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Old 04-18-2017, 12:02 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 51.82 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Stubby79 View Post
I offered him $1300, cash, within the hour. He only took a moment to decide. A quick run to the bank and back and she was mine.
That's an absolute steal for one of these with a hard top! Though I think prices have gone up in the last 5 years. Clever you - bought at the bottom of the market.

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Dude I simply love the half and half blue/black look that's going on. So pretty.
I'm not crazy about it. Around here, a car painted that way always means someone has done shoddy rust repairs and is trying to hide the results. Even if that's not the case (probably not much rust on a Vancouver Island Miata), it's an automatic association for me.

Speaking of rust repairs, I pulled the seats & carpets from mine and my driver's floor is Swiss cheese bad. (No surprise.) It wasn't winter driven, but a leaky top = frequently wet carpets = rust!
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