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Old 11-18-2008, 07:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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anyone ever figure out what xfi means??

They must have had something in mind with those letters

Xtreme Fuelmileage Increaser ??


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Old 11-18-2008, 07:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Supposedly it meant " extinguishes female interest according to previous posts on this site.
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Old 11-18-2008, 11:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Actually, I think the forum might have been Teamswift.net.

And the suggestions were...

Xtra Frugal injection


Xenophobe Financial independence


X-Files immobilizer


Xtraordinarily Frugal intentions


Xtra Fuel inside


Xample For insight (Honda)


Xtra Friggin inferior


Xtinguishes Female interest

But knowing it was a GM marketer who named the car, and knowing that the XFE designation actually means something on their Cobalt, etc., I'd be surprised if XFI doesn't have a real meaning too...
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Old 11-19-2008, 12:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
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xtreme fuel intelligents?
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Old 11-23-2008, 08:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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How about "Xtra Fuel Ignored?"

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