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Re: a dumb query? pls humor me



Steve Lamb wrote:

> Mitja Podreka wrote:
>> What I meant is: "why do you need a car which can go 250km/h if your
>> country doesn't allow you to go faster than 130km/h."
> 
>     Uhm, because maybe you'll drive it somewhere other than where speed is
> limited?  That not everyone just putters along and that speed and you
> might need to get out of the way?  That generally you'll want some sort of
> acceleration up high which means if your top end speed is close to or at
> your speed limit you're screwed?

Who's rich enough to afford to waste gas driving faster than 60 MPH, much
less more on a regular basis?  Fuel economy on most vehicles takes a
massive nosedive after 60MPH due to wind drag.





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