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Originally Posted by Andyinchville1
Hi All,
I drive a lot at night in desolate areas doing delivery work.
With that in mind, I am thinking about bringing my CB radio out of retirement
(in the event I break down and have no cell reception).
My question is how much will I lose MPG wise if I add a 60" whip antenna to the middle of the roof of a 2003 Jetta Station Wagon.
I have also considered adding a cell phone amplifier and aux antenna....This antenna is much smaller than the CB antenna so I figure if I put it behind the CB antenna I won't lose much more aero since the CB antenna will break the wind for the second antenna.
I'll also be adding driving lights / spot beams and fog lights but I don't think than will hurt anything aero wise since I will be placing them in the grill area as a grill block of sorts (I'll fill in the other open areas with sheet metal painted to match the car) so if anything the extra lights and grill block my actually help mileage.
Thanks in advance for any and all help / opinions.
Andrew
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Stuff it in the boot with a magnetic based antenna and deploy if/when needed. Stuff all weight penalty and no drag.
Simon