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Date:         Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:19:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
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I was a rep in the bike biz for about 15 years, a job that practically demands a full-dress roof rack.  Over the years I used three different racks on a Nissan Sentra, a Nissan pickup with a shell, a Ford Aerostar minivan and a Mopar minivan.  Interestingly, the two vans experienced the greatest sensitivity to gas mileage with the racks installed.  Averaging 1,000 miles a week it was not too much work to remove a rack if it was not going to be needed that week in order to save a little gas, and that was when gas cost 1/3 to 1/2 what it does now.  Wind noise was an issue as well.


Stephen


--- On Tue, 10/25/11, Danny C. <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM> wrote:


From: Danny C. <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 12:18 AM


Seriously!!! your worried about what drag there is on a roof rack. WOW!!!
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