Fuel Efficient

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 01/17/2017 at 17:00 • Filed to: None

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I felt a little bad about parking the NoxBox in the “Fuel Efficient” spots at Ikea to the point I was a little worried some self righteous type would damage it because of the lie that it is (though it still is very fuel efficient) then I came out and saw this parked next to me and I felt fine.

Also, I test drove a 2011 Volvo XC70 last night. I liked it, but I didn’t realize you could get a FWD XC70...I assumed they were all AWD...it was a 3.2 Premium. It moved well, had decent chassis dynamics but there were some quirks that would be hard to get used to. Things like the an electronic parking brake (boo) and a lot of the cars functions being displayed on the info screen (like seat heater and climate) vs just smaller screens/indicator lights or graduated knobs. some of the controls worked a little differently, but thats just muscle memory. Plus the visibility wasn’t all that great, which I was a little surprised by; Chalk that up to hilariously fat pillars. The 3.2 felt pretty peppy but not fast, and I would desperately miss going to an auto. The back seat space was a big win, as was the cargo area which was huge. Still looking. We just now got our paperwork to start the buyback so it will be a while. Carmax did know the name Doug Demuro , btw.

Ash78, voting early and often > HammerheadFistpunch 01/17/2017 at 17:04

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I once parked the Odyssey in one of those spots in Atlanta. It was right next to a guy (alone) with a Prius, while I had 5 people in my car. I looked at him and smiled and said “almost 120 miles per gallon per person in this.” He was polite about it and laughed, but hopefully that stuck with him.

HammerheadFistpunch > Ash78, voting early and often 01/17/2017 at 17:21

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Truthfully, PPMPG is pretty important. After all, what I drive around daily by my lonesome gets 13 PPMPG where this

Does 14.4 PPGMPG (19.4 if you count the crew!)

haveacarortwoorthree2 > HammerheadFistpunch 01/17/2017 at 17:28

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13? Man, I thought mine was bad at 14.1. (Do the people I run over count somehow?)

Chariotoflove > HammerheadFistpunch 01/17/2017 at 17:41

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Saw an RX-8 parked in a “reserved for fuel efficient vehicles” spot once at the local science museum. As an RX-8 owner, i kinda had to chuckle about the balls it took to do that. But really, these weak attempt at social engineering through parking privileges are kinda lost on me, especially in Texas.

Steve in Manhattan > HammerheadFistpunch 01/17/2017 at 17:50

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NoxBox is TDI?

HammerheadFistpunch > Steve in Manhattan 01/17/2017 at 18:03

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Yip

Die-Trying > haveacarortwoorthree2 01/17/2017 at 18:05

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from the way it sounds, if they get dragged under the car for a while you can add the PP to the front of MPG.........

Frenchlicker > HammerheadFistpunch 01/17/2017 at 18:16

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Jeez, how many people does that ship hold total?

HammerheadFistpunch > Frenchlicker 01/17/2017 at 18:29

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~6300 passengers and crew. Its basically a town that goes fast enough to waterski behind.

Frenchlicker > HammerheadFistpunch 01/17/2017 at 18:31

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I knew they were large. But I guess I never really thought of how large they were.

HammerheadFistpunch > Frenchlicker 01/17/2017 at 18:36

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This one is 100,000 tons displacement, or about the same as this

shop-teacher > haveacarortwoorthree2 01/17/2017 at 19:17

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Only if you drag them for a distance.

Frenchlicker > HammerheadFistpunch 01/17/2017 at 19:40

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Wait, this isn’t even the largest one is it?

HammerheadFistpunch > Frenchlicker 01/17/2017 at 20:26

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It’s top 3 behind it’s sister ships that are fractionally longer or heavier

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch 01/17/2017 at 20:30

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Saw this a few years ago. Funny part was the parking spot was the furthest from the entrance.