kiwi subbie Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Whats the fuel consumtion of an 1800 carb legacy like? thanxs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 the US never had any EJ's in the carb variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I've heard figures upward of 40 or more for the EJ15's in the Impreza coupes found in parts of europe. Wish we got those here. With crap like the Prius on the road you would think it would make sense - can't possibly be any slower than the Prius anyway GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi subbie Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 yea i was thinking off getting another wagon maybe the 1800 carb 1 if i can get 1. im sick of the hassels i had wiv my wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I've heard figures upward of 40 or more for the EJ15's in the Impreza coupes found in parts of europe. Wish we got those here. With crap like the Prius on the road you would think it would make sense - can't possibly be any slower than the Prius anyway GD I dunno what you are smokin but the Pruis is NOT slow, 75 HP engine + 70 HP electric motor (and that's 70 HP 0-4000 RPM, forget the torque) with what is essentially a CVT (Uses two motor/generators), so when you plant the go pedal, the computer sends maximum power to MG2 + wraps the engine up to peak torque and holds it, so you basically have 140 HP that you can use at any speed. Trust me, they are not a slow little econobox like the Echo is (Same motor, except the Prius has a Atkinson cycle engine), I rented one on my honeymoon, outran a F350 going up a hill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Prius 0 to 60: 12 seconds..... 2005 Suzuki swift (1.3): 11 seconds. The prius has the MPG edge by 1. That's right - the Swift gets 45, and the Prius claims 46. Nevermind that no one ever seems to get that. Then there's the battery replacement costs when they exceed their useful lifetime. I beleive someone mentioned that was around $8,000 :-\ That's about all anyone needs to know. It's complicated, heavy, and just plain stupid. They are simply selling them based on misinformation, and buzz words. It's a "Hybrid" so it MUST be better . GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towel Rail Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 0-60 in 12 seconds isn't bad. I have slower cars than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I dunno, the one I rented got to 60 a whole hell of a lot faster than 12 seconds... it wasn't like 5 seconds, btu I had no problem merging on the highway or passing cars up hills either.. And the main advantage to the Prius is in-town driving, they get 45-50+ MPG IN TOWN... I dunno about labor, but the battery is $3,000 but that is for the entire pack, by the time the Priuses that are on the road here start pukin batteries, they can replace individual cells instead of having to replace the whole battery unit. I do agree the price sucks, Priuses are 22ish-27ish, and you can get a loaded Yaris for 12-13 that gets 40-45 mpg.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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