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Old 06-05-2008, 04:10 AM
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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tec...0.mpg.car.kfmb

Saw this story this morning on CNN.com. I think it's somewhat cool looking. Would I drive it, of course, 230mpg is pretty sweet. The only question is this.... is it going to take 10 million miles to pay for itself? In that case, I wouldnt.
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Old 06-05-2008, 04:17 AM
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''our vehicle has been designed beyond the safety standards''

it doesnt look safe to me.
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Old 06-05-2008, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by SLO AZN
''our vehicle has been designed beyond the safety standards''

it doesnt look safe to me.
Well it depends on a lot more than just looks. Granted, it being a smaller vehicle the impact will kill you (snap your neck).

I would say it's safer than some cars, but not all cars. But, we will never really know until a test is done. It can be designed beyond our current safety standards, then if it fails them all, we know their design was junk
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dude that car is sweet as hell!
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it's going to be a bitch to park in a parking lot with those wide ass front wheels.
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Old 06-05-2008, 06:04 AM
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230mpg surely beats my 21.3 mpg...
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Originally Posted by SPAWN
230mpg surely beats my 21.3 mpg...
are you getting 21.3 on avg in your DSM? Im getting avg. 23.5/24. I ended up with 26.9 after the Poker Run. Gonna see if I can break into the 30 mark this summer ^_^
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As long as it had A/C, I'd drive it as a commuter.
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Interesting... I would definitely use it for commuting!
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