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Old 06-15-2010, 10:31 PM   #15 (permalink)
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There's plenty of diesel fans putting 4bts and other various diesels into jeeps and loving it a lot. But for Joe Average diesel is a dirty word and they're completely ignorant of the advantages.

Think of the MPGs possible if the Prius came with a 1.5l diesel instead of the gasser.
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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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