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Old 04-09-2009, 02:39 PM   #14 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
Clever, but I am guessing it would only work for a small set of miles. Wouldn't they know the overall miles from A to B? Then again, a carrot is a carrot.
CarloSW2
True, they'd probably want to track your miles for each job to make sure you're not using their truck for side work, but over a three month period, would they definitely be able to tell the difference between 31,000 miles and 31,900 miles?

31,000 @ 8.5 mpg = 8.5 mpg overall average
31,000 @ 8.5 mpg + 900 @ 50 mpg = 8.7 mpg overall average

I would think that even a big rig could average 50 mpg at the wheels if they were just spinning in the air. (Better yet, take them off and just spin the drums.)
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