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bestclimb · 12-27-2010, 12:54 AM

Ok so I have achieved 50% over EPA with an old beater civic. I have been getting good results with an old VW diesel, but truth be told I am a bit bored with front wheel drive econo boxes.

I figure I can get 50% over with most any small manual car that I can Pulse and glide, EOC and put some sort of MPG monitoring device.

So help me pick a car that starts at 30mpg highway, has a manual, common rail or MPFI, an electronic speed sending unit (I have a mpguino already) and is rear wheel drive. $3500 budget.

Some nice features would be 4 seats, and a radio, neither is necessary.

Some likely candidates are; 4banger mustang, and mazda miata. Any other options?

12-27-2010, 12:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
bestclimb Smeghead Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Central AK Posts: 933 escort - '99 ford escort sport 90 day: 42.38 mpg (US) scoobaru - '02 Subaru Forester s 90 day: 28.65 mpg (US) Thanks: 32 Thanked 146 Times in 97 Posts	Good RWD options? Ok so I have achieved 50% over EPA with an old beater civic. I have been getting good results with an old VW diesel, but truth be told I am a bit bored with front wheel drive econo boxes. I figure I can get 50% over with most any small manual car that I can Pulse and glide, EOC and put some sort of MPG monitoring device. So help me pick a car that starts at 30mpg highway, has a manual, common rail or MPFI, an electronic speed sending unit (I have a mpguino already) and is rear wheel drive. $3500 budget. Some nice features would be 4 seats, and a radio, neither is necessary. Some likely candidates are; 4banger mustang, and mazda miata. Any other options? __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others, that way when you mess up you can do so in new and interesting ways. One mile of road will take you one mile, one mile of runway can take you around the world.