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Old 10-28-2015, 11:52 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by niky View Post
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People always want more power. The funny thing is, most people don't use it at all. I see V6s and V8s on the highway accelerating at a glacial pace, or maintaining just 60-70. Something I did with a 1,000 cc car last week (for a test drive) while still getting nearly 50 mpg.
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Isn't that the truth? And the other ridiculous thing, all that extra power gets used to accelerate past me to get into the gap I leave in front, then braking it off when they realize I'm moving the same speed as the rest of traffic. I just have to laugh as it's so pathetic.
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