International Auto show on NBC now

BWX · Jan 21, 2007, 06:07 PM

Just thought I would mention it.. if you wanted to check it out.

EST 1PM to 3PM today. (at least it is here, which is right now)

[hobo]eclipse · Jan 21, 2007, 07:06 PM

just popped it on for abit, you see that million mile saab? now thats a car!

Falstaff · Jan 21, 2007, 07:31 PM

Saab's are awesome...but the older cars always resembled a melted candy bar dropped on one end.

Dark Lord · Jan 21, 2007, 07:57 PM

i just got back home from seeing the show. not bad, but kinda lackluster. the only major cars they there was the new Camaro convertable and Viper SRT. nothing else really spectacular.

guess its kinda hard to beat the previous years show when they had the new Z06, Camaro, and Challenger (which was missing from this years show)

BWX · Jan 23, 2007, 10:40 AM

I dunno, there were some pretty cool looking prototypes.. I like that new Mitsu Evo, or whatever they are going to call it. Some nice concept cars too.

Asmoday · Jan 23, 2007, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by [hobo]eclipse

just popped it on for abit, you see that million mile saab? now thats a car!

Didn't the guy who owned that SAAB get a brand new 9-5 Aero from them? I actually think that the company promised that from now on anyone with a SAAB that reached 1 million miles would get a brand new one.

EDIT: Saab Automobile USA announced last month that it will offer a free new Saab to any U.S. customer who covers the distance of one million miles (or more) in a Saab that he or she originally purchased new. The new Saab will come with the 100,000 mile/5 years GM Powertrain warranty and 3 years/36,000 miles free scheduled maintenance, standard with every model in the 2007 Saab Automobile USA portfolio.

BWX · Jan 23, 2007, 01:30 PM

I don;t know why I instantly think of these things.. But if I had an old Saab in the barn I originally purchased, I would set it up on some blocks, but it in 5th gear, and put a brick on the gas pedal.. In a few month, boom, new Saab.

They say they check for tampered with Odometers, so you'd have to actually have the car do that many miles, but no one said it had to be on the ground.

Zelig · Jan 23, 2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BWX

I don;t know why I instantly think of these things.. But if I had an old Saab in the barn I originally purchased, I would set it up on some blocks, but it in 5th gear, and put a brick on the gas pedal.. In a few month, boom, new Saab.

They say they check for tampered with Odometers, so you'd have to actually have the car do that many miles, but no one said it had to be on the ground.

That would come out around what, $8000 per 100000 miles for gasoline? Might not be worth it depending on the mileage already on the car, gas prices, and the actual new model you'd be getting.

(I could be way off on price because of converting dollars, distance and fuel economy multiple times in my head. edit: and the fact that I didn't use any common sense before running numbers through my head)

A million miles is damn impressive though, I drove my last car to the ground, and that was just over 300,000 km when I sold it.

pr0digal jenius · Jan 23, 2007, 08:57 PM

we've had 200,000 mile hondas...and they were still running great...but by that tiem, the interior is so ratty and nasty you hafat get a new one

Can't imagine a million miles worth fo french fry stains

Dark Lord · Jan 23, 2007, 09:04 PM

ya, they did have some cool concepts there. the one i really hated was the new mustang. sooo damn ugly.

looks like the bastard son of the current stangs and new eclipses.

Judas · Jan 23, 2007, 09:14 PM

Usually the cars that have made it in the orginal condition to 1million miles, has been so well kept, the food or drinks or any kinda of actually living conditions have been disallowed from making it even remotely into the car.

Btw, if a car was jacked up on bricks and put in gear, setting the cruise to match the lowest obtainable RPM at the highest gear would result in the highest gas mileage. You could probably see (due to actually litterly little to no resistance) a fairly hefty miles per gallon.

pr0digal jenius · Jan 23, 2007, 10:29 PM

that mustang is an italian design studio one off...not the new one coming out

...i kinda like parts of it...like the tail lights...but yes...it's fugly

BWX · Jan 24, 2007, 02:08 PM

With no resistance in 5th gear you would probably get about 200 MPG.. only thing the engine is working against is it's own internal friction and the driveline- which if well lubed, doesn't offer(edit-not over) too much resistance. If a car gets 25MPG pushing 3500 pounds around (or more), mileage pushing zero pounds must be orders of magnitude higher.

niceguyrichy · Jan 24, 2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Falstaff

Saab's are awesome...but the older cars always resembled a melted candy bar dropped on one end.

modern day saabs are just rebodied Vectra's

you want an old school 900 series to get a real saab.

Jan 21, 2007, 06:07 PM	#1
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	International Auto show on NBC now Just thought I would mention it.. if you wanted to check it out. EST 1PM to 3PM today. (at least it is here, which is right now) __________________

Jan 21, 2007, 07:31 PM	#3
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Jan 21, 2007, 07:57 PM	#4
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	i just got back home from seeing the show. not bad, but kinda lackluster. the only major cars they there was the new Camaro convertable and Viper SRT. nothing else really spectacular. guess its kinda hard to beat the previous years show when they had the new Z06, Camaro, and Challenger (which was missing from this years show) __________________

Jan 23, 2007, 10:40 AM	Thread Starter #5
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I dunno, there were some pretty cool looking prototypes.. I like that new Mitsu Evo, or whatever they are going to call it. Some nice concept cars too. __________________

Jan 23, 2007, 01:30 PM	Thread Starter #7
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I don;t know why I instantly think of these things.. But if I had an old Saab in the barn I originally purchased, I would set it up on some blocks, but it in 5th gear, and put a brick on the gas pedal.. In a few month, boom, new Saab. They say they check for tampered with Odometers, so you'd have to actually have the car do that many miles, but no one said it had to be on the ground. __________________

Jan 21, 2007, 07:06 PM	#2
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	just popped it on for abit, you see that million mile saab? now thats a car!

Jan 23, 2007, 08:57 PM	#9
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	we've had 200,000 mile hondas...and they were still running great...but by that tiem, the interior is so ratty and nasty you hafat get a new one Can't imagine a million miles worth fo french fry stains

Jan 23, 2007, 09:04 PM	#10
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 125 System Specs	ya, they did have some cool concepts there. the one i really hated was the new mustang. sooo damn ugly. looks like the bastard son of the current stangs and new eclipses. __________________

Jan 23, 2007, 10:29 PM	#12
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	that mustang is an italian design studio one off...not the new one coming out ...i kinda like parts of it...like the tail lights...but yes...it's fugly

Jan 24, 2007, 02:08 PM	Thread Starter #13
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	With no resistance in 5th gear you would probably get about 200 MPG.. only thing the engine is working against is it's own internal friction and the driveline- which if well lubed, doesn't offer(edit-not over) too much resistance. If a car gets 25MPG pushing 3500 pounds around (or more), mileage pushing zero pounds must be orders of magnitude higher. __________________ Last edited by BWX; Jan 24, 2007 at 04:48 PM.