250 MPG

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Metro (mass transit) use is down in this area (Houston) yet demand and
pump prices are way up so we (the general public) know there is a better
way but it would involve using common sense or heaven forbid putting one
foot in front of the other which might lead to -gasp- persprition.

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Rob Fruth - Houston, Tx
[url]http://www.rfruth.net[/url]

1981 Raleigh for errands & fun ____ __o
1997 Trek 2300 for real fun ! ____ _ \ | _)
2000 Civic hatchback (_)/ (_)

spam the Federal Trade Commission thats [email]spam@uce.gov[/email]

XYZ ABC, 8/13/2005,
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Extract from article:

"But Toyota Motor Corp. officials who initially frowned on people
altering their cars now say they may be able to learn from them."

"They're like the hot rodders of yesterday who did everything to soup
up their cars. It was all about horsepower and bling-bling, lots of
chrome and accessories," said Cindy Knight, a Toyota spokeswoman.
"Maybe the hot rodders of tomorrow are the people who want to get in
there and see what they can do about increasing fuel economy."

I like it that the manufacturer is open-minded enough to admit that the
aftermarket segment is capable of teaching them a thing or two. It's
also ironic they are comparing amateur electrical engineers to the hot
rodders of yesteryear.

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"The golf swing is like sex. You can't be thinking about the mechanics
of the act while you are performing."
Dave Hill