E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
"Earle Horton" wrote in message
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> This is a start
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of less
than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not as
efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> This is a start
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of less
than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not as
efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
"Earle Horton" wrote in message
news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> This is a start
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of less
than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not as
efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> This is a start
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of less
than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not as
efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
"Earle Horton" wrote in message
news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> This is a start
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of less
than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not as
efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> This is a start
>
> http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of less
than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not as
efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
drilled jets do not flow the same as a manufactured one of the same size.
usually, they flow worse than a 'manufactured' one.
drilling is hit and miss but it will get you where you need to be
eventually... unless you go too big, oops.
a set of jet reamers are cheap.
Earle Horton wrote:
> "The cost was very reasonable and you shouldn't try this at home."
>
> Not even if you can find a welding tip drill that just happens to be the
> correct size. ;^)
>
usually, they flow worse than a 'manufactured' one.
drilling is hit and miss but it will get you where you need to be
eventually... unless you go too big, oops.
a set of jet reamers are cheap.
Earle Horton wrote:
> "The cost was very reasonable and you shouldn't try this at home."
>
> Not even if you can find a welding tip drill that just happens to be the
> correct size. ;^)
>
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
drilled jets do not flow the same as a manufactured one of the same size.
usually, they flow worse than a 'manufactured' one.
drilling is hit and miss but it will get you where you need to be
eventually... unless you go too big, oops.
a set of jet reamers are cheap.
Earle Horton wrote:
> "The cost was very reasonable and you shouldn't try this at home."
>
> Not even if you can find a welding tip drill that just happens to be the
> correct size. ;^)
>
usually, they flow worse than a 'manufactured' one.
drilling is hit and miss but it will get you where you need to be
eventually... unless you go too big, oops.
a set of jet reamers are cheap.
Earle Horton wrote:
> "The cost was very reasonable and you shouldn't try this at home."
>
> Not even if you can find a welding tip drill that just happens to be the
> correct size. ;^)
>
#136
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
drilled jets do not flow the same as a manufactured one of the same size.
usually, they flow worse than a 'manufactured' one.
drilling is hit and miss but it will get you where you need to be
eventually... unless you go too big, oops.
a set of jet reamers are cheap.
Earle Horton wrote:
> "The cost was very reasonable and you shouldn't try this at home."
>
> Not even if you can find a welding tip drill that just happens to be the
> correct size. ;^)
>
usually, they flow worse than a 'manufactured' one.
drilling is hit and miss but it will get you where you need to be
eventually... unless you go too big, oops.
a set of jet reamers are cheap.
Earle Horton wrote:
> "The cost was very reasonable and you shouldn't try this at home."
>
> Not even if you can find a welding tip drill that just happens to be the
> correct size. ;^)
>
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
There were ATV based vehicles on the street too. Too bad I didn't get a
picture. There is a motor scooter, with an engine like a racing chain saw,
and capable of highway speeds. I tried to rent an Opel Corsa or similar
vehicle, for the "authentic European" experience, but apparently Avis
doesn't have anything smaller than a Renault Megane or VW Golf. I guess if
you're rich enough to rent a car, you're considered rich enough to rent a
real car. Check out the motor home in the background. People are paying
twice what we are for fuel, and they can still afford motor homes.
Earle
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" wrote in message
> news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> > This is a start
> >
> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
>
> I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
> side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
> either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
> parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
> FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
> that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
> out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
> cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of
less
> than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
> would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
> lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not
as
> efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
> aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
>
>
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picture. There is a motor scooter, with an engine like a racing chain saw,
and capable of highway speeds. I tried to rent an Opel Corsa or similar
vehicle, for the "authentic European" experience, but apparently Avis
doesn't have anything smaller than a Renault Megane or VW Golf. I guess if
you're rich enough to rent a car, you're considered rich enough to rent a
real car. Check out the motor home in the background. People are paying
twice what we are for fuel, and they can still afford motor homes.
Earle
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" wrote in message
> news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> > This is a start
> >
> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
>
> I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
> side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
> either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
> parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
> FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
> that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
> out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
> cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of
less
> than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
> would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
> lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not
as
> efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
> aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
>
>
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
There were ATV based vehicles on the street too. Too bad I didn't get a
picture. There is a motor scooter, with an engine like a racing chain saw,
and capable of highway speeds. I tried to rent an Opel Corsa or similar
vehicle, for the "authentic European" experience, but apparently Avis
doesn't have anything smaller than a Renault Megane or VW Golf. I guess if
you're rich enough to rent a car, you're considered rich enough to rent a
real car. Check out the motor home in the background. People are paying
twice what we are for fuel, and they can still afford motor homes.
Earle
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" wrote in message
> news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> > This is a start
> >
> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
>
> I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
> side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
> either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
> parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
> FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
> that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
> out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
> cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of
less
> than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
> would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
> lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not
as
> efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
> aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
>
>
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picture. There is a motor scooter, with an engine like a racing chain saw,
and capable of highway speeds. I tried to rent an Opel Corsa or similar
vehicle, for the "authentic European" experience, but apparently Avis
doesn't have anything smaller than a Renault Megane or VW Golf. I guess if
you're rich enough to rent a car, you're considered rich enough to rent a
real car. Check out the motor home in the background. People are paying
twice what we are for fuel, and they can still afford motor homes.
Earle
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" wrote in message
> news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> > This is a start
> >
> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
>
> I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
> side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
> either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
> parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
> FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
> that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
> out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
> cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of
less
> than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
> would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
> lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not
as
> efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
> aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
>
>
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#139
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
There were ATV based vehicles on the street too. Too bad I didn't get a
picture. There is a motor scooter, with an engine like a racing chain saw,
and capable of highway speeds. I tried to rent an Opel Corsa or similar
vehicle, for the "authentic European" experience, but apparently Avis
doesn't have anything smaller than a Renault Megane or VW Golf. I guess if
you're rich enough to rent a car, you're considered rich enough to rent a
real car. Check out the motor home in the background. People are paying
twice what we are for fuel, and they can still afford motor homes.
Earle
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" wrote in message
> news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> > This is a start
> >
> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
>
> I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
> side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
> either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
> parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
> FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
> that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
> out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
> cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of
less
> than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
> would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
> lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not
as
> efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
> aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
>
>
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picture. There is a motor scooter, with an engine like a racing chain saw,
and capable of highway speeds. I tried to rent an Opel Corsa or similar
vehicle, for the "authentic European" experience, but apparently Avis
doesn't have anything smaller than a Renault Megane or VW Golf. I guess if
you're rich enough to rent a car, you're considered rich enough to rent a
real car. Check out the motor home in the background. People are paying
twice what we are for fuel, and they can still afford motor homes.
Earle
"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" wrote in message
> news:4429898d$0$21428$6d36acad@titian.nntpserver.c om...
> > This is a start
> >
> > http://earlehorton.tripod.com/smart/smartcar.jpg
>
> I've seen photos of that type before... Best I remember, they are
> side-by-side seating and I don't remember them having air-conditioning
> either... I don't think they were short enough to park crossways in a
> parallel parking spot... Even a larger ATV like the 700cc class Honda
> FourTrax Rincon is less than 7 ft long and less than 4 ft wide... Assuming
> that you are parking with the front tires against the curb, it would stick
> out from the curb even less than 7 ft... That's within the width of many
> cars... Hell, my truck is wider than that ATV is long... At a width of
less
> than 47 inches for this model, it's not unreasonable to assume that 5 ft
> would be sufficient for parking... Hell, I saw scooters and ATVs parked a
> lot closer than that in Cozumel... Of course, an ATV based vehicle is not
as
> efficient as a motorcycle from a space standpoint, but some people just
> aren't competent to operate 2-wheeled vehciles...
>
>
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#140
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Re: E-10 Gasoline The New Standard April 1st
I saw something nearly identical to this the other day. Pretty nifty
for running around town! Only two problems with anyone actually
buying one of these: gas is still too cheap, and everyone would be
(justifiably) afraid of SUV-driving morons flattening them. Almost
bought a GEM a few years ago; Costco even sold them. I only needed a
runabout for 3-mi. daily commutes, and I don't need A/C and a big
stereo; just didn't have the $ at the time.
for running around town! Only two problems with anyone actually
buying one of these: gas is still too cheap, and everyone would be
(justifiably) afraid of SUV-driving morons flattening them. Almost
bought a GEM a few years ago; Costco even sold them. I only needed a
runabout for 3-mi. daily commutes, and I don't need A/C and a big
stereo; just didn't have the $ at the time.