08-20-2005, 08:00 PM
Why do they have bigger engine cars here, compared to the UK, yet they are slower and used more petrol and tend to fall apart at 100,000 miles lol.
08-20-2005, 08:00 PM
08-20-2005, 08:06 PM
Don't know really, maybe when gas was cheaper it did'nt matter, but it makes you wonder what MPG those giant trucks are getting............You could live in one of those things! ???
08-21-2005, 06:52 AM
It makes people feel like they're tough. The bigger the engine, the tougher they feel.
08-21-2005, 09:20 AM
Not really talking about peoples ego's lol.
Just the pure dynamics of engine size, to power. I mean Ford produces cars here and the UK.
Just the pure dynamics of engine size, to power. I mean Ford produces cars here and the UK.
08-21-2005, 11:32 AM
Goose3 @ Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:00 pm Wrote:
Why do they have bigger engine cars here, compared to the UK, yet they are slower and used more petrol and tend to fall apart at 100,000 miles lol.
There was no pressure to work with small engines, small engines needed to be well tuned but Detroit iron didn't A big V8, missing on a couple of cylinders would still get you there and gas was cheap. As to falling apart at 100000 miles; that is called "built in obsolescence", it makes you go and buy a new car.
08-21-2005, 12:36 PM
roll thats one thing I have noticed here, that people do not keep cars very long.
08-22-2005, 01:02 AM
Don't really get the question.
My American built, American car has a much bigger engine than anything I had in UK but is almost twice as fast and covers 1/4 mile a lot faster. The fuel economy is decent at around 29 mpg and it has more room in the cabin/boot than my UK cars ever had.
At four years old and 53,000 miles, I'm still happy with how it has lasted. It certainly was not what I was expected to believe American cars are and I'll be getting another US car when I replace it next year.
My American built, American car has a much bigger engine than anything I had in UK but is almost twice as fast and covers 1/4 mile a lot faster. The fuel economy is decent at around 29 mpg and it has more room in the cabin/boot than my UK cars ever had.
At four years old and 53,000 miles, I'm still happy with how it has lasted. It certainly was not what I was expected to believe American cars are and I'll be getting another US car when I replace it next year.
08-22-2005, 07:12 AM
I'm with Pilgrim here. And my car has 150,000 miles on it and is doing fine.
08-22-2005, 07:45 AM
My1999 SUV has a V8, pulls what I want it to pull, goes when you put your foot down, gets 20 mpg and has 90,000 miles on it.
It's a great vehicle and have no complaints about performance.
It's a great vehicle and have no complaints about performance.
08-22-2005, 07:58 AM
Scramble @ August 21st 2005, 6:52 am Wrote:
It makes people feel like they're tough. The bigger the engine, the tougher they feel.
And big tyres too. Ever noticed the people with huge monster truck tyres driving down the road? Must be compensating for something... :roll:
08-22-2005, 08:37 AM
Goose3 @ Sat 20 Aug, 2005 Wrote:
Why do they have bigger engine cars here, compared to the UK, yet they are slower and used more petrol and tend to fall apart at 100,000 miles lol.
We live in a much larger country and generally travel greater distances. The big car mentality was on it's way out until Detroit decided that everyone should have a Minivan, then the SUV took over. Hopefully these large vehicles will be driven by people that actually need them for practical reasons.
Many older Americanc/Canadians drive big vehicles for one reason, to go to Florida. I have a neighbour that rarely uses his Oldsmobile Silhouette from May to Oct but loads it up to drive down to Sarasota every Nov. His is 6 years old and has 40,000kms on it.
I don't know what its like now, but when I left the UK in 1963 people I know, that had cars seemed to look upon them as one of the family and even gave them names. One thing for sure the Brits never made a really good production car and most proved unreliable when the started building high speed motorways.
Personally I buy cars built in North America and presently own a 2001 Cavalier that still looks as good as new.