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Christ · 03-17-2009, 10:01 PM

Now, note the curve of the road relative to flat... roads are always tapered down from the center, so it should be slanted down on the left of the pic, but it should also be either nearly flat, or curved upward toward the car, not concave.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	Now, note the curve of the road relative to flat... roads are always tapered down from the center, so it should be slanted down on the left of the pic, but it should also be either nearly flat, or curved upward toward the car, not concave.