01-28-2019, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by stargrit
It's more useful to a flatlander. The car's unusually tall gearing might be counterproductive, too.
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
... So, if you're mostly driving on hilly/mountainous roads, you're not going to be seeing the benefit of lean burn. It's more useful to a flatlander. The car's unusually tall gearing might be counterproductive, too. A vanilla DX or CX (though they're geared pretty high too) might have been easier to find, and do practically as well under your particular circumstances.
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