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Old 07-25-2011, 06:34 PM   #17 (permalink)
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The Van - '97 Mercury Villager gs
90 day: 19.8 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by DocHaley View Post
Little guzzly?
Heck I'd be in 7th heaven to earn $40k retired! And you spend it on gas.
How sad for us, regular Joes and Joetts.

Doc
....actually, I bet he spent it on diesel. Gas wouldn't do his Cat any favors.

and 9 mpg is amazing fuel economy for a beast of that size.
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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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