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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
Don't feel stupid. You are absolutely correct. The acceleration that I gave to Carrameow was an average number from 0-60. It is much higher than this number when the vehicle is in first gear and much lower than this number when the vehicle is in third gear. I used this number for the average acceleration across the entire 1/2 mile run, which is clearly wrong. The vehicle cannot accelerate at 6 ft/secē from 60 mph to 120 mph.
It is all just a meaningless exercise for the prosecutor.  |
Whew.  Looks like I got something out of high school physics afterall.
Carrameow, maybe you should take the prosecutors out to the street and show 'em what a 300D can and can't do. 
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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)
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