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Old 05-14-2018, 09:17 AM   #182 (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)

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I'm pretty sure I'd be further ahead to just remove the hatchback for kayak trips, no?

But I'm tempted to do something like this:






Cut a hole in the hatch and pass stuff through the opening, leaving the hatch (and Kammback) in place!

Above pics from thread http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ded-23346.html -- though all the pics are busted because of the stupid 3rd party image host.

Now I need a junk hatchback for my hatchback junker.
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