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Old 08-26-2012, 11:11 AM   #50 (permalink)
Tango Charlie
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Olivia - '03 Pontiac Vibe base
90 day: 36.01 mpg (US)

R2-D2 - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 58.81 mpg (US)
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Darin (MetroMPG) saw a 15% improvement when he put his cardboard prototype on his Blackfly. I'm hoping for 10%, since mine is truncated. That would net me almost 4 MPG.

I'd very much like to see the finished product, too!

Yes, the only attachment is the receiver. I drilled and tapped a hole in the bottom of it, and a 1/4-20 bolt tightened against the luggage rack's tongue (is that the proper term? The part that slides into the receiver, anyway.) keeps it from rocking to and fro.

Roof racks will be removed...sometime. It's been on my to-do list forever.
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