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roflwaffle · 01-30-2008, 10:01 AM

The EPA thing has more to do with the adjustment for the energy content of the fuel than anything else. AFAIK, compensating for this shows that diesels and gassers both tend to get however much higher or lower than the EPA figures on average.

01-30-2008, 10:01 AM	#16 (permalink)
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