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Old 08-26-2013, 01:56 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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cbaber is right: don't be discouraged by a 1.2 mpg difference! It's a significant amount of fuel & money saved when you're talking about something as thirsty as your van.

You would save $392 a year (20k mi., $3.61 gas) by going from 14.04 to 15.2 MPG (1.16 mpg difference).

fueleconomy.gov mpg/cost calculator: Save Money

If a Geo Metro driver made a 1.16 mpg improvement from a 50 mpg starting point, it would only save $33 a year for the same distance/gas cost.

(There's the problem with talking in "MPG" in a nutshell. But that's another topic.)

Keep going!
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