Posted on 05/24/2019 9:30:31 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
The beemer has a ‘range extender’ a 650cc gas engine driving an alternator....
Very interesting!
I will have to read up on them.
Thanks!
Our son drives 100 miles each way to work every day.
VW repossessed the diesel that he so enjoyed, and he has an eye on the electrics.
I have a 1970 GS455 convertible Stage 1 Buick 4 speed with 168 total miles in storage in N TX.
Bought it used for 3700 bucks
The ole man thought I was dumber that a box of hair for buying it and. Gasp, storing it
Your son is quite a mechanic. Does he get that from you?
Yes, I like things with gears...
An interesting bit.
Our daughter did a couple of engine swaps on her cars.
she looks at it and knows it, just naturally!!!
Our son is a reading machine, he studies the manuals and learns it well, then does the work.
I’m driving a 1995 Honda Odyssey with 330,000 miles.
Nice work!!!
Same engine?
The newer model years have better batteries -- the oldest models had really bad fade, such that Nissan had a replacement program for the batteries where the range shrank from the already low original range to below 70 miles.
That car got absolutely savaged on Top Gear.
Perhaps a link to the episode?
This was just reported today ???
My car is a 1986 Volvo 740. Daily driver, 36 MPG.
I bought a 2001 Mercury Moutaineer in 2002 with 34K miles on it and the 5 liter engine. My son is still driving it and its at 200K miles. It has been wrecked twice and repaired. Other than an alternator being replaced and one set of plugs and wires the rest of the repairs have been minor along with oil changes every 5-6K miles. It is starting to show it’s age on the body in a couple of places. He is hoping to get another year or two out of it before buying a replacement.
My other son is driving my old 2006 Grand Marquis that just rolled over 100K miles, worst problem with it has been replacing the two front seat belts which were setting off the airbag sensors. Just done routine maintenance and oil changes.
I have owned a flock of Volvos, including my beloved P1800s.
The one car I wish I’d never sold.
A 164 I bought with 100k +, used a bit of oil.
So I go for rings, rods, mains...
I pull the head and number each piston, works best if they return to the same hole.
After cleaning the pistons, I notice TWO NUMBERS on each piston???? And not the same order!!!!
Did I mark them twice???
Turns out the pistons are hand fitted to each cylinder.
So a piston that was to the outside of the spec went a bore that was also to the outside...
Also SEVEN MAIN BEARINGS!!! On a 6.
Last a very long time.
I will say nothing about Lucas.
Fully packaged; $30k-$42.5k. No good. Until they bring them down to around $15k; they will be a toy or second car for local driving for the well off or rich. Same with Tesla.
I see no reason for them to not last 30+ years. More if well taken care of. There’s not a lot of maintenance with e-cars. Tires, wipers, brake pads, keeping it clean inside and out; the basics. Maybe wheel bearings from time to time and of course any electronic gizmo that goes bad along the way. Mechanics will have to be electronic technicians in the future. Any good shop will likely have two types of service techs. The classic mechanic and the electronic whiz. It will likely be limited to dealerships with proprietary equipment to “read” the system just like the “Digital Wrench” is currently used by some manufacturers.
Looking much farther into the future I don’t see flying cars to go mainstream. Just too many bad drivers now to let them fly. Plus the cost will likely stay very high with special licenses required; including a special pilots license. Maybe if they are autonomous but not if everyday people can fly them.
It would be great if some kind of magnetic drive is developed that negates tires so the car can ride 3”- 2’ off the roadways. This would eventually make road repairs unnecessary. No more pot holes and speed bumps. Yay! The ride would be like driving on glass. By then auto-pilot should be perfected so we not even want to own a car. Just order one 5-10 minutes before you’re ready to leave. Grocery stores will have them lined up to take you and your bags home with an auto-pay like with Uber. No drivers to tip.
The future’s so bright; I gotta wear shades. -Timbuk3 (1986)
hunh....I did not know that.
It would be great if some kind of magnetic drive is developed that negates tires ...
For that, you need room temperature superconductors.
Every day closer and closer.
But like Zeno’s walk never gets there!
Or a big hammer. [:-)
Ha Ha! When all else fails, bring the hammer down!
That, or people turn them into power supplies for their house, backup or primary depending.
Good batteries despot car.
This seems to be a little bit of a misleading headline, since batteries decline gradually and by 15 years the batteries may be at 10% power.
Yup. Had several head and valve gaskets and another radiator.
As long as it doesn’t rust, it’s a keeper.
Repeat from a previous reply.
But like Zeno’s walk never gets there?
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