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Old 02-10-2014, 03:08 PM   #9 (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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90 day: 60.16 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by cptsideways View Post
The gearchanges are driving me insane especially round town, its fine on a long run. Let me explain I'm a professional driving coach so smooth driving is something I teach & profess, its like my wife is driving it! Using the manual tiptronic mode makes life better but it has far from perfect throttle control.
That would drive me bonkers, too.

Shift quality is the #1 complaint about the automated manual transmission in the Smart Fortwo here, just FYI.

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So looking to resolve it with a manual conversion at some point...
Is that something owners have done before, or will you be a pioneer?
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