Nobody's bashing anybody. The simple facts are that any car's sweet spot is the slowest speed in the highest gear. Icarus can choose to drive faster, but that doesn't move his sweet spot higher. It means he chooses to drive outside his car's sweet spot for convenience.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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