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Old 09-26-2010, 02:58 AM   #5 (permalink)
bestclimb
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escort - '99 ford escort sport
90 day: 42.38 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
And keep a bottle of oil under the hood. Nice cage, btw.

And a case in the boot. I had a sw 2 the "sport" version. got 30mpg without trying before I learned about hypermiling. 70+ was common on the commute. The thing burned and leaked more oil than was normal for the things. Other than that I liked it a lot.
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