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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #60 on: May 09, 2006, 08:23:48 PM »
well i'm gonna have to say some of my best friends are australians and i love them to death

plus, no offense, i hate california. too much heat and humidity for me
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine & Driving Cars
« Reply #61 on: May 10, 2006, 05:15:22 AM »
Quote from: constant thinker on May 09, 2006, 04:11:54 PM
Do we have any Germans here?

I want to drive on the autobahn (sorry if it's not spelt right) really badly. My cousin plays soccer in Germany. He says he loves the autobahn, and there are fewer bad drivers in Germany than in America.

P.S. I added something to the subject.
So what you wanna know?
No speed limit, unless otherwise stated. Nevertheless, it might be quite challenging to brake from 250kmh down to 80, because all the sudden there's a sign saying "slow, oil track!"...
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #62 on: May 10, 2006, 06:56:57 PM »
i've heard there's a ton of traffic on the autoban so it's really difficult to actually go fast...
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #63 on: May 10, 2006, 08:00:41 PM »
I have been on it and it was ok. Nice well maintained roads and not too much traffic (especially compared to the London ring roads).
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #64 on: May 10, 2006, 08:44:33 PM »
was it all people exclaim it to be or is that all just frosting on the so-to-speak cake?
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #65 on: May 10, 2006, 11:43:35 PM »
Quote from: rctrackstar2007 on May 10, 2006, 06:56:57 PM
i've heard there's a ton of traffic on the autoban so it's really difficult to actually go fast...
at least there wouldn't be many American cars slowing you down

also, aren't there still cops (or something to that affect) that can pull you over for wreckless driving if they think you're going to fast even though there's not a posted speed limit
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #66 on: May 11, 2006, 04:37:07 AM »
AFAIK although there is no speed limit there is a recommended speed, and Germans - as very disciplined nation - mostly obey. And lack of the speed limit doesn't mean there are no other rules to play by. So it sounds good, but reality is just as boring as everywhere else.
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #67 on: May 11, 2006, 01:28:09 PM »
Again, there is no speed limit on german motorways, unless a big fat red circled sign with a black number on white background says so.
Traffic depends on the time and area. I wouldn't recommend driving 250 on a Friday afternoon near Munich or Dortmund/Gelsenkirchen/... The best time to legally speed is therefore a Sunday morning at 6am or so - enjoy and don't break your neck.
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #68 on: May 11, 2006, 09:08:41 PM »
Quote from: Borek on May 11, 2006, 04:37:07 AM
And lack of the speed limit doesn't mean there are no other rules to play by. So it sounds good, but reality is just as boring as everywhere else.

dude there is no freakin' way that going super fast like that can be just as boring as everywhere else were we unfortunately do have speed limits ;D
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #69 on: May 12, 2006, 03:35:13 PM »
It would only be interesting for a while. Maybe someone will devise a gasoline replacement that produces more power and torque than the gasoline engines today.
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #70 on: May 13, 2006, 04:43:24 PM »
One thing we do have to realize is that the Stone Age did not end for lack of stones, but for new technological advances, so why should the Oil Age end for lack of oil?

Which means, in a way, that we will have to look for alternatives to those goddam dirty, ineffecient, and murderous machines we call gasoline engines.

I apologize to all those who have suffered the addiction to oil.
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #71 on: May 14, 2006, 12:42:04 PM »
Quote from: constant thinker on May 12, 2006, 03:35:13 PM
It would only be interesting for a while. Maybe someone will devise a gasoline replacement that produces more power and torque than the gasoline engines today.

my hydrogen-oxygen rocket car idea  ;D

it would give the torque of well...a rocket lol
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #72 on: May 15, 2006, 02:50:55 PM »
The various alternate engine systems and alternative fuel all targetting solving the fuel efficiency problem. but the scientists behind these technologies seem to forget that power is an important factor for someone to use their technology. I am not going to drive a car that can go at most 50km/h even if its fuel efficiency is 100%.
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #73 on: May 15, 2006, 06:28:48 PM »
Quote from: geodome on May 15, 2006, 02:50:55 PM
The various alternate engine systems and alternative fuel all targetting solving the fuel efficiency problem. but the scientists behind these technologies seem to forget that power is an important factor for someone to use their technology. I am not going to drive a car that can go at most 50km/h even if its fuel efficiency is 100%.
i wouldn't drive a car that topped out at 100mph even if its fuel efficiency is 150%. ;)
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Re: Replacing the Gasoline Engine
« Reply #74 on: May 15, 2006, 07:39:59 PM »
Quote from: geodome on May 15, 2006, 02:50:55 PM
The various alternate engine systems and alternative fuel all targetting solving the fuel efficiency problem. but the scientists behind these technologies seem to forget that power is an important factor for someone to use their technology. I am not going to drive a car that can go at most 50km/h even if its fuel efficiency is 100%.

i like the way you think!  ;D

it's like the hybrid cars, fred flinstone could accelerate faster with his feet than those cars can
Quote from: mrdeadman on May 15, 2006, 06:28:48 PM

i wouldn't drive a car that topped out at 100mph even if its fuel efficiency is 150%. ;)

how do you plan on getting 150% efficiency? will it generate hydrogen and oxygen on it's own from the intake or what lol
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