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JiveTurkey · #46 03-18-2010, 07:47 AM

Did you know they made a version of the 2CV that was 4wd? It actually had an engine at each end. I think it brought the horsepower way up to a nice lofty 18. My mind is failing at the moment to come up with a 3cyl car. I know they're out there and exist, and I've read about them somewhere, but for the life of me I'm drawing a big blank.

lutzTD · #47 03-18-2010, 07:55 AM

I think a Suzuki Samari was a 3 cylinder, but it wouldnt make any list other than the one at the crusher

PaulC · #48 03-18-2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

I like the way your mind works.
We have to have at least one classic flat head V8 on the list.
How about a list of cars by number of cylinders?
1 easy the Patent Motor Wagon by Benz
2 Citroen 2CV (2 cylinder opposed, right?)
3 unknown--unless we use a 3 rotor Wankel
4 too many possibilities from Ford Model T, to Type 1 VW, to dozens others
5 another easy one the 5 clyinder turbo diesel 300SD W116 or W126
6 early Corvette with the Blue Flame Special
7 didn't someone adapt a 7 cyl aircraft rotoary to a motorcycle?
8 Oh boy Many choices here, too
9
10 Viper, or Ford F150 Lightning ( pick up!)
11
12 Ferrai (almost any)
16 Marmon

Corvette with the blue flame special? Nah..how about a 1955 with the 265 instead?

tbomachines · #49 03-18-2010, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by lutzTD

I think a Suzuki Samari was a 3 cylinder, but it wouldnt make any list other than the one at the crusher

Also the Suzuki Swift subcompact, Suzuki X-19 compact "SUV", Geo/chevy metro IIRC. Those engines got fantastic mileage, too bad they put them in a bunch of death traps

Edit: also the subaru Justy, the last production car to be carbeurated!

tbomachines · #50 03-18-2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

I like the way your mind works.
We have to have at least one classic flat head V8 on the list.
How about a list of cars by number of cylinders?
1 easy the Patent Motor Wagon by Benz
2 Citroen 2CV (2 cylinder opposed, right?)
3 unknown--unless we use a 3 rotor Wankel
4 too many possibilities from Ford Model T, to Type 1 VW, to dozens others
5 another easy one the 5 clyinder turbo diesel 300SD W116 or W126
6 early Corvette with the Blue Flame Special
7 didn't someone adapt a 7 cyl aircraft rotoary to a motorcycle?
8 Oh boy Many choices here, too
9
10 Viper, or Ford F150 Lightning ( pick up!)
11
12 Ferrai (almost any)
16 Marmon

Also for 16 the Bugatti Veyron and a handful of old racers from the 20's and 30's. Cadillac 16 concept car (and original way back when), and as a production car the Cizeta V-16T.

Relevent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V20_engine Mercedes made one!

DieselPaul · #51 03-18-2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

Like I said, it might be fast as hell, but for what you'd pay for it there's scores of other more desireable cars out there.

Evo's are under $40,000. My dad had an Evo8 GSR brand new in 2003, it stickered for $29,800+ options, his was like $32k and had... both of the options lol. Full size carbon fiber spoiler and the sunroof. Its the skyline that costs a metric asston.

DieselPaul · #52 03-18-2010, 12:01 PM

A lot of Japanese Kei cars are 3 cylinder. Maybe like a Suzuki Alto Works?

JiveTurkey · #53 03-18-2010, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DieselPaul

Evo's are under $40,000. My dad had an Evo8 GSR brand new in 2003, it stickered for $29,800+ options, his was like $32k and had... both of the options lol. Full size carbon fiber spoiler and the sunroof. Its the skyline that costs a metric asston.

I'm not interested in how much any Japanese car costs. Being expensive and fast doesn't make anything nice. I still consider $32,000 to be a huge sum of money to part ways with to own a car. I've bought both new and used, and for $32,000 depending on what you need, you can get something much better looking, faster, and with lots more heritage than some crease covered mitsubishi with a hand grenade engine. Thats my point here.

tbomachines · #54 03-18-2010, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

I've bought both new and used, and for $32,000 depending on what you need, you can get something much better looking, faster, and with lots more heritage than some crease covered mitsubishi with a hand grenade engine. Thats my point here.

Just wondering, whats your beef with mitsu?

panZZer · #55 03-18-2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulC

Corvette with the blue flame special? Nah..how about a 1955 with the 265 instead?

one of each would be nice!

MS Fowler · #56 03-18-2010, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by panZZer

one of each would be nice!

Except I was looking to list a 6 cyl car. The 55 with the small 8 is nice, but its not a six.

MS Fowler · #57 03-18-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

Did you know they made a version of the 2CV that was 4wd? It actually had an engine at each end. I think it brought the horsepower way up to a nice lofty 18. My mind is failing at the moment to come up with a 3cyl car. I know they're out there and exist, and I've read about them somewhere, but for the life of me I'm drawing a big blank.

Yes, I was aware of that, so they could be both the 2 and 4 cylinder entrant on a list.

retmil46 · #58 03-18-2010, 06:40 PM

3 cylinder car? That's easy - Honda Insight hybrid. Not that one of those butt-ugly things would ever be on my top 10 list. I know people that own the first generation model of these - with the electric assist turned off, they say that a 5 HP Briggs and Stratton go-cart from Tractor Supply has more get up and go.

My first car in high school, and first couple years in the Navy, was a '65 Mustang fastback with an inline 6 and a 3 speed auto. And thank god for unsophisticated - made it that much easier and cheaper to keep it running. Wish they still made them that easy to work on - next closest in that category would be the '87 Subaru wagon I had for 18 years.

My father profited big time from the Stang's simplicity. A guy in KY sold him a near-cherry '65 with a 289 and 3 speed manual for $100 in 1985 - guy thought he'd trashed the engine. My father checked it out, found out the guy had misadjusted the points - dad whipped out his pocket knife, used the blade for a seat of the pants points adjustment, started it up and drove it home. PO was PISSSED!!!

retmil46 · #59 03-18-2010, 06:49 PM

Hmmm, wasn't the Geo Metro a 3 cylinder?

Again, another car that would NOT be in my top 10.

retmil46 · #60 03-18-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

ROFL, who let the EV1 slip in there? That bulbus horror looks like a snake trapped under a rock, and if it had any less range you could just leave the ****er plugged in.
Definately agree with the Jeep being on there, they're great trucks, at least they used to be. I havent owned one newer than '97.

On top of that, you couldn't BUY an EV1, only lease one. And they crushed the bloody things when they cancelled the lease program. Plus, you had to use GM's proprietary charger, just couldn't plug it into a standard outlet.

A better electric would have been the Solectria Sunrise - prototype did a run from New York to Boston with battery to spare - twice the range on the same battery pack as the EV1.

Let's hear it for Jeep. I'd nominate my current '05 Jeep Liberty with a VM Motori 2.8 L inline 4 turbo diesel - once you fix some of the nonsense DC cursed the beast with (like no lift pump and a weak-kneed torque converter), 185 Hp and 330 ft/lbs at the rear wheels - show me another 4500 lb brick of an SUV that isn't a hybrid that's trail rated, 4WD, can tow 6000 lbs, and still get over 30 mpg highway.