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Old 03-27-2012, 12:44 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Hmmm. At first when I read your statement something didn't sound right. From my POV the aesthetics market is far bigger than the MPG market, at least for the non-business driving population.

After re-reading it I see your distinction. I guess I wouldn't compare "want" to "modify". I would argue that the population that is willing to modify their car for MPG is much lower than the population that is willing to modify their car for aesthetic purposes.

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sorry, my fault. I meant it all in the context of better mpg. the 'big set' is people who want better mpg.
Then there is a subset (much smaller) who are willing to make 'visual mods' for better mpg.
My point was that (imho) the potential buyers for a visually modified car is pretty small.
And of that subset, a lot of them are diy:
a) make it themself cheap
b) buy it and put it on themselves
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