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Old 11-25-2007, 08:23 PM   #83 (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)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
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04-10-2006, 04:00 Pm

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Originally Posted by RH77
This is completely random (as you know I tend to be), but has anyone considered a demolishion derby for vehicles like the Red Swift? Maybe it's the 4-years of living in the middle of nowhere and attending tractor pulls, but I yearn to experience a demo-derby. Big, rear-drive tanks are the norm, but what about a little maneuverable "firefly" with some un-drivable rust to buzz around the course and use the inertia to take out the opponents rad. Yeah, I have strange goals...

RH77
i don't yearn to crash into anything in the red swift! the way it is, it's got the structural rigidity of a wet kleenex box. i brake for flies now when i drive it on my street.

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did the control arm/ball joint swap today.

also pulled the good ignition switch from the red car (man, that was a stupidly complex job.. but i guess that's kind of the point, so you can't steal them easily). the blue car's ignition switch isn't too secure - you could start it with anything approximately key-shaped.
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