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Old 09-04-2010, 08:53 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The Van - '97 Mercury Villager gs
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with the advances the auto tranny has made in the past few decades the difference in this car with an auto and a manual are likely minimal. I'd love to have one of these, but that is a ton of money for such an older small car.
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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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