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Old 09-02-2008, 09:32 PM   #17 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

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I'd use the 1200cc engine because it is off-the-shelf technolgy. Honda already has transfer lines set up to make Gold Wing engines. I'm trying to do something about the unrealistic $80,000 price to make this a practical vehicle. Re-inventing the wheel is dumb, particularly when the wheel is as well-developed as a Gold Wing engine/transmission.
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