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Old 12-04-2013, 03:36 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw View Post
When he mentioned removing the spare tire because he has a cellphone and insurance, I started wondering: Does that weight reduction save enough fuel to offset the big, heavy, smokey tow truck having to drive 20-100 miles to tow him to a garage?
good point. Of course out here the diesels aren't as smokey as they used to be.
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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