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Old 05-10-2012, 11:52 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
When they talk about 14 hours a day behind the wheel, it's an assumption to include any stops in that time, since the stops are not "behind the wheel.
Agreed... and the data is conflicting... the "distance vs time" data provided yields 39mph while the statement Piwoslaw noted (from Diesel_Dave's link) says
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they kept the six-speed manual transmission in top gear as often as possible, typically cruised at 60 mph
The truth is probably somewhere in between.
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