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Old 11-25-2009, 07:57 PM   #143 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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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)
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This is just a proof of concept - not planning to save it.

So no black spray paint. But sounds like you'll be happy to hear I'm going to skin the top & sides in black plastic (garbage bags, pulled taut) for tuft testing, to cover up the lumpy bits and lots of seams in the cardboard that are going to mess with the tufts.

So it'll look nice, briefly, until I tear it apart and put it out with the recycling!

Nope, haven't yet decided on how I'll make the stowable version based on this one.

If I had room to store it, I'd just make a rigid, non-stowable version that disconnects.
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