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Old 05-27-2010, 10:47 PM   #52 (permalink)
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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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Bought some eco-bling for the 'vert today: the same kind of 14 inch wheels as on this one (OEM Suzuki GTi 7-spokers):



How am I justifying them as eco-bling?

Because they'll hold my future Bridgestone Potenza RE92 14 inch tires. And they're light: around 10 lbs. The 165 width RE92's + alloys are a couple of lbs lighter each than 155's on 13 inch steelies.

Also, they look purdy (though the ones I'm getting aren't painted like this, and need to be refinished).

And being interchangeable between the ECOnvertible (woo, just made that up), the Flea and the ForkenSwift, I'm sure they'll spend time on each vehicle.
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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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