EV> EV>Speaking of cars, I saw a video recently where the Dodge Challenger   
   EV> EV>got whipped on a 1/4 Mile drag strip run.   
      
   EV> EV>A Tesla electric automobile walked away from it.   
      
   EV> TW> I can understand that. Electric Motors produce Full Torque(the   
   EV> TW> off the line driving force) at Zero RPM. And NO clutch   
   EV> TW> slipping, just punch it and GO.   
   EV> TW> the downside of course is the limited battery power avilable so   
   EV> TW> too much drag racing seriously limits the range before   
   EV> TW> recharging is required.   
      
   EV>Howdy! Tom,   
      
   EV>Thanks for the info.   
      
   EV>1/4 Mile shouldn't affect the performance of the Telsa, in a longer   
   EV>race the Challenger probably would beat the socks off of the Telsa.   
      
   Full electric cars are no match for the internal compustion engine is   
   racing other then the 1/4 mile drags.   
   On a tight road course requiring ful poser comming out of the turns   
   woudl; leave thne behind in the dust.   
   Now a Racing hybrid would be a different story where you have the Best   
   of Both Worlds.   
      
   EV> EV>I drive a Caravan but I like GMC products much better.   
   EV> EV>Maybe I can get the Family Disbursing Clerk persuaded(sp?) to get a   
   EV> EV>Chevy Van next time we need to buy a car.   
      
   EV> TW> That might be a mistake. In the Van Ratingings GM is not in the   
   EV> TW> Top 7 Best. the Chrysler/Doidge vans do make but after several   
   EV> TW> Foreign Vans. teh Nisan Quest, Mazda 5 Touring and Toyota   
   EV> TW> Sienna Se would be better choices if you did not want to stay   
   EV> TW> with the Chrysler product.   
      
   EV>I don't know anything about car buying, and I don't read up on Autos.   
   EV>Thanks for the help though.   
      
   EV>If I buy a van from an individual I think I will write down the VIN and   
   EV>go home and check it out on CarFacts to see what info it has on it   
   EV>before I would go back inquiring about it.   
      
   Excelent Idea. In fact the better used car dealers can offer the Car   
   Facts on the vehicle you are looking at.   
   OF course when buying form a private party is is the Smart Thing to do   
   Aldo checking the Reliability reports on the cari n mind is also a good   
   Idea.   
   I like the Consumer Reports data myslef becasue it is Actual Compiled   
   Data from Real Owners of the cars.   
   As a side note on this because i was a better then average Shade Tree   
   Mexhinic i nmy prime i woudl sleect my Nest Used car form the Consumer   
   Reports "Worst Used Car Buys" by carefully reviewing the problem areas   
   and if they were soemthing I could handle that was the car I bought.   
      
   EV>I've had neighbors tell me   
   to get a foreign car, I've only owned one, EV>it was a 1969 Opel Kadette   
   sold by Buick.   
      
   Good advice because they typically have better, some very far   
   better, reliability ratings.   
   And after all the main purpose of a car is getting you from   
   Point A to Point B   
      
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