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Old 01-16-2012, 07:34 AM   #9 (permalink)
ATaylorRacing
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I put 195/50/15s on my 96 Geo Metro to replace the wornout 155/80/13s. Only on flat land with nearly no stops did I get the same mpgs, ANY areas that variable speeds were involved cost more fuel usage, especially in the hilly southern In areas. I was using the car to deliver rims/tires that I sold. I really need to update my sig...this is the first time I have been on this forum in nearly a year and the Geo (The White Gnat) was sold last fall. As of Saturday we bought a 2011 Prius that seems to be getting better than the best 60 mpg that the Geo got. I later bought a new set of 13s and NEW tires that had a max of 41 psi compared to the old 13s 36 psi.

Not only is the Geo sold, but now I have 38 NHRA/IHRA Championships and the 95 Neon gets a solid 46 mpg at 55-60 mph AND the Voyager was traded for the 2011 Prius.
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05 SRT4-12.17@117 mph on DOTs-31.0 mpg-SOLD
96 Geo Metro-3 banger-60.1 mpg-SOLD
95 BMW M3-13.41 @ 106 mph-31mpg-SOLD
77 Chevy Monza with 350/350-FOR SALE
84 Horizon-1880 lbs-29 mpg
95 Neon-43 mpg
99 Z28-10.80 @ 127 mph-27.1mpg
2011 Prius-62.1 wife's
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