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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein

Same situation here. I don't put alot of miles on vehicles. Work is 3 miles away. I'd ride my bike more there's only about a 4 week window out of every year that I reasonably could. The winters and summers are just too extreme. The last new car I bought was probably the Jetta back in 97. That's the car we took to NC when I came to see you.

The Jeep doesn't have any automatic voice stuff, but it's pretty plush for being Laredo trim. Leather, premium stereo, power seats, V8 I think I mentioned, no 4WD though. That thing is an absolute dream on the highway. See now you got me talking about crap I don't need ('cept for the engine...stereo doesn't count 'cause I would have put that in myself anyway). Oh well, it can almost, just about, but not quite get 30mpg if I don't go over 60, probably about 28mpg...unloaded...tailgating a semi.

The 74 Superbeetle would have been the most economical car I've ever had. I'd get by on $5 worth of gas a month. The year was 1986. Got it up to 88mph once with the pedal to the floor going down a steep hill.

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Albert Einstein

Worst a friend of mine was ever beaten in a road race was by a girl in a Bug. Nothing special to see, not even white sidewall tires, but the front seats had been removed and the steering column hinged to allow entrance and exit into what used to be the back seat. The 289 engine they mounted under the trunk hood took up the space previously occupied by the driver. The only clue was the rearview mirror was now to the rear on the door. His Roadrunner 440 4bbl 4 speed cut out at 111 mph and she left us like we were sitting still. I had my Mach 1 to >130 (speedometer had the hash marks passed 120) with still room for the pedal to drop and I would have had trouble with that bug.

Of course in the mountains I got about 10 mpg out of the Mach. I could kick the 4 bbl in and the gas gauge would drop like it does sometimes going up steep inclines (as I was doing) but it stayed down even after I started down the other side.

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“Intellect is invisible to the man who has none”
Arthur Schopenhauer

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits."
Albert Einstein

A bug weighs between 1800 and 2000 lbs including a stock engine. So a bit more with the 289 but with phenominally more horses. That's probably better power to weight than a 300hp northstar V8 in a 2800 lb Fiero. My car weighs in at 2200 lbs. When I drop in the turbo, I should be able to hang with C5 corvettes.

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