
> motor and video screens to more efficiently use petrol? I think the auto
> industry jumped the shark decades ago.
>
>
> clay monroe
> redgh...@comcast.net
>
>
>
> > On Dec 8, 2018, at 5:35 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > I’m with Mitch. I’m not hung up on mpg, but when I have the ability to
> improve it with my driving habits or otherwise I’ll do it.
> >
> > When I was driving the Ford Fusion hybrid when the S420 got totaled,
> they had a little thing in the instrument panel that showed a tree with
> leaves on it. That is, you got “leafs” as you drove the car more
> efficiently. So now it’s a challenge for me. After driving the car for
> 2-1/2 weeks I think I put 10 gallons of gas in it and the “tree” was pretty
> well “leafed” out.
> >
> > I joked with the wife about how if she had a car like that the tree
> would just be a bunch of dead sticks….
> >
> > -D
> >
> >
> >> On Dec 8, 2018, at 8:17 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Back in 1971 when I bought my first MB, cars got 17-18 MPG if you drove
> for mileage. My 67 Chevelle got 10, no matter what I did to try to improve
> mileage. My 66 Bronco (acquired in 1973) got 10, no matter what I did to
> try to get better mileage. Gas was mostly 35.9¢ and Diesel 27.9 to
> 28.8¢/gal. In this environment, my 190Dc and later 200D got 27 to 30 and
> as much as 35 mpg. You can figger out what a savings that was.
> >>
> >> Later I had the wabbit at 50 mpg, the escort at 50-55 mpg and the
> quantum at 45 mpg, loaded to the gills and going 75. In high MPG
> conditions it would probably do 50-55 also.
> >> I gave up the high mileage game when I got the first SDL. The speed
> and comfort was amazing. The kids not only didn't complain about riding in
> it, but enjoyed riding in the back seat.
> >>
> >> It was the reliability and MPG that sold many people on a MB Diesel in
> the early 80s, after 15 yrs of detriot iron getting worse all the time.
> Most 73-74 land yachts did no better than 10 mpg, up from 18, due to all
> the gooberment mandated "improvements." I believe 1983 was the high
> point of MB Diesel sales in the USA. That was when I went to a MBCA
> meeting in the quad cities, and in place of all gassers with a couple
> Diesels, there was all (mostly new) Diesels, with a couple gassers. [yes,
> I said 10 MPG, UP from 18. That is goober-speak, reflecting the
> "improvements" mandated.]
> >>
> >> Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote on 12/8/18 6:52 AM:
> >>>
> >>> I'm not Pious about mpg but I do get an odd satisfaction from a
> vehicle that gives better than expected fuel economy. I loved my Saab 99,
> but it got 24mpg, didn't seem to matter much whether in town or open road,
> while my backup car, a $435 rusty POS 1980 Citation I bought in 1985 with
> 145,000 miles on it, would get 39 mpg indicated, 37 mpg actual, in rural
> driving in warm weather. The mpg was one reason I was fond of that
> Citation, another was its extreme utility, I could carry 1000lb of tools
> and tool cabinets in it and it never complained. Back when gas was 80-90
> cents a gallon I never felt any pain filling up the Saab, but filling the
> Citation always felt good. Funny thing is, I have no idea what mpg I got in
> my 1975 Civic, other than it was not that good for a 1850lb car with a
> stratified charge engine, I'm guessing around 28-30mpg, the fault of the 2
> speed semi auto trans no doubt.
> >>>
> >>> Now I play the 'how high can my mpg get' game with a 2016 Chevy Cruze.
> Last summer I went 630 miles on 12.6 gallons of gas. I bought a tuner for
> it Thanksgiving weekend, now I want to set up a manual mode for the auto
> transmission and see if I can hit 60mpg in the sort of 55mph driving that
> got 37 in the Citation 40 years ago.
> >>>
> >>> Mitch
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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