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Old 06-13-2009, 07:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
The Atomic Ass
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
You know, some of us don't do it for the money. Though I'm not in Rolls-Royce territory, I could well afford to buy & run an average gas-guzzling SUV, if money was all that mattered.
Given that the Phantom probably costs on the order of a magnitude more than the average SUV, I'd say you are in quite a different league from someone who would purchase one. Not that I wouldn't like to be in your financial position.

And given the design of the car, if the transmission were properly tuned, I would say it would get slightly better FE than a standard SUV anyway, given it's intended driver (that being a chauffeur with a very careful foot to give a smooth ride to the passengers).
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