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07-29-2011, 03:13 PM | #1 |
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Our days for high performance cars may be numbered
........ if you have not seen this it might be worth wile to read abut it now .... ----> CLICK
When will you order your last M3 ? Will they tax us high on our cars once some law is passed ?
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07-29-2011, 03:28 PM | #4 |
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I see, so the next generation of M3's might go back to in line 6 and twin turbo
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07-29-2011, 04:00 PM | #6 |
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its not 'might' .... it almost certainly will!! everyone's downsizing their engines and making them turbo or super charged.
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07-29-2011, 04:10 PM | #7 |
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are you serious that has been the thinking for long time now?
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07-29-2011, 04:42 PM | #8 |
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seriously i think i wont get the next gen of m3. Im not a status guy but I always get the latest generation model.this time there may be an exception.
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07-29-2011, 04:49 PM | #9 |
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07-29-2011, 05:53 PM | #10 |
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07-29-2011, 05:56 PM | #11 |
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You know this is a repeat of the early '70s, right? Muscle cars from the '60s had gobs of power and sucked the gas. When the gas crisis hit in the '70s, people thought high-performance cars were a thing of the past. Flash forward to the '90s and look at the cars now...producing as much power or more as those from 30 years ago and getting 2-3 times better gas mileage. I am kind of thankful for some of these standards as it forces the companies to improve efficiency. I just wish my M got 30mpg on the highway like my '07 vette did!!
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As Albert Einstein once said "In The Middle Of Difficulties Lies Opportunity" I do believe in this and let us hope that automotive engineering will do one better and get us that + 30 mpg in the type of cars we like to drive.
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07-29-2011, 06:31 PM | #15 |
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it's about producing better fuel economy, government control, and making those middle eastern countries less fat with money-they need a diet anyway.
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07-29-2011, 08:39 PM | #17 |
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Many of you don't get it. They want you out of your car.
They wanted people to stop smoking. So they taxed them out of smoking. Same thing with cars. This has nothing to do with efficiency to them. It has to do with fairness. It's unfair that you should be able to drive such an ostentatious car while others don't have food, don't have a house, don't have a mother, whatever. These people have to ride a bus. Have you no guilt! You need to be punished for your lavish choices and so you will be taxed into a bus. Go ahead and try being more efficient. They are relentless and will simply up the requirements and/or the tax. I'm lucky enough to afford an M3 and the gas, too. I love it not only for it's performance but for the statement it makes. My license plate frame might soon say "Gas Guzzling Hotrod." |
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07-30-2011, 12:29 AM | #20 |
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By the time I even have enough money to consider getting an M3, the new one will be out.. so I can't wait to see/feel the difference between the two!
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Also I read an interesting article on mbforum about a far more advanced version of cylinder cut off in one of their new amg models. That is most certainly an alternative to forced induction that can and will be further explored and advanced as restrictions increase to some extent. |
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07-30-2011, 06:58 AM | #22 |
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Do you guys wear your tin-foil hats when you drive, or does the CF roof keep the black helicopters from recording your thoughts?
I thought this was a CAR forum..... |
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