"Tim" wrote in message
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On Oct 12, 10:53 pm, BAR wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
Just dropped by to let ya'll know I am doing my part to conserve energy.

New ride:

http://eisboch.com/bus.html

(although still has a Porsche designed engine)

Do us a favor and don't drive it when there is ice and snow.

Actually, they do pretty well in the ice and snow. Like the bug, the
floor of those things is like a sled, and with the independant reas
suspenion, the wheels still dig deep in the snow with the body sliding
along in the surface.

Front wheels act like a rudder. I've seen those things go through some
deplorable conditions.

But one draw back, is the heaters don't work worth a hoot.


Which is why I'll never drive it in the ice and snow.

I had a Fiat 850 Coupe for a while. Rear engine, independent rear
suspension. I can confirm that the front tires don't work very well as
rudders. In any kind of snow of 3 or 4 inches or more, it didn't turn.
The front end just skidded merrily along in the direction of original
travel.

High school friend had a '64 Corvair that did the same thing. He and I
were cruising in a snowstorm and approached a very gentle turn in the road.
The car didn't turn. Or stop. We went off the road, up somebody's driveway
and smacked into the rear of a car parked there. Fortunately, we were only
going about 20 mph and the damage wasn't too bad.

Eisboch