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JasonG · 01-31-2011, 10:12 PM

It looks like the cd should be a lot better than 0.18

Basjoos did better than that with rippled sheet metal (no aerocivic disrespect but its like the time and $ money difference between weatherspotter and the zombieinsight )

I expected more like .16
Maybe the front end is to blunt ?
The mirrors aren't bad and VW usually has a fair belly pan.

I wish they kept the 1L's rims though. They were nice and smooth.
I miss the tandem seating, like a motorcycle, but you don't get wet when it rains.

01-31-2011, 10:12 PM	#62 (permalink)
JasonG Master EcoModder Join Date: May 2009 Location: Charlotte NC / York SC Posts: 728 05 DMax - '05 Chevrolet 2500HD 90 day: 18.48 mpg (US) Thanks: 120 Thanked 56 Times in 52 Posts	It looks like the cd should be a lot better than 0.18 Basjoos did better than that with rippled sheet metal (no aerocivic disrespect but its like the time and $ money difference between weatherspotter and the zombieinsight ) I expected more like .16 Maybe the front end is to blunt ? The mirrors aren't bad and VW usually has a fair belly pan. I wish they kept the 1L's rims though. They were nice and smooth. I miss the tandem seating, like a motorcycle, but you don't get wet when it rains. __________________ I can't understand why my MPG's are so low..........