Why you shouldn't brag too much about your mileage.

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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Back in the late 70s, early 80s I worked with a guy who bought a Volkswagon Rabbit. He would come in every day and brag about his mileage (30 mpg, according to him). So we decided to have some fun.

Every day someone would go out and add about a 1/2 gallon of gas to his tank. He soon started talking about how he's getting mileage way better than he's supposed to, almost 45 mpg. We let this go on for about a month or so.

We then started going outside at lunch time and syphoning some gas from his tank. What's going on. I'm only getting 15 mpg. He even went back to the dealership, but they could find nothing wrong.

Eventually we felt sorry for him and his mileage went back to normal.
 
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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You were EVIL
 
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Default Re: Why you shouldn't brag too much about your mileage.

Originally Posted by Delta Flyer
You were EVIL
I still am.

Actually, as much as I'd love to take credit I wasn't the one who orchestrated the whole thing. I was just complicit in my silence. (But boy, was it funny.)
 

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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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If it was not already taken by a mod here, you should have this avitar

 
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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sounds like something I would have done. Very funny stuff.. We had a few rabbit owners when I was in the corp world and all they did was brag...
 
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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Default Re: Why you shouldn't brag too much about your mileage.

Originally Posted by ralph_dog
We had a few rabbit owners when I was in the corp world and all they did was brag...
Not like us hybrid owners.
 
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