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Old 10-30-2014, 03:28 PM   #46 (permalink)
Ecky
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As redpoint5 suggested, it's almost certainly motivated solely by the idea that they can put a gallon of something that lets them drive their car in for cheaper (per gallon). I get the impression most people don't have even a remote idea of what their gas mileage is. My neighbor seems to think his Mini gets 100mpg+, which could easily be corrected with 30 seconds of rough mental math.
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