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Automotive trends while Obama was in office
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| January 9th, 2022 at 12:50:59 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11799 |
Its so over the top I was laughing at the people running Couple on the beach had the right idea This ain't convincing anybody Was this a straight to video movie? Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| January 9th, 2022 at 5:20:56 PM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5111 | no, no, this movie ... check in at about 1:12 for the statue of L... I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| January 10th, 2022 at 7:10:55 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Actually "Deep Impact" was a top 10 box office film in 1998. It ranked #8 behind Armageddon #2 which had a similar plot device about an asteroid or a comet headed towards the Earth. Scientists preferred "Deep Impact" as Armageddon was more of a cowboy story. President Lindberg portrays a Black President (of the planet Earth) in the 1997 science-fiction film "The Fifth Element" but he has a fairly comic role and his skin color is never mentioned.  But Morgan Freeman as president Tom Beck in the 1998 film "Deep Impact" was probably the most dignified performance to that date of a black president. His skin color is never mentioned either. More than one person has credited Morgan Freeman with laying the groundwork that allowed people to envision the election of Barack Obama a decade later. Jesse Jackson had run for President in 1984 and in 1988, but the majority of Americans could not envision Jesse Jackson as POTUS. |
| January 10th, 2022 at 2:31:07 PM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 96 Posts: 3103 |
The old girl shows up in more than one movie, emblematic of the end of times and a drastic change of the guard. see: Lady Liberty |
| January 11th, 2022 at 7:29:58 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I sort of think that Planet of the Apes established the theme, and filmmakers just took it from there. Planet of the Apes (1969) Escape from New York (1981) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Batman Forever (1995) Judge Dredd (1995) Independence Day (1996) Deep Impact (1998) X-Men (2000) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) The Day After Tomorrow (2004) Cloverfield (2008) |
| January 12th, 2022 at 7:23:45 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Turbocharging was first used in a production model in 1962. Most of the big expensive engines used in European luxury cars use turbocharging to get even more power. Prior to 2008 it was rare for an engine under 2.0 liters to be turbocharged. For Model Year 2022 the following “makes” have turbocharged engines larger than 3.6 liters: Porsche Liters 3.7 Maserati Liters 3.8 Ferrari Liters 3.9 Aston Martin Liters 4.0 Audi Bentley Lamborghini Mclaren Mercedes-Benz Porsche BMW Liters 4.4 Aston Martin Liters 5.2 Bentley Liters 6.0 BMW Liters 6.6 Rolls-Royce Liters 6.7 Bugatti Liters 8.0 The percentage of automobiles with turbocharged engines is growing exponentially as they are being used to maintain horsepower while meeting new CAFE requirements changed under President Obama. The number of turbocharged engines with less than 2.0 liters is swelling. Some mechanics warn people that increased maintenance costs are goint to overwhelm any engineering advantages of turbocharging. 2008 3.00% 2009 3.30% 2010 3.30% 2011 6.80% 2012 8.40% 2013 13.90% 2014 14.80% 2015 15.70% 2016 19.90% 2017 23.40% 2018 30.00% 2019 30.00% 2020 34.70% Ford Eco Boost is a series of turbocharged engines first introduced in 2010 which include 3 cylinder engines from 1.0 to 1.5 liters. Ford asserts that this technology is less expensive and more versatile than, for example, the hybrid technology first used by Toyota in their Prius for model year 2001 in the US, and expanded to Toyota Highlander in 2006,Toyota Camry in 2007, and some Lexus models. In 2015, a South African man died after becoming trapped in his Ford Kuga after its 1.6-litre EcoBoost engine burst into flames. A class action suit in 2020 alleges that a defect in the Ford EcoBoost engine results in engine coolant leaking through the grooves in the cylinder head and pooling as it travels through the engine, as stated in the complaint. As a result of the alleged defect, the complaint asserts that there is not enough coolant in the engine to cool it, which can cause overheating leading to cracked cylinder heads, corrosion, damage to pistols and other internal components, engine seizure, or engine fire. |
| January 12th, 2022 at 7:38:47 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11799 | I'm pretty happy with my ecoboost Overall those engines seem to be doing well after 100k miles Keeping my fingers crossed Bought my ecoboost at about 36k Now at 90k The only thing I have done is change the oil and change it early. Usually at 50% of the recommended milage. I baby my engine with fresh oil Have a 2016 F150 6cy Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| January 12th, 2022 at 3:22:35 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
But you have the biggest one. I think it's the little ones they are concerned about.
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| January 12th, 2022 at 4:31:52 PM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 96 Posts: 3103 | I have 2 early turbocharged cars: 1982 Volvo 244 Turbo and a 1986 Volvo 740 Turbo. Volvo and Saab were both early adopters of turbocharging. They hold up OK so long as you change oil and filter frequently. I just noticed something that is irksome: Wal-Mart no longer seems to stock the regular "dino" oil that I have always used; instead their oil is either synthetic or a blend of synthetic and dino. I don't want to have to go synthetic because with an older engine like mine the oil seals are more likely to leak once synthetic is used. |
| January 12th, 2022 at 5:20:07 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Well those do have pretty small displacement engines 2.1 liters and 2.0 liters. |