wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2015 19:24:23 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 23 May 2015 18:49:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Whatever is being measured, it isn't likely that car is delivering 46
mph at 90 mph. Period.
===

Ignoring your drunken typo, let's do the math. If a car is getting
46 miles per gallon at 90 mph, that means it is burning 2 gallons per
hour. 2 gph with a gasoline engine implies about 20 horsepower (10 hp
for every 1 gph - good rule of thumb). It seems unlikely that even a
slinky car like a 'vette could do a sustained 90 mph with only 20
horsepower. More likely it was either a transient reading or some
sort of glitch in the instrumentation.

I had the instant MPG on my old LeBaron and it was fun to peg it at
99MPG ... coasting down the Sunshine Skyway bridge. It would be
interesting to see how long he could keep up that number at 90



99mpg is probably the highest it would read. Coasting would be much higher!

wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2015 19:49:22 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

I don't understand why anyone would be interested in 48 MPG running on
half the engine in a performance oriented car like a Corvette. Then
again, I wouldn't want a Corvette. I've driven three. The first (and
probably the best that I can remember) was an early 1950's model ..
can't remember if it was a '54 or '55, but I know it had a six cylinder
engine. I was only 16 years old and the owner of the garage I worked at
in the summer had it in storage. He got it out one day and let me take
it for a spin.

The second was a mid 70's model. Horrible. Handled terribly, shook,
quaked and knocked the fillings out of your teeth.

The third was a new one that I test drove about 3 years ago when half
thinking of getting another toy. Much improved but still did nothing
for me.

By far the best performance orientated vehicle I've ever owned was a
2002 Porsche 911/996 twin turbo. 450 hp, six speed manual transmission,
all wheel drive and still got 18 mpg around town and 22-24 mpg on the
highway. The ride was firm but not harsh
and it handled like it was on rails. Best engineered automobile I've
ever driven.

I had to get rid of it though. If I had kept it much longer I would no
longer have a driver's license.

I had a 69 Corvette that I drove for 3 years and put 170,000 miles on.
It was OK but nothing special. I traded it for a Jeep.
I think my 97 Prelude handles as well and on the right windy road, I
doubt that 69 Corvette could ever get out of sight of me.


Does the Prelude have the four wheel steering?

Justan Olphart wrote:
On 5/24/2015 9:08 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/24/15 8:47 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2015 04:58:55 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Wasn't the M5 easier to run too fast?


Both the Porsche and the M5 were too tempting to run too fast. That's
why I wouldn't have a license today if I still had either of them.

The M5 was fast (500 hp) but lacked the "feel" of the Porsche and was
far too complicated and computer dependent for it's own (and the
owner's) good.

For sports/performance cars of this type I am not a big fan of
automatic, sequential transmissions. The M5 would shift
automatically or
you could control shifting manually using the stick or the paddles.
Still wasn't the same as the Porsche with a conventional 6 speed and
clutch. As far as pure acceleration the Porsche was faster.

The biggest difference was in normal, around town driving. The M5 felt
like a stiffly sprung BMW 535 but at 30-40 mph the Porsche still felt
like a sports car.



I was lucky to have the Corvette before we really had a speed limit.
The cops were pretty rare on the beltway before the double nickel made
speeding a profit center. I have made many laps of the Beltway at well
over 100. The vette topped out around 140 with a stopwatch in measured
miles although the speedometer said 160 or so. You could see the gas
gauge move at that speed.



I had one really rich guy friend when I was in junior high and high
school. On his 16th birthday, his dad bought him a new Jag XK150
roadster. Grrrr. Anyway, we were out on the Connecticut Turnpike one
bright sunny afternoon and he decided to see how fast it would go. We
were doing 125 when he passed a State Trooper, who pulled us over.

The trooper recognized my buddy's last name and asked if his dad was the
lawyer who handled cases for cops killed or disabled in the line of duty
in terms of collecting substantial settlements from the insurance
companies/municipalities, et cetera. Turns out he was. My friend got
away with a warning. Too cool.

My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above
110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere*

Why own it then, if you are afraid to use it the way it designed to be
driven



It's as real as his boat.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above
110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere*
===

Want to try again with another imaginary possession?

The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such
vehicle.


He owns nothing. The IRS would seize any substantial asset for back
taxes. That's why the house is in Karen's name.

Username wrote:
wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2015 19:24:23 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 23 May 2015 18:49:13 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Whatever is being measured, it isn't likely that car is delivering 46
mph at 90 mph. Period.
===

Ignoring your drunken typo, let's do the math. If a car is getting
46 miles per gallon at 90 mph, that means it is burning 2 gallons per
hour. 2 gph with a gasoline engine implies about 20 horsepower (10 hp
for every 1 gph - good rule of thumb). It seems unlikely that even a
slinky car like a 'vette could do a sustained 90 mph with only 20
horsepower. More likely it was either a transient reading or some
sort of glitch in the instrumentation.

I had the instant MPG on my old LeBaron and it was fun to peg it at
99MPG ... coasting down the Sunshine Skyway bridge. It would be
interesting to see how long he could keep up that number at 90



99mpg is probably the highest it would read. Coasting would be much higher!

Highest it reads. But is infinite pretty much. Has a de fuel solenoid.
So coasting shuts off fuel to the engine on modern EFI.

On 5/24/2015 11:23 PM, Username wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/23/2015 11:51 PM, Username wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/23/2015 6:44 PM, Califbill wrote:
Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/23/15 1:16 PM, Califbill wrote:
Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/23/15 11:37 AM, Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2015 19:45:49 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

Keyser Söze wrote:
Got talked into a test ride today in a 2015 Corvette
convertible (don't
ask) at a dealership while I was waiting for something else
and was
impressed and disappointed. I was impressed with the car's get
up and go
and its cornering abilities...very nice. I was disappointed
with the
seeming hugeness of the car from the exterior and the
relatively tiny
passenger space inside. I was disappointed with the garishness
of the
interior, and the fit and finish of some items. I didn't like
the seats
all that much, and I thought the car rode, well, hard.

The sticker price on the car was $80,000. Dunno what it might
sell for...

Be this has what to do with boating?

Hey it is an overpriced chunk of fiberglass, with an oversized
engine,
sold to people with an over riding desire to boost their self
esteem.
Sounds like a lot of "performance" boats they sell.

Lots of cars are overpriced. At least the Corvette is fun
to,drive. Have
a friend with a new vette. Says ease up to 90 mph and it goes in
to 4
cylinder mode and averages 46.5 mpg. Car ride hard? How many
soft riding
cars handle worth a crap.



I know you won't understand this, but there is a difference
between a
firm-riding car and a hard-riding car. Also, there are plenty of
cars
that are fun to drive. Oh, and your friend is bull****ting you
about
getting 46 mph at 90 mph while the car is running on four
cylinders and,
even funnier, you believe it.

Of course you know all. Very aerodynamic vehicle. Does not take a
lot of
power to maintain speed.


Oh, I wasn't disputing that half a Corvette engine could drive the
car to
90 mph. That's still more than 200 hp, right?

The bull**** is the miles per gallon claim. I suspect the car's
computer
is confused by the shutdown of four cylinders and is reporting three
times the MPG the drivetrain is actually producing.

I think it measures fuel flow, so hard to be confused.



I don't understand why anyone would be interested in 48 MPG running on
half the engine in a performance oriented car like a Corvette. Then
again, I wouldn't want a Corvette. I've driven three. The first (and
probably the best that I can remember) was an early 1950's model ..
can't remember if it was a '54 or '55, but I know it had a six
cylinder engine. I was only 16 years old and the owner of the garage
I worked at
in the summer had it in storage. He got it out one day and let me
take it for a spin.

The second was a mid 70's model. Horrible. Handled terribly, shook,
quaked and knocked the fillings out of your teeth.

The third was a new one that I test drove about 3 years ago when half
thinking of getting another toy. Much improved but still did nothing
for me.

By far the best performance orientated vehicle I've ever owned was a
2002 Porsche 911/996 twin turbo. 450 hp, six speed manual
transmission, all wheel drive and still got 18 mpg around town and
22-24 mpg on the highway. The ride was firm but not harsh
and it handled like it was on rails. Best engineered automobile I've
ever driven.

I had to get rid of it though. If I had kept it much longer I would no
longer have a driver's license.



Wasn't the M5 easier to run too fast?


Both the Porsche and the M5 were too tempting to run too fast. That's
why I wouldn't have a license today if I still had either of them.

The M5 was fast (500 hp) but lacked the "feel" of the Porsche and was
far too complicated and computer dependent for it's own (and the
owner's) good.

For sports/performance cars of this type I am not a big fan of
automatic, sequential transmissions. The M5 would shift automatically
or you could control shifting manually using the stick or the paddles.
Still wasn't the same as the Porsche with a conventional 6 speed and
clutch. As far as pure acceleration the Porsche was faster.

The biggest difference was in normal, around town driving. The M5 felt
like a stiffly sprung BMW 535 but at 30-40 mph the Porsche still felt
like a sports car.




My current tow vehicle is an ML550. The X5 50i I replaced was like your
Porsche and the new car like the M5 - a very different "feel". It's the
only thing I don't like about it but there is a significant difference.
I notice it immediately if I hit an off ramp just a little faster than
I'm used to.

As far as speed, I'm lucky to be in an area where 80 is the norm so as
long as I'm not the fastest on the road, I'm fine. The police here seem
to really like to target the new-generation pony cars anyway.


Speaking of pony cars ... I had a new (in 2008) Mustang "Bullitt" for a
while. Long story as to how I happened to acquire that one. It was
a surprisingly fast and good handling car. Not in the same league of
the BMW M5 or the Porsche but at about 1/4th the price not bad at all.

On Sun, 24 May 2015 18:18:34 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above
110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere*

===

Want to try again with another imaginary possession?

The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such
vehicle.

Bull. It's the prime mover of the boat. You should see the combination whipping
through Calvert County at 110 mph!
--

Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

On 5/25/15 8:26 AM, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2015 18:18:34 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above
110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere*

===

Want to try again with another imaginary possession?

The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such
vehicle.

Bull. It's the prime mover of the boat. You should see the combination whipping
through Calvert County at 110 mph!



Would that be you towing your tinny motel room down Route 4 towards the
Navy Rec Center? Do the rest of the campers there, some of whom are not
white, know you are a racist?

It's not a great idea to drive at excessive speeds through the county,
but, hey, you're an exceptional guy, so...go for it.

On 5/25/2015 8:26 AM, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2015 18:18:34 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above
110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere*

===

Want to try again with another imaginary possession?

The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such
vehicle.

Bull. It's the prime mover of the boat. You should see the combination whipping
through Calvert County at 110 mph!


What will we ever do for entertainment when Krause kicks the bucket?

--

Respectfully submitted by Justan

Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

On Mon, 25 May 2015 08:26:36 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 24 May 2015 18:18:34 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 24 May 2015 09:08:19 -0400, Keyser Söze
wrote:

My sports car supposedly will do 175 mph, but I've never had it above
110. Route 4 has County Mounties and Staties *everywhere*

===

Want to try again with another imaginary possession?

The Maryland DMV has no record of you or your wife owning any such
vehicle.

Bull. It's the prime mover of the boat. You should see the combination whipping
through Calvert County at 110 mph!

===

Unsafe at any speed. :-)