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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Westford, MA USA
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Features. Today's cars have a lot more features, which equal weight, which drags down the mileage (and performance). When I was in college Honda came out with the CRX-HF(?) with a 1.3 liter engine, 2 seats and not much else -- and it would go for well over 40 mpg. Today's cars though have satnav, electric everything, ABS, Cruise-control, traction control, and twice the horse-power. The result -- the mileage isn't even as good as the 1976 Fiesta I drove soon after college.
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John
'69 911E
"It's a poor craftsman who blames their tools" -- Unknown
"Any suspension -- no matter how poorly designed -- can be made to work reasonably well if you just stop it from moving." -- Colin Chapman
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