Ford slashing North American production

[1K3]

Originally posted by kamilyun
I was AMAZED at the technology gap between Ford and Honda

I'm not surprised

And Honda VTECH engines are simply the best in the world, you'll still see 20yr/old honda with VTECH engines still roaming around US.  The only way to break the bulletproof VTECH engine is if you don't meet the maintenance schedule OR if you stuff too much aftermarket parts on the engine (forced induction upgrades, etc)

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by eureka101
I r teh dummy.

They're better than the rusty Schwinn yer pedaling.

[Debonair]

My '95 coutour still gets me from A to B every time.
The only thing i dont like about it is that the one part i've had to replance, the "water pump" doesn't pump water, it pumps coolant, but whenever i say "coolant pump", some @hole corrects me...

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by Maverick
Nilsen,

Don't forget the other SUV that you use and put exhaust byproducts into the water with.

That does not count. Boats are holy just like cows in india

[J_A_B]

Originally posted by 1K3

And Honda VTECH engines are simply the best in the world, you'll still see 20yr/old honda with VTECH engines still roaming around US.

I haven't seen very many 20-year-old VTECs at all roaming around.  This is possibly due in part to the fact that Honda says they introduced VTEC in 1989.

As for it being the "best in the world":  Each to his own, but I'll stick with an engine that makes twice the torque at half the RPM, so it actually has the guts to pull around a car that's larger than a go-kart.  

Originally posted by eureka101
I r teh dummy

That sounds like a VW and possibly european gallons.  If it was a VW, hopefully you sold it for something better, like an Audi.


J_A_B

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by J_A_B
That sounds like a VW and possibly european gallons.  If it was a VW, hopefully you sold it for something better, like an Audi.


J_A_B

Better in what way?

[mora]

Originally posted by J_A_B
That sounds like a VW and possibly european gallons.  If it was a VW, hopefully you sold it for something better, like an Audi.

European gallons? Audi "better" than VW?

[Scherf]

Originally posted by kamilyun
Instead of giving rebates and incentives--just make a freakin 4-cylinder engine that puts out 150 HP and gets 35 mpg.  I'll buy it everytime.

But that would leave the marketing people with nothing to do.

[J_A_B]

"European gallons?"

A US gallon is 128 fl oz.

A "european gallon" is officially called the Imperial gallon; it's a bit larger than the US gallon (an Imp. gallon is roughly 1.2 US gallons).  This sometimes creates some confusion in terms of vehicle fuel economy.


The Audi/VW comment was a bit of a joke.  Most longtime readers of this board should get it.


J_A_B

[lukster]

Originally posted by Nilsen
That does not count. Boats are holy just like cows in india

Holy boat! just doesn't sound the same.

[Maverick]

Jab,

I got it.

[john9001]

Originally posted by kamilyun


--just make a freakin 4-cylinder engine that puts out 150 HP and gets 35 mpg.  I'll buy it everytime.

damm, my 4cyl only makes 120 HP and only gets 32MPG, and it's a 15 year old honda made in ohio.

[mora]

Originally posted by J_A_B
"European gallons?"

A US gallon is 128 fl oz.

A "european gallon" is officially called the Imperial gallon; it's a bit larger than the US gallon (an Imp. gallon is roughly 1.2 US gallons).  This sometimes creates some confusion in terms of vehicle fuel economy.


The Audi/VW comment was a bit of a joke.  Most longtime readers of this board should get it.


J_A_B

Some posts were apparently deleted... Anyway no one except Brits use imperial units in europe, so the term "european gallon" is quite misleading. That consumption figure was typical for a TDi engine, so I doubt there was any confusion with the units.