vwtyp133 wrote:Have to agree with hagar that old Rabbit/Jetta diesel prices seem to be down... probably 'cause it's winter, but also because none of the VW diesels was eligible for the big US federal clunker-carnage program last year, so they're 'still around'. At any given time, there's always a certain % of the population ready to sell. That's due to marketing... part of what keeps so many folks broke!
Not the time for me to buy any more cars, hagar. I'd have to find another place to live, pay higher monthly payments (too much already), and then there's the divorce lawyer... ! So I'm actually gonna repair and sell off some of my current 'fleet', though probably not any of my VWs.
Happy days & good weather y'all.
J.R.
SoCal (no rain for last 2 days!)
What's with the bold writing?
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So I finally finished a tank of diesel yesterday. I got an increase of about 9% running on eco mode and with the fuel leaned out. About 44mpg on average to 48.2mpg.
I think time waits for no one. Just resonantly the self serve wreckers have changed. Their was only one rabbit. Now the A3's are really rolling in. It's about 50/50 between A2's and A3's. If a TDI rolls in I can't see it lasting more that three hours before the engines gone. Maybe it's time to jump into a TDI. Maybe I'll get an engine first just for peace of mind.
SAGA : I take great pleasure from passing on some very important Information about Batteries. For anyone with Rabbits .
Waldmar Jungner (a Swede)
Waldmar Jungner invented the nickel-cadmium battery in 1899. At that time, the materials were expensive compared to other battery types available and its use was limited to special applications. In 1932, the active materials were deposited inside a porous nickel-plated electrode and in 1947 research began on a sealed nickel-cadmium battery. .
There are thousands of Aircraft batteries for FREE or really cheap . Why ? because in Amerika and Kanada it is mandatory removal in certified Aircraft , due to thermal runaway's. I got a S A F T for free . out of a Helicopter.
SAGA : Read hagars lips ! that SWEDE Jungner invented the most used and produced Alkaline Secondary battery of all time.. We call it a NiCad .
That is by far the best battery for Hy-Brids and Electric Cars . The LiIon does not even compare. Lithium Ion is used now , WHY ? some do not like Cadmium . And the NiCad is very expensive to make.
Strange thing about NiCads the fluid Spg does not change , like a Lead Acid does , the volume change.According to state of charge.
It is Spg about 1,2 Soolution of distilled Water and Potassium Hydroxide flakes . For safety when mixing have Pound of Boric Acid handy.
hagar.
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SAGA : As a flyboy (since 1953) my attitude is that , nobody but nobody but a controller should have access to the Room or the mic. . BUT the world is not a perfect world . . This one rates a "Only in Amerika" . .
I liked the voice of that controller (who was ONLY the voice ) . hagar agrees with your argument. Vincent.
That and "Sully" flying his last mile , made my day..
SAGA : What is an Executive Order?
The Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power of the state in
the Governor. That power is exercised formally by executive order. Executive
orders may reorganize agencies within the executive branch of state
government, reassign functions among executive branch agencies, establish an
advisory body, commission, or task force, regulate conduct within the
executive branch of state government, or proclaim or end an emergency. Once
signed by the Governor, executive orders are filed with the Secretary of
State, where the orders are sealed and retained by the Office of the Great
Seal.
hagar owe that wonderful (then) country of USA , this is my way
(one of them) to pay back .
I am offering my help (FREE) to Governor Granholm . Yes mostly
about Diesels and Batteries..
Remember VESTAS is a Danish company SO ? I have a leg up. .They are
not TURBINES they are Wind-Mills.
Did a Dane design the worlds best Wind-Mill ? did Stradivarius
make the worlds best Violin ? . Nuff said.
Michigan has it all for the taking , the skilled labor force the
resources and God knows what . I wish I was there.
And don't forget a leader who cares for EVERYBODY . (yes she is hard
nosed)
Lets compare Jennifer to Arnold EH ? Arnold comes out looking like
an Idiot.
I am telling Jennifer that a first class Diesel Hy-brid can be
made in Michigan , that will blow all the rest of the road. Now
it looks like the Toyota drive system may not be good enough .
What exactly can be nade in Michigan ? I shall find out.
SAGA : Yes Jennifer I know that Cadmium is out. SO ? we take the Edison battery and IMPROVE that design. It is Nickel-Steel . Patent ran out long ago. about 1917 .
For those of you who are interested in Batteries (like hagar) google has lot of info .
We have far better materials today , than Edison had in his time..Will Michigan be the place ? if Jennifer say so ? Yes.
We have far better control systems , like SCR's . I say it is time.
SAGA : I know some of you do not like Jennifer OK ? she demand that you pay TAX lots of TAX . BUT that has to be done to get things going. Here at hagars we think of Michigan as the AUTO the Car the center of Automobile production of the USA if not the WORLD..
SO ? what made the disaster ? part of it was FREE-TRADE laws. . read my lips they are no good. . I have seen a copy marked SECRET and what I saw I did not like..
Yes I believe in trade "Regulated Trade" .
IMHO Unions are needed , BUT they have to be regulated too . They became way too greedy at one time.
Lets get on with the Battery , The Germans made incredible progress during War # 2 , They designed the most incredible Batteries with things like sintered plates and so on. SO ? all we have to do is start where the Krauts stopped.. No not Lithium.
