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Old 01-04-2019, 08:59 PM   #227 (permalink)
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Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
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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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Sick Metro!

A kid in a Civic pulled up beside me in a parking lot today, declared my car looked 'sick', and asked if I minded if he took a picture.

He was chuckling (to his passengers) as he asked, clearly taken with the coroplast on it - massive air dam, kammback and whèel discs. Possibly not as much impressed as amused (I'm not delusional!).

While he was snapping away, it occurred to me the Metro is probably older than he is, so I asked if he knew what it was. Nope! So i also got to impress him with details about the engine.

He chuckled, thanked me and drove off. I'm sure the car is being made fun of on instabook or facechat as we speak!
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