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Old 05-19-2008, 11:13 PM   #5 (permalink)
Cknarf
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BEAST - '88 Toyota Camry Base model

'75 Formula - '75 Pontiac Firebird Formula
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
WHAT?!?

They are made of really thin gauge material... woe to the person that tries to step on one! You'll damage it for sure! So... the weight is negligible, and I'd bet the aero differences are so small as to be undetectable in fe. I'd then go by what looks good, and Bugs without running boards look like crap to me, unless they are done up in the Baja style and have the nerf bars there.

The whole point is to get better MPG and lighten the car. I don't care how ugly it is, as long as there's an improvement. I do agree with you though, Baja bugs look much better.
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