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Old 04-21-2021, 02:45 PM   #55 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Acura TSX - '06 Acura TSX
90 day: 24.19 mpg (US)

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90 day: 47.32 mpg (US)

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90 day: 21.82 mpg (US)

Chevy ZR-2 - '03 Chevrolet S10 ZR2
90 day: 17.14 mpg (US)

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If charge ahead is the subsidy for moderate income people, the only strategy I know of to both have enough federal tax liability and low enough income is have a modest income in the first place, and convert IRA money to a Roth, converting pre-tax money into post-tax.

It's a nifty way to essentially pay no taxes on the IRA account for whatever amount is needed to be converted to carry $7,500 in federal tax liability.

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In your TSX your feet are likely out in front of you and your rear passengers likely have their hips lower than their knees. People don't want to sit like that, they want to sit like they are sitting in a chair. Raising the seat height also allows more comfortable rear seating without needing to stretch the wheelbase of the car.
I don't remember the last time I rode in the back seat of anything. As such, I've never cared how comfortable it is back there, because anyone back there is getting a free ride. As Letterman says "It's a free show. You can't complain about a free show".

At any rate, I'd never take a small car on a long trip anyhow. Previously it would have been the Prius, and currently is the company CX-5. I've probably never driven the TSX for more than 2 hours, but I find it comfortable as the driver.

Speaking of the TSX, it probably did need to be raked out to accommodate the feet forward position, which might explain why school busses can make a tighter turn.
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