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brian, you can borrow my truck if you want!
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NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?
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Originally posted by BrApple:
I was hoping to use my Mystique because with straight highway driving it gets better the 30 mpg and that would mean I could make the trip on two tanks of gas ...
If you get a hitch for it, and tow a trailer your MPG will go down. So taking in to acount the price for the hitch and the MPG of the van you have a decision to make.
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I've done both at the same time windows up. Like Mikey said, front huging the rear bumper. I believe I reclined the front seat a bit and had the fronts of the bumpers against the roof with either corners sticking into the front foot well and rear seat. However not going to happen with passengers. Drove 9 hours to SZing with a front SVT bumper this way.
Originally posted by Chickens:
Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy)
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IMO, the best suggestion I've seen so far was the one about removing your bumpers and installing the SVTs when you get there. Your mileage down may suffer slightly, but no much. As for people seeing your car minus bumpers, think you'll ever see that car you passed again?
Pros:
1. You can drive your car to get them
2. You won't have to buy anything new to make it work i.e. bumper hitch
3. You won't lose any interior room, high comfort level
4. You'll still get better mileage than if you took a minivan or truck
Cons:
1. Your car will look ghetto for six whole hours
Seems pretty obvious to me! Good luck which ever way you decide!
BrApple-its all in the way it is presented...but everythign on my resume is all me
TexasRealtor-I hope you spelling improves on your resume.
MxRacer-ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ironyville. population, texasrelator.
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Originally posted by ElKy:
brian, you can borrow my truck if you want!
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350Ci
4 barrel
4.10 gears
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6 MPG
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They'll fit in the Caddy........ 
May not save gas, but you'll be riding in style mang! 
Off subject......
It really sucked trying to get the Kaotic bumpers home for me. Out the Moonroof, highway driving, on a windy day....
Any sympathy for me?
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Just want to let you know that shipping through Greyhound would prob. be around $75 for both.
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I once fit an entire hood in my trunk, and a fender, and a parking light. My seats didn't fold down in my Contour  a few towels to tie around the bumper, then tie the trunk lid down to the hook, then your good to go 
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Originally posted by TaurusKev:
I once fit an entire hood in my trunk, and a fender, and a parking light. My seats didn't fold down in my Contour
a few towels to tie around the bumper, then tie the trunk lid down to the hook, then your good to go
 that must have been fun
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Originally posted by Bk4293:
Originally posted by ElKy:
brian, you can borrow my truck if you want!
hehe
350Ci
4 barrel
4.10 gears
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6 MPG
hehe
They'll fit in the Caddy........
May not save gas, but you'll be riding in style mang!
Off subject......
It really sucked trying to get the Kaotic bumpers home for me. Out the Moonroof, highway driving, on a windy day....
Any sympathy for me?
actually the caddy gets about 13mpg, so it would be more economical!
NY State Trooper: So what makes your car so special to have SVT all over it?
Me: Er...It was made by Fords SPECIAL Vehicle Team?
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Ok the best I think is a combo approach.
Drive there with the rear bumper off the car and put the rear SVT bumper on. Then transport the front in the car back home.
You'd only have a half ghetto car on the way there and not loose any mpg on the way!
Originally posted by Chickens:
Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy)
98.5 Se w/SVT mods
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