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Old 05-26-2008, 07:42 PM   #15 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

Impala Phase Zero - '96 Chevrolet Impala SS
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You are right - there were some brain-dead comments posted. Only one I saw made sense and that was about oxygenated fuels diminishing fuel economy. They do. Reduce the heating value of the fuel and the car doesn't go so far. E85 is the big oxygenated fuel today but you can barely get 2/3 of the MPG of RUG.

Firesone's lawyers will tell you their lawsuit came from SUVs with UNDER-inflated tires, not over-inflated. I have Firebombs and have no problem at all with 100 psi (25% overpressure) in the E-rated tires that don't even begin to "crown."

Get a thick skin. For every loud-mouthed meathead, there are a dozen people who you helped but they didn't comment.
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