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Old 06-15-2013, 10:24 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Flakbadger View Post
By the way, what's with this “not slowing down on corners” business? Conserving momentum is a big part of hypermiling, but driving around corners so fast that your tires squeal is idiotic, unsafe, and a waste of perfectly good tires.
Awww, now, don't go and ruin my excuse. "No, of course I wasn't attempting a personal best on that offramp officer, that would be idiotic and unsafe. I am a hypermiler, and I was maintaining momentum in order save gas!"
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