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Old 04-21-2011, 10:50 PM   #26 (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 - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 65.39 mpg (US)
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Picked up the extra keys from the previous owner today.

Found out the real reason the car was repainted (not from a scrape on the side I thought I saw - must have been a different car).

They had bought one of those winter garage/tent things to protect the car...



... and got hit by a big wind storm. It collapsed on top of the car and beat the crap out of it. Definition of irony.

The bill for body & paint work was $7k. :-O Most, but not all, was picked up by insurance.

They also said they had $1500 worth of transmission work done at the Honda dealer a couple of years ago, but didn't recall the specifics. 2nd gear synchro repair? They said they'd look for receipts for maintenance/repairs to give me.
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