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Old 05-11-2009, 11:36 AM   #55 (permalink)
Unforgiven
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Indiana
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Impala - '04 Chevrolet Impala base
90 day: 32.84 mpg (US)
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I know that back in 1992 I got a ticket for lack of passenger side mirror on my 90 Ply Acclaim. Law pointed out to me included some year range for vehicles prior to XX year were exempt from having to have both mirrors, but after that, both mirrors are required. Add the fact that all passenger vehicles sold in the US today come with two outside mirrors (Ford used to have a passenger mirror delete option but that is no longer available per Ford custom sales rep I spoke to in town) and it is pretty much a moot point to circumvent the tiny deletion of a mirror, which is a safety device, in the search for that last .5 mpg increase. (mpg increase guesstimate only) Finally, after talking with my cousin on the state police force, he informed me that passenger mirrors are still required, but he admits that he passed on giving out a ticket for such an offense before.
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