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This type of largess reminds me as an engine mechanic of a customer who paid us to turn his sons new mustang into a race car for just shy of a 23k USD birthday gift. When we were finished, the car sat at nearly ground level, only properly ran on premium petrol, and could clear a quarter mile racetrack in just under 11 seconds. The owner returned about a week later complaining the car had to be leaking fuel, because the vehicles trip computer registered an in-city mileage of 6MPG, and a highway MPG of just 8. We also had to explain that racecars do not have air conditioning, and hence theirs had been removed for power and weight improvements.

Go for the gusto at your own peril. There are probably compromises most customers enjoy without noticing them in smaller mattresses.




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