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Old 04-19-2009, 06:16 PM   #10 (permalink)
brucepick
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If they give it an engine and gearing that are set up more towards better FE and not so much towards "performance" - there's no reason it shouldn't get 38-40 mpg. A bigger engine and/or "shorter" gearing will keep the mpg down where you don't want it.
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