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Originally Posted by Gears
Does anyone really believe the results the "Mythbusters" obtain?
Its just a tv show and their results are what they want them to be.
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I think they try hard to have accurate results. If they were bias, and people realized it, they would quit watching and the show would get canceled, they don't want that. Also, sometimes they'll bust a myth and get a bunch of hatemail and complaints and retest the myth to try to satisfy their fans. I also noticed they will call a lot of myths plausible because they don't trust the test or results enough to call it confirmed.
I would think that the fuel efficiency difference of a clean car vs. a dirty car is so small that other factors would throw the results off. I suppose if the car is completely covered in mud, then it would make a noticeable difference.
It makes me remember the first time I cleaned my 1988 4WD Toyota Pickup after I bought it. I swept up 15lbs of dry dirt off the driveway after I sprayed all the mud off of it. I've seen these Toyota Pickups get much muddier then mine so you could have like 50+ lbs of mud on your vehicle which could affect gas mileage.
Here's another thing to consider, if the air filter is dirty (like the rest of the vehicle) then that would certainly increase fuel consumption.
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