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Old 07-08-2014, 07:31 AM   #26 (permalink)
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I agree it is dangerous to others in traffic for you or your car to do random speed changes. Although good for fuel mileage is not without trouble.

It was mentioned in another thread about the increased air polution relavent to engine starts and restarts. Imagine everyone adding to poorer air quality.

I am going off topic.

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Originally Posted by davelobi View Post
They won't touch that with a ten foot pole. Have the car automatically speed up and slow down would be a lawsuit waiting to happen. The manufacturers are getting real serious real fast however because of the outlandish café standards. They are covering grills with shutters, making smooth under-bellies, using auto shut-off at stops, shutting down cylinders under light loads, etc. These are all out there and being used already. I have a hunch they may learn a little from sites like this.
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