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Old 09-12-2010, 11:02 AM   #690 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
You know you're an ecomodder when 60 mph (~100 km/h) feels "fast".
If only I could get away with going 40 everywhere. Maybe having to go 50-60 mph to keep up on the highways everywhere here is bad, but at least I can spend a lot of time in overdrive.

60 did seem really fast when I started driving after only riding a bicycle for a while!
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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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