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Old 12-01-2014, 11:07 AM   #155 (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: 54.46 mpg (US)

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

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by OG VX View Post
This thread is AWESOME! I just read all the way through.

[...] How is the Gorilla tape holding up to the painters tape? Is the painters tape holding well to the body, even during the rain and colder temps?
Ha - thanks!

Gorilla + painter's tape is holding up fine. Ask me next year if it was paint-friendly or not.

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Are you still planning to sell next year for a profit, or is your "heart into this one" now that you've driven it around a good bit and liked it so much?
It's definitely the nicest car I've owned, and I feel pampered every time I drive somewhere. But I'm almost definitely planning to sell it. I should make enough on it to cover all my expenses including gas & insurance, plus make extra. I'll pick up something else for next winter.

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You live in southern Ontario right? You'll have a good shot at it for a little while yet. It's getting cold on the prairies,
Eastern. Not quite as balmy as southern. But definitely not prairies cold!

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The previous owner of my car said that he got better gas mileage during the Winter, which I find hard to believe.
I've seen that in "southern" cars -- where the A/C is run for half the year, and then the winter weather is relatively mild.
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