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Old 04-06-2009, 09:30 PM   #29 (permalink)
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[SOLD] Highway Warrior - '00 Mazda Protege LX 1.6L Manual
90 day: 35.93 mpg (US)

Basic Miata - '06 Mazda Miata Touring
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post

It's not all about the money, and even if it was, it's still a matter of waste. Even if someone else is paying for your fuel, now you're just not wasting *your* money... you're wasting theirs. You're still wasting a valuable resource, though, no matter who's paying for it.
I have no problem wasting someone else's money.

I would prefer to burn less fuel and to conserve a precious resource, and I'd like to keep emissions low (my Mazda is CA ULEV-spec ). Even so, my first priority is to save money and to travel as cheaply as possible.
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