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Old 03-09-2018, 03:17 PM   #28 (permalink)
davelobi
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CRX - '91 Honda CRX HF
Last 3: 63.1 mpg (US)

the ugly one - '97 saturn SL just sl,not sl1 or 2
Team Saturn
90 day: 44.15 mpg (US)

Vibe - '07 Pontiac Vibe
Team Pontiac
90 day: 44.24 mpg (US)

Hoopdie - '05 Toyota Corolla CE
90 day: 42.58 mpg (US)
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I hadn't thought about the steel belts possibility of
stretching and allowing for increased circumference. Maybe as the tire tread wears down (decreasing circumference) the belts stretch (allowing for increased circumference) resulting in approximately the same size tire over it's life.
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Get bored very quickly. Vibe, Saturn, and crv all long gone. Been a while but I'm back in the game, gunna see what I can do with this Corolla.
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