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Old 11-12-2011, 09:46 AM   #309 (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 Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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There used to be an oversight in the way the 90 day average was counted: it was calculated at the time of the latest fill-up, and left unchanged until the next fill-up. That meant if the vehicle was not re-fueled again for more than 90 days, the "90 day" figure still showed, but it was technically wrong.

(That happened to me quite a bit, actually, because I don't drive an awful lot, often going more than 90 days between tanks. It also meant that vehicles which had been "abandoned" in the garage showed permanently outdated 90 day stats.)

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