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Old 08-01-2012, 12:03 PM   #20 (permalink)
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We also tend to have a strange relationship between esteem and utility - cars in particular are cool in inverse proportion to how good an idea it is to own one.
Hey, that can pull the boat I don't own up the mountain I don't live near!

It can also get me a quarter mile a whole second faster than the one that is still capable of pulling my nonexistant boat up a mountain but costs $10k less.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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