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Car weight:why so high????

Old 08-08-2005, 08:05 AM
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Car weight:why so high????

I usually see curb weights listed at around 3200-3300, but have read on here that some cars are up to 3700-3800 w/o driver. What gives? Where did the 500 lbs. come from? Even if driver were included, that's still ~300 lbs over normal!
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Where all the extra weight comes from
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