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Old 05-15-2009, 09:32 AM   #811 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 52.48 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Intrigued View Post
Didn't we see a video back a year ago or so, where you were driving through town, and you used a bell or something to alert a guy who almost stepped out in front of you?
Oh right! Yeah, that was me.

Sightseer walks backward off the sidewalk in front of the car while looking through his camera viewfinder! I just tapped the horn as lightly as I could so I didn't give him a heart attack. A bell would have been a much friendlier way to let him know I was there.

Happens starting at ~3:25 here


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