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Old 10-27-2015, 10:51 AM   #7 (permalink)
elhigh
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Josie - '87 Toyota Pickup
90 day: 29.5 mpg (US)

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They say "designed in a wind tunnel" but they don't ever say "and we took every aerodynamic advantage we could." They left a lot on the table for you, I'm sure of it. There's a lot you can do that won't ever show, a lot that will pay off pretty quickly.

I understand about the wife wanting a running board. I'm not a big guy but I'm average, and some of those newer vehicles look like more of a climb than I want.

Granted, I drive a Civic most days, so my assessment may be skewed.

Another guy recently posted how he took his belly pan from the frame rail to the outer edge of the running board, it looks to me like it only shows if you're down on the ground, looking up. Maybe boards don't have to be a bad thing.

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