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NeilBlanchard · 04-02-2009, 07:25 AM

Hi,

I unplugged the A/C fuse over the winter, and it paid dividends on every icy drive -- I needed all the heat the car could muster, and the LOWEST mileage I got all winter was 41mpg.

04-02-2009, 07:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
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