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Old 03-24-2017, 03:21 AM   #9 (permalink)
vskid3
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Civic DX (sold) - '97 Honda Civic DX
90 day: 34.15 mpg (US)

GTO (sold) - '04 Pontiac GTO
90 day: 22.62 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Yes.

Unlike the Jalopnik article yesterday that advised people to use manual gear selection as a method of reminding yourself not to speed.

IE: "Leave it in 3rd gear as a useful way to remind yourself to stay under 50 mph!"

:P
That's the opposite of how I had to drive my GTO. The longer I spent in a lower gear, the higher the possibility of me going fast enough to get a ticket. If I was ever doing 50 in 3rd, it was because I was quickly on my way to 90. Cruising in 6th, I still had power to pass, but not enough to really tempt me to get on the go pedal.

Canadians must hate the Mirage. The only one under $5k near me is a '15 with 130k miles () and a CVT.
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