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If my car says I only have 50 miles left on my gas tank but I have 53 miles left on my trip would I still be able to make it the rest of the way using the left over fumes from the old gas in my tank?
I actually feel qualified to answer this. This is something that I always wondered, so I decided to test it out in my 2002 Volvo S80 once. I filled a 1gal gas canister and put it in the trunk so when the inevitable stall came I would be ready. The “distance to empty” computer on that car went down to 10 miles (16km) to empty before it could not give any reading. After i lost the estimate/readout I drove about 20 miles (32km) around quiet backstreets (I didn’t want to stall on the interstate or a highway) before the car abruptly shut off. I poured in my gallon, the display went back to 20 miles to empty, and then I drove to my favourite gas station to refill. Just this weekend, I was able to run a similar test on my wife’s 2015 Subaru Forester. Her display said 40km (25miles) to empty when I made it to the gas station. At the time cruising around the quiet city streets with a lot of start stop driving I was averaging about 11km/l or 21MPG or so. I filled the car to the brim, and it took 55L of premium gas, in the 60L fuel tank. Ie, the tank still had 5L of gas left or 1.5 US gallons of gas. With the mileage I was averaging at the time, I would have been able to go about 66 km when the car said 40km remaining, meaning I had a give or take 25km / 15 mile “reserve”. I didn't plan on testing this again, but ended up inadvertently doing it again this weekend. The Forester went down to 30km remaining, and the tank took almost exactly 55L to refill. This is consistent with my previous calculation on the vehicle. P.S. I know that you shouldn't run a vehicle down to empty because of the risk of damaging the fuel pump or introducing air into the fuel system (esp diesel), or that on inclines the fuel pump may not be able to pick up the last of the fuel. I also am very aware that these distance to empty indicators are only estimates. Also, it’s not a good idea to run past ‘E’ since any accumulated contamination at the bottom of the tank could damage the engine if pumped up. I also know that my MPG is less than satisfactory, particularly on the Subaru, but come to Kingston Jamaica and drive for a bit and let me know how you do. P.S. 2: Thanks for the million views and the 3500+ upvotes everyone! Stay safe out there So in the comments, Sonja Villegas said that she was expecting a funnier story, so I don’t want to disappoint. Here is a story of me running OUT of fuel. “If you were waiting to hear that I ran out of fuel…… that is a different story for you. I once borrowed a vehicle (2002 Nissan X trail) from a friend and went to stay at a cabin way up in Jamaica's Blue Mountains about an hour from Kingston (the city). After a relaxing night, I go to start the car and bam, flat battery. No worries, I flag down someone driving in the area and I get a jump start (using electrical house wiring no less lol). Anyway once I got hooked up to their car my vehicle was cranking away, but just would not start. It turns out my friend forgot to mention that his gas gauge (analog) was wonky, and that quarter tank means literally 0 fuel at all in the tank… I called the JAA (Jamaican version of AAA) and asked for them to bring some fuel and a jump starter (almost 1.5 hours drive away!). By their rules, they can only bring a max of 6L (less than two gallons) fuel or something like that if I remember. We got the fuel, got the jump start and practically neutralled the vehicle all the way down from the mountains back to Kingston, and dived into the first gas station we got to (Texaco, Papine if any Jamaicans are reading). It was a very very interesting drive back to town….. Fast forward 4 years and my family came to visit Jamaica and the friend offered me the same vehicle for them to use. We were driving in convoy with my sister driving that XTrail. We stop to get some food and she goes to start the car and it's just turning over and not starting…. I go to the drivers window and ask her if she has “quarter tank” of gas. She asks me how I knew, and I told her I know because she actually has no gas lol. This time we go lucky since a gas station was just next door. I should have warned her !!!”
Why is it that diesel car manuals make no mention of running out of fuel? In the "Old Days" running out of diesel meant bleeding the system, time consuming if not expensive. Do modern engine self prime?
I drive a 2006 Lexus IS 220d (yes the one with the worst engine Toyota ever made, the 2AD-FHV). It has a computerized priming function you can use if you run out if fuel, but if you have enough battery you really don't need to use it. Modern Diesels and Gasoline Direct Injection cars use a low pressure electric fuel pump, usually in the fuel tank that provides fuel to a high pressure mechanical fuel pump (HPFP) driven off by the engine. If you run out of fuel, air will be in the lines and pumps. As soon as you fill the tank and switch on the ignition, the electric pump will fill the line with as much fuel as will fit, normally at about 3 bar pressure ~45 psi. This will compress the air in the line into a much smaller volume near the HPFP. The HPFP delivers a much smaller amount of fuel at really high pressures of hundreds of bar. Finally the HPFP feeds piezo electric injectors that can pump tiny amounts of fuel directly into the cylinders at thousands of psi. Together they will purge all of the air out of the lines, given enough turns of the engine via the starter. Vapor locking is basically unheard-of in modern engines. The reason for having priming is that those pumps, especially the HPFP, use the fuel as lubricant and coolant. Everytime you run them dry you risk damage to the pumps. Priming usually opens the fuel return to the tank and allows all of the air in the lines back into the fuel tank. The HPFP and injectors will still be full of air but the HPFP will get some fuel right away and the injectors within a 2 or 3 cycles significantly reducing (though not totally eliminating) the possibility of damage. Un-primed, the engine will normally start after 20 seconds to a minute of cranking. At about 500 rpm for a starter, it means a lot of turns of the engine. My friend’s Diesel RAM truck took the whole minute while hooked up to my car with jumper cables to start. We did not know how to prime it and he didn't have the manual. My coworker’s diesel Volvo started after about 10 seconds of cranking after I bought him some fuel on the side of the road and found out how to get it to prime. Naturally, it is best not to let diesels run out of fuel.
Why aren't all sport cars using forced induction?
Because there are inherent disadvantages of each options. Turbochargers - usually have the turbo lag caused by the delayed compression of air as it will take time for the exhaust gases to spool up the turbine. Hence, the boost comes a little late when you step on the pedal. Some manufacturers solve it by having an air tank that will store air pressure while the turbo is still spooling up, so as the case with Volvo and Koenigsegg. Superchargers - although it gives the best response as you step on the pedal. The supercharger having to get its power from the crank pulley creates a parasitic effect, that is it gets a little power, and that crucial power that would have been sent to the drive wheels. Naturally Aspirated engines, don’t have the lag, nor the parasitic effect. So it has the most predictable throttle response among them.
Which car should I buy for an 18-year-old, limit is $35K?
Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic, New or Used. Toyota Camry or Honda Accord, New or Used. Volvo’s legendary crash worthiness comes at a cost and unfortunately they’re faster and more powerful these days. $35,000 ? Teen agers usually wreck their first car. Stay away from fancy high-powered Used German Cars and most Euro, Pain to maintain, even VW. However, old MB Diesel 300D is perfect but hard to find these days. A roomy underpowered tank with good brakes. Watch for rust. Probably perfect first car: Volvo 240 Sedan with 4-cyl motor, a boxy protective tank. Hard to find without a zillion miles and needing more repairs than car is worth. Again, watch for rust. A 1998 Volvo V90 wagon saved my son’s life when he was T-boned while delivering pizzas, someone trying to ‘beat the light’ on a blind hill, rain-slick, dangerous intersection hit him at 45 mph. He walked away with bumps and bruises. Other driver not so lucky. Most Modern late model cars are usually safe because better designs, multiple air bags, good brakes, see Consumer Reports and NHTSA crash ratings. Safe Driving to All.
Why is there so much hate towards Tesla?
To the gentleman whose answer said they were junk…..do you own one? I am sixty nine years old. I have owned cars made by Acura, Ford, Chrysler, Lotus, Porsche, Pontiac, Mercury, Mercedes, Toyota, and Lexus. In no particular order, And probably a few more I forget. Volvo! There’s one. By the way, the Acura was the rare NSX, not one of the more mundane models. For the past three years I have owned a Tesla Model S-60. It is far and away the favorite car of my life. It has performance which tops any of the others, including the Porsche and the NSX. It is very quiet, and very smooth. I hope that I will be able to own nothing but Teslas in the years that remain. I am not a fan of Mr. Musk, though he has done some amazing, and some outlandish things. With all of his intelligence, he doesn’t seem to know how to operate a calendar. But I love my Tesla. In three years, I have had to buy one set of tires and one set of windshield wipers. Almost every part I have had to change in all the cars through all the years don’t exist in this car. And every morning, when I go out, my “gas tank” is full. My car has a 75KW capacity battery, but I only bought the 60KW model. It was software limited, and I could upgrade over the air for $2000. But we are retired and seldom want to drive more than 4 hours without stopping, so we saved the money. A couple of years ago, a hurricane was possibly heading our way. It passed. But Tesla automatically upgraded my 60KW battery to a 75Kw battery. It gave us another 50 miles range, just in case we needed to evacuate. No charge. We didn’t ask for it. Just went out one morning and it was upgraded with a note to let us know. Who does that?? I LOVE THIS CAR. If you haven’t tried it, don’t knock it.
How do I travel from Jallundher Airport Azamgarh to Lovely Professional University?
Being a alumni,I would like to answer this question, Lovely Professional University (LPU) is well connected by Air, Road and Rail Transport. Jalandhar is geographically located at a place where 6 National Highways connect each other. So, reaching LPU is not a challenge. There are many ways to reach Lovely Professional University,You can book direct train from Azamgarh to Jalandhar or Phagwara Otherwise First go to Delhi then take Bus or train services for LPU. But the best way is to take Direct Bus from Kashmere gate,Two types of buses will be available,Volvo bus services and Roadways buses which you drop you outside the main entrance of LPU. The distance of LPU is 400 Kms from Delhi bus stand and it will take around 6–7 hours to reach LPU. The bus stops in front of the University main entrance, but make sure you have conveyed the same to the bus staffs. You can travel by Air to Amritsar/Adampur and from these stations you can further board a Bus/Taxi/Train You can also take help of LPU Team while travelling, you just need to call at 01824-405541 Tank You!
Is the SAAB Gripen-E a good fighter plane?
The SAAB Gripen E is an extremely good fighter, my contribution will cover the main upgrades made in the newest version. New datalink system, - New datalink with better bandwidth than previous system. Data communication flows faster and more securely. New radar, - Gripen E is equipped with a new type of Aesa-radar where the signal is positioned electronically. The radar is also mounted on a movable platform which gives better overall ability to discover enemies. The new Aesa-radar also gives better options for electronic warfare. New engine, - Even more powerful, stronger and durable. The Gripen E will be equipped with a new engine from General Electric. The current Gripen version has a motor from Volvo. Increased reach, - Gripen E can hold more internal fuel and have a better overall reach compared to the current version. Stridsradie = ,Combat reach Utan extratank = ,Without extra tank Med extratank = ,With extra tank Weapons load, - Gripen E will be able to carry more and different types of weapons. Sidewinder Bombs and bigger robots (Meteor etc) Bombs and bigger robots (Meteor etc) Electronic equipment (camera etc) Extra fuel or bigger bombs New infrared search and tracksystem, - The new Selex Skyward G is a new feature in Gripen E. It’s a passive system which can be used to track and discover enemies in the air and on the ground by searching for the heat it’s engines creates. The information from the Selex system is than combined with the radar picture for a more full overview of the situation. With this new technique aircrafts equipped with stealth technology will be detectable. New system for electronic warfare, - Gripen E is equipped with a new system for electronic warfare which makes it harder to track and discover by enemy aircraft. Satellite communication, - The Gripen E will have access to satellite communication. This improves Gripen E ability during long distance flights. Electronics and datasystem, - Electronics and datasystems plays a bigger part in combat aircraft just like in other areas. Saab 37 Viggen was created with one central system controlling everything. The same structure was than passed on to the Gripen aircraft. A central computer has some advantages but one big disadvantage. When upgrades are made the whole system will be affected and you have to run complete system checks which takes a lot of time. With the new electronic and datasystem the Gripen E will have the structure of a cellphone. Changes/apps can be installed on top of the locked root system.
What is a common feature in a car but most people don’t know what it’s used for?
1.Conversation Mirror Manufacturers of many minivans and some crossover SUVs place a small convex mirror overhead that gives the driver a much broader view of activities in the backseat than the standard rearview mirror. It often remains out of sight until pulled down from a compartment mounted on the headliner. 2. Hidden Storage Car manufacturers have spent years developing and refining their automobiles to be efficient—not only for fuel consumption but also for the use of space. Many car models are designed with useful pockets or spaces that may be hidden. 3. Road Condition Indicators Auto manufacturers have placed engine malfunction warning lights and door-ajar indicators on car dashboards for years. Now, they are including warnings for dangerous driving conditions. Fog and rain can reduce visibility but perhaps more dangerous is ice, which can render roads so slippery that they are undrivable even at reduced speeds. A warning light showing a road with a snowflake on it warns that the temperature outside is low enough for roads to freeze. The light is controlled by a temperature sensor located near the front bumper, where it is not affected by the engine’s heat. When the outside air passes over the sensor reaching a pre-programmed temperature, a computer turns on the warning indicator on the dashboard. 4. Gas Tank Locator Anyone who has pulled into a gas station for the first time with a recently acquired rental car realizes that they have no idea which side of the vehicle the gas filler cap is on. A wrong guess often requires backing the car up and finding a lane with the pumps on the correct side of the car. The alternative is to pull the hose all the way around to the other side of the vehicle, although it is often too short to reach. Both maneuvers can be avoided by merely glancing at the dashboard fuel gauge to find a tiny arrow next to the fuel pump figure indicating where the gas filler cap is located. 5. Lane-Centering Sensors Driver-assist systems can autonomously accelerate, brake, or steer and are making highway travel more tolerable and safer. Lane Departure Warning (LDW) and Lane Keep Assistance Systems (LKAS) improve safety by keeping the vehicle in the lane while at speed. 6. Drowsiness Detection A microsleep is a brief state of drowsy unconsciousness that can occur during driving even while the eyes remain open. For many, it is difficult to determine the onset of sleep and when it is the appropriate time to stop the car and drink some coffee. Several car companies—Mercedes, Volvo, and Nissan among them—have developed a drowsiness detection system to prevent accidents resulting from drowsy driving. 7. Signal Change Warning For those seemingly long waits at red lights, Subaru has developed a solution: a feature in their EyeSight safety system that advises the driver when traffic starts moving again. A small beeping sound warns the otherwise occupied drive, before an angry honk from the driver outback. Thank you!
What car do you currently drive? Is it worth the price you paid for it?
Thanks for asking this question, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the other answers. There is a very entertaining story about the car I drive today, read on, you’ll be truly surprised and I hope you enjoy reading it. I currently live in a small town beside the ocean in South Eastern Brazil about 90 minutes away from the metropolis of São Paulo, the population here is 42,000 where the city above has some 22 million people. First, I must say Brazilian cars are something of an enigma, there are cars here that I’ve not seen anywhere else in the world, that don’t exist in any other country in South America or internationally, manufacturers exist or have existed in the past, such as Gurgel and Troller that aren’t seen anywhere else. Cars in Brazil are basically classified into two categories, national models that are built in Brazil and models that are imported into Brazil. Most people drive nationally made models because the taxes you have to pay to import a new car here are insanely outrageous, parts cost an arm and a leg to repair them, and the insurance rates are through the roof for a brand new model. So about eight months ago I was looking to trade in my nationality produced Volkswagen Gol for something newer. It was pushing 110,000km’s (70,000 miles) and even though it had never broken down on me and had always served me well since I bought it new off the showroom floor in 2009, I felt that it was a time for a change. So, I started checking out the showrooms on the weekends looking at what’s available, I wasn’t looking for anything specific, but after two months of looking I really hadn’t found anything that I had fallen in love with. Sure there were prospects, but nothing really called out to me. And then coronavirus hit and the country literally shut down. I didn’t know what to do because I had this sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that my trusty old Gol just wasn’t going to make it for very much longer. So, I logged on to a website called Webmotors and I fell in love with the very first car I saw. It was like fate struck! But I was also a little skeptical because the price was about 10% less than the blue book value and the km’s (miles) on it were absurdly low. I slept on it and when I woke up I decided to call the number listed on Webmotors, it was a private sale and not a sale through a dealership, so I didn’t quite know what to expect. When I called a woman with a very sexy voice answered and I told her that I was interested in seeing the car and asked if I would I be able to see it during the coronavirus lockdown. When she answered that it would be perfectly fine I recognized her voice, but I couldn’t remember for the life of me from where, so I was instantly curious. We arranged to meet in the lobby of her apartment building on the following day. I told my wife all about it and she heard the excitement in my voice as I told her, surprisingly, she supported my decision to go and see the car and I went to sleep that night wondering where I had heard that voice from. The next day I drove up to the city. I say up because there’s actually a huge mountain called the Serra between my house and where I had to go, a 920m mountain to go up (2900 feet) to get to a posh neighborhood in the South zone of São Paulo called Morumbi. But I had to pick up my brother-in-law who lived in the East zone of São Paulo first. Why? Well, who would take my trusty old Gol home if I chose to buy this car? If you know anything about São Paulo you’ll know it’s immense, crossing from the East zone to the South zone can take three hours, even longer in rush hour. Anyways, I picked him up and we headed off to her apartment building. The city is so massive and that’s exactly why I live on the seaside in a small town where it’s tranquil. When we finally got there, five hours after leaving my house, I went into the lobby of her building and my brother-in-law stayed in the Gol waiting for me. I sat on one of the sofas in the lobby and in a couple of minutes a very beautiful woman in a long white ankle length sleeveless summer dress with orange flowers on it walked towards me and asked if I was Jay. Then it dawned on me! This woman is a very famous Brazilian actress! That’s how I knew her voice! So I said hello it’s nice to meet you and such. I didn’t tell her that I knew who she was, but it was obvious that she knew that I knew her, everyone here knows her. So we went down to the garage to see the car, it was an absolutely immaculate silver 2010 Volvo XC60 T5 with a turbocharged 2.0 liter engine. She then put the key in my hand and I unlocked the door. It was heavy to open, I mean really really heavy and I sat inside, the interior was black on black leather and in perfect condition. As I was looking at everything she started to tell me the history or the car. That she had bought it new in 2010 and that it had basically sat in the garage for 11 months of every year since she bought it because her permanent residence was in Italy and she only really drove it when she came home to Brazil to visit her family for Christmas. I put the key in the ignition and touched the start button and the panel lit up, a message on the pane said to start the engine I must step on the brake, so only the ignition turned on, and there it was, the original mileage at 29,544km (18,357 miles). She drove the thing less than 2000km a year (some 1300 miles), it literally was brand spanking new. So I got out and walked around the car and there wasn’t a ding or scratch on it. Could I start the engine? Yes, of course! It purred to life instantly and was quiet, very very quiet. Could we test drive it? Yes, of course. So she got in the passenger side, which surprised me, I thought that she would drive. So I got in the driver’s side and we drove around the neighborhood for some 15 minutes or so. The Volvo pulled strong, it shifted well, I could feel the transmission jolt into the next gear and I wondered if a shift kit had been installed. I asked her about it and she said that she didn’t know, but that her father had made some modifications to the car. I braked and it braked well too, it would have too with four wheel disk brakes on massive rotors. I found it to be extremely heavy, you could feel the weight of the vehicle resisting the laws of physics when the brakes were applied. I loved how it handled, the steering was incredibly smooth and fluid and responsive and the suspension was exceptionally stable. I was really impressed, but I was more impressed by the simple fact that I was driving around with a famous film star, all alone, just the two of us at the time. I liked her personality and our conversation was light and cheery. She said that she was selling it because she wanted to buy the latest model of the same Volvo and I couldn’t blame her one bit, the car was incredible and she could certainly afford to import a new one, she told me that she needed to sell this Volvo to free up the parking space in the garage. So I drove around for a while and when we returned to the garage I put the car in park and I told her that I wanted to buy it. How much did she want again? Ahh, you’re really nice, I like you, give me 48 for it, meaning R$48,000 reais, a thousand less than she had posted on the website and three thousand under the blue book value. In American dollars she wanted $8900.00. So there we were sitting side by side in the garage talking about this and I said, it’s a done deaI! Which is one word in Portuguese, “Fechado!”. So I pulled out my phone, asked for her account number and made the transfer right then and there. After the transfer was done she said - Oh, I forgot to tell you, the car is bulletproof. What? You’re joking! It’s bulletproof??? Yeah, you know, one can never be too careful. And in my mind I agreed with her, she is famous and all that. So she proceeded to open the trunk where she removed a small panel from the side and showed me some Kevlar. She also rolled down the driver’s side window and showed me the inch thick glass. She continued on by saying that the rear windows don’t go down, that they are permanently fixed to the door, which is standard in bulletproof cars and is a safety feature for those who sit in the back. Then she said that the only option that wasn’t purchased with the car was the sunroof because there was no way to make it bulletproof. As I sat there stunned, she said that she’d go upstairs to get all the documentation and would be back in a couple of minutes. And so she went. When she came back down I was not in the car, I was admiring it from the outside. She opened the back door and put all of the documentation on the back seat, it was as thick as the King James Bible! Then she turned around and gave me a big hug and a kiss on my check and said - I put my real phone number in the documentation, the number on Webmotors will be deactivated, send me a picture of the car from time to time, I’m really going to miss it. Wow! I was totally flabbergasted, I couldn’t even believe that any of this had happened, as if the car wasn’t good enough, it was a truly incredible experience for me. So I got in the car again, waved and went up the ramp to meet my brother-in-law. He took one look at the car and then another at me and said - Holy crap! You bought that? Yeah - and you wouldn’t believe who I bought it from. Who? And I told him. You’re shitting me! No, seriously, look at the title! And I showed him. He was speechless too. So I told him to take my trusty Gol to his house, that he could use it for as long as he wanted because he didn’t have a car and now I have a bulletproof Volvo XC60 T5 with literally no mileage on it. He still has my Gol today, six months on and it hasn’t given him one problem, was I premature to think I should get rid of it as it has always served me well? I don’t think so, I think that all of this happened for a reason. The Volvo has been a dream for me to drive, but the story doesn’t end there, no not at all! The next day I asked for an emergency request for automotive repairs under COVID-19 so that I could take the car to a Volvo dealership for it to be checked out, I got permission in about 24 hours, it was a lockdown you know. So I went to the dealership and told them to change all the fluids in the car because it had sat unused for so long. When you buy a car that’s sat for a long time that’s the first thing you do. Change the antifreeze in the engine and radiator, change the oil and filter, change the transmission fluid, replace the power steering fluid, change the differential fluid, drain the brake lines and change the brake fluid and also drain the gasoline tank. I then told them to change the spark plugs and the wires, the fuel filter, the air filter, the air conditioning filter and anything else to tune up the car to its 30,000 km requirements, then I told the dealership to bring it up to the 40,000 km requirements even though the car had only 29,800 km’s on it. They rotated the Pirelli tires and checked the wheel bearings, they were ok surprisingly, often bearings go out of round if a car sits for long periods of time, so I was lucky, bearings are expensive. I’ll have to replace the rear break pads soon, but beyond that the car is in tip top shape and is running like a dream, yes it cost me $1000 dollars to put it back on the road, almost R$5600 reais, though I knew that when I bought it, I have automotive experience. Moving right along, to transfer a car in Brazil you need to take the title to a notary public to verify both the signatures of the buyer and the seller, the famous actress had already done it but I needed to do so. Afterwards you take the title to the department of motor vehicles (Detran in Brazil), but it was closed because of coronavirus. So I waited almost five months for Detran to open and I finally went there to put the car into my name and they told me that bulletproof cars can’t be transferred unless one can prove that they don’t have a criminal record and then the transfer can only occur after the Brazilian Army approves the request. What? All right…. This actually makes sense, but certainly, I wasn’t expecting it, I mean who would want criminals driving around in bulletproof cars in a country where there is a certain level of prevalent violence? To tell you the truth, I wasn’t even aware that these rules existed and the regulations behind them. So I went to request a criminal history report from the state and in a few days I got one in the mail - no criminal history for Jay Douglas. Good to know, lol. Then I made an appointment with the second artillery battalion of São Paulo and submitted my request, which took almost two months to process. Finally I got a QR code from the Army to pass on to the department of motor vehicles, which, as of yesterday was accepted. I’ll get my new title and my new license plates sometime next week. Finally! So, it’s been an adventure buying this car to say the least, but I must confess, I love this car. In 2010 it was voted the safest and best vehicle overall in its class, now that I’ve driven it, I know why. Since 2010 it has proven to be one of the most reliable vehicles on the planet. We’ll see about that, but for the six months that I’ve had my 11 year old bulletproof Volvo XC60 it has not let me down. It’s an absolutely incredible machine, it goes from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 60mp/h) in 6.5 seconds and does a standing quarter mile at 187 km/h in 14.5 seconds. The stock version does it in 6.1 and 14.1 seconds, I attribute the difference to the Kevlar and 1 inch thick bulletproof windows, still that’s impressive for a car that weighs 3,574 kg (7,879 pounds), which is the weight is on my title. And I’m not even going to talk about the radio, the sound is superb, Bose superb, or Bang and Olufsen superb, with Bluetooth to Android and iPhone, my playlists play automatically, I make calls from the dashboard keypad, for an 11 year old model I’m incredibly impressed. So that’s the story, this car, that’s in these photos below, belonged to a famous Brazilian actress and now it’s mine. I’ve sent her a number of photos and she has always responded to me saying how happy she is that I love her old car. My wife is happy too, it’s one of the nicest cars in town and my son just loves it, and Luna does too, she’s our dog, so for the price I really hit the jackpot this time around. After I looked at all the documentation, the transmission does have a mild shift kit in it and I discovered that the car has a police megaphone and also a police siren installed, which technically isn’t accepted, but you know movie stars can get away with these things. Tell me who says good things don’t happen to good people? I got this car from a good person, she’s really nice and I don’t think she would have sold it to me if she didn’t think I was a good person. I took these pictures today next to the beach where I live. The car from the front, the ocean behind. The car from behind. The car from the side, yes I need to wash it, the tires passed through a construction site a coupe days ago. The guages showing 34,019 km’s (21138 miles) on the odometer and 30 degrees Celsius on the thermometer at almost 4pm (87 degrees Fahrenheit) a nice spring days temperature for here. And the buttons for the siren and megaphone… A picture of the panel she removed in the trunk, the yellow is the Kevlar. And lastly a picture of my trusty old Gol that I’ve let my brother-in-law drive for the last six months that served me well for ten years. Cheers and I hope you enjoyed my post. Be well.
Which used cars are the safest cars?
Mercedes and Volvo. Not that others are bad but these two always had the best safety technology, Mercedes in terms of pioneering safety technologies (such as e.g. air bags) and Volvo in deploying them. In addition they both depreciate fast so you can get them on the cheap. For Mercedes you need to know their issues such as leaking air suspensions and all kinds of leaks from not very long lasting seals. It is good to know what models are reliable (such as the ones with M113 V8 engine end the related V6) and then to check them out thoroughly. Volvos in general are very durable. When you find a good example, you will be able to drive around in tank-like vehicles on the cheap.
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