Yeah, you’re absolutely correct.
Yeah, you’re absolutely correct.
Nissan definitely peaked in the mid 2000s decade. The altima was a nice looking and nicely appointed car for its time (though the CVT was the harbinger of doom). The 350Z, the G35, they began the GT-R, they were killing it. Then it was all downhill from there.
I’ve got an 08 2.5 Coupe’ sitting my garage right now with 230k miles on the chassis (we got it new) and a dying CVT. So long a you changed the oil every 5k miles and the did a drain/fill on the CVT annually, they held up ok. What killed them was as others mentioned, you cannot maintain it like a Toyota and the…
I cringe whenever I see a Nissan on the road nowadays (in preparation for the tailgating, no signal use and general collision damage throughout....) but in the early 2000's 3rd gen Altimas were solid buys. Solid styling (for the time) very roomy, peppy with the 4 banger and quick with the V6. Toss in the SE-R + manual …
This is important to remember - the SST requires 8 liters of Daiqueen SSTF-I trans fluid and a new filter every 5k miles.
Some relays you can get away with refloating the solder with a thin tipped soldering Iron. Saved me $130 on a new highbeam relay for my BMW 850.
Scaling this fuel would be ridiculous and unfeasible, which is the issue ethanol ran into with corn-based fuels. You end up having to cultivate more arable land for fuel than for food and you either end up with no food or no land. The energy expenditures required to turn uncultivated land into fuel-supporting farmland…
NYer here.
This feels like old Jalopnik and I am here for it...
What a powerful illustration of why these silly hunks of metal, plastic, and glass mean so much to us.
To address your question first: The Atkinson (I’m sure was a typo but not Adkinson) has completely different thermal/volumetric/and brake specific efficiencies. Comparing the two and expecting a similar thermal output isn’t realistic in this case.
Post good examples of bad EV range songs here.
Deny the facts and claim false equivalence.... What is this guy? The foreign equiv to a dictator-craving, constantly-lying Republican?
I think you’re assuming that all wasted energy goes into the cooling system. On average only < 28% will end up in cooling media. The vast majority leaves the engine in the form of hot exhaust gas. Anytime you get down to an engine that displacement you’re going to have trouble producing enough hot coolant for the…
This type of rule (stop signs as yields, red lights as stop signs) makes a lot of sense. In many cases, urban lights are timed for peak traffic or are sensor activated. That means most of the time, reds occur when there is little to no traffic. It’s entirely reasonable that at most of these intersections a bicycle or…
Ural?