Re: Non-Audi Five Cylinder Engines, Honda!

[Michael Williams <daserde@ucla.edu>]

>In a message dated 97-07-22 23:48:09 EDT, you write:
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>Gotta give honda a little credit with designing the ultimate nightmare, the
>CVT (continually varying transmittion.)  Has anyone thought about what it
>would cost to replace?  How about servicing?  What if it does break, I assume
>the car goes no where fast.  Yup, nothing like a little innovation to break
>that wallet open.  I remember a certain innovation called the electric car,
>some moron thought that one up.  What the hell is the point of having a car
>if it can only go 100 miles??  Ahhh!  
>Next up, disposible cars.  I'm sure Honda will "invent" that one from some
>one else's idea.

The electric car is a wonderful idea.  I just had this discussion with my 
friend.  Think of a motor that can come up with hundreds of hp and gobs 
of torque and then can run in the 10's of thousands of RPM range...that 
is the future...and it is electric.  The problem now isnt the engine, it 
is the battery technology...that is what is holding them up...



Michael Sheridan Williams
1985 Coupe GT
163,000+ miles
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