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Mr. Daystar

In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
Well they are more fuel efficient in some cases, but man can they dump the exhaust fumes, especially when they're starting up in cold weather. Diesels are great for moving a lot of weight, more cost effectively, but in recent years they've hit the trucking industry HARD with emissions control, and they've hit off road uses too. The rail industry has had to make changes, and I think they've hit construction equipment now also. The other thing was, the only car manufacturers to put a real diesels in cars, where Mercedes and VW. Most American cars didn't fair well. The heavier pick up trucks put true diesels in them, but those are being cracked down on to. New Diesels have to use an additive to clean up the exhaust levels, which requires a whole new system on the engine, and has been a pain for most mechanics I knew, and added a lot of complex systems, and added expenses in service costs, and initial purchase prices. The last couple of tractors I drove had the system on it. Check engine lights would go on all of the time, over silly shit, like loose wires or sensors. It added over 2000 pounds to my tractor, and it also had THREE check engine lights on it. The DEF fluid you had to add, would freeze up in the winter. I would rather have a diesel, then an electric though.
 

Mr. Daystar

In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.

Mr. Daystar

In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
Actually I do. Not her, the car. I don't know what kind of yahoo was banging around the transmission of MY new ride.
 
Yikes! From that link:

In total, over $140,000 has been poured into the coupe.

I'd rather have a used Ferrari F430 for THAT kind of $$$!
 

Mr. Daystar

In a bell tower, watching you through cross hairs.
In other news: for peeps considering buying an EV - looks like DiscountTireDirect and TireRack will be some of your favorite websites in the near future!

A snippet: "Tire mileage can vary widely of course, but he said he frequently changes EV tires at just 8,000 to 10,000 miles — a fourth or even fifth of typical tire wear on a gas-burning car."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/electric-vehicles-great-mileage-pricey-141209778.html
It's no wonder, considering the weight of the vehicles, I worked with a guy that said he would never buy a conversion van, because it was so heavy it wore out tires extra quickly.

As far as the Mustang goes, I know it's a lot, but I just love old American iron. I know Ferrari's a pretty, and they handle like a dream, but they just aren't the same. I think it's that twisting torque you feel in the front end, when you tromp the throttle.
 
More bad news for peeps buying those HEAVY EVs..

"Electric vehicles typically weigh 20% to 50% more than gas-powered vehicles thanks to batteries that can weigh almost as much as a small gas-powered car. And they have lower centers of gravity. Because of these differences, guardrails can do little to stop electric vehicles from pushing through barriers typically made of steel."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/preliminary-test-crashes-indicate-nations-150021349.html
 
More bad news for peeps buying those HEAVY EVs..

"Electric vehicles typically weigh 20% to 50% more than gas-powered vehicles thanks to batteries that can weigh almost as much as a small gas-powered car. And they have lower centers of gravity. Because of these differences, guardrails can do little to stop electric vehicles from pushing through barriers typically made of steel."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/preliminary-test-crashes-indicate-nations-150021349.html
Does that mean that accidents at the same speeds will also be more deadly?
 
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