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Old 02-26-2010, 03:20 PM   #11 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob
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Originally Posted by light-foot View Post
just filled up the metro. went 296 miles and it was close to being empty so i decided to fill her up. only put in 7.6 gallons. that's 38.9 mpg. all city driving. pretty impressive. I know the 3 cylinders do better but, still amazing considering where i came from.
I know that mine is not quite slowest Metro, but I very seldom floor it to keep up with traffic. Maybe my idea of a decent pace was re-set by renting a moving truck. Have you had any horsepower withdrawals?

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