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Old 02-21-20, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ex Pres
I had a Thule 2-bike roof rack on my Passat. What bugged me more than anything was losing about 10% gas mileage - even empty (bikes didn't affect it much extra). I had the wind deflector - maybe that wasn't a good thing. I've not noticed such losses using a trunk rack - never had a hitch to compare.

The rack itself worked perfectly, no issues.

Wind deflector is likely a good thing. If you have ever driven without one, you hear the difference. I have a Yakima rack that I mount as needed. I have used a rear/trunk rack. With bikes mounted, the impact was about the same AFA mieage.
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