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I don't have a garage, and I'm sure the energy required to operate it would be way more than just backing out of a garage, but here it is none the less.
http://www.carousel-usa.com/

Hi Tom:

___That is just so Hypermiling friendly it makes me sick! I have to get me one too :D

___Good Luck

___Wayne

Actually if you had one something like this, installed in the garage floor, and came in with just enough speed, and slightly left/right of center, and stopped at just the right spot...it would rotate 180 from the momentum of the vehicle.

I'm with you guys on the payoff.

Randall

Batman had one. I wouldn't mind having one. Someone should find out the price.

Looks like 21K
http://www.carousel-usa.com/Residential%20Models.dwt

21K - so what's the break-even on that?

:cool:

Hi Dixonge:

___7,397 years, 8 months, 4 days and 3 hours. Not including finance and opportunity costs of course :)

___Good Luck

___Wayne

I wonder if you could use some of those car dollys and spin your car around manually, provided you don't have 2 cars in the garage. Not automated but you would only have to spend about 600.

Does the Bentley come with it? Can't say I'd try to hypermile it.

with the slope of my driveway I can FAS into my block, then cut the wheel so I can slowly roll backwards into my driveway/garage

but then I have the same slope to go back up when I leave..... and when you are in a camaro and the driveway is covered in ice you get stuck in the driveway (+1 point for FWD this winter)

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Should be able to make one for far less than buying one I would think.

You need a flat surface that can easily support the weight of the car and can rotate.

I guess the catch would be you would need the time and skills to make it yourself...

neat idea... pay for itself in fuel saving ... not likely... Be a fun project or fun to watch... heck yeagh!!!

Now All I need to do it wait until I don't live in an apartment and have a garage to tinker in with.

:cool:

If one was built that was weighted (balanced) correctly, then there would be no need to power it. It reminds me of something I saw on TV just a few days ago. An eccentric British fellow (not me) collected trains, and actually had a "turntable" he drove his full size engine on to so he could spin it 180 degrees and drive it back and forth on his private track. It was human powered, and spun a 20+ ton train engine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turntable_(railroad)

I wonder if you could use some of those car dollys and spin your car around manually, provided you don't have 2 cars in the garage. Not automated but you would only have to spend about 600.

FYI Koreburg, they sell pairs of car dollys at Harbor Freight for $79.99. Obviously pretty cheep, but plenty capable of what we would use it for

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=32052

there's a Harbor Freight store not far from me in Arlington Heights... I have to leave my wallet in the truck before I go in or there's big big trouble. As it is, they usually lead me out the door after a few minutes because of drool ;)

there's a Harbor Freight store not far from me in Arlington Heights... I have to leave my wallet in the truck before I go in or there's big big trouble. As it is, they usually lead me out the door after a few minutes because of drool ;)

LOL. I have a similar problem, it's compounded though by the fact that Harbor Freight's east coast distribution center is in Dillon SC, which is less then 20 miles from where I work. They have a huge store inside the distribution center... Ouch! Ever been to a Northern Tool store? (http://www.northerntool.com/) It's kind of like Harbor Freight accept the tools are infinitely better quality, and there's even more stuff!!! :eek: