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Title: Forget LPG - try air instead!!!
Post by: Nickbat on 05 January 2008, 00:03:11

Clever idea, but why the daft Postman Pat design?  ;D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/player/nol/newsid_7170000/newsid_7171000?redirect=7171043.stm&news=1&nbwm=1&nbram=1&bbwm=1&bbram=1&asb=1

Title: Re: Forget LPG - try air instead!!!
Post by: razzo on 05 January 2008, 00:27:44

But why is it that all these cars that run on air, electricity, chicken sh*t, hydrogen,CO2 Bat crap, hot air from livingstone K & total Sh*t from Government have to look so bloody awful. Why cant we develop a car that looks the part does 0-60 in 4 secs, top speed 190 mph does not need filling up & floats over speed humps ?

Title: Re: Forget LPG - try air instead!!!
Post by: Golfbuddy on 05 January 2008, 00:59:05

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But why is it that all these cars that run on air, electricity, chicken sh*t, hydrogen,CO2 Bat crap, hot air from livingstone K & total Sh*t from Government have to look so bloody awful. Why cant we develop a car that looks the part does 0-60 in 4 secs, top speed 190 mph does not need filling up & floats over speed humps ?

If Carlsberg made cars...........

Title: Re: Forget LPG - try air instead!!!
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 January 2008, 01:06:58

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But why is it that all these cars that run on air, electricity, chicken sh*t, hydrogen,CO2 Bat crap, hot air from livingstone K & total Sh*t from Government have to look so bloody awful. Why cant we develop a car that looks the part does 0-60 in 4 secs, top speed 190 mph does not need filling up & floats over speed humps ?

I've often wondered this. Why don't they just make them look normal?

I guess their target market at the moment are people who want to make a statement (the technology isn't actually up to doing any more than that at the moment, after all) so they make the cars stand out. In a BAD way, IMHO.

.. and break me! What sort of pressure do they store the air at to achieve that energy density? Crash the thing and the next thing you know you'll have become a human meteorite!

Kevin

Title: Re: Forget LPG - try air instead!!!
Post by: Vamps on 05 January 2008, 01:10:07

Is it April already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Forget LPG - try air instead!!!
Post by: Dave-C on 05 January 2008, 08:45:50

If the tank is empty, do the air bags work? ;D ;D

Title: Re: Forget LPG - try air instead!!!
Post by: Danny on 05 January 2008, 13:08:21

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If the tank is empty, do the air bags work? ;D ;D

;D ;D

It begs the question, why doesnt it have its own inbuilt air compressor? surely i'd expect it to be do-able

Title: Re: Forget LPG - try air instead!!!
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 January 2008, 13:12:31

At least you ought to be OK if you get a flat tyre ;D

Kevin