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PaleMelanesian · 07-24-2020, 11:04 AM

Wow.

I have a bigger trailer (5x10 ft, ~500 lb empty), but when I tow my target is 40 mpg. Sometimes I hit that, sometimes not.

Need to aero-mod the trailer!

07-24-2020, 11:04 AM	#985 (permalink)
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