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Old 01-26-2013, 10:30 PM   #43 (permalink)
MetroMPG
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Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
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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Nissan Leaf demo day



Good meetup today!

Orange4boy crashed our Nissan Leaf inspection party. I recognized the moon-eyed Prius as soon as I saw it roll into the parking lot:



eBooger brought eBooger Jr, and she was incredibly well behaved, considering the grown ups were boringly standing around talking car stuff. (I would have given her full marks, but I think her bottom lip quivered a little bit when daddy switched to ride in the front seat of the Leaf, leaving Jr in back with scary-looking me. So 9/10 is all she gets.)

Of all the Leafs I've seen, the black paint makes the car look the least offensive. (Especially at night, I bet!) I usually make a point of not commenting about styling, because it's so subjective. So when I do, you know it must be serious! It's a bit of a mullet car, let's face it. But I understand they're working on its aero, which is some sort of good news.
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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
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