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MetroMPG · 01-15-2008, 12:04 PM

From a relatively uncommon thread about mods at cleanmpg, a member there removed the "stand-off" style rear spoiler from his 1999 Honda Accord after determining to his satisfaction that it increased fuel consumption slightly:

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