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Old 03-31-2019, 05:29 PM   #12 (permalink)
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This was my first attempt on a $1000 Hi-lo........
Great post, and yes if it costs you $5,000 to build your dream trailer from scratch and takes you five years to do it, that fixer-upper is extremely attractive in more than one way.

A $4,000 difference is a lot of gas money in your pocket - just saying.

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Oh and BTW, there is a great calculator that is a sticky on this aerodynamics forum so you can see how much better .18 Cd is compared to .34 or how much better 30 sq ft is than 80 sq ft, or 4000 pounds is than 10,000 pounds all at different speeds.
Good reminder, I forgot about that.
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