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[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 11/15/2002 5:31:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> Jim Barrett's GTV6] recently had its
> emissions inspection...done with the
> car ... on rollers similar to a chassis dynamometer. I was
> amazed to note during this process that the weight of the driving axle was
> calculated- our 2900-lb. car had 1415 lbs. at the rear!
> 

The discrepancy is easy to explain: you didn't have a full tank of gas, did 
you?  My guesstimate is that most of a GTV6 tankful, holding about 17 US 
gallons, would weigh in at about 60 or 70 pounds.  This is an estimate: I 
have never carried a full one nor weighed one.

Charlie
LA, CA, USA
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