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Old 03-09-2022, 08:53 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
I talked once with a friend who's a pickup lover. That time he told me he was running out of fuel on the road so he drove as fast as he could so he could make it to the gasoline station before he ran out.

This goes to show that a lot of people don't understand vehicle dynamics. I told my friend that going 90mph down the road actually used more fuel per mile than just going the speerd limit.
The forums are full of senior members with lots of reputation and no knowledge.

Here's my favorite example post;

https://www.jeepkj.com/threads/the-o...10#post-577132

and a quote from the thread;

Quote:
I drive a JEEP.
I have never been concerned about my gas mileage.
It is what it is, if I want better.....I won't drive a JEEP
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