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[dem beats 1,223]

someone pulled up all the screan windows at my appartment last night... while I was sleeping.... I think someone tried to break in... but what's odd is they pulled up every screan. Not just open windows. They could hear me snoring I'm sure, but it resulted in my cat's getting outside in downtown traffic. Luckily my room mate heard them crying to get back in. Either someone wanted to break in and was verry poor at it, they saw a 6'2 mamoth snoring and were chicken chit, or someone just really wanted to skritch some kitties.

[JimJ 11]

Did BMW make tractors at some point? Heck, that's why Benz built the 'Mog, a tractor that could be driven into town as a truck

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Like every other automaker that intends to do business in the U.S., Hyundai is planning for the future and the proposed fuel economy standards that are expected to hit in 2015. Currently, Hyundai's passenger cars average 32.4 mpg, while its trucks average 25.5 mpg. When the new regulations are in place, those numbers will have to increase to 37.5 mpg and 31.0 mpg, respectively. Hyundai's approach involves two separate strategies that will work together to achieve those figures.

The first step is to increase electrical efficiency by utilizing more LED technology that puts less strain on the powertrain, along with the use of electric power steering systems (in place of hydraulic units), direct-injection engines and six-speed transmissions. Those changes will be accompanied by the use of lightweight materials, aerodynamic enhancements and low-rolling resistance tires. While the electric power steering system only adds around one mpg overall, the combination of DI engines and six-speed 'boxes should increase fuel economy by between three and six percent.

Within the next two years, Hyundai plans to equip all of its V6-powered vehicles with six-speed gearboxes, while smaller models, with four-cylinder mills, will be upgraded to five-speed transmissions. All of this should help Hyundai achieve its goals, but more needs to be done, and Hyundai's senior manager of the powertrain department, Timothy White, says, "There is really no home run out there." Incremental are what it's about for the time being, and Hyundai seems to be making the first of many steps to accomplish that goal.

[dem beats 1,223]

hyundai sounds like they understand how things should be.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/driving/int...;from=whatwhere

Why am I not surprised by this forecast? ^^^^

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Local "experts" are saying 1/4 to a full inch today alone

[///M5 2,833]

I guess I am going to go drive tractor this afternoon as my bro-in-law needs some help getting manure from his neighbor. City boy doing farm work.

Video tape it, I gotta see this....*snickers*

I don't have a video camera

[JimJ 11]

So you won't be able to get a Hyundai with a manual transmission?

Hyundai also builds some things that get nowhere near close to 25mpg, too

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

I guess I am going to go drive tractor this afternoon as my bro-in-law needs some help getting manure from his neighbor. City boy doing farm work.

Video tape it, I gotta see this....*snickers*

I don't have a video camera

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

So you won't be able to get a Hyundai with a manual transmission?

5 spd manual will still be available (and necessary on Accent models)

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Hit up Towson Town Festival yesterday. It was Arthur's 3rd one already. Due to that, no work got done on finishing up the civic. The tranny is going to die before I get the minimal install done.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

The tranny is going to die

Better get him/her to a doctor

sorry

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Hell bent, hell bent for leather

Hell bent, hell bent for leather

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Hell bent, hell bent for leather

Hell bent, hell bent for leather

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

The tranny is going to die

Better get him/her to a doctor

sorry

[JimJ 11]

I have a new reason to go to Elite in August...friend of mine in SC just picked these up...

http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=hug&m=133467

I want to hear...

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

t-20

[ramos 2]

Hyundai also builds some things that get nowhere near close to 25mpg, too

They build some things that maybe get 1 inch to the gallon if they are lucky

[NDMstang65 403]

Mar 7 2008, 12:58 PM

was the last time i clicked the hop

dear god.

[///M5 2,833]

Stupid puckers better hurry up, I hates the waiting.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Werd!

[ramos 2]

Mar 7 2008, 12:58 PM

was the last time i clicked the hop

dear god.

You missed all the fun.

[///M5 2,833]

grrrr, still waiting. bastages

[NDMstang65 403]

Mar 7 2008, 12:58 PM

was the last time i clicked the hop

dear god.

You missed all the fun.

Got a 101.37 on my marketing research project

31 pages long...

Lemme tell ya, the past 3 weeks of my life, was hell.

[JimJ 11]

I see Dave lurking.

wtfbbq, get back to work.