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thursday car blogging

14 Apr 2005

Some obligatory Thursday car-blogging.

Well, due to the unexpected IRS-related monetary transaction, I have decided to attempt a JBWELD patch-job on my radiator, rather than having it replaced. If nothing else, it’s an excuse to bond under the hood of my car on a Sunday with my dad. The radiator looks ridiculously easy to yank out on the Sentra, and JB-WELD is cheap, so hey, why not?

Also, check out the new Bentley Drophead Coupé. Bling bling! Wait, a convertible coupe? Uh, okay. And rumor has it they’re scoping out the market for a Bentley SUV, presumably using VW’s totally awesome W12 engine. VW’s car design does nothing for me, but they are doing some cool engineering. The W12 displaces 6.0 liters in a remarkably small space – it’s basically two VR6 engines crammed together at the crankshaft. Lots of cool variable timing, selective cylinder-shutdown stuff. I had a great article about it with all the details, but I can’t remember where I read it. I am the worst blogger ever.

And, PA is offering a cool $500 rebate if you get a hybrid in the state.

Comments

Muffy Wong — April 15, 2005 at 17:55 · reply

$500 huh… hardly a dent in what hybrids cost but hey, it’s an incentive nonetheless.

Let’s see if THAT ever happens in the South.

roboto — April 16, 2005 at 04:04 · reply

Isn’t there still a federal tax incentive, like $2K?

cwage — April 16, 2005 at 16:52 · reply

There’s a $2k tax deduction available for hybrids bought up until 2006.

What’s really impressive is there appears to be a federal tax credit available if you buy an all-electric car, for 10% of the car’s value up to $4k.

This page has details.

cwage — April 16, 2005 at 16:55 · reply

Of course, now that I think about it, I can’t even think of a car manufacturer that even makes an all electric model. Ford used to, didn’t they?

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