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Old 05-16-2011, 10:35 AM   #19 (permalink)
Fat Charlie
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Al the Third, year four - '13 Honda Fit Base
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I had a POS 96 Suzuki Esteem. I drove it hard and still got 42 MPG. It was so lightweight that it had good acceleration up to 70- above that, acceleration wasn't really the right word. It was so underpowered that it could go faster in fourth gear than fifth. One time I threw a Christmas tree on the roof for a two hour trip. I got 20 MPG that night.

I ditched it when gas was around $1.50 and I was going to the desert for a year. When I got back I bought for horsepower, not mileage.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%

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