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Old 02-06-2010, 08:01 PM   #96 (permalink)
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Extending what Frank had just laid out -

If it doesn't make an improvement on par with the cost to implement, it's just not really going to be worth it on an economics scale. We're always searching for the "low hanging fruit" because you're already burning more calories than an apple provides when you eat it...
You mean that sculpting a full boattail for my car out of fiberglass is going to give me a full return on my investment? Does the mileage of a hybrid justify the up front cost?
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why burn thrice as many getting to the apple, when there's one on the stem right in front of you?
That's an easy one to answer: TO WIN!! Hotrodders are sprinters, ecomodders are marathon runners... but they're basically the same other than that. Hotrodders want to go as fast as they can, ecomodders want to go as far as they can, each one doing what he can afford (money and time) to his/her car.
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