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Old 05-07-2013, 01:20 AM   #37 (permalink)
War_Wagon
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Originally Posted by ErrForce View Post
Well, round trip the elevation difference is 0.

Yes, but gravity is a lot less picky about dragging you down hill than lean burn / 5th gear ratio is about getting you up hill. If you have a lot of steep climbs that will keep you out of 5th or lean burn (in a VX etc), then you might as well save the money and buy a CX or some other non lean burn car rather than a VX/Insight.
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