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Title: New High Speed Busses!!!
Post by: pickpaul on November 17, 2010, 12:43:50 PM
You have to love The Onion...

http://www.theonion.com/video/obama-replaces-costly-highspeed-rail-plan-with-hig,18473/ (http://www.theonion.com/video/obama-replaces-costly-highspeed-rail-plan-with-hig,18473/)

Cheers, Paul.
Title: Re: New High Speed Busses!!!
Post by: bevans6 on November 17, 2010, 12:52:46 PM
That was hilarious!  I loved the "cafe-passenger" selling tamale's out of a cooler...

Brian
Title: Re: New High Speed Busses!!!
Post by: pipopak on November 17, 2010, 01:13:30 PM
This is old news. Have you ever drove around Miami?.
Title: Re: New High Speed Busses!!!
Post by: Ednj on November 17, 2010, 03:22:27 PM
 :D :D Looks familiar  ;D :o ;) :)
Title: Re: New High Speed Busses!!!
Post by: Van on November 17, 2010, 04:46:40 PM
Lol! And to think, just a $40.00 upgrade...LMAO! ;D
Title: Re: New High Speed Busses!!!
Post by: RoyJ on November 22, 2010, 05:14:09 PM
Quote from: van on November 17, 2010, 04:46:40 PM
Lol! And to think, just a $40.00 upgrade...LMAO! ;D

Lol, doubt you can do it for $40k, much less $40...

A typical bus, even with the best aero mods, would take well over 1000 hp to reach 165 mph. It would take a marine Cat C15 with a radiator covering the entire roof to make that much power semi-reliably.

On the other hand, an aero bus like the Neoplan Starliner, with a 550hp ISX or DD15, can probably get you 120 mph. Finding tires that can do 120 mph @ 45,000 lbs, it's another story.