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Old 06-09-2018, 11:59 AM   #191 (permalink)
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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)

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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Best tank yet for this crappy old Metro!


Could have easily done a kilotank (1000 kilometers), but I haven't had the gauge that close to E on this car yet, so I chickened out at 987 km (613 miles). Turns out there was another ~150 km in the tank.



Re-fuelled with the first summer gas tank of the year. Should help a tiny bit.



70 MPG would be easily attainable if I babied this car just a little more. I'm driving it a little harder (faster) than I usually drive the Firefly. Giving the little, old, blue-haired ladies a run for their money!


Also! I decided to give the Firefly a year off. I've got too many little projects going on, so I'm going to keep the Metro going until the MPGiata comes out of hibernation for its late summer/fall frolick.

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