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Old 02-10-2008, 08:50 AM
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Default Re: Cummin's MPG paper

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Originally Posted by tekn0wledg View Post
Thanks for posting, that was an interesting read.

I was most surprised by the results of blacktop versus concrete. Obviously polished concrete is the way to go, but I would've thought fresh blacktop would be fairly smooth. Guess not
I noticed lower MPG on blacktop too. I always thought that rather weird as it seems concrete has better traction for stopping and better mpg. I'm not a fan of blacktop at all. Its only advantage seems to be its better in the rain.
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