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Old 08-31-2012, 07:04 PM   #35 (permalink)
TurnpikeCruiser
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Big Merc - '94 Ford F150 XL

The Cherry Bomb - '88 Mercury Grand Marquis LS

Luxoliner - '07 Mercury Grand Marquis LS
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Originally Posted by Big Dave View Post
Panthers ain't light but compared to a loaded pickup, they'll lightweights...

Getting good MPG from a bigger vehicle is a very worthwhile project.
They ain't as bloated as they seem either. My box '88 Marquis only weighs 3900lbs, and the aeros shave off another 100-200lbs at least. For the size of the car, it's actually a very reasonable weight. Various smaller, newer cars weight just as much, if not more...but of course, the whole pickup thing definitely rings true.

Just think, if a decent number of people with a large car would mind their driving habits and jumped onto the aero-mod bandwagon, the overall increase in efficiency would be fairly significant. Most people see 20mpg with cars this size...so to see a 50% improvement in a large group would be huge!
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