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Old 04-27-2010, 04:31 PM   #59 (permalink)
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I know when using a standard tape measure I wish I had a metric one. Having to closely peer at a bunch of tiny lines and guessing if they are 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32 is annoying. But when I had a metric tape measure, it was easy as pie.

And wouldn't it be cooler to say "my 0-100 time is 7 seconds" rather than "my 0-60 time..."

The Bugatti Veyron can do 404 kph sounds awesome compared to 240 mph.
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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