But as a company, is it really a good decision to do something like this and risk being caught for marginally better performance and efficiency?
Of course it isn't. It's dumb. You're gonna get caught eventually. I respect the guts of it. They went behind the EPA's back, and everyone hates the EPA. I also just kinda think its funny.
Yeah, crime doesn't pay. I don't know how they could have possibly thought this was a good idea. My VW is far from new but if I were to buy a new one at some point, it would have been a diesel. I don't know what's going to happen now. They're looking at so many fines it could ruin them.
I actually kinda want one now. A modern diesel engine free from communist restrictions? Count me in. Shame they can't sell them anymore though. Wonder what's gonna happen to the ones sitting on lots right now. I should offer a dealer 1k for a brand new '15 passat diesel.
I'd absolutely still buy one (not that I can afford it). They're probably all going to be scrapped though...
New carb on. Purrs like a 50cc kitten now. Next is to put on a "racing" CDI to get rid of the rev limiter and remove the variomatic washer. Since I don't have an impact it looks like I'll be buying the tool to hold the variomatic in place so I can get the nut off.
That's what left of the 2004 Crown Vic that my cars intake came from. He really is parting it out down to every single bolt.
Any thoughts on the new 2017 Ford Super Duty? I didn't know if I should place this in the Prettiest Cars thread or the Ugliest...
Too overdone, it seems like they needed to change something or add something to the new model year. The 2014 one looks the best, there's nothing wrong with a plain looking car. Hell, some of the best looking cars are from the late eighties and into the nineties because there's something to be said about basic styling versus fatuous chrome and hard edges everywhere. Although I still really like the fact that they're using aluminum instead of steel, it's really a step forward and I lost a lot of respect for Chevy after they tried to advertise how steel is stronger, beefier and MORE MASCULINE than aluminum.
http://www.autonews.com/article/201...uminum-repairs-cost-more-than-steel-iihs-says That thing is absolutely hideous.
I'd take 26% higher repair costs for a car that never rusts and weighs less. I don't expect to be spending any money on body panel work, I've never hit anything.
Everyone says they will never hit anything, or i will never get in a accident. Also aluminum corrodes soooo there is that too. It doesn't rust but it does corrode. Also if i remember correctly them using aluminum only made it 700 pounds lighter, which is a lot but still not a crazy figure.
Still worth it for most people. Other truck manufacturers are going to start using aluminum eventually anyway.
Yeah, I read somewhere Chevy would be using it before 2018. Hopefully once it becomes more mainstream the repair cost will be lower/the same with steel.
It corrodes when it contacts other metals forming a sort of battery, which is not the case when the body is entirely aluminum. It oxidizes into a rough finish, that's it. It will not decay like steel does. That is not to say it's invincible, but since the leading cause of these Ford trucks being retired is body rust causing holes and structural weaknesses, it will outlive other trucks. (imported from here) This is about the worst it will get, and this surface corrosion will not hurt the structural integrity of the car. Plus, 700 pounds off the weight is pretty significant.
Well, I'm just glad that they finally updated it. It was driving me crazy that Ford would let the Super Duty's looks fall behind those of the base F-150.
