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Old 09-01-2018, 10:55 PM   #55 (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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"Hate them", meaning the Prius Prime?

This Prius feels big to me, but it's all relative. Look what I drive on a regular basis. Don't forget it's a 4-seater, though. Probably a GVWR issue.

I got back into the Prius after driving ~400 km in the MPGiata this weekend, and man the Toyota's seats sure are comfy. Yeah, seat comfort is highly subjective, but another person who checked it out said the same thing.

I still hate the friction brakes. I demo'd the self-steering parallel parking to my sister in-law and she commented on how jerky they are trying to control the car at creeping speed.
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