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Old 04-15-2018, 10:23 AM   #347 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Location: Coastal Southern California
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
Team Honda
90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike
90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US)
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My pix were not resized. I use an app that has settings for very low-data resolution photos ("Open Camera"). It is great for EM-ready snaps.

That is a green stripe on the lip, but not pin-stripe decal. It is forest green spray-paint.

A couple years ago Cali reissued the classic 1960s plate type after a statewide vote. It costs $70 extra annually (4 weeks of my fuel savings, depending on gas prices--or about seven days of my depreciation savings). I like the plates because they atr usually only on high-end cars. It is my way of subtly sending a message that this is no ordinary beater, without resorting to bumper stickers, which I dislike because they are too limited by being too literal almost all the time. I am sure the subtle message is lost on most people who view my car. But every now and then, the plates draw questions and wondering like this. It's "mysterious"! lol
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.




Last edited by California98Civic; 04-15-2018 at 10:24 AM.. Reason: added "on the lip"
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