German VW 1.8 TDI gets about that mileage now. I used to get over 45mpg from a 1981 VW rabbit diesel. Brothers diesel Escort gets about that- was a 2 liter 4 German pattern. A 3 wheeler like Daihatsu Midget or Indian Bajaj get 60/70 mpg and is mostly street legal here in most places- legally classed as a motorcycle or motordriven cycle. Electric 3 wheeled golf carts slightly modified used on a few streets- again they are classed as motorcycle and don't need air bags and crash bumpers. Something like TriHawk with a 400lb battery pack and under 150cc generator engine to charge on highway could be use 2 seater- in Wisconsin under 1500 hundred pound trike with a cab is a class 2 motorcycle(DOT example is Cushman) and can be street licensed- a electric trike version meeting weight standards about 1200 pounds is used in Madison by wrecker outfit -Schmidts- as a downtown service/trouble call vehicle, rechraged overnight, cheap runner. Electric car may be legally difficult but the 'Motorcycle' loophole is being used. RN
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Today's Featured Article - Tuning-Up Your Tractor: Plugs & Compression Testing - by Curtis Von Fange. The engine seems to run rough. In the exhaust you can hear an occasion 'poofing' sound like somethings not firing on all cylinders. Under loaded conditions the tractor seems to lack power and it belches black smoke out of the exhaust. For some reason it just doesn't want to start up without cranking and cranking the starter. All these conditions can be signals that your unit is in need of a tune up. Ok, so what is involved in a tune up? You say, swap plugs and file the points....now tha
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