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Old 03-19-2007, 09:38 AM
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Fish car from Mercedes

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/03/08/cars.fish.popsci/index.html

That drag coefficient is pretty amazing. Other than that, I can't say it really does anything for me.

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Old 03-19-2007, 09:39 AM
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Ugh! I can't get past the appearance.
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Vehicles getting 70 mpg rarely have a pretty face. Its all about efficiency.
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Old 03-19-2007, 02:52 PM
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A fish car needs fins.

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Old 03-19-2007, 03:16 PM
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I think I remember this from 21 months ago...

I do...

new mercedes fish car
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Old 03-19-2007, 04:06 PM
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Randy is that your '59 Dodge? It'd be worth restoring, to have a neat looking car.
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Old 03-19-2007, 04:18 PM
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Randy is that your '59 Dodge? It'd be worth restoring, to have a neat looking car.
Naaa, just a pic stolen from somewhere on the Internet.

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