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Old 03-05-2018, 10:22 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ksa8907 View Post
Negligible difference at best. Much like when people say their car is special and gets it's best mileage at 9 million mph.
My favorite is the idiots who claim their car "gets xx mpg no matter how I drive it, all day long." Like, yes--your car, unlike every other car in the world, is not subject to the laws of physics or thermodynamics, and your "results" aren't simply an indicator of your poor record-keeping and observational skills.
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