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Old 12-29-2009, 08:09 PM   #363 (permalink)
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Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
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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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*Facepalm...*
AAAAh! I know! As feared I'm seeing that Mythbusters episode quoted all over the internest as a quick aero fix. (EM seriously needs a blog piece about why people shouldn't accept that Mythbusters test at face value.)

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My favourite Hack a Day comment so far:

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how many hacks on hackaday are ’stylish’? How many are built to be functional? To test a theory? To prove something is doable?

Why are people so obsessed with the cars looks? (link)
100% right on observation. Car culture, ftw. Some people absolutely flip out when you do anything out of the norm to a car. A piece of electronics? Yay, mod it up! But a car? "Where's the line to give this guy a slap? I want to stand in it."
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Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata
Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



EcoModder
has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage
www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget
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