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MetroMPG · 08-14-2019, 02:52 PM

Best fill yet! A hair below 54 MPG US = 4.4 L/100 km.

It sure seems like 55 MPG is a realistic target, if I'd just get off my lazy butt and do a few more aero mods.

Truth is, I'd rather cruise a little bit faster and take 50 MPG. I need more reliable instrumentation to be able to do that though.

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A guy asked me about the wheel discs at the gas station yesterday. They draw more attention on this car than any other car I've put them on. (Which is all of them.)

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MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,534 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 90 day: 54.46 mpg (US) Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base) 90 day: 57.73 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,082 Thanked 6,979 Times in 3,614 Posts	Yup, another record! Best fill yet! A hair below 54 MPG US = 4.4 L/100 km. It sure seems like 55 MPG is a realistic target, if I'd just get off my lazy butt and do a few more aero mods. Truth is, I'd rather cruise a little bit faster and take 50 MPG. I need more reliable instrumentation to be able to do that though. --- A guy asked me about the wheel discs at the gas station yesterday. They draw more attention on this car than any other car I've put them on. (Which is all of them.) __________________ Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage. Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget