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Old 08-06-2006, 07:41 AM   #1
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I tried that on the track and it won't go that fast with the top down. First of all, it you are not smart enough to take the windstop out you will break the brackets (I wasn't smart enough). Secondly, the top speed on a straight box is around 159 I think...I barely got to 150 mph. I actually looked at the gas mileage at 150 and it was down around 12 mpg. This is all based on a straight 987.
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Old 08-06-2006, 07:55 AM   #2
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That's great MPG's Rail26 and Edevlin! I am only getting about 25 MPG with top down driving on the highway. I don't do much top up driving.

I wish I could get 28-30.

Maybe that's the result of the 19" wheels and 3.2 engine. I was thinking that my mileage would improve after 5,000 miles...but I have not seen it yet.

Oh well, I did not buy the car for good gas mileage anyway. And it beats the crap out of my 2005 Explorer 4X4, which is the daily driver (with company expensed gas!!).
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