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It is about the relative circumference of the tire... a few inches less when loaded... then with kinetic energy already in it... the circumference is suddenly increased.... thus the forward travel speed up...
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Originally Posted by suginami
I don't know why you guys run these diesels anymore. I got a solid 26 mpg in my E430 going 80 mph in 100% freeway driving when we last went to Las Vegas. Quote:
The OD mob will take over in here if you give them 1/2 a chance.
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[QUOTE=layback40;2714349]Originally Posted by suginami
I don't know why you guys run these diesels anymore. I got a solid 26 mpg in my E430 going 80 mph in 100% freeway driving when we last went to Las Vegas. Harmless neurosis? As you mentioned the milage motavation is not the factor anymore. There in reallity are too many other individual factors to list as a benifit I suppose. Some of them with fairly substantial merit. For starters they are a real car as we grew up to understand cars. Last edited by barry123400; 05-09-2011 at 03:49 PM. |
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I can't speak for anyone else, but I never cared about mileage. These are just cool old cars that I like to own and drive. If I wanted good mileage in a nice new car, I would buy a new Benz diesel. If I wanted maximum economy, I would buy a 5 year old Honda/Toyota of some kind. These things are toys.
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I got lucky and all the lug bolts were in the hubcap so I put it back on and away I went.
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One time as I was coming up on a Bug on the freeway, I noticed a slight wobble to the left rear wheel. "Interesting," I thought, "he must have a bent wheel." I pulled out to pass. As I came alongside the Bug, the wheel suddenly achieved a new and exciting angle, and I heard shrapnel (lug nuts, probably) bounce off my car. I accelerated, he braked, and I think he made it to the side of the road before the wheel came off.
Toyota motorhomes for a while were infamous for breaking axle shafts and losing the shaft, brake drum, and wheel assembly. There was a major recall to retrofit 3/4-ton full-floating axles.
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