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Old 02-05-2011, 10:16 PM   #18
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I had a similar set of rails on my Jeep for the cargo basket, and I average ~.5 mpg better without them on. Removing just the basket itself gained me closer to 1 mpg.

- Justin
agreed. I have a Yakima bar and bike rack system for my Vue, and during the winter, I take it off. I always thought that racks look cool, but they do hurt fuel economy, so might as well take them off when not in use
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