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Old 09-19-2010, 05:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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You'd actually be suprised at the number of people who are just as nuts about performance as fuel economy--there's even a few guys here that drag race their cars, and another guy with a '09 (?) Mustang who get 30+ mpg, but loves to, as he says, "put the spurs in his pony."

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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
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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