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MetroMPG · 05-24-2012, 11:24 AM

Last month marked the 1 year anniversary of finding the U.F.O.

I fueled up 3 times in year #1, and just added my first fill of year #2 / 2012 today: 86 mpg (US) / 2.7 L/100 km. (Almost all of that is with the hybrid functions disabled.)

I still haven't gotten around to building the grid charger since analyzing/refurbishing the hybrid battery pack, but then again, I haven't been using the car much. It is on the to-do list though! (Really, it is!)

05-24-2012, 11:24 AM	#170 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,534 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 90 day: 54.46 mpg (US) Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base) 90 day: 57.73 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,082 Thanked 6,979 Times in 3,614 Posts	Last month marked the 1 year anniversary of finding the U.F.O. I fueled up 3 times in year #1, and just added my first fill of year #2 / 2012 today: 86 mpg (US) / 2.7 L/100 km. (Almost all of that is with the hybrid functions disabled.) I still haven't gotten around to building the grid charger since analyzing/refurbishing the hybrid battery pack, but then again, I haven't been using the car much. It is on the to-do list though! (Really, it is!) __________________ Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage. Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget