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Old 05-11-2009, 07:25 PM   #22 (permalink)
Brillig
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Commercial approach

MazdaMatt, right on.

The '70's oil crisis is when some Genius made those aero shells to go on the front of the big rigs trailers, riding on the cab - fuel economy improved about 10%, by adding a big plastic plow. HUGE dollars worth of savings, back in the evil days of (as I recall) 50 cent gas (it had been 35 cent).

Let's look at some Fleet rental trucks, with suxor mileage (leet?), and find some way of tweaking them to save 25% on their gas usage, and retire early and live like kings.

Or at least be able to afford a new Prius.
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