Water- fuelled cars

skysidhe · 07-04-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Little slaves from Mars.

sure and if I would have said,"alternative" energy you probably would have said,"naked women pushing your car" :p

Well it sounded funnier in my head.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-04-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

sure and if I would have said,"alternative" energy you probably would have said,"naked women pushing your car" :p

I've, pushed naked women, in my car. :p

glatt · 07-07-2008, 10:09 AM

Talking to my brother over the holiday weekend, I learned that he bought a new (used) car.

It sounds pretty damn cool. He bought it on E-bay from a fleet in Pennsylvania and had it shipped to him in California. It's a used Honda Accord that he got for $15,000 plus a couple hundred for the shipping.

It runs on compressed natural gas. The tank is in the trunk so the trunk is much smaller than a normal trunk, and it only has a range of like 200 miles, and the natural gas stations are pretty rare. So all that is less than ideal.

But he says it costs only $12 to fill it up, and it runs about 200 miles on that fill. There is a station right along his commute in the Bay Area, so it's very convenient for him for around town use. It looks and behaves just like a regular Honda Accord in every other way. And the best thing is that he can drive in the HOV (car pool) lanes alone in the car. So he rockets past all the other traffic and pays half to a quarter of what they do per mile for fuel. He isn't selling his old car, so he can still use the gasoline powered one for road trips where compressed stations are rare.

I know the entire nation can't switch to natural gas, because there just isn't enough of the stuff, but it's working out really well for him.

I'll visit him in three weeks and get to see the car first hand.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-07-2008, 10:59 AM

I'd love to know who owned that fleet... maybe one of the gas companies? If you think of it, please ask your brother if he knows.

glatt · 07-07-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I'd love to know who owned that fleet... maybe one of the gas companies? If you think of it, please ask your brother if he knows.

I did ask him and he didn't know. But he said it came form a town called something like Levitown.

(He bought it from a third party, not the fleet itself)

dar512 · 07-07-2008, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

It runs on compressed natural gas. The tank is in the trunk so the trunk is much smaller than a normal trunk, and it only has a range of like 200 miles, and the natural gas stations are pretty rare. So all that is less than ideal.

Someone called in to Cartalk a couple of months ago about a truck that had been outfitted with NG. It also was part of a fleet that was sold off.

glatt · 07-07-2008, 02:56 PM

There are two Honda Civics for sale right now on E-Bay that are natural gas cars. A lot cheaper than a hybrid, and if you live near a station, and need an around town vehicle, it sounds like just the ticket.

I can't wait to see his. I wonder what the engine differences are? I suppose you wouldn't need fuel injectors?

07-07-2008, 10:59 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'd love to know who owned that fleet... maybe one of the gas companies? If you think of it, please ask your brother if he knows. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-07-2008, 10:09 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Talking to my brother over the holiday weekend, I learned that he bought a new (used) car. It sounds pretty damn cool. He bought it on E-bay from a fleet in Pennsylvania and had it shipped to him in California. It's a used Honda Accord that he got for $15,000 plus a couple hundred for the shipping. It runs on compressed natural gas. The tank is in the trunk so the trunk is much smaller than a normal trunk, and it only has a range of like 200 miles, and the natural gas stations are pretty rare. So all that is less than ideal. But he says it costs only $12 to fill it up, and it runs about 200 miles on that fill. There is a station right along his commute in the Bay Area, so it's very convenient for him for around town use. It looks and behaves just like a regular Honda Accord in every other way. And the best thing is that he can drive in the HOV (car pool) lanes alone in the car. So he rockets past all the other traffic and pays half to a quarter of what they do per mile for fuel. He isn't selling his old car, so he can still use the gasoline powered one for road trips where compressed stations are rare. I know the entire nation can't switch to natural gas, because there just isn't enough of the stuff, but it's working out really well for him. I'll visit him in three weeks and get to see the car first hand.

07-07-2008, 02:56 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There are two Honda Civics for sale right now on E-Bay that are natural gas cars. A lot cheaper than a hybrid, and if you live near a station, and need an around town vehicle, it sounds like just the ticket. I can't wait to see his. I wonder what the engine differences are? I suppose you wouldn't need fuel injectors?

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