Thread: Efficient, cheap beaters! Used car ads: 35 mpg highway or more for $1500 or less
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Old 09-26-2019, 12:34 PM   #752 (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)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
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$600 for a pair of diesel Smart Fortwos
The ridiculously efficient diesel engine was forbidden fruit to those of you south of the 49th...




I had a chance to drive one of these a few years back:




Slowest car I've ever driven, yet still entertaining (al fresco component had a lot to do with that).



Also ridiculously efficient: Test drive: Smart Fortwo diesel cabriolet - saw 67 mpg US (in 100% city driving)


Highway rating is: 4.7 L/100 km (51 mpg US)

Ad says they're parts cars, but one is complete:


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