G-Wiz I want one now!!!

[johnfowles]

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39172000/jpg/_39172948_electric_car203.jpg
The indian made G-Wiz Automatic Electric Vehicle
Any UK readers tried one yet??
1 (Sterling) penny per mile equals about 600 miles per (Imperial) gallon of petrol
full details at:- http://www.goingreen.co.uk/?PageID=AboutGWiz


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[fowlesjohn]

quote:Originally posted by johnfowles:
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39172000/jpg/_39172948_electric_car203.jpg
The indian made G-Wiz Automatic Electric Vehicle
Any UK readers tried one yet??
1 (Sterling) penny per mile equals about 600 miles per (Imperial) gallon of petrol
full details at:- http://www.goingreen.co.uk/?PageID=AboutGWiz




Or maybe one of these??
http://www.hut.fi/u/iisakkil/autonkuvia/smart.jpg
A (Mercedes) Smart car in Finland


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[Auburn Annie]

Ye gads, my first thought on seeing these is CRUNCH! Can you picture them next to some of the behemoths on the road today? Or under them as they roll over the itty-bitty cars? Ouch!

FWIW I don't drive anything - I walk or bus everywhere.

[johnfowles]

But at least these lightweight cars should reduce the carnage on the roads
http://www.hower.org/Kudzu/Pictures/RoadKill.jpg
Union Painters:-
"We are not paid to clean the road, just to paint it."


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[fowlesjohn]

O.K. Smartass how do you like this one then!!
http://members.home.nl/gvu/07.jpg
Caption uneccessary methinks

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[SomewhereupinMichigan]

Yikes, I've seen sneakers on NBA players bigger than that car!

[stationmaster]

http://www.evfinder.com/Thinkani1gif.gif

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[violet Blue Horse]

Welllllll, uh, I'd fit, but the dogs tail would be hanging out the back window and her nose prints would be all over the windshield. Gods help me if she tries to scratch an itch while I'm making a turn.

No. No, I'll stick to my VW. It's bigger.

quote:Originally posted by stationmaster:
http://www.evfinder.com/Thinkani1gif.gif

[Borderstone]

I want one! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif I walk down side streets anyway and I certainly wouldn't take one on a mian road for very long. The freeway? No freakin' way! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/eek.gif Otherwise....how cuuuuuuute! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[LSH]

I like the black one pulling the boat. Not that I'd pull a boat with one. Bet they get monster gas mileage...

[TheWatchman]

Pretty dangerous unless everyone drives one. I'll stick to my Z28.

[johnfowles]

quote:Originally posted by TheWatchman:
Pretty dangerous unless everyone drives one. I'll stick to my Z28.
Fortunately I can no longer drive but I've met your type before Al
http://www.sillyhumor.com/roadhog/roadhog3.gif



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[johnfowles]

Further to my earlier posting in today's (emailed) UK Expat (Daily) Telegraph was a nice little pic of a Smart car proudly emblazoned "Polizei" so I went a'googling and soon I found this striking image:-
A German hamburger???
http://homepages.compuserve.de/CarstenDrohm/hamburg/smart_gr.jpg
John Fowles

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[brink]

quote:Originally posted by johnfowles:
Further to my earlier posting in today's (emailed) UK Expat (Daily) Telegraph was a nice little pic of a Smart car proudly emblazoned "Polizei" so I went a'googling and soon I found this striking image:-
A German hamburger???
http://homepages.compuserve.de/CarstenDrohm/hamburg/smart_gr.jpg
John Fowles

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited January 07, 2005).]


lmao!

[SilverHeels]

Looks a lot like the 'KA' which can be seen on the roads in Britain. Not overly popular but ecomonical, I believe. Not for me. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Jim Nasium]

quote:Originally posted by Auburn Annie:
Ye gads, my first thought on seeing these is CRUNCH! Can you picture them next to some of the behemoths on the road today? Or under them as they roll over the itty-bitty cars? Ouch!

http://www.sinclairc5.com/images/Photos/P0000873TH.JPG

Some years ago, here in the UK, a bright spark, name of Clive Sinclair, came up with the above abomination. The Sinclair C5) He felt it would revolutionise cycling. Fat chance. Imagine jousting with the biggies in this thing. It died a very quick death, and rightly so.

The car shown by John et al. reminds me of the SMART car we see here in the UK.

http://www.smartcar-owner.co.uk/IMAGES/NEWSMART.JPG



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[Aime_41]

quote:Originally posted by Auburn Annie:
Ye gads, my first thought on seeing these is CRUNCH! Can you picture them next to some of the behemoths on the road today? Or under them as they roll over the itty-bitty cars? Ouch!

FWIW I don't drive anything - I walk or bus everywhere.

Like next to a "Hummer"?? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/frown.gif We just gave up driving....just use the bus and lightrail.



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[Sheryl Klein]

That car you posted, Jim, looks a lot like the new "golf cart" they're trying to sell over here for around town driving. No doors -- it's a golf cart! Only thing is, in the back there's a bit of a trunk, I think. They're selling them at Costco (large warehouse store over here). I've never seen any on the road, though. Too many darned Hummers, SUV's, etc. around. These little cars'd get squished, not to mention the contents thereof!!

[johnfowles]

YouTube - First Flight: "Flying Car" Terrafugia Transition Roadable Aircraft
http://estb.msn.com/i/BB/D1DB47798C5ADECD7F7F30E50A8BC.jpg
In road-going mode the Transition's driven by a 30MPG regular gasoline engine that powers its front wheels. And fantastically the same engine also drives the vehicle's pusher-propeller. When its flying it can manage 115mph (its unclear whether that's air-speed or ground speed) and has a 450-mile range. The wings electrically crank in on the ground, meaning it'll fit into a regular garage, and it even has regular car-like access doors--that automotive design is continued into the vehicle's crash structures too. Flying it requires a Sport Pilot's License.

[fezo]

I could do with something like that!

When I was a kid they were marketing the Amphicar which could double as a boat. I saw one tooling along on the lake where I grew up. Pretty neat. Came close to buying one as a hobby years ago until I figured I'm not mechanically inclined enough to afford an oddball car like that.