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Old 03-03-2010, 11:12 AM   #37 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by jimepting View Post
Sorry KB to throw water on your good idea, but I don't think you get any payoff for a one time trip of 1100 miles. Small measures that cost money can't pay for that small exposure. Just pull a good tarp down tight over the load and that is good enough. I know this is the aero thread, but we don't want to get ridiculous ;-)
Going from 10 mpg to 11 mpg saves 10 gallons, or about 25 bucks at today's prices.
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