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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2006, 08:37:18 am » |
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I would as long as it was duel fuel. But I wouldn't buy a BMW. I hate them.
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Darksat
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« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2006, 08:44:30 am » |
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Whats wrong with BMWs. Are they not as cool as Seat?  |
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2006, 02:38:53 am » |
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I just hate them because they are so over hyped. All I ever heard at school was - my dads gotta bmw blah blah.
Besides that, 90% of drivers who own one think they rule the road.
I like seat. Its all VW parts, same as a golf but with a better looking chasis (the Leon MK1 that is. The Mk2 look shite).
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Darksat
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2006, 02:42:39 am » |
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I wouldnt mind trying a Hydrogen powered one though.
Even to rent.
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neutron2k
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« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2006, 07:32:25 am » |
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Someone else will build one soon enough anyway  |
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Darksat
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« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2006, 07:57:21 am » |
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Well I still think BMW did a good job taking the lead.
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« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2006, 09:59:59 am » |
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BMW's are brill, their so comfortable and dont look too bad.
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Darksat
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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2006, 05:00:38 am » |
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LOL, Someone isnt happy with his Seat.  Neutron, are you a little sensitive on the subject of BMWs? |
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« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2006, 07:42:41 am » |
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wouldn't a hydrogen car be mor elikly to explode in a crash?
I think we should all consider hybrids - electronics and clearner than petrol biofuels.
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Darksat
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« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2006, 08:22:31 am » |
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http://www.ecoworld.com/home/articles2.cfm?tid=284In reality, said Tuso, "The only real problem is the pressure that's involved, and that's not a problem with proper tanking systems." He showed us pictures of cars that had been dropped from 45', then from 90', and in all these test cases the hydrogen tank did not explode, in spite of being under pressure. Moreover, he said, "the tanks are designed to blow up, not out. If, for example, that tank back there exploded," said Tuso, referring to the hydrogen station in the lot behind the building, "90% of the debris would fall within the fence around it."
The danger from accidental hydrogen fires was even less of a problem, according to Tuso, because "Hydrogen is a very clean fuel, it would ignite easier than gasoline, but the likelihood of it igniting is still slim. If it did ignite, the flame doesn't put out much heat. Gasoline fires usually consume the whole car." He cited tests where hydrogen gas tanks were exploded and ignited, and invariably the flame went upwards and didn't burn very hot. The back windows, for example, would not typically be damaged in a hydrogen tank fire, whereas in a gasoline tank fire, the back windows usually melt.
Notwithstanding the cost of building an entire fuel infrastructure for hydrogen, the biggest problem hydrogen fuel has may end up being a public perception that it is too dangerous to handle. "People here think of the Hindenberg and Hydrogen bombs," said Tuso, "Some people think we have a hydrogen bomb back here."
We left that day not sure whether or not we'd found the car of the future. Hydrogen fuel cell powered cars will be part of the market, but they probably won't sit in everyone's garages, owning the car market the way gasoline powered cars do today. Hybrids have better range and overall performance, and they're already cheap to manufacture. Expect to see more of them in the near future. What will emerge in the long run is anybody's guess. Outside the U.S., cleaner burning cars using conventional fuels such as diesel and gasoline will probably stay on top of the market. How clean can they get? How clean is clean enough? Stay tuned.
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neutron2k
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« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2006, 09:11:24 am » |
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LOL, Someone isnt happy with his Seat. Neutron, are you a little sensitive on the subject of BMWs? I love my Seat dude  Just wish it was a Cupra-R I still have my Tigra as well. Just don't like BMWs. Its a peronal thing. |
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Darksat
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« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2006, 03:43:58 am » |
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You got abused by a big black guy in the back seat of a BMW?  |
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