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Old 03-26-2010, 04:19 PM   #19 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Location: Texas
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PaleCivic (retired) - '96 Honda Civic DX Sedan
90 day: 69.2 mpg (US)

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When you can take that car (a friend's EX, auto) on a highway trip, with 4 adults and luggage, in the Texas summer with AC blasting, and the cruise control doesn't have to downshift even once in 400 miles, it's geared too high. The manual is geared even shorter than the auto, too.
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11-mile commute: 100 mpg - - - Tank: 90.2 mpg / 1191 miles
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