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Old 12-04-2009, 01:30 AM   #10 (permalink)
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I tilted the cover.

Not quite an Aerocap.
I wanted to maintain the ability to see out the back window. With the tonneau halfway up the back window, just below eye level, I don't lose any of the visibility of the area right behind the tailgate.
I also still have the ability to roll it up when necessary to accommodate big loads.
My "test" was only 120 miles, and I didn't bother with a-b-a at all (was also calibrating/testing GPS vs odometer) but I did set a new record by almost 2mpg.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post144152

Even if it was a lucky coincidence, the new arrangement gives me more space under the cover, so I can keep it closed for bigger loads, and it gives a little bit of wall to keep things stable as they pile up. And of course I choose to believe that the extra 2mpg was because of the tilt.



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A few months ago I returned home just as my neighbor pulled into his driveway. It was cold (around freezing) with some rain and sleet, and he yells to me: You rode your bike? In this weather?!?

So the other day we both returned home at the same time again, only now the weather is warm, sunny, with no wind. And I yell to him: You took the car? In this weather?!?

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