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Old 12-28-2010, 11:04 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Maybe only Americans are dumb enough to fill a garage with $3k worth of assorted junk overflowed from the house . . and leave a $35k car outside it.

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Very well put. I always thought a nice place to put a car or motorcycle was in the house myself I do wish I had a place with a garage or carport. I had one place with a carport and it was nice to have for a change.
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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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