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Nomen Nescio
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject:
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You can do it GM. In 1950, you built Chevys that carried 6 adults and
weighed in at 3600 pounds, empty. That's 600 pounds per passenger. Not
bad for iron and steel.
Todays cars average out about 800 pounds per passenger. After 55 years of
progress, that's 50% heavier. What are you building these sleds with?
Plumbers Lead?
Tomorrow, you can do better. Go for 1000. Its easy. Keep stacking shit
higher and higher.
Your cars will be slower, more fuel thirsty, more expensive, and hit harder
when crashed. These American cars have their unique character, don't they,
and it just keeps getting better and better or should I say, heavier and
heavier?
I know the excuse for more and more weight. Its the safety equipment. Its
the accessories customers demand. Those are the phoney reasons. The real
reason is all the smart engineers went over to aerospace and the
bottom-of-the-barrel sludge was sucked up by G.M.
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Steve Mackie
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:19 am Post subject:
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<SNIP>
What's with the trolls today? |
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Steve Mackie
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:24 am Post subject:
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Oh, and another thing:
2006 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
1964 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
So what's your point, ass...
Steve
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Steve Mackie
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:28 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | Oh, and another thing:
2006 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
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Did you do the math yet, ass. That's 3500lbs / 6 passengers =
583.3lbs/passenger. |
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Al Bundy
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:31 am Post subject:
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Steve Mackie wrote:
| Quote: | Oh, and another thing:
2006 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
Did you do the math yet, ass. That's 3500lbs / 6 passengers =
583.3lbs/passenger.
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I like his fuzzy math where 800 (his number) versus 600 is a 50%
increase.
But even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then. I often wonder why
current cars are so dam heavy. GM itself has stated that recent
technology would allow safety standards to be met with much less mass.
It's like the next cure for cancer and diabetes, always just around the
corner. |
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Harry Face
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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Did you run out of Fruity Pebbles today?
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Spam Hater
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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In article <me2lf.134707$Ph4.4117761@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>,
"Steve Mackie" <stevemackie@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
| Quote: | Oh, and another thing:
2006 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
1964 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
So what's your point, ass...
Steve
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Darn, you beat me to it.
The dummy needs to go bask to basic math school.
Only he looks bad with his dumb posts. |
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Larry A.
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:50 am Post subject:
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Well, I just have to share with y'all what SUV means to us in the
steel industry:
Steel Usage Victory.
Yeah, ridiculously ovesized chunks of metal. "It suits my lifestyle."
Well, how about your own personal locomotive, then?
-= Larry A.
On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:10:02 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio
<nobody@dizum.com> wrote:
| Quote: | You can do it GM. In 1950, you built Chevys that carried 6 adults and
weighed in at 3600 pounds, empty. That's 600 pounds per passenger. Not
bad for iron and steel.
Todays cars average out about 800 pounds per passenger. After 55 years of
progress, that's 50% heavier. What are you building these sleds with?
Plumbers Lead?
Tomorrow, you can do better. Go for 1000. Its easy. Keep stacking shit
higher and higher.
Your cars will be slower, more fuel thirsty, more expensive, and hit harder
when crashed. These American cars have their unique character, don't they,
and it just keeps getting better and better or should I say, heavier and
heavier?
I know the excuse for more and more weight. Its the safety equipment. Its
the accessories customers demand. Those are the phoney reasons. The real
reason is all the smart engineers went over to aerospace and the
bottom-of-the-barrel sludge was sucked up by G.M. |
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James C. Reeves
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:22 am Post subject:
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"Steve Mackie" <stevemackie@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:me2lf.134707$Ph4.4117761@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
| Quote: | Oh, and another thing:
2006 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
1964 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
So what's your point, ass...
Steve
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The 1964 Impala was a significantly larger car in comparison though. It
would be interesting to know what is weighing down today's smaller car. |
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Steve Mackie
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:04 am Post subject:
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| Quote: | 2006 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
1964 Impala Curb Weight: ~3500lbs
The 1964 Impala was a significantly larger car in comparison though. It
would be interesting to know what is weighing down today's smaller car.
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2006 Impala:
Wheel Base - 110.5"
Length - 200"
Width - 72.9"
Height - 58.7"
1964 Impala
Wheel Base - 119"
Length - 210"
Width - 77"
Height - 55.5"
Larger, yes. More stuff + smaller package + technology = same weight. This
isn't the computer industry. ;) Although, think about how heavy the 2006
Impala would be if it had to tow behind it three or four ENIACs as it's PCM.
Steve |
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