[Rhodes22-list] New Car from China

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Brad,
I may have posted this before, but dont fail to look at the Civic.  Not pulling a trailer I am getting 40-45 mpg.  I can pull 1500#, even though they recommend 1000# max, still getting 22 mpg.  None of the weenies I looked at had nearly that combo.  Stick shift may be better.  At current premium for diesel that would convert to about 48-54 mpg equivalent.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 3, 2008 8:15 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] New Car from China
>
>Ed,
>
>There's a lot of stuff like this car that can be built with off-the-shelf
>technology.  The question is: will anyone in the US buy them?  They make
>sense for urban areas.  My father-in-law has an electric bicycle with a
>canvas rear seat enclosure.  It looks like an Amish buggy without the horse
>- perfect for him and my daughter loves riding in the back.  Cars are
>getting bigger here and people are trading up from bicycles to scooters
>(both electric and gas).  We drove out to the 6th ring road area yesterday
>in rush hour and a bicycle would have been quicker.  Here is the same as the
>States, status if important.  We're buying Fan a new Honda CRV when she gets
>home - her 10 year old Honda Accord is going to my youngest son at a good
>price with a military discount.  I'm waiting for the new line of VW diesels
>(and some others) to arrive.  My 14 year old Lexus "beater" has a few years
>left in her.
>
>Brad
>
>On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> see:
>>
>> http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/16/content_8185515.htm
>>
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
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