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Old 06-13-2018, 10:25 AM   #201 (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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I do still have the old boat tail!

It's the same one that was on the Civic and the Prius ...


( http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...dan-31498.html )



( http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post514876 )

It's sitting in the garage, maybe a little worse for wear given its age and the fact it's made of cardboard.


Getting a tail on the Metro is definitely somewhere on the to-do list.

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One of the added benefits of a hatchbackectomy:



Weight savings! 34.5 lbs. (And that doesn't include the wiper mechanism & motor I had removed earlier.)

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