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Old 07-08-2010, 12:15 PM   #8 (permalink)
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The Van - '97 Mercury Villager gs
90 day: 19.8 mpg (US)

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Is this VT a front wheel drive? I had a buick lesabre which had the venerable 3.8 that barely spun at 2000 rpms in top gear doing 90. I never really tracked it's economy, but it seems like it did better than 20 mpg (us), but the newer turn of the century versions were capable of 29 mpg. My lesabre was also rather large, and had independent rear, so i wonder if these aren't related vehicles.....
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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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