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Originally Posted by Rick Rae
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Cool! That's a good idea; I just didn't know what to say on it. Will probably try to make one. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
Sven7: I think that you'd have to draft that VW pretty close @75mph to greatly improve on what you'd get by cruising or P&Ging around 60mph. I personally wouldn't sacrifice safety for so little. You could decrease the global fuel consumption (your's and your friend's) by either towing one of the cars or having him follow you at your self-imposed 60mph.
Rick: Is that your's? So cool |
I talked to him about it and if I'm going in the caravan I'm going to have to do 75mph like the other three cars. It's a 10 hour drive so that 15mph difference amounts to about 2 1/2 hours difference in the whole trip time. In those extra two hours we could be mountain biking in Copper Harbor
So i guess the question is, is it worth trying to catch the slipstream on a 10 hour drive? How much would it affect MPG? Keep in mind he'll have two mountain bikes on a roof rack- that probably makes a difference in turbulence. If I get 5mpg better I'm willing to draft him.