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Old 03-20-2010, 12:37 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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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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Now you can (relatively) easily do this!!!

Yeah - too bad about my pesky windshield!

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the graphics, they're not nearly as horrible as you described. If you remove them there will be a shadow from sunfade underneath.
That will be an issue. The paint is fairly oxidized though, so it's in need of a good compound/buffing treatment anyway. And fortunately, the paint differences are best hidden by white.

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Without having a roofline dictated, an aeroshell with boat-tail and skirts incorporated would be awesome. It will be interesting to see what you come up with.
I'm looking forward to playing! But not in the near future - tomorrow the car is going into storage for a couple of months at least.
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