Thread: Fuel Consumption Economics...???
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Old 10-03-2010, 03:45 AM   #46 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
That's quite all right; I haven't seen an SUV off-road for years.
You should come with me to the river

Ignore the banjo playing, it's nothing.

But I agree the modern SUV is an oversized highway cruiser.
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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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