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Old 09-02-2013, 08:53 PM   #16 (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: 52.71 mpg (US)

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

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Originally Posted by slowmover View Post
The original participants who made the site so interesting often fall away after The Deluge.
The Deluge here was the spike in U.S. gas prices to ~$4 in ~2008. Since then, we've had a handful of mini-deluges, but things have generally been calm. The forum has been holding steady on an even keel for ages.

I don't expect that giving EM a presence in other social media will lead to anything comparable to what a sudden $0.50 increase in fuel prices would do.
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