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Old 09-27-2009, 11:29 PM   #25 (permalink)
gascort
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Gascort RIP - '93 Ford Escort Wagon
90 day: 43.01 mpg (US)

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Car is looking good! I would try to reduce length if at all possible at this point, as basjoos said. 1 meter or a bit more past the bumper and your car will still fit in a regular parking spot.
Those wheel skirts you linked to look nice, but holy moly! $375 + $90 to paint them? At a 1.5 mpg (very generous) increase per tank, those save you about 0.2 cents per mile with $3.00/gallon gas. (assumed stock prius @ 45 mpg)
$465/$.002$/mile = 230,000 miles to pay off.
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