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Old 03-05-2010, 05:07 PM   #8 (permalink)
RobertSmalls
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I think I saw on the Colbert Report that the location farthest from a Wal-Mart is in some corner of the Dakotas. 100mi, eh? It sounds to me like you need to start with a car with extremely good aerodynamics, then make the aerodynamics much better. Also get low rolling resistance tires.

The first gen Honda Insight is pretty much unbeatable among four-wheelers as far as aero goes, and if you can find one that has a dead battery or something, they're not terribly expensive.
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