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Old 12-07-2009, 12:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

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

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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How I can tell cold weather has arrived in the northern hemisphere

If I were locked in a windowless, hermetically sealed room (more than usual, I mean) with only access to the web stats for www.MetroMPG.com, I could easily tell when the weather starts to get cold:



See that recent spike in traffic?

It's people going to the posts I made on the cold weather topics of information about different types of block heaters, the mini-test I did about how long to plug one in, and why winter mileage sucks.

Happens every year like clockwork.

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