Your dream car.

[Wilgrove]

IDK. I want a car that runs on ethonal, for starters. And cars that are sleek and lightweight. If I heard from news correctly, Goggle is doing precisely that.

Oh lord, a car powered by the world's second-dirtiest fuel? Ethanol takes four gallons of fossil fuels to produce one gallon of ethanol, and it burns at 75% the efficiency of gasoline. Every time I see "may contain up to X% of ethanol" at a station here I facepalm.

You're thinking of corn based Ethanol. You can get Ethanol from other methods and sources that do not contain the counterproductive elements of corn and sugar based ethanol. Granted, thanks to the power of the corn lobby, we seem overly committed to corn, but in Santa Cruz their first Ethanol station was from wood chips and not corn.

There is this completely non-productive 'baby with the bathwater' mentality that 'if at first you don't succeed, crap all over the idea completely give up and invalidate the whole thing.' Never going to get anywhere that way.

I dunno, I'm more interested to see what'll happen with the Algae Biofuel. It's suppose to yield more with less and be more efficient than Ethanol. Honestly the only reason Ethanol is the front runner right now is because of the corn lobby. However in the long run I think Algae Fuel will be the winner.

Sort of doesn't change my point. Plus, that's more or less ethanol still, just the method.

How is Algae Fuel Ethanol?

[Coccygia]

One that works reliably and doesn't have any dents or rust.

[Cannot think of a name]

IDK. I want a car that runs on ethonal, for starters. And cars that are sleek and lightweight. If I heard from news correctly, Goggle is doing precisely that.

Oh lord, a car powered by the world's second-dirtiest fuel? Ethanol takes four gallons of fossil fuels to produce one gallon of ethanol, and it burns at 75% the efficiency of gasoline. Every time I see "may contain up to X% of ethanol" at a station here I facepalm.

You're thinking of corn based Ethanol. You can get Ethanol from other methods and sources that do not contain the counterproductive elements of corn and sugar based ethanol. Granted, thanks to the power of the corn lobby, we seem overly committed to corn, but in Santa Cruz their first Ethanol station was from wood chips and not corn.

There is this completely non-productive 'baby with the bathwater' mentality that 'if at first you don't succeed, crap all over the idea completely give up and invalidate the whole thing.' Never going to get anywhere that way.

I dunno, I'm more interested to see what'll happen with the Algae Biofuel. It's suppose to yield more with less and be more efficient than Ethanol. Honestly the only reason Ethanol is the front runner right now is because of the corn lobby. However in the long run I think Algae Fuel will be the winner.

Sort of doesn't change my point. Plus, that's more or less ethanol still, just the method.

How is Algae Fuel Ethanol?

This way.

Honestly, last time I had checked in they hadn't decided to give it its own name 'algenol'...

Also hadn't heard about this-

But there’s a problem — or, rather, several problems — with that idea, according to a team of researchers from the University of Virginia. Their new study finds that growing algae for fuel is more energy- and water-intensive than other biofuel crops, including switchgrass, canola and corn. Oh, and it also produces more greenhouse gas emissions than those other sources.

“Given what we know about algae production pilot projects over the past 10 to 15 years, we’ve found that algae’s environmental footprint is larger than other terrestrial crops,” said Andres Clarens, the study’s lead author. “Before we make major investments in algae production, we should really know the environmental impact of this technology.”

The article kind of makes the same mistake I'm complaining about even when it gives the fix-

One solution could be to grow algae in ponds behind wastewater treatment facilities. That way, producers could use the wastewater as a source for phosphorus and nitrogen, two nutrients that algae needs. That strategy would also prevent those nutrients from, as they now are, being discharged into local waterways.

Another plus is that feeding algae with phosphorus and nitrogen from wastewater reduces the biofuel’s fossil fuel footprint, since those nutrient are currently produced using petroleum.

Seems like a no brainer solution, but by the next line the article goes on like the whole idea is scrapped...dammit.

[Funk4ever]

[Vault 10]

I think the 998T would be, but it's not out yet...

[New Ziedrich]

My ultimate dream car has always been the BMW 850i:

This one's got some crazy light setup that interests me; I think that pic was taken in Singapore or something.

Lately, though, I've become obsessed with older Lincolns:

1972

1977 Givenchy Edition

1979 Bill Blass Edition

Then there's this 1979 Lincoln Continental Town Car Collector's Series:

Hell yes.

Outside the BMW, those are cars for Bingo Pimps.

Don't need to be a pimp to appreciate a comfortable luxury vehicle, man. Like this 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition. And check out the interior options on the 1974 Mark IV.

Nice cars.

[Dehn]

Mitsubishi Evo X FQ-400 for the Day to Day stuff


The new supersport Veyron for funsies

[The Corparation]

I beat you

[Cameroi]

my dream, is of a world that does not require a car, let alone indenture to one.

[Soheran]

One that is upside-down and on fire.

Edit: For a more responsible version of this post, see Cameroi's, above.

[Kreanoltha]

my dream, is of a world that does not require a car, let alone indenture to one.

I find your world boring, unfun, and uncool.

[Cameroi]

my dream, is of a world that does not require a car, let alone indenture to one.

I find your world boring, unfun, and uncool.

actually you don't find my world at all.
which is to each their own.
as long as i can stop being robbed of it.

[New Ziedrich]

my dream, is of a world that does not require a car, let alone indenture to one.

I find your world boring, unfun, and uncool.

I wondered when the hate parade would start. Man, us car guys can't ever get a peaceful thread, huh?

[Mikoyan-Guryevich]

Im also driving my dream car.

Purchased a second hand Porsche 996 Carrera Cup and have begun some amatuer racing. The adrenaline rush it provides is nearly second to none in life.

My daily drive is a 2007 BMW 550i. I have no idea as to what I am going to buy next because the new 5-Series is far to ugly for my liking and the Mercedes and Audi offerings aren't quite to my liking, and I can't stretch to an E63.

[New Ziedrich]

I own one of these, but in black.



Nice ride, has a V12.

[Berizniki]

Well i want one of these:

Though i've got one of these:

so im good in my world.

[Arkinesia]

IDK. I want a car that runs on ethonal, for starters. And cars that are sleek and lightweight. If I heard from news correctly, Goggle is doing precisely that.

Oh lord, a car powered by the world's second-dirtiest fuel? Ethanol takes four gallons of fossil fuels to produce one gallon of ethanol, and it burns at 75% the efficiency of gasoline. Every time I see "may contain up to X% of ethanol" at a station here I facepalm.

You're thinking of corn based Ethanol. You can get Ethanol from other methods and sources that do not contain the counterproductive elements of corn and sugar based ethanol. Granted, thanks to the power of the corn lobby, we seem overly committed to corn, but in Santa Cruz their first Ethanol station was from wood chips and not corn.

There is this completely non-productive 'baby with the bathwater' mentality that 'if at first you don't succeed, crap all over the idea completely give up and invalidate the whole thing.' Never going to get anywhere that way.

Regardless, it's a less efficient burn, so it produces more pollution. It doesn't matter what material is used, that part is still the same.

[Cameroi]

my dream, is of a world that does not require a car, let alone indenture to one.

I find your world boring, unfun, and uncool.

I wondered when the hate parade would start. Man, us car guys can't ever get a peaceful thread, huh?

no hate intended on my part. though there ARE problems with them. problems which may solve themselves in a few decades, if not years, but are likely to leave the car more profoundly changed then cosmetically, if it survives them at all.

[Kreanoltha]

I own one of these, but in black.



Nice ride, has a V12.

Damn! That's sweet. I've get one of these:



An '87 Volvo 240 DL, but mine is in gold. It's near mint condition. The only problems are that the front left fender has a bunch of small scratches, the AC needs recharging, and there's something wrong with the dome lights. That's pretty damn good for a first car.

[Kreanoltha]

my dream, is of a world that does not require a car, let alone indenture to one.

I find your world boring, unfun, and uncool.

I wondered when the hate parade would start. Man, us car guys can't ever get a peaceful thread, huh?

no hate intended on my part. though there ARE problems with them. problems which may solve themselves in a few decades, if not years, but are likely to leave the car more profoundly changed then cosmetically, if it survives them at all.

NOOO!!! I like my cars to be loud, fast, and tough. You know, muscle cars. I don't want little Euro smart cars.

[Jumping Jupiters]

A solar powered car.

So your dream car is something you won't be able to use on rainy or overcast days?

It actually stores energy into a kinda storage battery to use on overcast and rainy days. You can still get solar power on overcast days but not much.

[Neu Leonstein]

A boosted Evo VI Makkinen, with the interior stripped out. And dirt flaps behind the wheels. Yay!

Also in my garage:

A Lotus Elise, an Audi RS4 Avant, a Porsche GT3, a Wiessmann GT, a 1960 or so Corvette, a Koenigsegg CCX-R, aforementioned Audi Quattro S1 and a supercharged Ariel Atom. And a Landrover Defender if I wanna go camping.

[Lakhon]

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[Megady]

A CHEVROLET CORVETTE!!

[Birnadia]

Bugatti Veyron.

'nuff said.