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Old 05-12-2010, 05:12 PM   #41 (permalink)
groar
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scenic - '01 renault scenic
90 day: 43.09 mpg (US)

megane - '97 renault megane classic
Diesel
90 day: 72.53 mpg (US)

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Hi Groar, good to see you back
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Is the trunk cover a new piece of coroplast or is the uglyback reincarnated?
Another piece of coroplast, but as the one used for the uglyback it's a used one which has defaults, this one has a folding. I rapidly added two inner pieces of expanded polystyrene to prevent the cover to become concave.

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Was there a noticible difference in coasting/handling right after removing the uglyback?
From my butt-o-meter the uglyback was effective, but rear view was so reduced that I considered that it lowered my safety. The fact the coast down test was a failure was only caused by the fact the road I used (another one from the one used to test the rear wheel skirts) was too short, not flat enough and too busy.

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Did the wheelskirts stay on all winter?
Yes, and they will stay a long time... I think, or at least my butt-o-meter, that they are currently the most effective mod on my car.

Denis.

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