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mtnbkr

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Only got 38.5 mpg
« Reply #25 on: March 14, 2005, 11:20:35 AM »
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You poor cage drivers...
I'll take the extra fuel costs when it's cold or there's something falling out of the sky (rain, snow, hail, cats, dogs, etc). :p

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mfree

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Only got 38.5 mpg
« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2005, 12:06:55 PM »
jefnvk,

Because of aerodynamics, the power required to cruise squares as the velocity doubles... takes more power to go faster, hence mileage decreases. Simple facts.
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