Re: Are American cars actually popular anywhere else?
In case of American cars, their (bad) reputation precedes them. People tend to think of them as unreliable. Actual facts may be quite different.
Thing is external styling is a personal taste. Some people like the masculine styling of American cars, some others like the pappu styling of Japanese cars. Similarly driving feel is also a matter of personal taste, since most big car companies cater to all kinds of customers. So its pretty futile to argue about driving feel.
However, when it comes to reliability, seems like lately German cars are the worst. American cars have better reliability than Germans. Japanese lead the charts.
This is not to say that the sales of American cars is not sliding. Bigger inroads are made by Japanese and Korean brands. Infact, Toyota is set to overtake GM as the largest car maker in the world by 2008 (or so).
I heard GM (Chevy) has introduced a car in Pak as well, and it is getting fairly popular. Right or wrong?
Re: Are American cars actually popular anywhere else?
^ As always Honda leads the way and sets the standards.
Heres a small video, not really about reliability, but about how Honda has constantly been innovating in overdrive. They truly are way ahead of the time in their trade.
Re: Are American cars actually popular anywhere else?
When I bought my prius everyone laughed at me and now my car smiles at their gas expenses. Its great to have prius, little bit alteration to shut the gas intake and float with NiMH powered batteries. Avoid highways as much as possible and you will never get to see the gas station again for months.
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Todd i read about that too somewhere on the internet cant find the article. One person apparently modded his prius (or was it insight?) to go 250 miles to the gallon. Does this have any adverse effects on the rest of the car? Like maybe reduce the life of the batteries?
Re: Are American cars actually popular anywhere else?
Just add 2.5 oz per 10 gallons of 100% pure acetone to full gas tank and you will see 20 to 30% increase in gas mileage and notable increase in power. It is a well kept secret the oil companies don’t want you to know but slowly its getting out. Just google ‘acetone gas tank’ and you’ll find hundreds of links.
Who needs a hybrid? They are too expensive and too slow.
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Yes I have and I can tell it’s really working for me. I haven’t calculated the exact % increase in fuel efficiency yet but I am definitely seeing the difference and noticeable increase in power. Also there is no more rough idling. Engine seems to be starting much quicker. Today was my first chance to test it in cold weather and engine started without hesitation. Some people are complaining that they are not seeing any change because they are adding too much acetone. Alcohol present in gasoline reacts with excessive acetone and diminishes its affects. Make sure it is only 2.5 oz per 10 gallons. This amount is too small to damage any engines parts. It vaporizes completely and lets gasoline burn efficiently by reducing its surface tension. One thing I forgot to mention. You have to fill your tank with Premium gas. By adding cheaper gas you will see very little or no change at all.
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You have to fill your tank with Premium gas. By adding cheaper gas you will see very little or no change at all.>>
Thats funny cuz when i googled for this the first hit had an article by some guy who claims to be doing this for over 50 years. And he said the lower the octane the better. He said using acetone with 87 octane gas is best and premium would diminish the effect.
Also the optimum amount varies for every car so it can be helpful to check what amount gives you best mileage. You can see individual findings posted by various car owners here: Online gambling starts here - Peswiki. I have a 97 accord and a 96 Accord owner has posted 3.5 oz per gallon so ill give that a shot.
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Not per gallon. Per 10 gallons.
That 96 Accord owner must be talking about the whole amount of acetone that he is putting with full gas tank. With 2.5 oz per 10 gallons and since Accord tank can hold 15 gallons so it comes to around 3.5 oz for the whole tank.
If he was saying 3.5 oz per 10 gallons then it’s too much. Different people have different observations but experts are recommending 2.5 oz per 10 gallons is the ideal amount. I would not start with more than 2.5 oz per 10 gallons if I were you. You are going to need a glass graduated cylinder to measure and funnel. Make sure it says 100% pure acetone. Since acetone is commonly used as paint thinner therefore avoid any contacts with your cars paint and hands. Good luck!
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Yeah thats what i meant 10 gallons/40 L sorry. I'll be needing a funnel too i suppose. They say acetone usually dissolves most cheaper grade plastics so will have to look at something better for storage.
Re: Are American cars actually popular anywhere else?
I can tell u about Germany and France … In German there is a Proverb: Amerikaner können keine Autos bauen = Americans can’t engineer/build cars
on the otherhand everynow and then u see a Chevrolet strolling along in te bigger cities … germans r very nationalistic when it comes to cars … with good reason though … Mercedes, BMW, AUDI, VW, PORSCHE …
French r similar in this case … u’ll see in majority French fabrications … maybe the Odd Fiat and a ofcourse german cars such as VW and rarely Audi
American cars r known to be not consuming but plundering fuel … with the current fuel prices in Germany and elsewhere in western Europe joe average can hardly afford such a Vehicle
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Sure you do, like any other rechargeable batteries, NiMH are the same You need more re-charging if you are completely using electric power, hence reducing the life span. The other drawback is less horsepower. As long as you stay within 45mph, there is no adverse effect on engine as it is designed to run complete electric as well.