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Old 03-01-2010, 01:24 PM   #37 (permalink)
wagonman76
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Location: Northwest Lower Michigan
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Red Car - '89 Chevrolet Celebrity CL 4 door
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90 day: 36.47 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by moorecomp View Post
I used to drive 32 miles one way until I got laid off and had to try and find another job. I was on unemployment for 8 months, and finally found another job. Now I drive 52 miles one way. I live in an area where the county unemployment rate is above 20%. The largest employer in town closed down and moved the production of the auto parts to Mexico.
Good to hear you found another job. It's pretty slim pickins around here. Thankfully our shop is one that is still going but has slowed down a lot in the last year.

I drive 25.6 miles one way, which is the shortest and fastest way but not best for mpg. A different way is a mile longer (4%) but gets me only about 4% better mpg and the road tears up my car more.
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