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I agree that the gearing and diesel engine likely made the high MPG figure. And who knows, the guy might have been bobtailing or running empty as the case may be.
It seems most cars are geared way too low for good MPG. My last 3 vehicles reved much higher than required in top gear, which begs the question why? Why gear a vehicle to burn more fuel?
I'd love to have the gearing i had in my LeSabre, where 1100 rpm was 50 mph. Now THATS proper gearing.
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Originally Posted by jamesqf
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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