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Old 06-02-2019, 07:29 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by slowmover View Post
This just turned into a, “ready to run in ten years” kind of project.

The fuel “savings” aren’t going to justify a pretty much solo-use, next-to-empty vehicle the majority of its miles.

It’s NOT the right vehicle.
I understand your point, but for a lot of us here this is a hobby/for fun. Speaking for myself, driving 1500 miles to compete in a fuel economy competition doesn't make any sense at all, but I still do it once a year because I enjoy the challenge. Modifying my car to improve its highway fuel consumption doesn't make sense when I could realize far more savings by leaving it at home and taking the train to the East Coast later this month, but I enjoy the car more and am comfortable with that emotional decision. I suspect the same is true of aardvarcus.
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