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Old 06-12-2018, 10:16 AM   #198 (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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when kayaks attack

Previously, on How to Transport Small Boats by Car Without Ruining Aerodynamics...






Above: first attempt, with 67 mpg US result (link to previous discussion).

Below: the latest attempt is hatchbackectomy and Kammback graft. Result: 71 mpg US, at the same ambient temperature, with a 3 mph higher average speed. I'd call that progress.






The biggest downside: the plume of dust that came in the back of the car when I hit a short section of gravel road. The air currents in the car varied wildly depending the side window levels.

This kayak transporting business will be easier when the MPGiata is back on the road, later this summer...





(I would have mounted it upside down, though. The kayak, I mean.)
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