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MetroMPG · 06-23-2016, 02:11 PM

Funny.

Your post made me realize though the "risk" to owner satisfaction in high mpg vehicles might be greater -- there's a lot more apparent variability in the MPG of a 50 mpg vehicle than a 15 mpg one.

06-23-2016, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
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