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Old 11-13-2014, 09:51 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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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: 60.16 mpg (US)
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deja vu!

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Originally Posted by basjoos View Post
The only time I ran out of gas was after I picked up my 68 bug from the repair shop. The tank went from 1/4 to empty in the course of driving 2 miles.
HA! You just reminded me I had something very similar happen... also in a VW.

OK, so that makes it 3 times I've run out of fuel...

Car was an '81 Rabbit, and it popped a leak in a neoprene fuel line while I was driving it. The engine had enough juice to keep running fine, so I didn't know about it while I left I very lengthy trail of gas on the road. Fortunately nobody threw a match, because I don't think that car could have outrun the flame front.
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