Trox Posted March 25, 2015 Report Posted March 25, 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1,6 diesel starts at 43K and release 105 metric gram CO /km (I do not know how to convert to your system) Volvo S60 D kinetic CO 103 g/km starts at 42K, Volvo V 70 D2 starts at 49K CO 109 g/km. These are the cheapest of its kind, I do not think anybody buys those model variations because they have to small motors/weight relation. Diesel car are very popular here, but they pollute more than gasoline. The government wants to take more tax of them, if thats possible at all. You can buy a electric car here without paying any tax at all. A Tesla with 300 to 400 hp motor starts at 50K, the same as a WV Golf GTD 184 hp diesel. And with a Electric car you can park free, drive in the buss line and road tax. They have a waiting list on most popular El car here now. Norway is the second largest country for Tesla cars after the USA, and we have only 5 mill people living here. More than 50 % of the new car price is government tax, 60 % of the fuel price is tax. Then it is tax on every thing else car related too. If I had the money for a new car now, I would have looked at an Electric one. And a Tesla if they sold estate wagons. The tax free period will not last for very long. Tor Quote Tor Workshop machines: TSC 441 clone/Efka DC1550, Dürkopp-Adler 267-373/Efka DC1600, Pfaff 345-H3/Cobra 600W, Singer 29K-72, Sandt 8 Ton clicking machine, Alpha SM skiving unit, Fortuna 620 band knife splitting machine. Old Irons: Adler 5-27, Adler 30-15, Singer 236W-100
Members cgleathercraft Posted March 25, 2015 Members Report Posted March 25, 2015 Didn't bother looking up emissions on the american versions but the only ones I can compare are the Volkswagen cars. The price difference is staggering (several thousand difference assuming converting from Euro to USD). And the Passat comes with a 2.0L diesel here. http://www.vw.com/models/passat/trims/2015/tdi-se-sunroof-trim/edit/tab/summary/ Hopefully the link will work. in case it doesn't - mid range package, 2.0L diesel, 42 mpg $29,900 USD Sounds like electric would suit you way better than anything else. Quote http://www.cgleathercraft.com Member of the Iron Brigade.
Members billybopp Posted March 25, 2015 Members Report Posted March 25, 2015 One thing to bear in mind in the Chevy vs. Ford debate is the companies' differing philosophies regarding upgrades and "improvements". I don't know if they still work this way, but traditionally Ford would launch a new design or re-design with new body style, and most of the drive-train new, and then incrementally make small design changes and improvements as necessary. So, if you happen to bought one of those in the first year or two were likely to have any and all kinds of problems. After that, they were pretty stable and good. GM, on the other hand would launch body, engine, transmission and other components individually every couple of years, so you could end up with a vehicle with engine troubles, or transmission troubles, but everything else good. Bill Quote
Cobra Steve Posted March 25, 2015 Report Posted March 25, 2015 I have a Red Flyer Wagon, and a Red Razor Scooter, so my preference is Blue. Quote Thank You Steve Tayrien Leather Machine Co., Inc. 2141 E. Philadelphia St. Unit "U" Ontario, California 91761 1-866-962-9880 http://www.leathermachineco.com cobra@leathermachineco.com
Northmount Posted March 25, 2015 Report Posted March 25, 2015 3 Fords, 3 failed transmissions requiring complete rebuilds. 1 tranny took 3 rebuilds before I could drive 100 miles without problems. All the reusable parts tolerances all added up in the same direction, so they had to replace all hard parts. Multiple GM versions of cars, no transmission problems. Tom Quote
Members TinkerTailor Posted March 25, 2015 Members Report Posted March 25, 2015 Quote "If nobody shares what they know, we will eventually all know nothing." "There is no adventure in letting fear and common sense be your guide"
Members Greywolf Posted June 8, 2015 Members Report Posted June 8, 2015 I have a 1972 Ford F-250 camper special, it originally had a 360 co engine and a two barrel carb, when I got it was all original but needed some serious love, I ended up building it up with a rebuild we blocked, decked, inline bore and bored the cylinders .030 over, put in high comp Pistons, rings, rods and bearings, camshaft, crankshaft, making it into a 390ci bored .030 over, put an edlebrock manifold and 4 barrel carb. Headers, duel exhaust, and an electronic gizmo into the distributor so we wouldn't have to change the points anymore, replaced the heads with hardened exhaust seats, new valves and rods, lifters and springs, plus a new larger clutch. Now it is a monster but I need to get the brakes fixed, the adjusters fried and so I have to manually adjust them, bought a kit for that and will have it installed soon, lots of torque and power, low geared for towing, want to do more to it but it costs money and a lot of it. My love for Leathercraft is much stronger and a super cobra 4-25 leather sewing machine will come first along with tool upgrades. Quote
Members Kulafarmer Posted December 26, 2015 Members Report Posted December 26, 2015 Ford But i like my JK even though its a POS Chrysler, just got to junk more stock psrts 3 Fords, 3 failed transmissions requiring complete rebuilds. 1 tranny took 3 rebuilds before I could drive 100 miles without problems. All the reusable parts tolerances all added up in the same direction, so they had to replace all hard parts. Multiple GM versions of cars, no transmission problems. Tom Must have been 90s models with that POS E4ODC6 and no prob Quote
Northmount Posted December 26, 2015 Report Posted December 26, 2015 Ford But i like my JK even though its a POS Chrysler, just got to junk more stock psrts Must have been 90s models with that POS E4OD C6 and no prob 73 Mercury maquis with C6 was the worst, with 3 attempts before they got it fixed. Tom Quote
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