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Old 09-03-2013, 06:58 AM   #24 (permalink)
MetroMPG
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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: 52.71 mpg (US)

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

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 52.48 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by jeff88 View Post
Metro, you've mentioned oil prices being a major factor, have you noticed anything else contributing to new membership?
Nope. That is the biggie.

EG, see: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ord-21268.html

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Here's a picture of "active members" (people who logged in at least once in the previous 30 days, including brand new members) vs. US gas prices over the past year....

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Think they're related?

EDIT: that's our all time high, by the way, low 1800's. For the past 3 years, we seemed to have bounced around between the 1000 and 1500 mark. Let's call it a 1250 average.
FROM: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ers-19978.html

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Would you be willing to let a select few create a social media portfolio on behalf of EM (either with or without collaboration with the admin team)?
Yup - we would definitely appreciate that. Thanks to input from cbaber, we're going to work out some FB/Twit/YT plans this week.
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